In partnership with the NoVo Foundation and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, we are proud to announce the 2018 teacher and district awardees of the Social and Emotional Learning Innovation Fund. This year, we received over 1,000 applications from more than 45...
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For decades, the US has largely relied on a one-size-fits-all approach to schooling. After over three decades of reform and a growing body of research on the science of learning, we still have too many students attending static schools that...
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While innovative school models and practices are taking hold across the U.S., the field lacks sufficient research, evidence and support to ensure high-quality implementation, widespread scaling and improved student success. Ensuring effective implementation and efforts to scale will require serious research,...
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In math and other subjects, students are taught skills and concepts, and have a variety of opportunities to practice prior to being assessed for mastery. Unfortunately, due to external pressures and requirements, the time educators in the classroom take to...
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As a long-time educator, teacher and administrator, I have always instinctively understood the importance of social and emotional support. But as my career progresses, I continue to learn more. Early in my career, as an elementary school reading interventionist, I...
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A young poet walks onto the hardwood floor of an illuminated stage. She positions herself within the bright orb of a theatrical flood light. A heavy and deep red velvet curtain provides the backdrop and frames her and a single...
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This is one of a series of posts written by awardees of the NoVo Foundation Social Emotional Learning Innovation Fund. You can learn more about the Fund and other winners here. Long Lake Elementary was awarded a NoVo SEL Innovation...
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This piece originally appeared in The 74. “I’m just not a math person.” We’ve all heard that phrase from friends, family, or colleagues. Though usually presented as a harmless personality quirk, it conceals math anxiety, insecurity, and potentially a belief...
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Go deeper. That’s the impetus behind a new web site, www.selforteachers.org, devoted to showcasing teachers’ instructional practices in social and emotional learning (SEL) that we at Education First are launching with support from NoVo Foundation. For the past few years,...
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When students first arrive at the Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, they are required to participate in their first placement test before they can even sit down to dinner. As they crowd into the Great Hall, they must each...
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