In the 2016-2017 school year, my school, Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education, was lucky enough to receive funding from the NoVo Foundation for an SEL grant that would allow us to focus on bringing in mental health professionals to better...
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The murder of my 6 year old son, Jesse Lewis, five years ago in his first grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School fundamentally shifted my focus in life. Before, I would read the headlines of a similar tragedy, cry,...
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This is the fourth in a series of posts written by teacher awardees of the NoVo Social Emotional Learning Innovation Fund. You can read the first post here, the second post here , the third post here and learn more...
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This is the third in a series of posts written by teacher awardees of the NoVo Social Emotional Learning Innovation Fund. You can read the first post here, the second post here and learn more about the Fund and other...
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It’s no secret that smart, strategic collaboration can help turn education ideas into reality. That’s why the launch of the Excellence Through Social-Emotional Learning (exSEL) Network is so exciting. exSEL is a partnership between nine Massachusetts school districts–Brockton, Canton, Fitchburg,...
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This is the second in a series of posts written by teacher awardees of the NoVo Social Emotional Learning Innovation Fund. You can read the first post here, and learn more about the Fund and other winners here. Last summer,...
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Social and emotional learning (SEL) holds great potential for improving learning and college and career-ready outcomes for all students. But there is much work to do to ensure that high-quality, integrated SEL is present in a meaningful and asset-based manner...
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Social emotional learning (SEL) holds great potential for improving learning and college and career-ready outcomes for all students. But there is much work to do to ensure that high-quality, integrated SEL is present in a meaningful and asset-based manner in...
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There’s no question that improving our education system is a complicated, multifaceted challenge. But are still small, simple steps that we can take to improve the day-to-day experience of students and educators. For instance, what if schools made a commitment...
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In March 2017, we traveled to Girdwood, AK to facilitate a two-day retreat sponsored by the Anchorage School District for school staff implementing a unique social and emotional learning (SEL) program. Over the past four years, we’ve been supporting the...
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