As is tradition at Inside SEL, our editors read through the 100+ original research-practice analyses, thought pieces, and interviews that we published this year to bring you 10 of our most thought-provoking and popular picks.
We hope that these ideas will spark renewed discussion, insight, and strategies for your teaching, learning, and leading in 2020.
Thanks, as always, for reading, and Happy New Year!
-The Inside SEL Team
The State of SEL in Massachusetts
Jeff Riley on the State of Education in Massachusetts
Teaching SEL Through Chess: An Interview With New Wave Programs Founder Michael Handley
The Case for Integrating STEM and SEL Education
Examining the Aspen Institute’s New SEAD Action Guide
Confident Parents, Confident Kids: Raising Emotional Intelligence in Ourselves and Our Kids
The Role of “Teacher Mindsets” on Student Success
C.B. Community Schools: A New Model for Competency-Based, Trauma-Informed Education
SEL as a Foundation for Equity Work
Monomoy’s Bill Burkhead on Building a “Home Away From Home” for Students
What topics should we cover in 2020?
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