December 2021
Change & Connection
Every six months, we pause to review and reflect with a special digest issue. Our most popular articles over the past six months give us an interesting glimpse into what…
Journal of Social & Emotional Learning
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Past Issues
November 2021
SEL On Screen: How Technology Affects Social and Emotional Skills
What impact does our interaction with devices have on our social and emotional lives? As educators, how can you strike a balance between integrating technology in meaningful ways in your…
October 2021
Math, Science, and SEL in the Classroom
How do you embed SEL skills and mindfulness into a math or science classroom? There are many natural connections as students learn to persist through challenging events, work with others…
September 2021
Embracing Change
Students experience transitions every day. Some are as straightforward as moving from recess to instructional time or school to home, while others are more complex, like starting a new school,…
August 2021
A+SEL: Accelerating Learning With SEL
How do social-emotional skills support academic ones, especially when there have been delays or discontinuities in instruction? In this issue, we examine how building positive communities through social and emotional…
July 2021
The Friendship Issue
After 16 months of an educational experience marked by screens, masks, and social distance, what students have missed most can be summed up in one word: friendship. Learning to make…
June 2021
Reflecting & Rebuilding: Digest Edition
Contributing Editor: Emily Hemingway, Editor-in-Chief As the school year winds down, this special digest issue reviews what we’ve learned so far this year and the lessons we can take with…
May 2021
Celebrating Teaching
Contributing Editor: Michelle Gill – Director of Consulting and Certification In this issue, we celebrate the art of teaching. We honor the way educators have braved a worldwide pandemic, myriad…
April 2021
Beyond the Bell
Contributing Editor: Karen Poplawski, Director of Responsive Classroom Programs Chip Wood, a co-founder of the Responsive Classroom approach to education, noted: From its inception, nearly forty years ago, Responsive Classroom…
March 2021
Mindfulness
Contributing Editor: Jazmine Franklin, Director of Fly Five Programs Before you begin reading this issue, find a moment of stillness. Feel your feet on the floor. Roll your shoulders back,…