Improve Your School or District Mental Health (for Free!)
Most schools have a handle on how they’re doing academically, but what about when it comes to student mental health? “The research is clear that students’ mental health is essential to their academic success,” says Sharon Stephan, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and co-director of the Center for School Mental Health at the University of […]
90 Strangers in 30 Days: From Painfully Shy to Socially Skilled
Writer Andrew Elsass struggled with shyness and social anxiety for most of his life. By his early 20s, he had resigned himself to being someone who just wasn’t socially skilled. Then he challenged himself to talk to 90 strangers in 30 days—at least three people a day—and kept track of his interactions. After talking to […]
5 Ways Tech Can Strengthen Social and Emotional Learning
Are social-emotional learning (SEL) and technology schoolyard friends or foes? SEL consultant Jessica Berlinski says in-person learning and technology can play together. Here, excerpted from her popular post on GettingSmart.com, are five ways tech can strengthen SEL: 1. Self-Directed Learning Kids are more engaged and learn better when they have a say in the process, […]