Improve Student Behavior: 4 Steps to a Prosocial Classroom

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Improve Student Behavior: 4 Steps to a Prosocial Classroom

Article adapted from Prosocial Education: the Four Pillars Prosocial education is the intentional focus on helping learners act with kindness as they collaborate and communicate with others and become more engaged in

NEE Data Tool Reports Support Evaluation of Social-Emotional Learning

The Network for Educator Effectiveness helps schools evaluate the effectiveness of their social-emotional learning efforts through the use of high-quality educator evaluation processes. Comprehensive evaluation of social-emotional learning initiatives might

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Connecting Principal Evaluation to Social-Emotional Learning

The Network for Educator Effectiveness helps schools evaluate the effectiveness of their social-emotional learning efforts through the use of effective educator evaluation processes. School leaders may use NEE’s teacher evaluation

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Using NEE Teacher Evaluation Measures to Evaluate Social-Emotional Learning

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Which NEE Indicators Can Evaluate Social-Emotional Learning?

Schools interested in improving social-emotional learning might consider implementing educator evaluation processes that ensure teachers and leaders receive regular feedback to become more effective on indicators related to SEL. A

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Preparing to Evaluate Social-Emotional Learning Indicators

Social-emotional learning continues to be a priority for schools, and some school leaders may consider evaluating teachers and principals using indicators that relate to SEL. Evaluation helps school leaders better

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Evaluating Social-Emotional Learning: What to Know and How to Do It

As schools prepare to welcome students this month, one of the biggest questions they face is how to best help students and teachers reacclimate to in-person instruction while coping with

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Four Research-Based Solutions to Alleviate Teacher Burnout

In previous blogs, I’ve discussed the importance of social-emotional learning (SEL) of students and developing positive teacher-student relationships. (See Practical Applications from Research on Social-Emotional Learning; Four Approaches to Create

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Positive Teacher-Student Relationships Have Cascading Benefits

Healthy, positive teacher-student relationships are the foundation of great teaching. When students have a positive relationship with their teacher, they not only develop better social-emotional skills but also learn more

Establishing Respectful Relationships with Students Requires Intentional Interactions Over Time

2020 has been an unprecedented year in our country. As schools address COVID-19 concerns in an environment of heightened attention to the fair treatment of people from all ethnic and