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Developing Emotional Literacy: Transition Planning for Youth at Risk

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…ons. Most programs utilized teachers and other school staff to deliver the SEL type curriculum. Programs focusing on SEL were found to: – improve students’ social-emotional skills, attitudes about self and others, connection to school, and positive social behavior – reduce conduct problems and emotional distress – improve students’ achievement test scores – these findings were found to be effective in all school settings for students with and with…

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Webinar: SEL Mindsets and Practices to #KnowEachStudent

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…The “SEL Mindsets and Practices to #KnowEachStudent” webinar, which included speakers from Along, Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA), and Understood, focused on ways that educators and students can create a sense of belonging in the classroom every day. To learn more about strategies for creating positive teacher-student relationships, watch the full webinar here….

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Getting to Carnegie Hall: Why practicing skills is a “best practice” in mentoring

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…le and common role for mentorsmay be to support social-emotional learning (SEL) classes and curricula. SEL programs are designed to help youth learn and develop skills (e.g., self- and social- awareness, decision making, self-management, relationship skills) to understand, manage, and express emotions, set goals, develop positive, empathic relationships, and recognize and manage emotions . There is solid evidence that youth can learn these persona…

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Study highlights protective role of teacher-student relationships during COVID-19

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…c devices more frequently during the pandemic and cannot easily defend themselves (Kowalski et al., 2014). School psychologists and counselors can conduct regular peer victimization and mental health screenings to design prevention and intervention programs based on the data. They can also train adults in school to recognize peer victimization, respond to victimization immediately, and provide needed support to students who struggle with peer vict…

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Serving All Students: Promoting a Healthier, More Supportive School Environment

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…onal Learning, these skills include social awareness, relationship skills, self-awareness, self-management, and responsible decision making.[46] SEL stands on strong evidence: A 2011 review of 213 studies found that SEL programs not only improved students’ academic performance, but reduced their emotional distress and reduced challenges with behavior.[47] Restorative practices describe a range of approaches focused on promoting and repairing relat…

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New resources from MENTOR will help to expand your mentoring toolkit!

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…ize their potential and lay the foundation for healthy development and relationships as they grow, increasing their chances of future academic, career, and life success. This document includes a review of research related to SEL and relationships, as well as case studies of programs that combine SEL and mentoring practices. It also features recommendations for practitioners, researchers, policy-makers, and funders. Click here for the guide!    …

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Strengthening student-teacher relationships to boost achievement

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…ust as a name in a roll book. In turn, students may gain confidence in themselves and achieve more academically. One way to forge this connection is to integrate social-emotional learning tools into the school day. SEL can be woven throughout the K-12 curriculum to help students develop skills from a growth mindset to tools for building resilience and persistence. Integrating an SEL program into classrooms can bring about positive results not just…

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From poetry to justice: Mentors as partners in youth’s critical awareness and activism

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…e norms and standards of those with the power, they can end up blaming themselves for their struggles. As mentees gain awareness of systems of power and inequality, and realize that they are socially produced, they also realize that they can be changed. Building on this, Ginwright and Cammarota argue for a “Social Justice Youth Development Model” through which teachers and other caring adults find ways to place struggles within the broader context…

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Predicting the future of mentoring programs

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…fessionals, teachers, home nurse-practitioners, Social Emotional Learning (SEL) practitioners, and others are all more effective when they follow carefully-stipulated evidence-based practice. Why should mentoring be any exception? EB trainings can consistently impart the core competencies and raise the bar. And, as we move forward, there is also a need for EB trainings that are specialized to target populations, e.g., the Foster Healthy Futures Pr…