Grow Emotional & Soft Skills Emotional skills are required for school and life success. While some emotions are hard-wired from birth, other key emotional responses must be taught. Students who lack a full range of emotional and soft skills often struggle at school. Educators who understand the complexities of emotional skill development will be able to provide specific emotional and soft skills instruction for learners who exhibit a more narrow range of appropriate emotional responses to the socially-complex school environment.
When providing feedback, rather than approval-seeking feeling words like “like” or “love,” feedback providers (teachers, students, peers) should focus on developing efficacy around particular skills and leave the nurturing/validating emotional
Decades of research—and conventionally held wisdom—say that positive teacher-student relationships matter. But do you really have to love every student? And what if you don’t?
With Random Acts of Kindness Day approaching, here are five easy ways to promote kindness across all age groups.
Students at Olean Intermediate Middle School will be “spreading a different kind of love on Valentine’s Day” when they participate in the new initiative, No One Eats Alone, to be
To increase student motivation, infuse independent reading time with purpose and support.
Facing stress and frustrations from school, parents, and relationships, students turn to peer counselors for help.
The benefits of reading aloud aren’t limited to elementary students. One middle school teacher explains how “read-alongs” improve comprehension and boost engagement.
A simple technique that takes just a few minutes can help an agitated student regain the state of mind needed for learning.
Jen Wojciechowski, a psychologist with a child and adolescent program, says social media addiction can have some of the same negative consequences as substance use disorder. Teens, she says, also
Here’s the good news: Most educators have gotten the message that K-5 students need to learn the foundational reading skills outlined in the common core and other college and career-ready
