What kind of learning do young people need right now? Education that prioritizes social & emotional development & prepares students to make a positive difference in their communities. Read more via EdSurge: bit.ly/3rAObCZ Justina Schlund Civic #SEL

While there’s growing appreciation of the benefits of social and emotional learning (#SEL), there’s also confusion about what it really means. CASEL’s Justina Schlund outlines 5 key facts that get to the heart of SEL via unesco_mgiep: bit.ly/3rBjzB0

An argument against requiring masks in school is that they stunt kids' ability to read emotions and build relationships. Is that true? We asked Justina Schlund, the senior director of content and field learning at CASEL. edweek.org/leadership/do-…

"There are lots of ways, regardless of if you’re in person or virtual, with masks or without masks, to promote students’ social-emotional learning." Justina Schlund CASEL Education Week Arianna Prothero edweek.org/leadership/do-…

Dreamt last night that Roger was giving me his very detailed feedback on something I wrote, as he often did, and that we were debating word choices, as we often did. Woke up thinking about how deeply he cared about this work, how deeply he cared for all of us.

How can you speak up for #SEL? SEL is driven by research & what's best for kids–not politics. But lack of understanding & misinformation is causing confusion. Now’s the time for brave thinkers & tireless doers to #SpeakUpForSEL. Download resources: bit.ly/3yMmTNk

Join our live #CASELchat event as we dig into questions from our webinar series on demystifying systemic social & emotional learning! During this #twitterchat, we’ll be tweeting 6 #SEL questions to our community. Will you join us on tomorrow? Web series: bit.ly/3K0SQWR

Pencils ✅ Notebook ✅ Building relationships with new classmates ✅ Ability to collaboratively problem-solve ✅ Not all school supplies come from the store. Is #SEL in your backpack of things you're “bringing to school this year”?#leadwithsel

Preparing our students and teachers with the social and emotional skills required to learn and teach is a powerful tool to accelerate learning.

Back-to-school nights are often missed opportunities - we can make them more meaningful when we focus on building genuine connections with families. #leadwithsel CASEL belenetwork.medium.com/back-to-school…

Alexandra Skoog-Hoffman, CASEL's director of research-practice partnerships, shares 4 steps for building stronger family-school partnerships to enhance social-emotional learning. #EWOpinion #SEL edweek.org/leadership/opi…

Toxic coverage of social and emotional learning — and how to fix it. The actual practice of SEL is ‘a far cry from many of the claims that are being repeated,’ says former education journalist Justina Schlund, now at CASEL. New from The Grade: kappanonline.org/schlund-russo-…

Want to celebrate Social & Emotional Learning Week, but not sure how? 💥Tune in this Wednesday as we launch a campaign you can engage in! Curious? Hear what this student had to say about #SELSuperpower and check back with us midweek. #SELDay

Don't need research to tell me all learning is social & emotional: Got an 8 y/o whose daily report on school depends wholly on who he's connected with, how he's feeling, and what sparked excitement that day. But the research - that's clear too. Happy SEL Week! #SELDay CASEL

💥#SELSuperpower Unite!💥 Social & emotional skills are superpowers for building stronger relationships with family! With #SEL, we strengthen ourselves, our schools, and our communities! #leadwithsel

💥#SELSuperpower Unite!💥 Social & emotional skills are superpowers for embracing who you are! With #SEL, we strengthen ourselves, our schools, and our communities! #leadwithsel

💥#SELSuperpower Unite!💥 Social & emotional skills are superpowers for building relationships at school and in business! With #SEL, we strengthen ourselves, our schools, and our communities! #leadwithsel