Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process that allows children and adults to effectively understand and manage emotions. It allows individuals to set and achieve goals, feel and show empathy, establish and maintain relationships, and make responsible decisions. The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) has developed a 3 Signature Practices Playbook to fosterRead More Practical Ways to Introduce and Broaden the Use of Social Emotional Learning
Providing Academic and Behavioral Feedback: Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition
Too often, adults assume that all students arrive to school equipped with the social, behavioral and work-related academic skills necessary to meet social expectations that will serve them in the school environment and beyond. Most students acquire these skills through support and models available from school, family, and community experiences. However, not all students haveRead More Providing Academic and Behavioral Feedback: Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition
Technology Tools to Support Behavior
There are many ways to use technology to support student behavior in classrooms and schools. Check out some technology tools below that you can use to provide immediate instructional feedback to students, teach students to self-monitor, support behavioral instruction in schools and collect and share data to support decision making in schools. Using technology tools, suchRead More Technology Tools to Support Behavior
Executive Function Skills and the Connection to Behavior
How many times have you considered students’ inattention in class, poor behavior or poor grades as laziness, lack of studying, or simply lack of motivation and caring? Suppose it is none of these, but rather weaknesses in executive functioning skills? And what if there was something you could do to help your students succeed? WhatRead More Executive Function Skills and the Connection to Behavior
Writing Strategies for Students Who Struggle
Research indicates that the Self-Regulation Strategy Development (SRSD) model is more effective at improving writing performance than are all other instructional approaches. The POW+TREE strategy, a SRSD writing strategy, can help students produce better persuasive essays. You can complete the IRIS Center module, Improving Writing Performance: A Strategy for Writing Persuasive Essays. It highlights theRead More Writing Strategies for Students Who Struggle
Clear Rules and Expectations for Classroom Management
Clear classroom rules are explicit statements that define behavior expectations. Clear rules provide structure and organization that allow students to be more actively engaged in instructional tasks. They also help to establish a classroom climate conducive to student academic success. Learn more about rules and expectations using the video modules below. Clear Rules and Expectations:Read More Clear Rules and Expectations for Classroom Management
Giving Students a Choice
Students should be empowered to select their own assistive technology. Even at a basic level, students can learn to exercise choice. User input significantly affects abandonment of assistive technology (Phillips & Zhao, 1993). Develop activities that can help increase capacity of students to self-assess and select their personal assistive technology solutions. Include them inRead More Giving Students a Choice