Free Spirit Professional: Integrate Social-Emotional Learning into Your Curriculum and Build a Caring Climate for All [Paperback]

Inspiring and practical guide to create a safe and positive learning environment and help students master critical social and emotional skills.

The SEL Solutionprovides everything teachers need to create a safe and positive learning environment. With dozens of fun and easy-to-do lessons and activities, educators have a clear path to integrate SEL lessons into social studies and language arts curriculum as well as throughout the school day.
 
Additional sections for SEL directors and school leaders offer a blueprint for building a school-wide community that:

• helps students and staff master critical social and emotional skills, like self-awareness, the ability to focus, self-control, self-regulation, the ability to empathize, active listening, and cooperation
• engages everyone—kids and adults—in effective, compassionate behavior management strategies
• increases student success

 
For use by teachers, counselors, coaches, principals, and other educators, the strategies inThe SEL Solutionprovide a plan for engaging the whole school community in identifying, celebrating, and sustaining its positive values.Digital content includescustomizable forms from the book and a PDF presentation for professional development.Inspiring and practical guide to create a safe and positive learning environment and help students master critical social and emotional skills.

Jonathan C. Erwin, M.A., has been a secondary English teacher, professional development specialist, college professor, and director of training and curriculum for a federally funded character education program.

His previous books include The Classroom of Choice (ASCD, 2004) and Inspiring the Best in Students (ASCD, 2010). Jon is currently an independent educational consultant, a senior faculty member of the William Glasser Institute, and a trained HealthRhythms Facilitator.

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