Social and Emotional Learning
We must help students develop the skills to manage their emotions, resolve conflict nonviolently, and respect differences. These documentaries look at the important part that social and emotional learning plays in reducing negative behaviors and improving academic achievement.
Edutopia videos on this DVD:
About the George Lucas Educational Foundation: An Overview
An introduction to The George Lucas Educational Foundation, its mission, and its projects. More to this story.
Districtwide Commitment: Socializing Students
New Haven, Connecticut, school district officials have created a separate curriculum department devoted to social development. More to this story.
Emotional Intelligence: An Overview
Many innovative school programs integrate social and emotional learning with more traditional academic areas, providing students with skills they'll need throughout their adult lives. More to this story.
First-Class Citizens: Civics Isn't Just a Class
Hudson High School has become a laboratory of democracy, challenging widely held assumptions about how schools can and should operate. More to this story.
Michael Pritchard: Lessons from the Heart
A champion of social and emotional learning reaches out to students. More to this story.
Resolving Conflict Creatively Program: Social and Emotional Learning in Action
This emotional-intelligence initiative is as relevant to children in rural Oregon as it is to Brooklyn inner city students. More to this story.
Schoolwide Implementation: Benjamin Franklin Middle School
Social and emotional learning permeates every aspect of classroom and extracurricular life at this school in Ridgewood, New Jersey. More to this story.
Success Spoken Here: Preparing Citizens of the World
Seattle's John Stanford International School immerses students in global awareness as well as academic achievement. More to this story.
Turning On the Switch: Students Engage in Their Learning
When parents and educators pulled together to start this East Oakland school, their mission wasn't just to reinvigorate education; it was to change lives. More to this story.
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