Teachers are the engine that makes social and emotional learning GO! Check out this collection of stories from teachers and those who applaud their work as they guide students toward well-being, belonging, academic achievement, and success.
1. Remembering Our Most Impactful Teachers
To celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, CASEL staff share stories of their most inspiring teachers.
2. What We Learned as Teachers
CASEL staff share what they learned as teachers and how it makes them want to celebrate teachers all this week.
3. Building “STEMpathy”: Engineering Inclusive Classrooms Through Project-Based Learning
A fourth-grade teacher inspires students to practice their SEL skills while exploring a future in STEM.
4. One District’s Journey: Starting SEL From the Ground Up
A classroom teacher describes how she brought together families and other teachers to build an SEL movement in her district.
A student in Dubai shares a poem about how much she values her teacher.
6. Rebuilding Our Community Through SEL: The Little Moments That Matter
A high school English teacher describes how bringing SEL to her school community has built resilience amid challenges.
7. From Wiggly to Wise: How Morning Meetings Build Self-Aware Kids
A kindergarten teacher describes a challenge she faced with one student, and how she used SEL techniques such as the morning meeting and feelings check-ins to support them.
8. Teaching SEL One Story at a Time: How I Use Picture Books to Build Character
A teacher describes her quest to support empathy, perseverance, and kindness through reading from enriching and engaging books.
9. How I Found SEL on the Basketball Court
A teacher and former CASEL staff member recounts the experience that sparked their interest in using SEL in the classroom.
10. Mathematics and SEL Are a Natural Pair
Veteran math teacher and president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics offers a perspective on how SEL supports classroom learning.
The views in the blogs included here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of CASEL.
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