Curriculum:

Students Taking Action Together (STAT) Initiative from the Rutger's University Social-Emotional and Character Development (SECD) Lab

• Increases students' perspective-taking, empathy, problem solving, communication, emotion regulation, and civic engagement

• Works within existing content for history, current events, and school-related issues

• Amplifies student voice and empowerment

• Opens a pathway to greater participation in the civic life of schools and communities

• Meets national and state social studies instruction standards

• STAT: Helping Students Get Along Better and Communicate Respectfully & Empathically via Social Studies Instruction 

Second Step: Middle School Programming

Presentations/Articles:

Build Student Engagement and Civility via SEL- Dr. Maurice Elias (Oct. 2018)

5 Reasons Why Social-Emotional Learning Should be a Daily Routine (October 2018)

5 Keys to Social and Emotional Learning Success (Edutopia)

Research:

Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)

Social and Emotional Learning Competencies

The Connection Between SEL and the ABC's of Student Success