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4 SEL success tips for elementary schools

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Five years ago, we had about 900 students in our K-5 elementary school, with roughly 40 percent of them either eligible for free or reduced lunch. Being in a geographic area that’s challenged by generational poverty and other socioeconomic issues, we needed a way to overcome some fairly steep challenges on the SEL curriculum front.

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6 ways to optimize your school’s SEL curriculum

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When I became principal of Brookwood Elementary School five years ago, I came with a deep understanding of the value of social-emotional learning (SEL) for K-5 students. I didn’t have to convince them that they had a great SEL curriculum in place because they had already adopted it and were using it. Form a committee.

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5 unexpected benefits of implementing an SEL curriculum

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For the new school year, we began rolling out an SEL curriculum districtwide with a focus on creating stronger bonds with and between students across all grades. We put a major emphasis on this rollout, with COVID as the primary catalyst for the initiative.

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Reimagining attendance: A curriculum approach for K-12 students and parents

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But what if we reimagined attendance not just as a policy to enforce, but as an essential part of the curriculum for both students and parents? This paradigm shift could revolutionize how schools, students, and families approach this critical aspect of education. Here’s why we should consider attendance as part of the curriculum.

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Rural schools implement personalized curriculum to close skill gaps

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Personalized approach to Response to Intervention is intended to help curriculum be as effective as possible. Oak Heights Elementary School in Sweet Home, Ore., Oak Heights Elementary School students performing at the 40th percentile or below in reading or math received targeted intervention that helped them increase 1.58

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Discovery Museum Celebrates 30 Years of Delivering Hands-On Science in Elementary School Classrooms

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Acton, MA – Discovery Museum announced a 30-year milestone for its in-school STEM program, Traveling Science Workshops, having delivered hands-on science to more than half a million PreK through 8 th grade students from hundreds of communities throughout Massachusetts since the program began in 1992.

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HMH Launches Performance Suite: A Unified Solution for Curriculum, Assessment and Professional Development

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BOSTON – Adaptive learning company HMH today announced HMH Performance Suite –a first-of-its-kind teaching and learning solution that integrates assessment, Tier 1 curriculum and instruction to harmonize K-12 classroom teaching practices on a single platform. Liberty Elementary School in Tulare, Calif.