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5 Oct 2015
Podcast

EdCast: Social and Emotional Learning #2 - A Key Ingredient to School Transformation and Success

In this podcast, Kim Kendziora talks with Melissa Schlinger of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), lead partner in an eight-district demonstration program that aims to establish whether and how large urban school districts can systematically implement social and emotional learning into their work, which AIR has been evaluating since its inception. The results provide insight on how SEL can be a key ingredient to school transformation and success.

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Related Projects

Project

Conditions for Learning Survey

AIR supports improved student and school performance through the Conditions for Learning Survey, administered in schools across the United States. The survey assesses four core constructs within elementary, middle, and high schools: safety, challenge, support, and social-emotional climate.

Related Work

10 Jul 2015
Podcast

EdCast: Social and Emotional Learning #1 - A Head and Heart Issue

What is social-emotional learning and what does it look like in practice? David Osher and Cleveland Public Schools' CEO Eric Gordon discuss.
Topic: 
Social and Emotional Learning, P-12 Education and Social Development
19 Nov 2014
Blog Post

Consensus Is Emerging on Teaching Social and Emotional Skills

Getting a job is about more than academic performance. In this blog post, Kimberly Kendziora discusses the growing body of research on the importance of social and emotional skills, such as self-management, social awareness, and relationship skills.
Topic: 
Social and Emotional Learning, Higher Education and Career Readiness, College and Career Readiness
4 Feb 2013
Report

Avoid Simple Solutions and Quick Fixes: Improving Conditions for Learning

The Cleveland School District and AIR implemented a districtwide effort to improve safety, order, and conditions for learning, including social and emotional competence, connectedness to caring adults and peers, and the experience of emotional and physical safety.  Findings included improved conditions for learning, better attendance, decreased disruptive behavior, and fewer suspensions.

Topic: 
Social and Emotional Learning, P-12 Education and Social Development, School Discipline
1 Jun 2013
Report

PATHS Implementation and Outcome Study in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District - Final Report

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District implemented an evidence-based social and emotional learning program—Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS). AIR’s evaluation of the program indicates that student outcomes improved, despite the challenges faced by this complex urban school district, and even with imperfect implementation and uncertain fidelity.

Topic: 
Social and Emotional Learning, P-12 Education and Social Development

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