The Social Emotional Classroom : A New Way to Nurture Students and Understand the Brain

Learn to implement powerful new learning techniques in your classroom experience In The Social Emotional Classroom , celebrated educators and authors Anna-Lisa Mackey and Melissa Ragan deliver an insightful, rigorous, and accessible treatment of social emotional learning in education. Using research from the Theory of Constructed Emotion, the authors highlight the relationship between the new view of neurobiology and Social Emotional Learning. The book connects five key competencies, including self-awareness, social awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, and relationship skills, to this new understanding of the brain. You'll also learn from: Teacher stories included in each chapter The inclusion of over two decades worth of experience and research in the field of social and emotional learning Instructions and guides for educators to embed social and emotional learning into their everyday practices Perfect for K-12 educators, principals, superintendents, and other education leaders, The Social Emotional Classroom will also earn a place in the libraries of parents and caregivers who are responsible for young people's day-to-day learning. "This book will be among the first on the market to provide a new understanding of the brain and emotion in connection with social emotional learning in education. Using research presented by Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, the authors highlight the relationship between The Theory of Constructed Emotion and Social Emotional Learning as well as identify five significant areas that relate to this new understanding including: Building relationships, High expectations, Identifying the Emotion, Uncovering the Why Building Skills to Manage This book provides pertinent information including how the Construction Theory impacts SEL, helps students in understand their emotions, how Social Emotional Learning helps students achieve, what skills are needed by both teachers and students, and effects on practices in the classroom. Each section includes vignettes of teacher and students' stories gathered over 20 years, providing a unique and personal touch. The authors provide extensive examples to enable educators to discreetly and explicitly embed SEL into everyday practices. This book is a guide for any educator that will leave them thinking "I can do this in my classroom.""-- Provided by publisher