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Social-emotional learning

Social-Emotional Learning and the Brain

4 years ago

Social-emotional learning

Becoming Stress Wise at School

1 year ago

SEL Programs at the Middle and High School Level: A Practical Guide for Schools and Districts

2 years ago

Navigating Social and Emotional Learning from the Inside Out, Part Two

3 years ago

Navigating Social and Emotional Learning from the Inside Out

3 years ago

In this Webinar

Every student has a story. Teachers can help rewrite many of those stories and reinforce others. The path is clear:

About the presenter

Marilee Sprenger is a veteran educator with more than 25 years of experience teaching elementary, middle, and high school. She is an author, a professional development specialist, and a popular presenter at conferences and trainings. She has provided keynote addresses internationally and specializes in social-emotional learning, executive functioning, memory, vocabulary, and the brain.

Sprenger is the author of 18 books on the brain and learning. As a member of the American Academy of Neurology, Sprenger stays abreast of the latest brain research and its applications. Her research-based, hands-on approach to professional development leaves educators with dozens of strategies to implement immediately in the classroom.

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Social-emotional learning
Social-emotional learning

Social-Emotional Learning and the Brain: Strategies to Help Your Students Thrive

Today's teachers face a daunting challenge: how to ensure a positive school experience for their students, many of whom carry the burden of adverse childhood experiences, such as abuse, poverty, divorce, abandonment, and numerous other serious social issues. Spurred by her personal experience and extensive exploration of brain-based learning, author Marilee Sprenger explains how brain science—what we know about how the brain works—can be applied to social-emotional learning. Specifically, she addresses how to

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