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

by Anna-Lisa Mackey (Author), Melissa Ragan (Author)

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.

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"The Social Emotional Classroom provides step-by-step plans and action-oriented activities for the busy educator to use with their students. District Administrators will want to make this book a 'must read' for all their classroom teachers!"
--Timothy Hagan, President & CEO, Education Associates

"Teachers have learned well the importance of social-emotional learning and this book provides excellent guidelines to navigate this critical area. Well-articulated descriptions, charts for assessing SEL health and creative and helpful suggestions for the school environment make The Social Emotional Classroom a valuable resource for any educator."
--Dr. Maria Cleary, President of Readeezy and former school superintendent

Discover powerful new learning strategies for an effective classroom experience

The Social Emotional Classroom is an engaging and incisive exploration of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in the classroom context. Using cutting-edge research from the Theory of Constructed Emotion, the authors explore the relationship between a new and compelling view of neurobiology and SEL. Connecting five key competencies, the expert author team discusses self-awareness, social awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, and relationship skills and how they connect to this modern understanding of the brain.

The book offers modern information on how Construction Theory impacts SEL and helps students understand their emotions while explaining the skills necessary for teachers and students to teach and understand the concepts contained within. The authors draw on over 20 years' experience as they show readers how to move from "I need to do this in my classroom" to "I can do this in my classroom."

Education professionals--from K-12 teachers to principals, superintendents, and administrators--as well as anyone responsible for the education or schooling of a young person will find The Social Emotional Classroom to be an eye-opening and transformative read.

Author Biography

Anna-Lisa Mackey is the CEO of PATHS Program LLC, a publisher and distributor of award-winning social emotional learning programs for students and teachers. She is an SEL expert with more than 20 years of experience in SEL training, professional development, and student behavior. In addition, she is an international speaker presenting on numerous SEL topics and the host of the Social Emotional Us podcast.

Melissa Ragan is a former educator. Her professional focus is on the development of new social and emotional learning programs for K-12 students. She is a sought-after speaker at national conferences on English learners, parent engagement, and special education.