A new article, authored by SECD Lab members, on the Students Taking Action Together (STAT) program has been published in the Children & Schools journal! The article discusses how the STAT framework helps teachers promote healthy and engaging discussion on contemporary social issues and empower students to be active and socially conscious citizens.
Please click here to view the article in the Children & Schools journal.
It was at the start of this month that the governor of New Jersey made the conscious decision to lift the NJ school mask mandate! Governor Phil Murphy was cognizant of the continuously declining numbers in the Tri-state area following the omicron surge.
"We are not going to manage COVID to zero, we have to learn how to live with COVID as we move from a pandemic to an endemic phase of this virus," (Gov. Phil Murphy)
Our very own Dr. Elias joined ABC7 News to discuss the ongoing debate over the mask mandates. To hear his discussion, refer to the video (on the right).
March 11th, 2022 marked the third International Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Day. Please go browse the listed resources and explore how you might be able to host common ground and common good within the classroom.
To see more information on our lab’s participation in SEL Day 2022, please visit this page!
Graphic created by Erika Tan.
In honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday, March has been coined as National Reading Month – a month to inspire individuals (of all ages!) to read every day. Reading is a key component of education and professional development; it also has immediate and long lasting health benefits such as increased cognitive function, memory, vocabulary and empathy!
To help promote reading within your classrooms, we’ve provided you with some resources below. Reading shouldn’t just happen in the month of March! Utilize these resources in the classroom for lesson plans, activities and guides for homework to help encourage your students and kids to read more.
National Education Association’s Read Across America — a website that contains events and ideas to use for celebrating reading and Reading Across America day (which occurs March 2nd!)
American Library Association — resources for teachers, parents, and students including promotional reading materials, and links to many other websites
Children’s Book Council — a website that includes links to authors, publishers, and parent information
National Council for Social Studies — Notable Social Studies Books that can be of use for classroom material and at home
National Science Teachers Association
National Council of Teachers of English — a website that includes numerous resources for teachers along with lists for Notable Children’s Books
Internet School Library Media Center — Contains a list of major book and non-book awards of interest to K-12 school educators
Another way to help promote reading across the nation is by working with and collaborating with organizations that advocate for such values. Reading is Fundamental is a great example of a charity that is committed to creating a literate nation and inspiring a passion for reading among all children. They are the nation’s largest children’s literacy non-profit! If you are interested in donating or want to learn more about their mission and vision, please go visit their website!
Graphic created by Erika Tan.
Happy National Women’s History Month! This month is about commemorating the vital role of women in our American history. To learn more about the month or to find ways in which you can incorporate teachings into your classrooms (beyond March), please browse the following resources below!
https://womenshistorymonth.gov/
Online Exhibits From the National Women’s History Museum
EDSITEMENT Women’s History Resources
For STEM Field related: Science NetLinks Women’s History Collection
As we reflect on important women in history, watch this short video about the value of dedicated safe spaces for reflection in classrooms. https://t.co/JLnbixhrYm#sel #education #womenshistorymonth #safespace #reflection
— Social-Emotional & Character Development Lab (@SECDLab) March 25, 2022
A new book containing the teaching strategies of the STAT curriculum is now available for pre-order from ASCD.
Pre-order here: New STAT Book Now Available for Pre-Order! — Rutgers SECD Lab
To keep up to date with our lab on a day to day basis, please go follow our social media accounts! We are on Instagram, Twitter, Tiktok, Facebook, and Pinterest. We also have a podcast titled, SECD On Demand! Check it out wherever you may listen to your podcasts! Below you will find our most recent episode.
On March 11th, 2022, we celebrated our third International Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Day. During this day, educators and communities world-wide pledge their dedication to the development of children’s social-emotional well-being and the skills they need to properly engage in collaborative civic engagement. This year’s theme for SEL Day was “Common Ground and Common Good”.
Here is a brief review of what Rutgers SECD Lab had prepared and created for the celebration and honor of SEL Day.
On SEL Day, our lab’s Director, Dr. Maurice J. Elias, published this Op-Ed piece discussing this year’s theme, “Common Ground and Common Good” . To read more about his work as well as the theme from this past year’s SEL Day celebration, please visit this page.
Members of the SECD DSCM team worked diligently to create graphics to help spread awareness and advocate for and support SEL. Below you will find the instagram post that we posted to have distributed by our viewers on our instagram page.
In preparation for SEL Day, members of DSCM team created and posted this graphic on our Pinterest page to help spread the message about what the day of celebration entails as well as discussion on the theme for this year.
Members of our DSCM team participated in the #SELDay movement on twitter. The hashtag was successful in gaining traction as it was on the trending page during March 11th!
#SEL is important to because it creates the most welcoming environment for students and educators to be their best selves. #SELday
— Social-Emotional & Character Development Lab (@SECDLab) March 11, 2022
To learn more about SEL Day and what Social Emotional Learning is, please refer to the following resources below!
A new book containing the teaching strategies of the STAT curriculum is now available for pre-order from ASCD.
Pre-order here: New STAT Book Now Available for Pre-Order! — Rutgers SECD Lab
To keep up to date with our lab on a day to day basis, please go follow our social media accounts! We are on Instagram, Twitter, Tiktok, Facebook, and Pinterest. We also have a podcast titled, SECD On Demand! Check it out wherever you may listen to your podcasts!