SEL with ALM: Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech, is used in the Emozi® Middle School Grade 6 as a mentor text for the Socratic Seminar. This story has great SEL themes of […]
SEL with ALM: The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander is a young adult novel and winner of the 2015 Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award Honor. It is filled with SEL themes of […]
SEL with ALM: Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez
Before We Were Free is a Pura Belpré Award-winning novel by Julia Alvarez. It contains themes of courage and sacrifice as well as relatable teen topics of first love, friendship, […]
Bringing Socrates into the 21s Century with SEL
The Socratic Seminar is an integral part of the exciting Emozi® Middle School program—a culturally-relevant social emotional learning curriculum for young adults. Emozi® Middle School integrates ELA material into SEL […]
Creating Effective Study Habits
We all know how to be good students but sometimes we fall behind when the second semester burnout hits. Finish your semester strong with these eight great study habit building […]
How to budget 101 for Teens and Tweens
Budgeting is an extremely important skill for any young adult to know and aligns with the CASEL competencies of self-management, self-awareness, and responsible decision-making. We’re also integrating it into Emozi® […]
Working in a Group Successfully in Middle School and High School
You will have to work in a group at some point in your life. Or maybe, you find yourself working in groups constantly already. While group work can be a […]
Developing High School Students’ Interview Skills
This time of year students in middle and high school start thinking about their first jobs. Having good interview skills is a great way to make a good impression on […]
How SEL Inspires Workforce Readiness and 21st Century Skills
Social Emotional Learning is a way to provide people (usually youth) with skills to help with self-management, self-awareness, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. SEL is traditionally viewed as […]
My Support Circles Worksheet
This printable activity, from the Everyday Speech lesson “Sources of Support”, allows students to think about resources available to them in different circles of their life from their community, school, […]