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How to Teach Older Students Social-Emotional Skills? Try Civics
Not only are the skills cultivated through social-emotional learning the same behaviors that power civic engagement, but the reverse is also true: Civic engagement can be a meaningful way to teach and reinforce social and emotional skills.
How the pandemic spurred American students to pursue health care careers
The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare many vulnerabilities in America’s healthcare system, including a worsening shortage of nurses and physicians. But recent data indicates a new surge of interest in nursing, medical and other health-related career programs.
Why High School SEL Programs Feel ‘Lame'—and How to Fix Them
The big problem, researchers and practitioners say, is that too much of what constitutes SEL learning feels patronizing to teenagers and fails to address their core psychological needs and motivations: developing an identity and sense of agency, being recognized and respected by peers, finding ways to excel, and committing to specific goals and activities.
More California colleges remove SAT, ACT requirements during application process
Nearly 130 colleges and universities in California do not require students applying for the fall 2022 semester to release their ACT or SAT scores, according to updated data from the National Center for Fair & Open Testing.
Middle and High School Students Need Social-Emotional Learning, Too. Are They Getting It?
Experts in social-emotional learning and child development say the secondary school years are a crucial time to focus on teaching skills, such as responsible decisionmaking, emotional management, and nurturing relationships.
Long wait for students to enroll in some community college nursing programs
Despite the high demand for more nurses, students at some California community colleges are finding it difficult to get accepted into nursing programs.
Virtual work is here to stay. Here's how colleges can help students land remote internships.
The pandemic disrupted the world of work — and internships. But colleges and employers responded by trying new strategies online.
New Data Science Standards Are Needed for a Data-Filled World. Here’s What We Propose.
A different approach to teaching mathematics is needed—one that develops data literacy for all students. Not only would such an approach be more relevant and increase student engagement, it has the potential to reduce the widespread vulnerability to misleading information shared via social media, writes two mathematics professors.
Students Learned So Much More During the Pandemic Than We Realize. Just Ask Them.
What we've learned is that two things can be true at the same time. The shift to online school led to struggle for many, and it led young people to act creatively and with ingenuity, writes University of Colorado professors.