Transforming Education

Transforming Education offers evidence-based social and emotional learning (SEL) resources and tools that can be adapted to various educational settings.

What This Includes

Skill addressed: Agency, Growth Mindset, Mindfulness, Self-Efficacy, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Social–Emotional Learning

Actionable guides

Short, research-based articles about social–emotional learning (SEL) with best practices for the classroom or home environment

Toolkits

Professional development toolkits for educators and parents include: SEL for Educators, Trauma-Informed SEL, Social Awareness, Self-Management, Growth Mindset (in three formats: in Spanish, for parents, for educators), Mindfulness, and Self-Efficacy
Editable Powerpoints, videos, modules and/or handouts, and a facilitator guide

Key Takeaways

Additional skills addressed are Culture-Climate, Educator SEL, Policy, Relationships, Remote-Learning/COVID, Research & Assessment, and Trauma-Informed SEL.
The actionable guides and general information documents are quick pullouts useful for teacher professional learning. They present background information on the SEL skill and research-based best practices for integrating classroom strategies for teaching SEL skills in K–12, many of which can be readily adapted to an adult education environment.
The mindfulness and growth mindset actionable guides, in particular, present information readily applicable to adult learners.
Remote teaching resources include Integrating SEL in a Distance Learning World, which has an array of resources to support and respond to students, such as using Mood Meter to check in on emotions.
The SEL for Educators Toolkit focuses on the growth, support, and well-being of educators.
The resources are Creative Commons–licensed, enabling users to adapt them to their specific environment.

Background

Transforming Education (TransformEd) started in 2010 as a set of research projects at the National Center on Time & Learning and moved to research-practice partnerships with Harvard University, MIT, and Boston-based schools in 2014. The organization now partners with schools, school districts, and other educational support organizations nationwide to build social–emotional learning (SEL) knowledge and capacity to implement whole-child approaches in K–12 systems and classrooms. TransformEd works with several state departments of education, including Massachusetts and Delaware, and other school districts to offer social–emotional learning capacity-building. The organization is committed to sharing its research learnings and tools for educators through a Creative Commons–licensed website.

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