This blog from Community Playthings, shares insights of early childhood educational consultant Jean Schreiber. Jean works at the JCC Manhattan and is also she is an instructor in the Continuing Professional Studies Program at Bank Street School of Education. This blog shares the importance of dramatic play in the development of social and emotional growth including perspective takings, risk-taking, and exploring roles. Schreiber includes beautiful examples of children's conversations and learnings to help encourage fostering SEL in your classroom setting.
a comprehensive resource from the National Association for the Education of Young Children on SEL skill development
This video shares some of the successes of a Forest Kindergarten (a European educational philosophy/approach) in the Tennessee valley.
The Simple Interactions (SI) website offers educators a unique tool to guide adult-child interactions.
Inspired by Tiffany Shlain’s “Periodic Table of Character Strengths,” this powerful and well-resourced interactive table allows you to explore the substance of each “middah” or character trait (Mussar quality).
This 10 minute film and accompanying discussion kit explore character education through the wonderful ancient Jewish teachings of Mussar.
This free course, given by The Flourishing Center, scaffolds the development of resilience as a cornerstone for mental health and wellbeing.
In a fascinating evolution of thought and practice, Flourish refines what Positive Psychology is all about.
Martin Seligman, one of the pioneers in the field of positive psychology, talks about how this field of study has moved beyond a focus on disease, to what modern psychology can help us to become.
For more, check out "Positive Psychology- an Introduction".
Why do some people succeed and others fail? Sharing new insights from her landmark research, Angela explains why talent is hardly a guarantor of success. Angela has found that grit—a combination of passion and perseverance for a singularly important goal—is the hallmark of high achievers in every domain.