Monthly Archives: November 2017

Nov 28 2017

Balancing the Brain and the Heart

By |2023-05-09T12:32:43-04:00November 28th, 2017|

In education, we sometimes fall into an acronym trap: ESSA. IEP. ELA. SEL. Or we default to rattling off statistics as shorthand for what we’re really talking about. And sometimes, this kind of secret education code serves us well. It allows us to transmit information efficiently. But it also comes at a price if we forget to balance it out with stories about the humans at the center of our work.

Nov 14 2017

TransformEd Co-Hosts a Successful SEL Summit

By |2023-05-09T12:32:43-04:00November 14th, 2017|

On October 25, 2017, TransformEd co-hosted Social-Emotional Learning (SEL): A Teaching, Learning, and Leadership Opportunity with the Center for the Collaborative Classroom (CCC). The summit, held in Westborough, Mass., brought together nearly 200 educators throughout the state to highlight the importance of teaching, leading, and learning about SEL.

Nov 1 2017

Improvement Science And Social-Emotional Learning

By |2023-05-09T12:32:43-04:00November 1st, 2017|

Over the past six months, I’ve had the great pleasure of traveling to districts across the country to speak with and learn from our new school partners who are committed to integrating important Mindsets, Essential Skills, and Habits (MESH), such as growth mindset and social awareness, into their daily practice. At the start of most of these engagements, educators tend to ask me one question more than any other: “Where do we begin?”

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