Educators and Workforce
Setting the Record Straight on Social-Emotional Learning: A Teacher’s Perspective
Social-emotional learning (SEL) has been in the news a lot lately, and this recent surge of news about SEL has come with a good deal of misinformation. In this blog series, we’ll attempt to set the record straight on SEL by exploring the benefits and importance of SEL for young children, highlighting its recent politicization, and understanding what polling tells us about the best way to communicate with parents about the topic.
Setting the Record Straight on Social-Emotional Learning: The Business Case for SEL
Just as early childhood advocates frequently cite the economic case for early learning, proponents of SEL shouldn’t shy away from making the case that teaching social-emotional skills to young children makes good business sense. There are a lot of important reasons for teaching these skills starting at a young age and the fact that these skills will make it easier down the road for students to succeed in the workplace is a fact worth highlighting.
Setting the Record Straight on Social-Emotional Learning: An Introduction
Social-emotional learning (SEL) has been in the news a lot lately, and this recent surge of news about SEL has come with a good deal of misinformation. In this blog series, we’ll attempt to set the record straight on SEL by exploring the benefits and importance of SEL for young children, highlighting its recent politicization, and understanding what polling tells us about the best way to communicate with parents about the topic.
Race and Racism in Education with Dr. Marvin Lynn
On this episode, host Rafael Otto speaks with Dr. Marvin Lynn, who most recently served as the dean at Portland State University’s Graduate School of Education.
Early Works has Changed my Community
Yoncalla's partnership with Children's Institute has changed our community.
The Early Childhood Coalition Gave me a Space to Speak as an Expert in Family Care
Working with Children’s Institute and the Early Childhood Coalition gave me a space to speak as an expert in family care and I was able to help shape priorities for the 2021 legislative session.
Because of Early Works, I Know my Voice Matters
Thanks to Early Works, I've had opportunities to become a leader in my school and help other families.
ELD Releases Interactive Data & Planning Tool
Oregon's Early Learning Division has released the Early Learning Map for Oregon (ELMO), an interactive data and planning tool that can help schools, community and state agencies, Early Learning Hubs, advocacy groups, and other early learning partners to plan and...
Building Relationships and Community through Storytelling, with Dr. Johnny Lake
This week, host Rafael Otto speaks with Dr. Johnny Lake, an international consultant and trainer on community-building, equity, diversity and leadership with a focus on what youth need, and what our education systems need to better serve students and young people.
Cultivating Genius: A Conversation with Dr. Gholdy Muhammad
In this episode, host Rafael Otto speaks with Dr. Gholdy Muhammad, whose research has focused on the social and historical foundations of literacy in Black communities and how literacy development can be re-conceptualized in classrooms today.