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A teacher’s self-care is created by reflection, refraction, and dispersion.
Noelle Morris
Senior Director Community Engagement, HMH; Host of HMH Learning Moments: Teachers in America Podcast
April 29, 2022
Introduce your students to the five competencies of SEL with these writing and journal prompts for elementary, middle, and high school.
Ali Habashi
Shaped Editor
April 04, 2022
The 5 social-emotional learning (SEL) competencies developed by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) are crucial to students’ learning and growth. Explore the competencies and strategies for helping students achieve them.
Brenda Iasevoli
Shaped Editor
March 11, 2022
We asked ed leaders from across the country to weigh in on education trends for 2022. Here's what they had to say.
Brenda Iasevoli
Shaped Editor
January 20, 2022
Check out a few suggestions for empathy activities for middle schoolers and find new ways for teaching empathy in the classroom.
Zoe Del Mar
Shaped Staff
January 10, 2022
Before we say goodbye to 2021, let’s highlight our most-read and favorite Shaped blogs.
Christine Condon
Shaped Editor-in-Chief
December 14, 2021
Keeping your class motivated is a lot easier with a celebration on the horizon. Liven things up for your students with these 9 free or low-cost classroom rewards.
Ali Habashi
Shaped Editor
December 09, 2021
What is PLC in education, and what makes professional learning communities effective? Discover best practices for ensuring success with PLCs.
Dr. Lisa Corbin
Instruction & Leadership Coach
December 08, 2021
Share these SEL remote activities with your students at home to help them develop SEL skills, like self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and responsible decision-making.
Zoe Del Mar
Shaped Staff
December 02, 2021
How do we reframe our pedagogy to incorporate multiple narratives within our classrooms? We can start with three building blocks: reading, content integration, and scaffolding of information.
David J. O’Connor
American Indian Studies Consultant, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
November 04, 2021
Students need to believe that they belong in their learning environment. Learn about the importance of classroom community—and ways to foster positivity.
Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor
October 29, 2021
We can recover and transition into a new post-pandemic instructional model that fuses the power of technology with the tried-and-true social gathering of the classroom.
John "Jack" Lynch
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, HMH
October 06, 2021
Get answers to common questions like "What is social-emotional learning in education?" and "Why is SEL important?"
Jordan Friedman
Shaped Editor
October 04, 2021
Motivation, persistence, and scaffolded support through targeted explanatory feedback are key elements of productive struggle.
Shaped Staff
October 01, 2021
Make time in your packed schedule for one-on-one teaching strategies that deliver big benefits for students.
Brenda Iasevoli
Shaped Editor
September 27, 2021
Honor 2022 National Dyslexia Awareness Month this October by better understanding how learning differences can affect your students' social and emotional learning.
Ali Habashi
Shaped Editor
September 21, 2021
Ready to help your kiddos develop meaningful relationships and connect with their classmates? Try these classroom community-building activities for elementary students.
Brenda Iasevoli
Shaped Editor
September 21, 2021
Create a healthy and happy learning environment with middle school classroom management strategies that are rooted in brain science.
Dr. Adriana Chavarín-López
Strategy and Instructional Support Officer, San Diego Unified School District
August 27, 2021
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