Learning is social and emotional. That’s why we take a whole-child approach to education, moving beyond a focus on academic achievement alone to incorporate life skills—building relationships, controlling emotions, making responsible decisions—that children must develop for long-term success.
More than two decades of research shows that high-quality social and emotional learning programs pay off.
Students who participate in a K–12 SEL program score better on standardized achievement tests.
From six months to 18 years after SEL programs are completed, students can still derive benefits.
Studies show that spending $1 on SEL programs is equal to spending $11 on intervention.
No time to integrate a social and emotional learning curriculum across subject areas? No problem. SEL is infused throughout our evidence-based literacy, math, social studies, and science programs. It’s incorporated in whole-class and small-group instructional resources, collaborative and student-choice activities, and personalized feedback delivered by adaptive software.
With SEL built right into our core, intervention, and supplemental programs, you save time while giving students the support they need by:
Live, online sessions pair teachers with HMH’s instructional coaches to ensure readiness from day one.
One-hour sessions focus on refreshing and deepening knowledge.
On-demand resources and live events build community around today’s social and emotional learning challenges.
On-demand resources, available in English and Spanish, are designed to support families and caregivers.
Our SEL curriculum for elementary students, embedded throughout HMH’s research-backed programs, educates the whole child.
Our SEL curriculum for middle school aims to help students navigate complex peer relationships and learn to resolve conflicts.
Our SEL curriculum for high school encourages students to explore who they are and the impact they want to have on the world.
Explore resources and tools that help incorporate SEL into instruction.
Get answers to common questions like "What is social-emotional learning in education?" and "Why is SEL important?"
View social and emotional learning resources and articles for educators to help equip students with valuable lifelong skills. SEL is more important than ever due to the effects of the pandemic.
When we focus on the whole child, teachers have more time to support learning, and academic achievement increases.
Productive discourse lends itself well to building a community where social and emotional learning in science is supported.
Ready to help your kiddos develop meaningful relationships and connect with their classmates? Try these classroom community-building activities for elementary students.
Nurturing students social emotional learning during COVID-19 is essential. Explore key SEL principles that schools and educators can use during the pandemic.
Priyank Bhatt, a lead math teacher at West Side High School in Newark, New Jersey, joins us for a follow-up episode to discuss his experiences with virtual learning as an urban educator, and the social-emotional learning required in the age of COVID-19.
Meet Julia Allan, a Kindergarten teacher in Howard County Public Schools. She talks about equity in education, social-emotional learning, the tooth fairy, bus stresses, and the joys of seeing her students grow together.
Season 2 of the Shaping the Future Podcast kicks off with special guest Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar, author of Happier and co-founder of the Happiness Studies Academy. Join host Matthew Mugo Fields as he asks about anti-fragility and the elements of happiness.
Meet Anthony Swann, a fifth grade teacher in Rocky Mount, Virginia. An advocate for hope and empathy when it comes to students contending with trauma, Anthony was named the 2021 Virginia Teacher of the Year.
Meet Angelica Moreno, a Spanish kindergarten teacher at the Dual Language Academy at Dr. Sue Shook Elementary in El Paso, Texas. This week's discussion includes dual language learnering, the El Paso Walmart shooting, and the school's reaction to losing one of their own to COVID-19.
Meet Karen Johnston, an elementary school teacher at Harriet Tubman Montessori in New Orleans, Louisiana. Karen helps build a comfortable and open learning environment for her students by utilizing student-directed activities in mixed grade level classes.
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