McGraw Hill @ SXSW EDU 2019
Empowering English Learners in Challenging Times
In today’s complex and fast-changing environment, English Learners (ELs) face increasing challenges in adapting to U.S. classrooms, and educators face a number of hurdles in teaching them. This panel explores various frameworks for empowering EL students and their families, particularly those who have undergone trauma as a result of migration or conflict, as well as effective strategies to incorporate social and emotional learning to better address the needs of these students.
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Supporting English Learners with Social and Emotional Learning
5 Ways Teachers Can Make Learning Communities Accessible to Parents of English Learners
K-12 Thought Leaders on Teaching English Learners
Beyond ABCs and 123s: Going Deeper with SEL
Providing effective and research-based social emotional learning (SEL) is critical for early childhood education. This panel will offer insights and practical advice from leading researchers on delivering culturally responsive SEL to engage and empower early learners.
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5 Guiding Principles of Social and Emotional Learning
Social and Emotional Learning is for Teachers, Too
Culturally Responsive Social and Emotional Learning
Neuromyths: Five Myths About How People Learn
Are you right-brained or left-brained? What is your learning style? Do you use only ten percent of your brain?" You may have heard questions like these before. But how do these and other popular education ideas measure up against learning science research? Here, a learning scientist explores five common neuromyths in education, how they may actually detract from learning, and what the research reveals instead.
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The Role of the Applied Learning Scientist
Teaching Smarter with Learning Science Research
A Peek Inside the Reading Brain
Behind the Cube: Leveraging Learning Science in Media Production
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