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Articles: Take This Job and….

Wait! Here are some research-based ways teachers and principals can rejuvenate their passion for their jobs over the holidays.

Articles: Four Reminders of Human Strength and Goodness after Sandy Hook

Are people horrible? It's a question many Americans are asking ourselves after the horror of a school shooting.

Articles: Can Educators Cultivate Ecological Intelligence?

A new book, co-written by Emotional Intelligence author Daniel Goleman, argues that schools are the best places to cultivate an understanding of our relationship to the natural world.

Articles: Three Ways to Help Students Give Meaningful Gifts

Research has identified what makes some gifts more meaningful than others. Here's how teachers can help their students get beyond elbow macaroni and glue.

Articles: Our Children, Our Strangers

A new book explores extreme differences between parents and children—and in so doing, reveals how we can all find empathy, resilience, and meaning in life's most difficult experiences.

Articles: An Awesome Way to Make Kids Less Self-Absorbed

Research suggests that experiencing awe helps kids focus less on themselves and more on the world around them.

Research Digest Items/Studies: Integrating Mindfulness Training into K-12 Education

Research Digest Items/Studies: Effects of Mindful Awareness Practices on Executive Functions in Elementary School Children

Research Digest Items/Studies: Mindfulness-Based Approaches and their Potential for Educational Psychology Practice

Research Digest Items/Studies: Mindfulness-Based Approaches with Children and Adolescents

Articles: Is Social-Emotional Learning a Luxury?

Why SEL is a necessity for children of every background.

Articles: Is Character the Key to Success?

An interview with Paul Tough reveals that there's more to academic success than just, well...academics.

Articles: Four Ways Teachers Can Show They Care

Research suggests caring relationships with teachers help students do better in school and act more kindly toward others.

Articles: How Self-Compassion Can Help Prevent Teacher Burnout

Tips for keeping cool and being kind to yourself, even in the midst of a stressful situation.

Articles: Three Ways Administrators Can Foster Teachers’ Growth

Can administrators help teachers feel safe enough to make mistakes and ask questions? Research says the answer is yes.