Lorea Martínez

Lorea Martínez, Ph.D., is the award-winning founder of HEART in Mind Consulting, a company dedicated to helping schools and organizations integrate social-emotional learning (SEL) in their practices, products, and learning communities. An educator who has worked with children and adults internationally, Dr. Martínez is a faculty member at Columbia University Teachers College, educating aspiring principals in Emotional Intelligence. Her new book for educators, Teaching with the HEART in Mind, is currently available. Previously, she was a special education teacher and administrator. She frequently blogs about how to incorporate SEL in teaching practices and parenting at loreamartinez.com.

Five Ways to Celebrate Your Students’ Cultures

By Lorea Martínez | August 25, 2021

Developing cultural competence can help teachers create more trusting relationships with students and a more positive learning environment.

How One Elementary School Integrates Social-Emotional Skills in the Classroom

By Hanna Melnick, Lorea Martínez | May 21, 2019

Teachers at Lakewood Elementary find innovative ways to incorporate social-emotional learning (SEL) into regular lessons.