Stephanie Jones
Stephanie M. Jones (stephanie_m_jones@gse.harvard.edu) is Gerald S. Lesser Professor in Early Childhood Development and director of the EASEL Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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To close learning gaps, address social and emotional skills: ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
In the face of enormous concern for children’s learning and development in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, much of the educational response has focused on accelerating academic learning. But children’s social and emotional skills have suffered as well. A growing body of research confirms what educators already know from […] -
Toolbox for SEL
As research on the benefits of social and emotional learning (SEL) continues to grow, schools across the country are using formal SEL curricula to boost students’ skills. Such curricula have benefits for students’ social, emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes, and the effects can last for up to three years post-intervention […] -
Social and Emotional Learning: How to Implement What We Know from the Research
Elizabeth Foster of Learning Forward and Stephanie Jones from the Harvard Graduate School of Education explore what is meant by social and emotional learning, what the research says about effective components of SEL programs and interventions, how SEL is implemented in classrooms and out-of-school time programs, and the implications for […]