I’m a “connector”… I love making new connections with colleagues around the world . . . I love connecting people to each other. I love the social networks that we’ve created to inspire each other with wisdom, commitment, Â research, and experience with emotional intelligence. Through social media, as have many of you, I’ve shared ideas, […]
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How should educators respond to tragic events that enter our classrooms and schools? I was reading a blog post this morning that made me think about this question. The author, a 7th grade teacher in Boston, received emails from her students asking if they could change their ” current events research topic” assignment of the week […]
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Just published! We are delighted that an article written by Anna Kearney and Susan Stillman describing Six Seconds action research using Self-Science  appears in the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Special Interest Group (SIG) American Educational Research Association (AERA) November newsletter. Final_SEL SIG Newsletter_Fall_2011 The newsletter article is a variation of Anna Kearney’s action research […]
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This study examines the relationship between social-emotional instruction and academic competencies of motivation and goal setting, critical thinking and problem solving, collaboration and leadership, and agility and adaptability. The researcher embedded a social-emotional curriculum called Self-Science designed by Six Seconds in her third grade classroom during the 2010-2011 school year. Â Findings indicated increased motivation […]
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