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List of contents
Contents
eResources
Meet the Authors
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Why You Will Want to Integrate SEL Into Your Curriculum
Part 1: Self-Awareness
Chapter 2: Be Authentic
Chapter 3: Practice Mindfulness
Part II: Self-Management
Chapter 4: Feel Positive
Chapter 5: Control Yourself
Chapter 6: Think Independently
Chapter 7: Be Resilient
Part III: Social Awareness
Chapter 8: Cooperate and Compete Successfully
Chapter 9: Neither Be a Bully Nor Be Bullied
Part IV: Relationship Skills
Chapter 10: Develop Fruitful Friendships
Chapter 11: Demonstrate Leadership
Part V: Responsible Decision Making
Chapter 12: Think Creatively
Chapter 13: Think Critically and Wisely
Part VI: Achieving Teaching Goals More Effectively
Chapter 14: Help for Harried Teachers
Chapter 15: Multiple Means of Measuring Your Students’ SEL
Chapter 16: The Future of SEL
Bibliography
About the author
John Dacey is Professor Emeritus of the Lynch School of Education at Boston College in Massachusetts. He is an expert on SEL and anxiety disorders and has a nationally tested COPE program used by parents, teachers, and psychotherapists to relieve the symptoms of anxiety syndrome. He is the author of 18 books on anxiety, creativity, and human development.
Lindsey Neves Baillargeron teaches English language arts to grades 6 through 12 in the North Attleboro Public School District in Massachusetts. She has integrated SEL into curricula, presented professional development workshops on emotional intelligence, and served on the SEL District Steering Committee. She has also served as a member of the Social-Emotional Learning Alliance for Massachusetts.
Nancy Tripp has taught general education and inclusion English language arts, as well as language-based classes and Tier 2 reading instruction to grades 5 through 8 for 25 years in Westport, Massachusetts. She loves curriculum work and has presented numerous professional development workshops, study groups, and summer institutes.
Summary
In this helpful book, you’ll learn how to seamlessly infuse social and emotional learning into your middle school English language arts curriculum.
