Tag: Social and emotional learning

Partners in Learning Pakistan: peer learning as a means of improving learning outcomes in low-income, remote settings

by Madeeha Ansari and Joy Okwuonu | Jun 26, 2023 | Learning

In April 2020, schools in Pakistan were closed indefinitely to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. This pattern of school closures caused huge concerns about global learning losses: it was estimated that 1.6 billion learners in about 190 countries would be affected. With school closures came increased social isolation.… Read More

The road paved with good intentions: Is social and emotional learning (SEL) safe and effective for all children affected by crises?

by Ha Yeon Kim | Mar 30, 2023 | Conflict, Crisis and Emergency, Learning

Over 222 million school-aged children are affected by armed conflicts and crises globally as of 2022. This number is expected to continue to rise due to ongoing crises and disasters. In the reality of the compounding trauma and protracted crises that so many children are living through, we need sustainable… Read More

Measuring the dosage of brief social-emotional learning (SEL) activities in humanitarian settings

by Zezhen (Michael) Wu, Hirokazu Yoshikawa, J. Lawrence Aber, Lindsay Brown and Ha Yeon Kim | Mar 1, 2023 | Conflict, Crisis and Emergency

This blog was written by Zezhen (Michael) Wu, Hirokazu Yoshikawa and J. Lawrence Aber, Department of Applied Psychology, and Lindsay Brown and Ha Yeon Kim, Global TIES for...

Socioemotional Learning (SEL) and EdTech – Opportunities for Turbulent Times

by Akanksha Bapna | Jul 11, 2022 | Learning

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a seismic shift in education - not only in its delivery but also its goals. Here we identify five opportunities emerging from the pandemic that can help bring socioemotional learning to the front and centre of learning goals. Read More

Finding synergies between socio-emotional learning and mental health and psychosocial wellbeing

by Fiona Samuels | Jul 4, 2022 | Learning

In this blog I briefly explore how one might bring together linkages between those working on socio-emotional learning (SEL) and others like myself working on mental health and psychosocial wellbeing (MHPSW), and similarly how people working in these two domains might collaborate. Read More

Adopting a holistic approach to examining learning loss as a result of school closures in Ethiopia: including socio-emotional learning

by Stephen Bayley, Darge Wole Meshesha, Paul Ramchandani, Pauline Rose, Tassew Woldehanna and Louise Yorke | Dec 13, 2021 | COVID-19, Learning

This blog was written by Stephen Bayley, Darge Wole Meshesha, Paul Ramchandani, Pauline Rose, Tassew Woldehanna, and Louise Yorke. It was originally published on the RISE...

Teachers in Conflict Can Support Students’ Mental Health — If We Invest in Theirs

by Lindsay Brown | Sep 27, 2021 | Education and Conflict, Teachers

This blog was written by Dr Lindsay Brown, NYU-Global TIES for Children in the Steinhardt Institute of Human Development and Social Change. Lindsay primarily investigates how to...

Can tutoring informed by social-emotional principles improve learning outcomes? A look across multiple conflict-affected contexts

by Alexander Tucciarone and Douha Boulares | Jul 29, 2021 | Education and Conflict, Learning

This blog was written by Alexander Tucciarone, Education Content Advisor at International Rescue Committee, and Douha Boulares, Budget & Communication Associate at NYU Global...

Supporting Students’ Socio-Emotional Learning, Mental Health, and Wellbeing During and Beyond COVID-19

by Louise Yorke | Mar 24, 2021 | Learning

This blog was written by Louise Yorke, researcher on the RISE Ethiopia team. She is a Research Associate at the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at the...

Responding to Covid-19 in Kenya: Interview with Lucy Maina and Ngángá Kibandi

by NISSEM | Jul 10, 2020 | COVID-19, Teachers

With the ‘COVID-19 Interviews’, NISSEM has embarked on a series of interviews with actors from government and civil society, in order to understand better the practicalities and...

Promoting Social and Emotional Learning During School Closures: Why and How

by Jennae Bulat, Julianne Norman and Elizabeth Randolph | Jun 4, 2020 | COVID-19, Learning

This blog was written by Dr Jennae Bulat, Senior Director of the Teaching and Learning team in the International Development Group (IDG) at RTI International. Jennae co-authored...