Issue #12 - Transforming Education Newsletter from the Global Citizenship Foundation
"In diversity there is beauty and there is strength."— Maya AngelouThe pandemic has brought to attention the need for educational institutions and educators to recognize, and work towards fostering Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and the well-being of educators and learners, among the other stakeholders.In Issue 12 of the Transforming Education Newsletter, we present to you an insightful article — by Harvard University's Dr. Stephanie M. Jones, Natasha Raisch, Sonya Temko, and Rebecca Bailey — from the .ed Magazine, a quarterly curated issue-based digital magazine for educators. Read this article of the week to know the effective strategies, ideas, and common elements across diverse SEL frameworks that could help you in building a more effective SEL practice. Also, check out the 🗓 upcoming global events, our 💫 author spotlight, along with the 🗞news and updates from the Global Citizenship Foundation below.Do scroll towards the end of the newsletter to know how you can help me and my team :)
🌟 Featured Article
Framing a Vision for Effective Global Social and Emotional Learning
The extensive variety and diversity are valuable, as the variations reflect the values and ideas of those building and engaging in SEL efforts in diverse contexts around the world.
SEL is, and should be, defined in a variety of ways and is deeply developmental.
Broadly speaking, social and emotional learning (SEL) refers to the processes through which individuals learn and apply a set of social, emotional, and related skills, attitudes, behaviors, and values that help direct their thoughts, feelings, and actions in ways that enable them to succeed in school, work, and life. However, SEL has been defined in a variety of ways in the frameworks that shape the field, and the term has served as an umbrella for many sub-fields, each with a particular focus (e.g., emotion regulation, prosocial skills, aggressive behavior problems) and many types of educational interventions (e.g., bullying prevention, character education, conflict resolution, social skills training). The scope and focus of...[Read Full Story Here]
🎫 Upcoming Global Events
💡 Discussion Group: Anti-Racist Educators Collaborative Group
📆 December 2, 2021 (Multiple Dates Available)
🏛 Hosted by Anti-Racism Every Day
🎟 Ticket: Free Entry
✅ To know more, visit:
💡 Education Summit: RewirEd Summit — www.rewired2021.com
📆 December 12-13, 2021
🏛 Hosted by RewirEd
🎟 Ticket: Free Entry
✅ To know more, visit:
💡MindOut in Mayo - The implementation of an SEL program
📆 November 18, 2021
🏛 Hosted by Mental Health Ireland
🎟 Ticket: Free Entry
✅ To know more, visit:
💫 Author Spotlight
Dr. Erik Jon Byker, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Reading and Elementary Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Byker is the President of the Executive Board of the Mu Chapter of Phi Beta Delta, the Honor Society for International Scholars. His fields of specialization include curriculum foundations, educational technology integration, global citizenship education, and social studies.
Know more about Dr. Erik Jon Byker here.
🤩 Global Citizenship Foundation Events and Updates
💡 Youth Opportunity: Mentor-Intern Program Cohort 8 Launched!
A unique and carefully curated global internship program infused with social-emotional learning (SEL) to foster leadership through personal and professional skills enhancement.
Mentor-Internship Program offers young people an incredible opportunity to experience the Culture of Practice and through reflective actions in a global workplace.
Mentor-Intern Program is a one-of-a-kind platform for individuals to develop essential skills and competencies required to thrive in the workplace and in life. We are excited to announce the applications for Mentor-Intern Program Cohort-VIII for January intake are now live.
To know more about Internship Opportunities available, please visit the link and view the prospectus.
💫 Read the .ed Magazine Issue on Mainstreaming Social and Emotional Learning!
The .ed Magazine is an issue-based quarterly digital publication that brings changemakers, policymakers, educators, and thought-leaders together to contribute to this initiative. This latest edition focuses on mainstreaming Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), including SEL strategies, challenges, approaches, models, and ideas for educators to deliver more impactful and effective SEL.
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Thank you for investing your time to read this newsletter. Here’s my question to you — What elements in SEL can be helpful in transforming education at a global level? Share your thoughts with me on my Twitter/send me an email.
Once again, thank you for what you are doing to transform education for human flourishing! If you liked the newsletter, do forward it to your colleagues, and let them know they can subscribe here.
I am looking forward to you joining me in our next newsletter!
Please stay safe and do take care!
Invested in your success,
— Aaryan Salman
Editor, .ed Magazine
President, Global Citizenship Foundation