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How can federal policy support state efforts to foster positive youth skill development and overall mental health? The pre-K to Grade 12 education system has be...en tested in unprecedented ways over the past year, and educators, leaders, students, and their families have stepped up to the challenge in unique and innovative ways. One key lesson is the importance of centering social and emotional development and well-being to help students and adults navigate virtual and in-person learning, especially while working through trauma. In this briefing, students, members of Congress, and experts in child development will discuss the importance of social emotional learning (SEL) concepts and how they can be advanced through federal policy. See more

WATCH LIVE: #CandleUSC's Mary Helen Immordino-Yang joins students, Congress & experts in child development to discuss the importance of SEL & how it can be advanced through federal policy. #SELDay Learning Policy Institute The Urban Assembly America Forward Harmony SEL Committee for Children https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqLaxq5itaU

TOMORROW 9am PT/12pm ET Briefing: #CandleUSC's Mary Helen Immordino-Yang will join students, members of Congress, and experts in child development to discuss the importance of social emotional learning (SEL) concepts and how they can be advanced through federal policy. #SELDay Learning Policy Institute The Urban Assembly America Forward Harmony SEL Committee for Children REGISTER: https://cfchildren.zoom.us//regi/WN_mPK4rQAZQp2Yii2-kksnRw

How can you recognize the signs of good thinking in adolescence and utilize this in teaching? In this virtual talk, #CandleUSC's Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and Bank Street College of Education's Doug Knecht do a deep-dive into how emotion, cognition, and social skills are deeply intertwined in the way that young people learn. Subscribe to CANDLE's YouTube to watch the latest presentations. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOIDZHj2EuBYP3fUPFLgr-g #Neuroscience #Adolescents #Learning #Teaching #Emotions #Cognition #SocialEmotionalLearning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP50NkMgOF8&t=451s

3/26 9am PT/12pm ET Briefing: #CandleUSC's Mary Helen Immordino-Yang will join students, members of Congress, and experts in child development to discuss the importance of social emotional learning (SEL) concepts and how they can be advanced through federal policy. #SELDay Learning Policy Institute The Urban Assembly America Forward Harmony SEL Committee for Children REGISTER: https://cfchildren.zoom.us//regi/WN_mPK4rQAZQp2Yii2-kksnRw