How Personalized Learning Models Support Social and Emotional Learning
February 25, 2021
By Next Generation Learning Challenges
In addition to filling learning gaps and putting each student on a path to math proficiency, personalized learning is a tool for social and emotional growth. Teach to One team members Rosa Pynes and Jeff Rimkus share more in an article for Next Generation Learning Challenges, including six social and emotional skills that will serve students throughout their lives:
- Goal setting
- Social awareness
- Agency
- Growth mindset
- Relationships
- Self management
Pynes and Rimkus say, “personalized learning can reinforce social and emotional learning like growth mindset and relationship-building through collaborative learning, performance-based tasks, and ongoing reflection.” Read the full article here.
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