Educating Minds and Hearts

AnnouncingThe premier volume in the new Series on Social Emotional Learning! Social and emotional learning needs to be an integral part of childrens education in conjunction with linguistic, mathematical, aesthetic, kinesthetic, and ethical learning. In this innovative volume, leading national experts describe the range of programs and perspectives that teachers, counselors, and administrators can use to promote social-emotional education in todays middle schools. This book will also serve as a useful guide for educators providing concrete strategies, curricular-based programs, and perspectives that can be integrated into school lifeinside and outside the classroom. Chapters focus on the importance of comprehensive and integrative programs as well as conflict resolution, self-esteem, and appropriate behavior in the classroomincluding how educators, themselves, can develop in these areas.