SOCIAL - EMOTIONAL LEARNING

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development's website provides information regarding educational issues, training opportunities, and professional development.  This is one of my favorites for everything. www.ascd.org

New York University Child Study Center team provides research and assistance regarding mental health issues. www.aboutourkids.com

BullyOnLine, billed as the world's largest Internet resource on bullying, provides all kinds of purchase information. www.successunlimited.co.uk/

Educators for Social Responsibility provides lesson plans, newsletters, training opportunities, and general information regarding all facets of social emotional learning.  On the favorite list. www.esrnational.org

This website provides information about bullying and how to stop it! www.education.unisa.edu.au/bullying

National Network for Child Care, sponsored by Iowa State University, provides specialists, e-mail discussions, and general resources. www.nncc.org

This is the website of the Southern Poverty Law Center which is dedicated to providing activities and resources that fight hate and promote tolerance.  www.teachingtolerance.org

"Bringing people together" is the motto of this website.  It was designed by a Scottish executive who has opened this website for an open exchange of ideas about bullying. www.antibullying.net

This is the website of the Northeast Foundation for Children.  Their program, the responsive classroom, provides help for the teaching of academic and social skills in elementary and middle schools. www.responsiveclassroom.org

Collaborative for the Advancement of Social Emotional Learning is one of the better known organizations dedicated to SEL.  www.casel.org

This website provides resources for the creation of a safe environment for children. www.safetyzone.org

Committee for Children website that provides easy-to-implement school-wide programs with lessons for upper-elementary grades. www.cfchildren.org/bully

Website of Susan Wellman which offers self-esteem programs for girls with a focus on relationships that are aggression free. www.opheliaproject.org

Girl Empowerment Network facilitates programs and provides resources to help adolescent girls develop and maintain healthy self-esteem. www.genaustin.org