The Art of SEL
Tune in as host Jonathan Juravich talks to educators and experts about how we can help ourselves and our students understand thoughts, feelings, emotions, and behaviors and why that understanding is crucial right now.
Social Emotional Learning
Studies show that implementing SEL practices improves students’ academic performance and SEL skills by providing an environment to process emotions and build resilience. Through SEL, students learn strategies that help develop skills to deal with emotional obstacles. The art room is an ideal place to learn and practice these strategies that not only enhance a traditional visual art curriculum but carry into cross-curricular connections, service-learning projects, and beyond the classroom walls.
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Reset and Get Back to Best Practices You Love Through SEL and Assessment
Another school year is right around the corner. You have taken time to recharge, and now you are shifting your…
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6 Skills Art Teachers Gained This Past Year and 14 Ideas to Try
The pandemic has taken educators on a wild ride since the spring of the 2019–2020 school year. Distance learning was…
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4 Ideas to Foster Empathy and Gift Giving in the Art Room
Why do we make art? We all are passionate about making art—that’s why we are in this field. But how…
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4 Fun Ideas to Unprogram in the Art Room to Alleviate Student Stress
Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a long-term project, grinding towards weekly goals, wishing for the weekend,…
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How to Bring Social Justice, Trauma-Informed Teaching, and SEL Into the Art Room
The following article is written from one art educator’s experiential lens. We recognize that it may not be safe or…
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6 Powerful Ways to Advocate for Your Visual Arts Program Post Pandemic
We continue to navigate the profound impact of an awakening brought upon by extreme politics, racial injustices, and collective trauma…
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Don’t Miss These 30 Artists That Bridge SEL and Art!
Regardless of grade level or content area, SEL is a term that keeps popping up in conversations ranging from those…
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6 Classroom Management Strategies to Prompt Social-Emotional Learning
Focusing on social-emotional learning (SEL) can provide opportunities for self-expression and produce beautiful works of art. However, SEL isn’t just…
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7 Lesson Ideas to Engage Kindergarteners in SEL Through the Elements of Art
This fall, many kindergarten and first grade students are attending in-person learning for the first time. After COVID isolation and…
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No Drawing Skill Required! An Activity That Connects the Brain and Art
For many, art is inherently therapeutic. The act of creating can be a form of self-care, and it can also…
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6 Picture Books to Prompt an Awareness of Self and Others
How do you engage with picture books? Maybe you curl up with a good book and a special kid in…
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The Art of SEL—2 Reasons Why It’s Not “One More Thing”
Art Education focuses on engaging in self-discovery, goal setting, and working alongside others. Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) leads students through an…
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