Creating a Self-Directed Learning Ennvironment: Standards-Based and Social-Emotional Learning

Educate the whole child-improve the whole school.

Implementing new teaching practices can feel like juggling. This book shows you how to balance standards-based learning, social-emotional learning, and cognitive development and build realistic plans for success. With a flexible, three-tiered, visual framework designed for schoolwide collaboration, it helps you build on your school's strengths and the potential of existing programs. It also offers:

An integrated philosophy focused on self-directed learning and the whole child
Attention to academic inclusion, behavior intervention, and classroom management
Research sourced from CASEL and state programs and initiatives
Numerous illustrations, tables, and graphics
Tools and supplemental resources for implementation