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Join the movement to support social emotional learning. International SEL Day — Building Bonds, Reimaging Communities! Studies show that SEL provides many benefits to students — from improved social-emotional skills, well-being and behavior to improved academic outcomes — and these results are long-term and global, with proven positive impact up to 18 years later on academics, conduct problems, emotional distress, and drug use. #SELday

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Register Today! CASE will be using the Pheedloop Platform once again. Wednesday, February 24 = Showcase Sessions. Thursday, February 25 = Workshop with Ricky Robertson. Friday, February 26 = Workshop with Julie Weatherly, Esq. In addition, Thursday and Friday will conclude with a CASE Policy Roundtable to share information and answer your important questions!

Today on the Special Education TODAY blog, co-teaching experts Lisa Dieker, Marilyn Friend, Shalece Kohnke, and Tammy Barron share some practical ideas and strategies for co-teachers as they create new pathways during the pandemic. Check it out!

As more schools move to adopt inclusive practices, special educators are expected to provide services to students in new settings, collaborate with their general education colleagues, and navigate various difficult situations. This TEACHING Exceptional Children article provides educators with steps, strategies. and resources specific to self-advocating for and in inclusive settings.

The purposes of this study were to assess the effects of fractions intervention for students who are at risk for poor outcomes and to examine whether a component that combines self-regulated learning with growth-mindset instruction (SR-GM) provides added value for improving outcomes. At-risk students (N = 84) were randomly assigned to three conditions: fractions intervention, fractions intervention with embedded SR-GM, and a control group. Intervention was conducted three times per week for 35 min per session for 13 weeks. Multilevel models indicated both fractions intervention conditions produced strong effects, with no added value for SR-GM. Posttest fractions achievement gaps for both intervention conditions held steady, narrowed, or closed, whereas the control group’s gaps remained sizeable or grew. Results suggest that intervention can address challenging mathematics standards for at-risk learners and that SR-GM instruction may not be necessary in the context of strong intervention.

Never before has the profession of teaching been more taxing. During this global pandemic, teachers are asked to come to their job each day ready to work, create engaging lessons, and maintain their own mental health and that of their students. In addition, they’re asked to toggle between face-to-face and online learning environments, often at a moment’s notice.

2021 will bring many changes to the federal education policy landscape. Join CEC’s Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor for a post-Inauguration webinar on Jan. 27 to learn how the new President, Secretary of Education, Congress, and other key players could affect you, your colleagues, and your students in the coming year. And best of all, this webinar is FREE for CEC members—register now!

With millions of kids still learning remotely, the learning losses are piling up. Some school districts are reporting a higher level of failing grades this fall. A report from the consultant McKinsey & Company estimated that students were three months behind in math when they started the school year. And another study said learning losses were minimal, but left out many students from the analysis.

Lillie Marshall, a contributor for Teaching Channel, writes: “It was 1 am on a school night, and I was still grading student essays. I’d skipped doing any exercise that day, and my back was creaking from hunched-over work. Suddenly, I flashed back to the lecture I’d ended class with that same day. ‘7th graders,’ I’d declared to my pupils lovingly, ‘please make sure you’re taking care of yourselves. Get quality time with loved ones, exercise, healthy food and enough sleep. We don’t want you to burn out or get sick! Health and wellbeing are the most important thing — now and always.'”