Educators have been talking more about the rise of “social-emotional learning” post-pandemic and how it has helped students perform better on tests.
Upon the return to classrooms, many students struggled – and not just academically. Teachers say students were having trouble connecting to each other and feeling a sense of belonging at school because of the months of disconnection.
But teachers and families at San Jose’s Meadows Elementary School in the Franklin-McKinley School District found that taking the time to grow social-emotional connections helped students feel better and perform better on tests.
The school got help from a nonprofit called PowerMyLearning, which creates workshops to help educators help students