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Teacher Resources

Ten Tips for Classroom Management
A free guide from Edutopia
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Teaching Resilience
From the January 2011
Edutopia e-Newsletter
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Ten Reasons Why You
Should Care About SEL

From the June 2010
Second Step E-Newsletter.

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What's New

Cross-National Think Tank on Grief and Loss February 3, 2012 CUNY Graduate Center
Read the flyer & pamphlet


Attend the Public Symposium!
Advancing the Science and Practice of Contemplative Education at the Garrison Institute Nov. 4-6, 2011.
Read the flyer


An Evening with Sraddhalu Ranade: Educating the Whole Person in the 21st Century
Thursday October 20, 2011 5-8 pm at The New York Open Center.
Read the transcript


9/11 Anniversary
Teaching Guide

Classroom Activities and Lesson Plans for K-12, by Tom Roderick
Read now


Project Rebirth documentary
DVD and Book now available!
Watch the trailer and download the film guide


The Second Day
Read the film guide and buy or watch the film.
Watch the trailer


Attend the Public Symposium!
Advancing the Science and Practice of Contemplative Education at the Garrison Institute Nov. 4-6, 2011.
Read the flyer


Resilience for the Rest of Us
By Dan Goleman Learn how to build your resilience from Dan Goleman’s latest article.
Download article


Skills for Life Program
Read about the Inner Resilience Program’s new Ohio-based project, Skills For Life
Read now


New Research: The Benefits of School-Based Social and Emotional Learning Programs.
Download paper



Audio & Video



An Evening with Sraddhalu Ranade: Educating the Whole Person in the 21st Century
Listen to recordings of the presentation held at The Open Center in New York City on October 20, 2011.
Introductions by Barbara Sargent (Kalliopeia Foundation) and Linda Lantieri (Inner Resilience Program) Listen to podcast
Presentation by Sraddhalu Ranade Listen to podcast
Q & A discussion Listen to podcast Listen to the podcasts directly at the Kalliopeia Foundation website.



Beyond GPAs: Character Point Average
Nancy Carlsson-Paige and Bob Wise tell Christine Romans that developing an 'emotional quotient' is an important component of learning.
View the video.






SEL in ASD

Anchorage School District is a national leader in Social and Emotinal Learning.
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Educating World Citizens for the 21st Century
10/9/2009 11:00 AM
Linda Lantieri speaks about about compassion and empathy with a distinguished panel including the Dalai Lama. Used with permission of The Mind and Life Institute.









Resolving Conflict Creatively
The Resolving Conflict Creatively Program helps develop emotional intelligence in Brooklyn inner-city students. The Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP) is still in place at Patrick F. Daly School. RCCP cofounder Linda Lantieri is now director of the Inner Resilience Program. More information about the RCCP can be found at the Web site for Educators for Social Responsibility.
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Selling SEL: An Interview with Daniel Goleman

The author of Emotional Intelligence speaks on the value of social and emotional learning. Daniel Goleman's interview was recorded on December 10, 2007, at the CASEL Forum, an event in New York City that brought together seventy-five global leaders in education and related fields to raise awareness about social and emotional learning (SEL) and introduce important scientific findings related to SEL.
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When the Child You Know is No Indigo
Linda Lantieri discusses her book Building Emotional Intelligence with Tammy Taylor of the Tampa New Thought Examiner.
A recognized pioneer in the movement to integrate social and emotional learning into schools throughout the world, currently Linda is on the forefront of one of education's greatest challenges: how to help children who have suffered shock like the events of 9/11 all over the world become more resilient, so they can bounce back from trauma and get on with their lives and education.