Dr. Marc Brackett, founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and lead developer of RULER, a systemic, evidence-based approach to social and emotional learning reflects on where students are now and how to reach them. This Social Emotional Learning (SEL) focused episode is relevant for Fall 2021 as students and teachers return to school.
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Dr. Marc Brackett – Bio as Submitted
Marc Brackett, Ph.D., is founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligenceย and professor in theย Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine at Yale University. His grant-funded research focuses on: (1) the role of emotions and emotional intelligence in learning, decision making, creativity, relationship quality, and mental health; (2) the measurement of emotional intelligence; and (3) the influences of emotional intelligence training on childrenโs and adultsโ health, performance, and workplace performance and climate. Marc has published 125 scholarly articles and has received numerous awards, including the Joseph E. Zins Award for his research on social and emotional learning and an honorary doctorate from Manhattanville College. He also is a distinguished scientist on the National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development and on the board of directors for theย Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL).
Marc is the lead developer ofย RULER, a systemic, evidence-based approach to social and emotional learning that has been adopted by over 2,000 public, charter, and private pre-school through high schools across the United States and in other countries, including Australia, China, England, Italy, Mexico, and Spain. RULER infuses social and emotion learning into the immune system of schools by enhancing how school administrators lead, educators teach, students learn, and families parent. Research shows that RULER boosts academic performance, decreases school problems like bullying, enriches classroom climates, reduces teacher stress and burnout, and enhances teacher instructional practices. Marc is the author ofย Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thriveย (Celadon/Macmillan), which will be released in September of 2019.
Marc regularly consults with large companies on best practices for integrating the principles of emotional intelligence into training and product design. He is co-founder ofย Oji Life Lab, a corporate learning firm that develops innovative digital learning systems for emotional intelligence. With Facebook, Marc has developed a number of products, including: social resolution tools to help adults and youth resolve online conflict; a bullying prevention hub to support educators, families, and teens; and InspirED, an open-source resource center to support high school students in leading positive change in their schools. Marc also holds a 5th degree black belt in Hapkido, a Korean martial art.
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We do need to consider how students are learning. What we know about students today is that they continue to be driven a by a media oriented world. They are routinely using their devices. In recent classroom observations, I saw teachers using more technology, especially Chromebooks. What I found interesting is that many teachers have adapted to a more one on one, student centered instructional approach. They will give students a task to be completed, with many resources available and then rotate around the room giving individual attention. I have noticed that whole classroom direct instruction is less often used in the classroom. I believe this is a trend that recognizes students as individual learners and recognizes the resources available to students.
I think this is a great trend. In my classroom, also, it means that we are having more individualized personalized instruction. That is for sure. Thanks for sharing your observations!