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

by Greg Mullen (Author)

Educate the whole child--improve the whole school.

Implementing evidence-based and innovative teaching practices can feel like juggling: If you have standards-based learning in one hand and social-emotional learning in the other, what do you do with cognitive development? This book shows you how to balance all 3, combining these concepts into manageable, realistic plans for success.

In clear, easy-to-follow language, master teacher and educational expert Greg Mullen introduces a flexible, three-tiered, visual framework designed for schoolwide collaboration. He also offers:

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

Make innovation work for your school. With this guide, you and your colleagues will build on your strengths, discover the potential of your existing programs, and implement smart changes that make a real difference for students.

Author Biography

Greg Mullen, teacher and founder of Exploring the Core, is based in Los Angeles, CA, and is a supporter of whole child development. His philosophy and framework is designed to help schools, teachers, and families understand and develop the whole child. With years of classroom teaching experience in public, private, and charter schools, his devotion to practical philosophy in education has helped many students develop academically, socially, and emotionally to become life-long self-directed learners. See www.exploringthecore.com.