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Inspiring the Best in Students:
Improving Academics and Character Through Social-Emotional Learning
Inspiring the Best in Students (ASCD 2010) by Jonathan Erwin
presents the latest research demonstrating a direct correlation between social-emotional learning (SEL), academic
success, and character development. Students who are able to regulate their behavior (i.e. restrain impulses, manage
stress and anger, self-evaluate, plan effectively, and persevere) and get along with others (i.e. take others’ perspective,
empathize, demonstrate manners and social skills) are significantly more successful both in school and later in life. Inspiring
the Best presents: - A compelling research-based rational
for integrating SEL into the school and/or classroom.
- Specific, engaging, student-centered strategies for teaching the emotional
and social skills all students need.
- Specific ways teachers can seamlessly integrate SEL into the academic curriculum in any
content area
The ideas presented in this book integrate the research of
CASEL (the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning), CSEE (the Center for Social Emotional Education) with
the work of William Glasser (Choice Theory), Edward Deci, Richard Ryan, Daniel Goleman (Emotional Intelligence
and Social Intelligence, Art Costa (Habits of Mind), and other well-known researchers and practitioners.
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