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Podcast: New Books in Education
Episode: Jeffrey Benson, "Improve Every Lesson Plan with SEL" (ACSD, 2021)
Description: âEvery bit of SELââor Social Emotional Learning, writes Jeffrey Bensonââyou can integrate into your planning will not only begin to heal the wounds of passivity, racism, and inequity, but also give students an experience today, in your classroom, of that better world.â (157) The book, Improve Every Lesson Plan with SEL (ASCD, 2021), speaks to big ideas of the teacherâs role in expanding (and âsavingâ) democracy, while suggesting concrete tools that teacher can use tomorrow morning when the bell rings. Since âemotions and intellect operate in partnershipâ (7), we know our students must be engaged in order to enjoy meaningful learning. Ben...