Building Learning Communities with Character: How to Integrate Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning

Bernard Novick, Jeffrey S. Kress, and Maurice J. Elias

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About This Book

Today’s students need to learn more than just reading, writing, and arithmetic. They need to learn life skills to successfully manage tasks, form relationships, solve everyday problems, and adapt to the demands of simply growing up. To satisfy those needs, many educators seek effective and lasting programs for their students’ academic, emotional, and social growth.

This book presents a nine-step, problem-solving approach to help educators not only create such a program, but also shape the school climate to sustain and nurture it. Combining three decades of work with individual schools and districts, authors Bernard Novick, Jeffrey S. Kress, and Maurice J. Elias provide experienced insight to overcoming obstacles to social-emotional learning and character education programs. Their organized approach deals with the implementation process stage by stage, including:

• Assessing your school’s readiness for change
• Setting goals for your program
• Anticipating details and roadblocks
• Obtaining feedback to modify your implemented program
• Creating high standards for accomplishment in academics and character

Any educator who is confused by the avalanche of different terminologies and methodologies surrounding social-emotional learning will benefit from this book. This practical and concise guide will help educators create an effective and goal-oriented environment in every school, one where students, staff, and parents are continually sustained in a caring community of learners.

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About the Author

BERNARD NOVICK passed away on June 24, 1999.This book is a culmination of his vision and career. Dr. Novick most recently was the founder and head of Innovative Educational Systems, where he engaged in educational consultation and leadership development activities in schools, multi-district consortia, and business and industry.

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