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Jeffrey Benson has more than 40 years of experience as a teacher, mentor, and school administrator, with a focus on supporting schools that can work for all students. He has worked on initiatives involving school reform, conflict resolution, learning theory, trauma and addiction, school advisory programs, math education, staff development, leadership training, and curriculum development.
He is a member of the ASCD Faculty, is frequently published in education journals, and speaks at conferences on such topics as working with challenging students, developing safe and welcoming school cultures, and implementing best practices for inclusion.
His books include Hanging In: Strategies for Working with the Students Who Challenge Us Most, Ten Steps for Managing Change in Schools, and Teaching the Whole Teen: Everyday Practices That Promote Success and Resilience in School and Life.
His website is JeffreyBenson.org.
Jeffrey Benson draws from his 40-plus years of experience as a teacher and an administrator to provide explicit, step-by-step guidance on how to incorporate social and emotional learning (SEL) into K–12 lesson planning—without imposing a separate SEL curriculum.
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by Jeffrey Benson and Rachel A. Poliner
(September 2013 issue of Educational Leadership)
by Jeffrey Benson
(October 2012 issue of Educational Leadership)
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