Integrating SEL into Remote Learning

whitePaper | March 10, 2020

We have compiled this set of resources to support remote learning using Minecraft: Education Edition, including a guide to getting started with Minecraft, STEM curriculum and project-based learning activities so educators can use the platform to deliver assignments and keep students engaged, even if they can’t play and learn together in the same room. Minecraft: Education Edition is a game-based learning platform that builds STEM skills, unleashes creativity and engages students in collaboration and problem-solving.

whitePaper | August 25, 2022

The education landscape has always seen change, with each new generation of students and their varying yearly achievement prompting the need for constant reevaluation of schools’ approaches. Recent years, however, have seen seismic shifts, leading educators to question every aspect of their profession, likely more than at any other time in their careers.

whitePaper | September 21, 2022

Before teachers can leverage the benefits of engagement, they need to know what it is, where it comes from, and why it’s so hard to maintain as students age. Here we review the evidence, present McREL’s definition of student engagement, and provide strategies to assess and improve students’ engagement with academics and the entire school community.

whitePaper | June 1, 2021

Colleges and universities everywhere are preparing for a world in which distance learning has become a critical capability and an important differentiator in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. While providing a substitute for in-person lectures is important, successful distance learning also means ensuring that students have access to the computing services and applications they need. The ability to deliver a good user experience is essential.

whitePaper | June 23, 2021

Effective principals have a positive influence on student learning outcomes, as McREL’s analysis has previously found. In this new paper, we review these connections and describe updates to our Balanced Leadership for Student Learning™ professional learning program that help principals have even more impact on student success.

whitePaper | January 4, 2023

Elevate K-12 is breaking zip code barriers and solving teacher shortages across the country by livestreaming certified teachers directly into classrooms during the school day and according to the school’s bell schedule. Students and teachers use Elevate’s proprietary portal that’s designed specifically for learning and fluid interaction in order to engage with one another and replicate the traditional classroom experience as closely as possible.