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7 Mindsets Is Named a Finalist for a Product Trendsetter Award in the 2021 EdTech Awards

Featured, Front Page, NewsBy Andy Ryff April 7, 2021

The 2021 EdTech Awards has selected 7 Mindsets as a finalist for a 2021 EdTech Trendsetter Award. The proven, research-based social emotional learning (SEL) solution earned the recognition in the “product or service setting a trend” category. The EdTech Awards recognizes people in and around education for outstanding contributions in transforming education through technology to enrich the lives of learners everywhere. The annual program, which is now in its 11th year, is the largest recognition program in all of education technology.

7 Mindsets Introduces SELEQUITY Platform to Help PK-12 Schools Prioritize SEL and Equity

Front Page, NewsBy Andy Ryff March 24, 2021

While social emotional learning (SEL) and equity have always been important, the events of the past year have brought these issues to the forefront. From social isolation to civil unrest to equity gaps, students and educators are facing challenges that a myopic focus on academics cannot address. To help PK-12 districts and schools support SEL and equity in education, 7 Mindsets, the leader in online SEL solutions, today announces SELEQUITY™.

7 Mindsets Named Winner of Tech&Learning’s 2021 Remote Learning Tools

Featured, Front Page, NewsBy Andy Ryff March 11, 2021

As schools pivoted from in-person to remote and blended learning this past year, technology solutions were key to delivering quality, continuous learning. To celebrate the work of technology providers who stepped up to support this effort, Tech & Learning launched “The Best Tools for Remote & Blended Learning,” a new offering in its legacy Awards of Excellence program.

How SEL Needs to Work in Everyday Teaching and Learning

Coaching and Professional Development, Development for Educators, Front Page, social emotional learningBy Andy Ryff March 2, 2021

Lupita Knittel believes that before we get back normal, whatever that is, education needs to build a new foundation. Forget curricula and assessments, and metrics, the importance of emotional health, for both students and teachers, needs to be the new priority. On this episode of EdTech Today, host Kevin Hogan sits down with Knittel to gain insight into how Social Emotional Learning is set to become a big part of education’s future.

Selecting and Implementing a Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum

Featured, Front Page, NewsBy Andy Ryff February 18, 2021

School counselors and the professional organizations that support them have been advocating for appropriate counselor-to-student ratios for years. When the school shootings happened in Florida and then closer to home in Santa Fe ISD in 2018, our state began to take a bigger interest in identifying and addressing potential concerns before they get to the point of school violence. There was a lot of discussion at the state level about what we’re doing to raise awareness in this area.

5 Reasons to Adopt an SEL Curriculum in Your District

Featured, Front Page, NewsBy Andy Ryff February 4, 2021

Three years ago, we implemented an SEL curriculum that’s not only helped students overcome some of life’s natural barriers, but has also given both our teachers and students the mental framework they need in order to achieve high performance both in and out of the classroom. Getting there requires grit, persistence, and resilience, and the ability to push past mental limits to reach new levels of achievement.

7 Mindsets names Dr. Searetha Smith-Collins as Chief Academic Officer

Featured, Front Page, NewsBy Andy Ryff February 1, 2021

7 Mindsets, the leader in online social emotional learning (SEL) solutions, today announced the appointment of Dr. Searetha Smith-Collins to the position of chief academic officer, effective immediately. A former elementary school educator, Smith-Collins has held district leader positions in curriculum instruction alignment and accountability. She also has an extensive background in multi-cultural education, equity, and Pre-K-Grade 12 education. In addition, she is a charter member of the National Museum of African American History & Culture.

7 Mindsets and Stride, Inc. Virtual Schools Expand Partnership

Front Page, NewsBy Andy Ryff November 5, 2020

7 Mindsets, the pioneer in delivering social emotional learning (SEL) solutions that include mindsets, equity and multicultural pedagogy, is taking on an expanded role in the SEL delivered by Stride, Inc., one of the nation’s leading virtual/online education providers. 7 Mindsets will now provide SEL courses and curriculums, leadership training and teacher professional development throughout the entire Stride, Inc., system for the next three years.

6 Strategies to Empower School Leadership Teams Through the Pandemic

Coaching and Professional Development, Development for Educators, Featured, Front Page, social emotional learningBy Andy Ryff August 19, 2020

What made schools great in 1989 is the same thing that will make them great in 2020. COVID-19 has changed everything, but the fundamentals of education have never changed and never will. In real estate it is all about location, in education it is all about relationships.

Adult SEL: 5 Components to Build Healthy Relationships Amongst Educational Teams

Featured, Front Page, School Transformation, social emotional learningBy Andy Ryff July 28, 2020

How do we empower every teacher to be the most authentic and powerful version of themselves? We must create an environment where every educator can thrive. It is the path to sustained cultural transformation, and it starts with the adult relationships in your building. It is through these relationships where educators find courage, become engaged, confident, and comfortable. Most importantly, it is where they can inspire every student to fulfill their potential.

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