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Social and emotional learning (SEL) has gained considerable recognition lately as schools and organizations are seeking to mitigate the stress caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic and improve equity and outcomes for all learners and employees. SEL practices that are woven into curriculum, instruction, and organizational culture create environments that promote well-being and set learners and employees up for success.

Here are a few simple ways to bring SEL practices into online learning for the K–12, higher education, and workforce development environments.

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Breakout sessions are a great tool to increase interactivity and a sense of community online. If you’re teaching a large class, breakout sessions allow students to have smaller group discussions that might not otherwise be possible. If you’re teaching a smaller class, breakout sessions are still a useful tool that lets students discuss different issues simultaneously and then bring their insights back to share with the rest of the class.

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History teachers face a perennial challenge: how to cover an increasing amount of content in a finite amount of time. Every year, there’s a little bit more history to add, but there are never more school days to cover it.

SRM’s Associate Editorial Director of Humanities, Ilene Goldman, compares two methods of teaching history.

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Because a comma can change the meaning of a sentence, understanding a writer’s intent and applying commas judiciously can be the most challenging part of a copyeditor’s work. Regardless of what rules a specific style guide follows or which side of the Oxford comma debate you’re on, one thing is true: SRM copyeditors have your back.

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