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The Evidence Base for How We Learn

Stephanie M. Jones & Jennifer Kahn

The Evidence Base for How We Learn: Supporting Students’ Social, Emotional, and Academic Development

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The Evidence Base for How We Learn

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Stephanie M. Jones & Jennifer Kahn

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The brief draws from brain science, medicine, economics, psychology, and education research to describe why it is essential to address the social, emotional, and cognitive dimensions of learning; how these dimensions together shape students’ academic and life outcomes; and how these competencies can be taught throughout childhood, adolescence, and beyond. The evidence outlined in this brief moves the nation beyond the debate as to whether schools should attend to students’ social and emotional development, to how schools can integrate social, emotional, and academic development into their daily work.

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The Evidence Base for How We Learn

Stephanie M. Jones & Jennifer Kahn

Aspen Institute

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K-3

3 - 6

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The brief draws from brain science, medicine, economics, psychology, and education research to describe why it is essential to address the social, emotional, and cognitive dimensions of learning; how these dimensions together shape students’ academic and life outcomes; and how these competencies can be taught throughout childhood, adolescence, and beyond. The evidence outlined in this brief moves the nation beyond the debate as to whether schools should attend to students’ social and emotional development, to how schools can integrate social, emotional, and academic development into their daily work.

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