EcstaticInsideSEL Founder on is Mission to Amplify Social-Emotional LearningIn July, we connected with Nick Woolf, founder of Inside SEL whose mission is to amplify the great work being done by leaders in education…Jul 24, 2019Jul 24, 2019
EcstaticThe Human Brain: An Island or a Port City?One of the Ecstatic team members is currently reading Johann Hari’s book Lost Connections: Uncovering The Real Causes of Depression — And…Feb 7, 2019Feb 7, 2019
EcstaticHow to Help Students Put Feelings Into WordsThe Path To True Emotional IntelligenceJan 24, 2019Jan 24, 2019
EcstaticThe Way We Measure Social Emotional Learning in Schools Is Broken. Here’s a New Way.Imagine if we saw each other every day and I asked you “how are you doing today?” only once a year. Would you think that I actually care…Dec 4, 2018Dec 4, 2018
EcstaticYale Research: How Do You Feel In School? (Answer: Tired)We recently came across this 3 year old article recently based on research by Dr. Marc Brackett at the Yale Center for Emotional…Dec 4, 2018Dec 4, 2018
EcstaticSchool Climate & The California Healthy Kids SurveyThe California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) is one of the three surveys of the California School Climate, Health and Learning Surveys. The…Dec 4, 2018Dec 4, 2018
EcstaticMarc Brackett on Bullying & Building Emotionally Intelligent SchoolsStudents with better emotional intelligence have less anxiety, have less depression, are less likely to abuse, drugs, alcohol and…Dec 4, 2018Dec 4, 2018
EcstaticWhat We Stand For or (Why Happiness and SEL Matters in Our Schools)It is self-evident to us that a 4.0 GPA doesn’t matter if a student is unhappy, that being a star athlete doesn’t matter if one is…Dec 3, 2018Dec 3, 2018