Resources

Sign up for the next "Teaching Character" Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to learn how to apply key elements of positive psychology to maximize student engagement and accomplishment.

A practical guide for educators interested in implementing restorative practices, an approach that proactively builds positive school communities while dramatically reducing discipline referrals, suspensions and expulsions.

Bridging the science of character development with the daily work of teaching so all kids can fulfill their potential.

In the New York Times Magazine, Paul Tough examines the work of KIPP NYC and Riverdale Country School, questions what leads to success, and discusses the impact of positive psychology and character on life outcomes.

This is Walter Mischel, Yuichi Shoda, and MI Rodriguez's iconic Marshmallow study, which analyzed the nature of future-oriented self-control and the psychological processes that underlie it.

A brilliant extension of Walter Mischel's work, showing the role of context and environment, which has ramifications beyond just the self-control work.

Written by the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) in collaboration with the National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention, this briefing shares the latest research on the effects of SEL on students and includes strategies for implementing SEL.

CASEL shares the results of a national teacher survey, which overwhelmingly shows the linkages among SEL, student outcomes, and school performance.

A paper by Antonio G. Marchesi and Kimberly Cook discusses how to distinguish emotional intelligence from conventional perspectives of IQ, and how SEL relates to academic excellence.

Paul Tough argues that the qualities that matter most when it comes to children succeeding have to do with character: skills like perseverance, curiosity, optimism, and self-control.