September 24, 2021
Move This World works in partnership with Panorama Education to help educators provide explicit instruction and regular practice of social emotional skills. Download our alignment guide to learn more about how to…
September 23, 2021
Move This World works in partnership with xSEL Labs to help educators provide explicit instruction and regular practice of social emotional skills. Download our alignment guide to learn more about how to…
September 23, 2021
While North Carolina has outlined social emotional development standards children from birth through age 5, data suggests that ongoing social emotional supports are necessary, particularly for ages 10 through 17. See how…
September 13, 2021
Move This World partners with SEL assessment provider Aperture Education to give Aperture’s customers a sampling of our evidence-based, engaging multimedia experiences that help develop and strengthen students’ social emotional skills. Interested…
September 13, 2021
Integrating SEL Into Your MTSS Framework Tuesday, October 19 1-2pm EST Register Here Join us as we share how you can integrate SEL into your MTSS framework, not just as a Tier…
September 13, 2021
Educator Wellness Webinar: Leading with Wellness Wednesday, October 13 1-2pm EST Register Here Prioritizing wellness starts with leadership. Whether you’re leading a classroom, grade team, school community, or district, your leadership can…
As students return to classrooms, social emotional learning can help re-establish a sense of safety and security. New social distancing requirements, masks, and other safety…
Practicing mindfulness has been shown to reduce stress and increase feelings of compassion and empathy. As we all experience the ever-changing circumstances of COVID-19, the…
Taking a minute to relax is a great way to take a step back, re-center, and re-focus. Often, we tell students to relax without providing…
Treating people with kindness is something we teach students to do every day, but sometimes it can be easy for students to forget what they…
In this exercise, students go on a scavenger hunt looking for things that make them feel specific ways and for opportunities to use different emotional…
Move This World works in partnership with Panorama Education to help educators provide explicit instruction and regular practice of social emotional skills. Download our alignment…
Move This World works in partnership with xSEL Labs to help educators provide explicit instruction and regular practice of social emotional skills. Download our alignment…
Move This World partners with SEL assessment provider Aperture Education to give Aperture’s customers a sampling of our evidence-based, engaging multimedia experiences that help develop…
During SEL Day 2021, we hosted a conversation on Clubhouse about supporting children through grief and loss, featuring our Founder & CEO Sara Potler LaHayne…
Happy Women’s History Month! As educators, mothers, leaders, and visionaries, women assume a variety of roles to design a world in which our children can…
During “testing season,” many students are met with anxiety that stems from hours of test preparation, a lack of sleep, and a high-pressure environment that…
Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to foster kindness and compassion in your classroom. Being kind is important year-round, but using Valentine’s Day as a…
As winter break approaches you might notice an uptick in difficult behaviors presented by your students and children. This is a natural result of the…
The holiday season is upon us. Your students are probably buzzing with emotions and you may be, too. Whether its excitement, joy, apprehension, anxiety, or…
For some students, the only place they feel safe is in school. In school they’re safe to make choices, safe to express feelings, safe to…
Tough conversations are unavoidable. As adults and inherently social human beings, opportunities for meaningful and complex dialogue present themselves in our daily lives almost constantly.…
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In part one of our article on social emotional learning and effective teamwork, we explored why SEL is the key to highly effective teams and…
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We’ve all been on a bad team. A team where mistakes are laughed at or shrugged off. “Not my problem.” A team where dropping the…
Here at Move This World, we believe strongly in opening and closing every meeting with a mindful exercise. Why do we do this? Because work…
The term mindfulness isn’t new. And while there are many proven benefits, such as improved focus, improved physical health, and decreased anxiety; there is still…
While North Carolina has outlined social emotional development standards children from birth through age 5, data suggests that ongoing social emotional supports are necessary, particularly…
While Oregon has outlined social emotional development standards for ages 3-Kindergarten, The Oregon Department of Education recommends all educators focus on 3 areas of social…
In April 2017, the Tennessee Department of Education released a strategic plan, Tennessee Succeeds, with three priority areas: All Means All, High School and Bridge…
Though state standards for SEL have not yet been adopted past PreK, Alabama students already have multiple opportunities for social emotional development in schools. As…
In the most recent Minnesota Student Survey (2019), 13% of 5th graders reported feeling worried “a lot” in the last 30 days, and 41% of…
During SEL Day 2021, we hosted a conversation on Clubhouse about supporting children through grief and loss, featuring our Founder & CEO Sara Potler LaHayne…
How often a day do you check your phone? Is it Instagram notifying you that you have 250 likes on your selfie rather than 249?…
October 10th is World Mental Health Day, a day meant to raise awareness and help advocate against the social stigma that is often associated around…
Photograph by Lynn Johnson This is part four of our series on Brain Health based off an interview with Jeremy Richman, a neuro-pharmacologist who runs…
Photograph by Lynn Johnson This is part three of our series on Brain Health based off an interview with Jeremy Richman, a neuro-pharmacologist who runs…
Move This World is excited to partner with Sparkler Learning to support the Big Heart World initiative to keep young learners engaged all summer! Big…
During SEL Day 2021, we hosted a conversation on Clubhouse about supporting children through grief and loss, featuring our Founder & CEO Sara Potler LaHayne…
Research has shown that an SEL Toolkit has overwhelmingly demonstrated that parent engagement in a child’s education and school community has a positive effect on…
With school out for summer vacation, students have hours of free time on their hands everyday – and some parents may be wondering how to…
Summer vacation is a great time to reinforce the social emotional learning done in school at home. Problem solving, community building and self-management are…
We’re excited to announce that Move This World has been named a Tech & Learning Primary (K-6) and Secondary (6-12) Winner at the 2021 Awards of Excellence…
Move This World’s curriculum is expanded each year to include new videos and supplementary resources to support students and staff. The expanded content is developed…
This year has been unlike any other. As our communities continue to be impacted by a global pandemic, the need for mental health and social…
In a continued effort to support students and families through the pandemic, we are delighted to share that we are providing free online access to…
Sara LaHayne, Founder/CEO of Move This World, recently closed a $1.1 million Series A round of investment. Move This World Partnership Director Jennifer Money…
In this series, we’ll be spotlighting SEL Ambassadors from the Move This World community. We are excited to introduce to you Principal Jessica Drzewucki from…
In this series, we’ll be spotlighting SEL Ambassadors from the Move This World community. The start of the school year – this school year especially…
We’re so excited to introduce you to our new SEL Ambassadors! In this series, we’ll spotlight SEL Ambassadors from across the country who are Moving…
Supporting social emotional learning in schools is truly a team effort. A culture of SEL doesn’t depend on just a strong guidance counselor or an…
Over the past 2 months, schools have shifted teaching and learning in a way they have never done before. From solving problems like access to…
To my Move This World Friends, Family, and Partners: For the second time in a week, our country is grieving a mass shooting. When combined…
To my Move This World Friends, Family and Partners: Despite the start of a new year, it seems that we will be continuing on the…
The word “judgement” is prevalent in schools, especially high schools. As young adults grow into themselves, every quirk can become subject of teasing or questioning.…
Growing up, I didn’t really understand the power of rituals. Take religion, for example. I never considered myself a particularly religious person. I didn’t attend…
A week that began with Memorial Day and ended with protests across the nation — now stretching across the world — laid bare the structural…