Reinvigorating Classroom Climate

Maurice J. Elias is Professor of Psychology, Director of the Social-Emotional and Character Development Lab, and Co-Director of the Academy for Social-Emotional Learning in Schools at Rutgers University, USA. He also is a founding member of SEL4US, a national alliance of state social-emotional learning advocacy and implementation support organizations. Dr. Elias is the author of Nurturing Students' Character: Everyday Teaching Activities for Social-Emotional Learning, with Dr. Jeffrey S. Kress.

• 1. Inspiring Students and Providing a Learning Climate in Which They Will Thrive 2. Educational Approach A: Creating Positive Classroom and School Culture and Climate 3. Educational Approach B: Assessing Climate Informally to Ensure Its Quality 4. Educational Approach C: Encouraging Students’ Strengths and Growth Mindset 5. Educational Approach D: Promoting Sources of Inspiration and Human Dignity 6. Educational Approach E: Articulating Personal Values and Sense of Positive Purpose 7. Educational Approach F: Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude 8. Educational Approach G: Developing Students’ Intrinsic Motivation and Engagement 9. Educational Approach H: Refreshing and Restoring the Soul of Educators Conclusion

"In this book, Mo Elias, who has done so much already to advance the theory and practice of social-emotional learning and wed it with corresponding work in character education, weaves together a range of powerful approaches and methods for creating the kinds of classrooms and schools where students can optimally learn and flourish. Ranging across SEL, classroom climate, teacher wellness, growth mindset, and other powerful approaches, he crafts a tapestry of practical ways for educators to rethink and redesign education."—Marvin W Berkowitz, Ph.D., Founders Professor of Education and UM System Thomas Jefferson Fellow in the Center for Character and Citizenship at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA