Dr. Avril El-Amin makes a bold claim: No matter what issue you’re facing as an educator, there’s an SEL practice that will help you solve it. 

Dr. El-Amin joins SEL in Practice, Wayfinder's podcast on implementing SEL in school settings of all kinds, to discuss her work with 22,000 scholars from pre-K to 12th grade at Uplift o Network in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area. 

In this episode, Dr. El-Amin breaks down why a 20-minute language acquisition lesson that comes after 20 minutes of SEL is more effective than 40 whole minutes spent teaching content knowledge. She also explains why you can’t treat educators as a pass-through if you want SEL to stick at your school, and she offers valuable advice for school leaders to keep in mind when working with educators who are brand new to SEL.