Social Emotional Learning and Classroom Meetings

Abstract

This researcher studied the effect weekly classroom meetings had on classroom climate. The participants included nineteen second-grade students in a Seattle public school over a one-month period. Students led and participated in a weekly meeting regarding social and emotional behaviors amongst peers. The goal of the meetings was to increase student responsibility for their actions thereby creating a more positive classroom climate. Assessments included exit tickets, journals, observations, and questionnaires.