Thank you for visiting our Social & Emotional Resources Hub. Click on the Resources below to learn more about how you can support students social and emotional well-being, which is part of ensuring they are successful in school! You can also click the search button at the top and type in a topic you are interested in learning more about. Have questions? Contact us at OhioSFEC@osu.edu.
Ohio’s Personalized Learning Framework
This resource from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce outlines how a learner-driven, flexible, and authentic learning model empowers students to take ownership of
Parent Leader Story: Empowering Middle School Student Success
While participating in the Family Leaders for Ohio Schools Academy at the Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center, Ohio parent Kimu developed the “Empowering Middle School
Article: 6 Ways to Make Students Feel Important
This article highlights six simple yet powerful ways educators can help students feel valued. Share these ideas with families to strengthen the home-school connection and
Article: To engage students, give them meaningful choices in the classroom
This article, from Kappan, encourages educators to offer students choice to build their autonomy, competence, and connection. Families can reinforce this at home by offering
Ohio School Story: Sharing progress with emotion regulation
“At my previous internship site, we did a lunch bunch with kids about how to deal with big emotions. My supervisor (school counselor) shared updates
Podcast Episode: Parenting teens
“In a fast-paced, complex world, has the rulebook for raising adolescents been rewritten?” This episode from the OSU Inspire Podcast from March 2025 features parents