Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Improve Every Lesson Plan with SEL
Jeffrey Benson · 2021
82/100
👍 Worth It
Forty-plus years of classroom experience distilled into 176 pages is a strong proposition, and Benson delivers: reviewers who work in education called it an indispensable toolbox that doesn't require buying into a separate SEL program. ASCD's backing means it lands in teacher professional development circles where it belongs. Faith-school educators will want to filter some framing, but the underlying strategies translate broadly.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety90
substance84
craft80
originality72
accuracy85
hype75
age-fit88
human-eye82
Penny’s verdict82
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