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The Sown To Grow blog

Student Emotional Wellbeing throughout the pandemic from anonymized student data

Understanding student emotional health, one emoji at a time

Sown To Grow releases new report highlighting student well-being throughout the pandemic and school learnings from the response.

Kelsey Aijala

July 18, 2022

Sown To Grow's student check-in & reflection process, and the data it produces.

IES Grant to Expand Sown To Grow’s Work Empowering Proactive Social-Emotional Support in Schools

Sown To Grow receives a research grant from the U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences to develop technology that can aid teacher classroom practice and the ability to provide personalized, proactive student support.

Will Bielinski

June 15, 2022

Panel Discussion Moderated by Tyler Richendollar of Digital Promise

Scalable, Practical, and Measurable

A panel of district and school leaders from across the nation shared learnings for how to implement scalable, practical and measurable MTSS that serves students and teachers.

Kelsey Aijala

April 5, 2022

Panel speakers discuss strategies for support during remote learning

Understanding & Supporting Real-Time Student Emotional Well-Being

Sown To Grow and LeanLab Education brought together a panel of California distinct and school leaders to discuss the systems, learnings, and best practices from their experiences navigating these challenges.

Kelsey Aijala

February 17, 2022

Students emotions week over week before and into the start of the pandemic

Students’ Pandemic Emotions: A weekly snapshot that shows their rollercoaster

Weekly student emotional data gives a unique snapshot of how students are responding to the pandemic, remote learning, and life in isolation. Reflections on how we can listen to students and provide deeper support during this turbulent time.