Transforming Classrooms One Relationship at a Time
How Can I Make a Difference in My Students’ Lives?
Every teacher wants to help students succeed. Search Institute conducts research to help you build the relationships and experiences your students need. Our framework of 40 Developmental Assets identifies the many ways you can make a difference.
Want to know how Developmental Assets make a difference in schools?
See research on assets and education
Bring Asset Building to Your School
Search Institute offers many trainings for educators. Whether you want a simple introduction to the assets or instruction on how to implement the highly successful BARR program, we have a training that fits your needs.
See trainings for educators
If you’re interested in finding out about how many assets your students have, or how your asset-building efforts are going, Search Institute Survey Services can help you out.
See the surveys we offer
Integrating Developmental Assets into the Classroom
Ideas for Educators is a series of newsletters that educators and administrators can use to bring Developmental Assets into the school setting. Each newsletter gives a brief overview of one asset and provides ideas for infusing that asset into educators’ work with students.
Download newsletter 22: School Engagement
Listen to a podcast by the authors
Learn more about Ideas for Educators
Where Can I Find Research on Developmental Assets and Education?
Search Institute strives to provide educators with useful, relevant research that can be applied in the field. We have conducted studies with over two million youth around the world, and continue this process daily.
You can see all of our research on our Research and Publications page, or you can visit Research on Education for education-specific research.
What Other Resources Are Available?
- Search Institute offers many resources for educators. You can view them at the Search Institute store.
- ParentFurther: Connect with Families, Connect with Success
More than just a website for parents, ParentFurther represents a larger family outreach campaign; join our effort to help parents learn the simple, everyday steps to raising successful kids.
Here are some key ways ParentFurther helps educators connect with parents:
• Check out our School Success section, filled with tips for giving students the positive support they need.
• Check out our “School Problems” section, designed to help families overcome academic and behavioral challenges, including bullying and school violence.
• Encourage parents to sign up for our free e-newsletter, Everyday Parenting Ideas. Each newsletter provides age-specific tips about issues that matter to families. Check out our latest back-to-school issue.
• Share the ParentFurther Blog.
• Follow ParentFurther on Facebook or Twitter to receive daily parenting ideas and info.
