Prosocial and Active Learning (PAL) Classrooms 2.0
PAL - World of Change 24 - 1080WebShareName.movWe are excited to announce that the University of Missouri and the eMINTS National Center have been awarded an Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Grant to expand prosocial education into middle school! The Prosocial and Active Learning (PAL) Classrooms 2.0 Project aims to improve school climate by increasing prosocial behavior and student engagement in a school-wide approach.
This new grant will allow us to expand on the successes of our first study PAL Classrooms 1.0 (2018 - 2024) which found our professional learning program positively impacted student behavior, teacher efficacy, teacher-student relationships, and student academic achievement.
PAL Classrooms 2.0 is a 5-year $8 million study that builds on our original program and expands the work to a whole school model. In this new project, we are adding support for school principals and teacher-leaders and planning for sustainability. The PAL 2.0 project is studying the impact of our professional learning programs on student behavior, student academic achievement, classroom management practices, teacher job satisfaction, and school climate in a whole-school model.
We are recruiting 80 middle schools to participate in the PAL 2.0 project!
We strongly encourage anyone interested in participating in the PAL 2.0 project to:
Explore and Learn More
Discover the benefits of prosocial behavior and prosocial education.
Checkout the program goals and outcomes.
Learn about the professional learning opportunities.
Find out more about the research and data collection.
Hear from the project team and past participants.
Get the Endorsement and Support of Your Stakeholders
Talk to your team about participation.
Share the information about the grant activities.
Encourage questions & reach out to our staff (pal@emints.org).
Complete the PAL 2.0 Registration Form to sign up!
Submit the scope of work agreement.
Complete fiscal paperwork with the University of Missouri.
Await Randomization
Randomization will happen in the Spring of 2025.
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I wish I could go back to the beginning of my career and really focus on building those positive relationships cause kids don't learn from people they don't like!
- Crystal (veteran middle school science teacher)