Welcome to the School Climate & Violence Prevention podcast series. This podcast series is collaboratively sponsored by Common Ground Educational Podcast, the International Observatory for School Climate and Violence Prevention (http://institucional.us.es/ioscvp/) and the international School Social Work Network (schoolsocialwork.net).

These podcasts showcase recent research and/or practice efforts about a range of issues that support – or undermine – schools being places where students are safe, supported and engaged as well as learning socially, emotionally, civically and academically. We hope that these podcasts foster learning and international conversations about what we can all do to support our children being able to learn and develop in healthy ways, around the world.
Welcome to our podcast interview with Jonathan Cohen, Ph.D.. Jonathan will be talking about Prosocial Measurement Tools and Systems: Recognizing and Promoting Social Emotional and Academic Development (SEAD) and School Climate Improvement. Jonathan is the co-president of the International Observatory for School Climate and Violence Prevention at the University of Seville. He is also an adjunct professor in psychology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Jonathan is interviewed by Sanjay Nanwani , Ph.D. Sanjay teaching English and Citizenship Development at the Universidad Externado and at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bogota, Colombia as well as being involved with a range additional international educational projects.
In this podcast as well as in the linked handout, you will learn about recent developments in prosocial (e.g., SEL, character education, school climate) measurement practices.