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Sara Potler LaHayne
Contributing Writer
Sara LaHayne is the Founder & CEO of Move This World, a social emotional learning program that provides PreK-12 students, educators and families with multimedia experiences empowering students to navigate the rapidly-changing realities of their world -- both in the classroom and throughout their lives. Through evidence-based, developmentally appropriate content rooted in creative expression and participatory movement, Move This World ritualizes a daily practice of identifying, expressing and managing emotions. A life-long dancer and former professional performer, Sara LaHayne authored, implemented, and evaluated the original Move This World curriculum fourteen years ago as a Fulbright Scholar in Bogotá, Colombia.
E-mail slahayne@educationweek.org
Marketplace K-12
Opinion Nov. 11, 2022Nov. 11, 2022

Social-Emotional Learning as a Proactive Strategy for Curbing School Violence

By Sara Potler LaHayne
A Tulsa Police officer films the area outside of the McLain High School football stadium after a shooting during a football game Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 in Tulsa, Okla. Police say a teenager was killed and another was wounded in a shooting at a high school homecoming football game in Oklahoma Friday night. (Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP)

Mental health counseling and support for struggling, isolated students is a strategy for averting acts of violence in schools, says Sara Potler LaHayne.

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Marketplace K-12
Opinion Oct. 24, 2022Oct. 26, 2022

What SEL Is — and What It Is Not

By Sara Potler LaHayne
What SEL is and is not, sarah potler lahayne, edweek market brief

The jargon and misconceptions around social-emotional learning are driving communities apart, says Sara Potler LaHayne.

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Marketplace K-12
Opinion April 26, 2022April 27, 2022

5 Ways Education Leaders Can Maximize the Impact of Social-Emotional Learning

By Sara Potler LaHayne
How education organizations can help districts maximize the potential of SEL in school distrits, EdWeek Market Brief

By incorporating play and creative practices, education organizations can create more meaningful SEL experiences for schools, writes Move This World CEO Sara Potler LaHayne.

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Marketplace K-12
Opinion March 30, 2022March 31, 2022

As Masks Come Off, Here’s How Education Companies Can Help Districts Through the End of the School Year

By Sara Potler LaHayne
how can education companies, help, now that masks are coming off? ed week market brief

School communities — and the education organizations serving them — can take steps to help teachers and students adjust as mask-wearing recedes, writes Move This World CEO Sara Potler LaHayne.

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Marketplace K-12
Opinion March 7, 2022March 28, 2022

Masks Are Coming Off in Many Schools. How Can Education Organizations Lead Through the Turmoil?

By Sara Potler LaHayne
As masks come off in schools, how can companies help with the transition? EdWeek Market Brief

Education organizations serving schools will need to help students cope with fear and uncertainty as masks come off in schools, writes Move This World CEO Sara Potler LaHayne.

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Marketplace K-12
Opinion Nov. 22, 2021Feb. 10, 2022

5 Ways to Help Districts and Schools Prioritize Educator Well-Being

By Sara Potler LaHayne
The SEL Support Educators Need

There are simple steps districts and schools can use to prioritize teachers’ social-emotional wellness during stressful times, writes Sara Potler LaHayne

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Marketplace K-12
Opinion Oct. 28, 2021Nov. 3, 2021

I Founded an SEL Company. Here’s Where SEL Is Falling Short

By Sara Potler LaHayne
EdWeek Market Brief: I founded an SEL Company. Here's What's Wrong With SEL

Organizations providing social-emotional learning need to do more to explain to families the purposes of those resources, says company founder Sara Potler LaHayne.

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Marketplace K-12
Opinion Aug. 10, 2021Aug. 11, 2021

4 Lessons for Teachers About Social-Emotional Wellness in Simone Biles’ Olympic Experience

By Sara Potler LaHayne

There are many lessons that educators can offer to students about maintaining their mental health based on Olympic gymnast Simone Biles’ Olympic experience, says Sara Potler LaHayne.

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Marketplace K-12
Opinion April 1, 2021April 1, 2021

4 Ways Schools Can Support Students and Educators as We Return to In-Person Learning

By Sara Potler LaHayne
MB BLOG Art Mar25

As school districts pivot back into in-person learning, as they try to emerge from COVID, they need to adopt clear strategies to support students and teachers, writes Sara Potler LaHayne.

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Marketplace K-12
Opinion March 10, 2021March 10, 2021

Teachers Should Not Carry the Weight of Education Alone

By Sara Potler LaHayne
SEL

Schools need to provide supports and critical wraparound services if students’ social-emotional needs are going to be met in the COVID era, says Sarah Potler LaHayne, the CEO of Move This World.

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