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Extracurriculars are a great place for students to strengthen the human skills that benefit them back in the classroom, in life, and in their extracurricular of choice.

A growth mindset is the belief that abilities can develop over time. See how schools can cultivate this key human skill, along with resilience, confidence, and persistence.

Budget uncertainty is reshaping how schools plan, prioritize, and sustain student support programs. In this leader-focused webinar, Second Step® experts offer practical strategies that help schools and districts continue investing in human skills programs—even in rainy day budget cycles—using the federal tools they already have.

Leaders in today’s job market want workers with strong human skills, but how do people actually become strong communicators, collaborators, and problem-solvers?

Digital challenges aren’t coming down the road. They’re already in your classrooms. In this webinar, K–12 leaders get a clear, practical look at how to move from reacting to issues like AI use, misinformation, and online behavior to building the skills students actually need to navigate them. You’ll learn: • How digital challenges are showing up earlier (and getting more complex) • How human skills help shape student behavior online • What a proactive, K–12 approach looks like in practice Plus, get a sneak peek of the Second Step® Digital Well-Being specialized unit and how it fits into your existing implementation.

In the age of AI, human skills are the real edge. Discover how schools can combine digital literacy with empathy, communication, and critical thinking.