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There is an increasing interest in implementing innovative actions tailored to Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in children. Higher SEL is linked to successful participation in school life, better health, positive youth development. Moreover, research show that to pursue these goals, it is mandatory that adults acquire and apply knowledge, skills, and attitudes enhancing Social and Emotional Competences. ICTs applications should align with this perspectives’ taking and involve significant adults in the educational settings. The paper fully describes the Mobile application PSsmile developed as intellectual output of the Erasmus+ PSsmile project, the recent steps undertaken to support effective use of this app. It is aimed at raising parents and teachers’ awareness, promoting and strengthening their personal Social-Emotional competences making them more effective agents of the positive growth for children and for their communities.
PSsmile project has been co-funded by the European Commission through the Erasmus+ Programme. This paper reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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Sgaramella, T.M., Ferrari, L., Drasutè, V., Bortoluzzi, M., Corradi, S. (2023). Parents as Active Agents in Building Emotionally Stable, and Healthy Communities: Testing PSsmile App. In: Pires, I.M., Zdravevski, E., Garcia, N.C. (eds) Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Goods. GOODTECHS 2022. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 476. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28813-5_3
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