What is s/el

Social/ Emotional Learning is referred to by the National Conference of State Legislature as, "a wide range of skills, attitudes, and behaviors that can affect a student's success in school and life. Critical thinking, managing emotions, working through conflicts, decision making, and team work—all of these are the kind of skills that are not necessarily measured by tests but which round out a student’s education and impact his/her academic success, employability, self-esteem, relationships, as well as civic and community engagement." The full article from NCSL can be viewed here.

The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning, or CASEL, identifies five competencies of SEL. They are: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making.

In the coming weeks we will be researching more of these concepts as well as some of the strategies used by teachers today.