What is SEL?

Social
For more Emotional
"Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is an
integral part of education and human
development. SEL is the process through
which all young people and adults acquire
the knowledge, skill and attitudes to information, visit: Learning
develop healthy identities, manage
emotions and achieve personal and https://casel.org/ The what, the why and
collective goals, feel and show empathy for
others, establish and maintain supportive https://www.zonesofregulation.com/index.html the how of SEL's role in
relationships and make responsible and Education.
caring decisions. "(CASEL.org, 2021) http://www.selresources.com/
 "SEL interventions that address
CASEL’s five core competencies
increased students’ academic
performance by 11 percentile points,
compared to students who did not
participate in such SEL programs."
CASEL CEO
(CASEL.org/impact/, 2021)
SEL Programs
There are many well developed and
researched programs that support SEL
instruction and development in the
classroom. When looking for SEL
programs, consider Evidence-Based Benefits
programs that are: sequenced, active,
focused and explicit.
Research confirms that explicitly
teaching SEL results in many
Some suggestions are:
CASEL program benefits. Some include:
Zones of Regulation improvement in students social
Second Step emotional skills, attitudes and
Open Parachute relationships
long term improvement in
academic performance
decline in students' anxiety,
behaviour problems and
substance usage
SEL in the Classroom
It is not necessary to purchase an SEL
program to bring it's benefits to
yourself, your students and classroom
community. You can integrate SEL
instruction and practices into the
framework of your classroom by:
SELF-AWARENESS & SELF-
MANAGEMENT
Providing students with the
opportunity to explore their interests,
strengths, areas of skill and
weaknesses - and to understand their
own thoughts, emotions and values.
This could include instruction in
multiple intelligences, daily mood
meters and growth mindset.
SOCIAL AND RELATIONSHIP SKILLS
Providing explicit teaching, modeling
and the opportunity to practice these
skills in multiple contexts. This could
include instruction in understanding
the perspectives of others, utilizing
role play and problem solving
scenarios and a framework for
conflict resolution.
CREATING COMMUNITY AND
CONNECTION
Providing the opportunity to connect
with their teacher, peers and greater
school community through
meaningful interactions. Consider
integrating classroom circles, morning
greetings, and 1-1 conversations.