CONT 906 003 LSUM21 Special Education, Specialist (BC) S21

DEFINITION...

SOC AL EMOTIONAL LEARN NG

"Social and emotional learning (SEL) is
an integral part of education and
INTRAPERSONAL
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human development. SEL is the process
through which all young people and
adults acquire and apply the
knowledge, skills and attitudes to A
develop healthy identities, manage
emotions and achieve personal and S
collective goals, feel and show
empathy for others, establish and O
maintain supportive relationships,
and make responsible and caring N
decisions."
(Niemi, 2020) I
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IMPORTANCE... G
Apple Podcasts. (2017, April 27). Laying the Foundation for Emotional Intelligence.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/laying-the-foundation-for-emotional-
intelligence/id395540649?i=1000384838406

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Barrett, S., Eber, L., McIntosh, K., Perales, K., & Romer, N. (2018). Teaching Social-Emotional
Competencies within a PBIS Framework. OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive
Behavioral Interventions and Supports. www.pbis.org.

"I have come to a frightening

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CASEL. (n.d.-a). Benefits of SEL. Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
(CASEL). Retrieved August 12, 2021, from https://casel.org/impact/
conclusion. I am the decisive element
CASEL. (n.d.-b). What is SEL? Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
in the classroom. It is my personal
I
(CASEL). Retrieved August 12, 2021, from https://casel.org/what-is-sel/
approach that creates the climate. It is
Center on PBIS (2021). Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports [Website]. www.pbis.org.
my daily mood that makes the weather.
Connecting Block One: Social-Emotional Learning,” p. 193, in Katz, Jennifer (2012).
Teaching to Diversity: The Three-Block Model of Universal Design for Learning. Winnipeg, MB:
As a teacher, I possess tremendous
power to make a child's life miserable
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Portage & Main Press.

Niemi, K. (2020, December 15). Niemi: CASEL Is Updating the Most Widely Recognized
Definition of Social-Emotional Learning. Here’s Why. The 74.
or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or
an instrument of inspiration. I can
INTERPERSONAL
https://www.the74million.org/article/niemi-casel-is-updating-the-most-widely-
recognized-definition-of-social-emotional-learning-heres-why/
humiliate or humour, hurt or heal. In
TEDx Talks. (2013, December 13). My philosophy for a happy life | Sam Berns |
TEDxMidAtlantic [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36m1o-tM05g all situations it is my response that
UBC SEL Resource Finder - SEL Resources. (n.d.). SEL Resource Finder. Retrieved August 12, decides whether a crisis will be
2021, from http://www.selresources.com/sel-resources/
escalated or de-escalated and a child
Resources & Useful Info humanized or de-humanized"
(Katz, 2012, p. 193)

Developed by Alyssa Pembleton '21

 APPROACHS:
BEGGINNING
Mindfulness Practice
5-10 minutes of space and
opportunity to develop self-
awareness and self-management
EFFECTS:
through quieting down and "Improvement in
reflecting on current stance students’ social and
Emotion Goal = recognize + emotional skills,
manage attitudes,
MIDDLE
relationships,
Small Group Conversations
share diverse perspectives and
academic
build active listening skills by performance, and
shrinking empathy ability in order perceptions of
to recognize the emotions of classroom and school
others
climate"
Goal = develop stronger
relations
with peers "Decline in students’
END anxiety, behaviour
Appreciation, Apology, or Aha problems, and
whole group public sharing of substance use"
support for peers,
acknowledgment of personal
mistakes, or understanding of
"Long-term
IMPLICATIONS: new perspective
(Apple Podcasts, 2017)
improvements in
students’ skills,
MY PHILOSOPHY FOR A HAPPY LIFE
(Barrett et al., 2018) attitudes, prosocial
{GROWTH MINDSET}
behaviour, and
"1. Be OK with what you ultimately can't
do, because there is so much you CAN do" academic
{ATTUNEMENT} performance"
"2. Surround yourself with people you (CASEL, n.d.-b)

want to be around"
{Enrichment}
"3. Keep moving forward"
(TEDx Talks, 2013)