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What is SEL? | Social and Emotional Learning: The Arts for Every Classroom

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Title:

What is SEL? | Social and Emotional Learning: The Arts for Every Classroom

URL:

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/what-is-sel-video/social-and-emotional-learning-the-arts-for-every-classroom/

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PBS

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Overview:

You may not find it as a stand-alone class in the curriculum, but social and emotional learning is an integral part of education.

Social and emotional learning (SEL) means teaching students how to manage their emotions and how to collaborate and empathize with others. Also known as soft skills, character education, and good citizenship, it’s all about getting along with others and knowing oneself, abilities everyone needs to function in a social setting. These skills also help students do better academically.

The most popular framework for SEL instruction is the CASEL 5. CASEL is the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning, a group that provides free online instructional resources for SEL. The CASEL 5 are the five SEL core competencies: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. You can find the CASEL Framework Handout here.

This resource for educators provides background information, discussion questions, and a vocabulary glossary as supplemental material.

Content Standard(s):

Character Education CE (1995) Grade: K-12	9 ) Self-respect
Character Education CE (1995) Grade: K-12	10 ) Self-control
Counseling and Guidance CG (2003) Grade: K-12	78 ) PS:A1.1 - develop positive attitudes toward self as a unique and worthy person
Counseling and Guidance CG (2003) Grade: K-12	85 ) PS:A1.8 - understand the need for self-control and how to practice it
Health Education HE (2019) Grade: 1	1.4.1) Identify ways listening skills can be used to build and maintain healthy relationships. Example: taking turns talking and listening
Health Education HE (2019) Grade: 3	3.4.1) Practice skills needed to develop and maintain personal relationships. Examples: conflict resolution, role play
Health Education HE (2019) Grade: 4	4.4.1) Demonstrate skills that communicate care, consideration, and respect for self and others. Examples: parent, school nurse, counselor
Health Education HE (2019) Grade: 6	6.1.1) Describe the interrelationship between social and emotional health in adolescence. a. . Identify how positive relationships can enhance each dimension of health. b. Explain how stress can affect personal health.
Health Education HE (2019) Grade: 7	7.1.1) Summarize the interrelationship of emotional, social, and physical health. a. Determine how peers may affect the six dimensions of health. b. Illustrate how changing family dynamics can affect health. Examples: divorce, relocating, death
Health Education HE (2019) Grade: 7	7.5.1) Distinguish when a self-decision should be made or if help should be sought from a responsible adult. Examples: friends begin drinking, unsafe situation arises at school, suicidal friend, suspected abuse, seat belt use, suicidal thoughts a. Determine when it is necessary to ask for assistance when making a health choice. Examples: friend begins to self-harm, negative peer pressure
Health Education HE (2019) Grade: 9-12 Health Education	HE.1.2) Describe the interrelationships of emotional, mental, physical, social, spiritual, and environmental health. a. Identify symptoms and methods of treatment of mental health disorders, including depression, and stress. b. Identify warning signs and prevention strategies for suicide.
Health Education HE (2019) Grade: 9-12 Health Education	HE.4.3) Develop strategies to prevent, manage, or resolve interpersonal conflicts without harming self or others. a. Identify warning signs of unhealthy relationships. b. Differentiate between negative and positive behaviors used in conflict situations.
Health Education HE (2019) Grade: 9-12 Health Education	HE.5.2) Develop a thoughtful decision-making process in health-related situations. a. Predict the potential short-term and long-term impact of various alternatives on self and others. b. Identify warning signs of suicide in self and others and discuss effective coping skills. c. Demonstrate refusal skills and explain when to use them in high risk situations. Examples: Saying no to sex, alcohol, and other drugs
Health Education HE (2019) Grade: 9-12 Health Education	HE.7.1) Analyze the role of individual responsibility for enhancing health. a. Describe healthy practices and behaviors that will maintain or improve the health of self and others. Examples: effective communication skills and safety techniques, reading and understanding medicine labels, immunizations, wellness checkups and compliance b. Identify negative behaviors that increase health risks to self and others. Examples: distracted driving, drinking and driving, illegal drug use, vaping, smoking, unprotected sex, behaviors resulting in intentional or unintentional injuries, poor eating habits, physical inactivity c. Compare and contrast the responsibilities of both parents in teen parenting. Examples: shared responsibilities; social, financial and educational challenges
Health Education HE (2019) Grade: 10-12 Leaders in Health Advocacy	HA.7.2) Demonstrate a variety of healthy practices and behaviors that will maintain or improve the health of self and peers.
Health Education HE (2019) Grade: 10-12 Leaders in Health Advocacy	HA.7.3) Identify a variety of behaviors to avoid or reduce health risks to self and others. a. Plan a school or community campaign designed to encourage health-enhancing behaviors.

Tags:

decision making, health education, MTSS, multitiered systems of support, relationship skills, SEL, self awareness, self control, self management, social awareness, social emotional learning

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Comments

CASEL’S SEL Framework: What Are the Core Competence Areas and Where Are They Promoted?

Social and emotional learning (SEL) is an integral part of education and human development. SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions.

This informational material will introduce educators to CASEL's SEL Framework, which includes the CASEL 5 (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making) and the key settings where SEL can be taught and practiced. This resource provides critical background information to educators and stakeholders regarding social-emotional learning. This framework will support educators in implementing social-emotional learning instruction in classroom and school settings.

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Hannah Bradley

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What is SEL? | Social and Emotional Learning: The Arts for Every Classroom