This piece highlights five key skills for social emotional learning, along with the long and short term benefits
Adapted from the Handbook of Social and Emotional Learning (now available from Guilford Press) this blog summarizes 5 keys to successful social emotional learning: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. The blog offers suggestions on how schools can support social emotional learning, how teachers can build social emotional learning in the classroom, and how family and community partnerships can further SEL skills.
Further Reading
Strengths Builder
Share on Twitter Share on FacebookAssessing Youth SEL Skills
From Staff, David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality
Join the Discussion
Do you have practical tips for implementing SEL in schools?