Assessing SEL in Students: The Challenges, What to Avoid & What’s New
According to a review on the current state of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) assessments, it states, “Although policies and programs designed to support the development of student SEL have advanced significantly, less work has been done to develop methods of assessing student social and emotional competence.” This article uncovers the current challenges facing teachers when evaluating […]
SEL & the Brain: How They Work Together to Form the Whole Child
Today’s teachers understand the fundamentals of social and emotional learning (SEL) and how to apply it in the classroom. Still, how SEL helps in students’ brain development is often overlooked. According to the Aspen Institute and their report The Brain Basis for Integrated Social, Emotional, and Academic Development, the science on how the brain develops helps […]