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 […]
How High School Counselors Can Bolster SEL in Students
High school counselors, psychologists, and other student support professionals (SSPs) have incredibly tough jobs and wear many hats. Promoting SEL is typically something that is last on their list due to time constraints. However, educators need support when it comes to implementing SEL in students, and SSPs have the unique ability to provide this assistance. […]
How Combining SEL & Neuroscience Can Break Teachers Stress Cycle
“Teachers are the engine that drives social and emotional learning (SEL) programs and practices in schools and classrooms, and their social-emotional competence and wellbeing strongly influence their students. But when teachers poorly manage the social and emotional demands of teaching, students’ academic achievement and behavior both suffer.” This quote is from Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, the NoVo […]
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 […]
Why Self-Management Skills in High School are Key to Workplace Success
When we think of SEL or social and emotional learning, we often picture students learning about different self-awareness and stress management techniques in the classroom. Most people only see the “emotional” necessity of these skills. However, according to today’s executives, these abilities are proving to be essential “soft-skills” in the workplace. In a recent Forbes report, some […]
SEL for Educators: Why It’s Vital for Today’s Teachers and their Classroom
The National Foundation for Educational Research revealed, “One in five teachers feels tense about their job all or most of the time, compared with one in eight workers in similar professions.” Jack Worth, a co-author of the report, states, “Nurturing, supporting, and valuing teachers is vital to making teaching an attractive and rewarding profession.” How do we […]
Tips and Resources for Educators Teaching SEL During COVID-19
With their students, classrooms, and administrative systems upended by COVID-19, social-emotional learning (SEL) is proving to be a challenge for many educators. According to a Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s 2020 Educator Confidence Report, only 7 percent of 1,400 educators surveyed said they were prepared to address students’ social and emotional needs during COVID-19. Only 10 percent surveyed reported […]
How SEL Prepares Teens for Life After High School
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