What is Social Emotional Learning? (SEL)

SEL teaches students how to:

1) understand & manage emotion

2) set positive/realistic goals

3) build enduring relationships

4) show empathy for others

5) solve problems constructively and ethically

So I came up with this (rather hilarious) acronym to help me remember the components of SEL:

PERGE: P: problem solve

E: empathy

R: relationships

G: goals

E: emotions

CASEL (the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning) set forth what it describes as the five goals of S.E.L. for students:

•Self-awareness: The ability to reflect on one’s own feelings and thoughts.

•Self-management (or self-control): The ability to control one’s own thoughts and behavior.

•Social awareness: The ability to empathize with others, recognize social cues and adapt to various situations.

•Relationship skills: The ability to communicate, make friends, manage disagreements, recognize peer pressure and cooperate.

•Responsible decision making: The ability to make healthy choices about one’s own behavior while weighing consequences for others.