WHAT IS SEL? Social and emotional learning (SEL) is a process through which children and adults learn to recognize and manage emotions, demonstrate care and concern for others, develop positive relationships, make good decisions, and behave ethically, respectfully, and responsibly.
With SEL: -Improved attitudes about self, others, and school -Positive classroom behavior -11 percentile-point gain on standardized achievement tests -Reduced Risks for Failure, -Reduced Conduct problems -ReducedEmotional distress
With SEL: -Improved attitudes about self, others, and school -Positive classroom behavior -11 percentile-point gain on standardized achievement tests -Reduced Risks for Failure, -Reduced Conduct problems -ReducedEmotional distress
“Our test scores have increased nearly 10% and our discipline issues have been greatly reduced in the elementary grades.” - Andy Brooks, South Pekin Grade School District #137
“SEL has helped us create a positive climate for learning and given us insight into how to keep children engaged. The teaching and the learning are better here at Cassitt.”
- Mary Tavegia, Principal, Cassitt Elementary School, LeGrange, IL
“People ask us how we fit SEL into our school day. We tell them that at Belle, SEL is how we are, how we interact, how we communicate, how we model and teach our students. We are a school family.”
- Elizabeth Blachinsky, Principal, Belle Alexander Elementary School, Kewanee, IL
“SEL concepts can be integrated into academic programming by capitalizing on the issues that develop during the course of a normal school day. Academic content, such as information presented through literature, can also be applied to social and emotional issues and used to illustrate SEL concepts.” Merrell
I am a fruit. If you take away my first letter, I am a crime. If you take away my first two letters, I am an animal. If you take away my first and last letters, I am a form of music. What am I?
Responsible Decision Making The ability to make constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions based on ethical standards, safety concerns and social norms.