Social and emotional learning (SEL) is one component of educating the whole child. The Collaborative for Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) divides SEL into five competencies:
- Self-awareness.
- Self-management.
- Social awareness.
- Relationship skills.
- Responsible decision-making
- Using the CASEL SEL FRAMEWORK [PDF]Links to an external site., discuss the five competencies of SEL, connecting them to the guidelines shared in Chapter 6 of Today’s Guide to Educational Policy: Pandemics, Disasters, Nationalism, Religion, and Global Politics, under the section Social Emotional Learning During the Pandemic.
- Discuss at least two ways that K-12 school divisions and institutions of higher learning are providing methods to address the social and emotional needs of learners at these levels in education.