SEL & Mindset
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is the deliberate commitment to including a framework of essential skills and dispositions that complement academics but historically have not been a part of curricular design. Learners acquire and effectively apply the skills necessary for self-regulation or managing and talking about emotions, forming relationships, setting goals and demonstrating empathy during their learning.
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SEL & Mindset
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SEL & Mindset
Alter Ego: Using Values to Fight Peer Pressure
When our self-integrity is threatened even momentarily, we are more likely to conform to others who offer validation, even when their views are wrong, reckless, or hateful.
SEL & Mindset
Increasing Educator Capacity to Act on Learner Well-Being Data for Improved Academic Outcomes
Our nation’s education system has traditionally taken a reactive approach to challenges and often, the interventions come too late.