Social-Emotional Learning
How schools can help children learn to understand and manage their emotions, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions
See also: Life Skills
Teaching
Opinion
If Students Understand Their Emotions, They Learn Better
Equipped with the right skills, students can navigate tough situations in and outside school.
Special Education
Spotlight
Spotlight on Unlocking Potential: Building Resilience and Support for Students with Dyslexia
This Spotlight examines dyslexia, the need for social-emotional support, the value of early screening, and the key role teachers and schools play.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
SEL Doesn't Need a Rebrand. It Needs Something Else
Everyone in K-12 plays a role in ensuring social-emotional learning prospers, says Marc Brackett.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Social-Emotional Learning Linked to Higher Math and Reading Test Scores
A Yale study finds that explicitly teaching students SEL skills can have big academic payoffs.
School & District Management
From Our Research Center
SEL by Another Name? Political Pushback Prompts Rebranding
Some districts are still teaching social-emotional learning, but they are calling it something else.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Live Online Discussion
A Seat at the Table: The Power of Emotion Regulation to Drive K-12 Academic Performance and Well-Being
Wish you could handle emotions better? Learn practical strategies with researcher Marc Brackett and host Peter DeWitt.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Q&A
Getting Recess Right: A Researcher Shares Best Practices
Well-structured recess can improve student learning and well-being, Rebecca London says.
Student Well-Being & Movement
How Rescue Animals Are Teaching Students Emotional Awareness
Field trips to a Florida animal sanctuary have helped students learn compassion.
Early Childhood
Download
7 Ways to Help Kindergartners Regulate Their Emotions (DOWNLOADABLE)
Teachers report a surge in kindergartners struggling to regulate their emotions. This tip sheet has steps on how to respond.
Early Childhood
‘Crying, Yelling, Shutting Down’: There’s a Surge in Kindergarten Tantrums. Why?
Educators are reporting a surge in the number of kindergartners coming to school unable to regulate their emotions. What's going on?
Student Well-Being & Movement
Professional Learning Guide
Your Guide to Social-Emotional Learning
This professional learning guide is packed with resources like SEL best practices and real-world case studies to help your students thrive.
Teaching
Opinion
Try These Teacher-Endorsed Strategies for Social-Emotional Learning
Social-emotional learning is the heart and soul of teaching and learning and of how we develop as humans.
Teacher Preparation
Virtual Simulations Help Future Teachers Build Social-Emotional Skills
Simulations give teacher candidates a chance to practice what to say and do in tough situations.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Can Tech Teach Kindness? 5 Tools That Build Social Skills
Technology is often blamed for causing bad behavior among students. But it can also promote positive social skills if used right.