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The Future of Education Depends on Social Emotional Learning: Here’s Why

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Developing these core life abilities through social and emotional learning (SEL) is critical to a child’s development, as it directly correlates to success and happiness as an adult. For many children, school is the only place where any deficiencies in these abilities can be addressed before they become active members of society.

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SEL Can Help Special Educators Address Rapidly Evolving Remote Learning Requirements

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The ever-changing conditions require responsible decision making, the ability to make constructive and respectful choices about personal behavior and social interactions based on consideration of ethical standards, safety concerns, social norms, the realistic evaluation of consequences of various actions and the well-being of self and others.

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With 38 Students Per Class, Teachers Undergo Social-Emotional Development For Themselves

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But with that, we found that we really needed to address social and emotional academic development.” Billinghurst groups kids in teams that include one counselor, academic advisory support staff and case managers. Her team has done a variety of professional development activities to build SEL competencies in teachers.

Teachers 137