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Social & Emotional Learning: A Vital Component for Students to Grow and Succeed
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is a crucial part of an educational environment where students feel safe and confident to explore, grow, and succeed. Research has shown an improvement in standardized test scores and an increase in academic achievement for students participating in an educational program that incorporates SEL. CASEL, a leading organization in the field of social and emotional learning, has identified five core competencies of SEL:
School Specialty is your partner in fostering social and emotional development with the tools that align to these five core competencies. We offer resources including literature, supplemental materials, on-demand webinars, and educational products to help you engage students in a transformative learning environment.
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Self-Management
The abilities to manage one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors effectively in different situations and to achieve goals and aspirations. This includes the capacities to delay gratification, manage stress, and feel motivation and agency to accomplish personal and collective goals.
*Source: CASEL 2021
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Social Awareness
The abilities to understand the perspectives of and empathize with others, including those from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and contexts. This includes the capacities to feel compassion for others, understand broader historical and social norms for behavior in different settings, and recognize family, school, and community resources and supports.
*Source: CASEL 2021
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Relationship Skills
The abilities to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups. This includes the capacities to communicate clearly, listen actively, cooperate, work collaboratively to problem solve and negotiate conflict constructively, navigate settings with differing social and cultural demands and opportunities, provide leadership, and seek or offer help when needed.
*Source: CASEL 2021
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Responsible Decision-Making
The abilities to make caring and constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions across diverse situations. This includes the capacities to consider ethical standards and safety concerns, and to evaluate the benefits and consequences of various actions for personal, social, and collective well-being.
*Source: CASEL 2021
Workshops
Watch one of our recorded courses online whenever it's convenient for you.
Best Sellers
Crayola Colors of the Word Crayons make it fun and easy for kids to create realistic portraits of themselves, their family, and their friends.
Your classroom will love designing their very own people figure or paper hand chains with this pack of assorted skin tone colored construction paper.
Mold sculptures, 3D figures, jewelry, handprints, and more with our air-drying clay for schools and studios.
Provides a helpful resource or solution for at-home learning.
Mr. Sketch offers an exciting array of scented markers with bold shades to help spark creativity.
Create and craft people out of paper with this assorted skin tone colored paper.
Create beautiful portraits and pictures of people with colored pencils in a vast assortment of skin tone shades.
My First Crayola Washable Palm Grasp Crayons are perfect for your daring doodler. The egg shape is easy for young hands to hold. Introduces toddlers to color exploration as they develop physical and thinking skills.
Make drawings more realistic with the 8 pack of skin tone coloring pencils.
Whether jotting down a quick note, sketching a new idea, or putting thoughts to the page, School Smart has got you covered with blank books for drawing, writing, and more!
Turn your most memorable moments into self-illustrated postcards with this cool kit.
Ideal for indoor sand trays, play theory trays, and sensory activity tables, the Sandtastik Coarse White Therapy Play Sand is designed with therapy professionals in mind.
Create beautiful portraits and pictures of people with washable crayons in a vast assortment of skin tone shades.
Help sensory seekers focus and relax with the help of this Abilitations fidget. Great for the classroom and at-home learning environments.
Ease anxiety and regain mindful attention with this mesmerizing 2-tone colored liquid timer.
Designed for children with noise sensitivity. A terrific tool for children who need quiet for sensitivity or for focused activities.