It may not come as a surprise that when I interviewed over twenty industry experts, almost all said that social-emotional learning (SEL) skills are important. CASEL’s 5 social emotional learning competencies are self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making. For students to be effective communicators, we have to thread these social
Over the past 10 years, I have worked with thousands of high school students. During that period, I really started paying attention to the skills they had and the skills they needed. I examined college and career readiness standards. I spoke to businesses and entrepreneurs.
Like many school counselors, I often imagine the lives of my students years later, transformed by education and the possibilities we opened up for them. A large part of realizing their future lives is introducing them to new concepts and ideas and encouraging them to