Social and emotional learning (SEL) enhances students’ capacity to integrate skills, attitudes, and behaviors to deal effectively and ethically with daily tasks and challenges. There are 5 core competencies that are taught in advisory as well as throughout the school day at Williams.
The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) is a guiding organization that supports SEL in public education.
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RULER is a social-emotional learning (SEL) approach that is based on building community understanding around emotional intelligence and using four simple tools for helping teachers, staff, students, and families learn and practice SEL skills.
The approach was developed by the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, which is directed by Dr. Marc Brackett.
RULER is an acronym for the 5 key skills of emotional intelligence:
Recognizing emotions in ourselves and others
Understanding the causes and consequences of emotions
Labeling emotions accurately
Expressing emotions in accordance with cultural norms and social context
Regulating emotions effectively
Click on the link below for a website for parents actively supporting kids' social and emotional development.