Social & Emotional Learning

As part of Ohio's five year strategic plan, Each Child, Our Future, there is a focus on four learning domains to ensure success beyond high school: 

• Skills & Knowledge

• Well-Rounded Content

• Leadership & Reasoning Skills

• Social & Emotional Learning

WHAT IS SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL LEARNING?

Social-emotional learning is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships and make responsible decisions.  - Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) 

Research demonstrates that students who receive support for social and emotional learning in schools do better academically, socially and behaviorally. Social-emotional learning has also been shown to positively impact economic mobility and mental health outcomes. Developing these skills in our students is an important part of meeting the needs of the whole child. - Ohio Department of Education

OHIO SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING STANDARDS

The Framework for Systemic Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL, 2017) identifies and defines five competencies, which Ohio used as its basis for the standards. These are self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision-making. 

• Self-Awareness – The ability to accurately recognize one’s own emotions and thoughts, including how they relate to one’s identity and culture and how they influence behavior. Self-awareness is the ability to accurately assess one’s strengths and limitations with a sense of integrity, confidence and optimism.

• Self-Management – The ability to navigate one’s emotions, thoughts and behaviors in different situations while managing stress, controlling impulses and motivating oneself. Self-management includes the ability to set and work toward personal and academic goals.

• Social Awareness – The ability to consider the diverse perspectives of and empathize with others, including those from different backgrounds and cultures. Social awareness also reflects the ability to understand social and ethical norms for behavior across settings and to be able to identify and use family, school and community resources and supports.

• Relationship Skills – The ability to establish and maintain healthy relationships with diverse individuals and groups. Developing relationship skills promotes the ability to communicate clearly, listen well, cooperate with others, resist social and peer pressure, negotiate conflict and seek help or offer it to others.

• Responsible Decision-making – The ability to make constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions in the context of ethical standards, safety concerns and social norms. Responsible decision-making involves making realistic evaluations of the consequences of one’s actions and considering the well-being of one’s self and others.

RESOURCES

Link to Ohio Social and Emotional Learning Standards

Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) - CASEL is the recognized leader in Social & Emotional Learning research and practice

Committee for Children - Since 1979, Committee for Children has advocated for policies to enhance, gathered research to support, and developed educational programs to advance the safety and well-being of children through social-emotional learning (SEL). A nonprofit best known for their social-emotional learning curriculum, SECOND STEP.

SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING SLIDESHOW & HANDOUT

Social & Emotional Learning Slideshow

Social & Emotional Learning Handout