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CASEL's SEL FRAMEWORK

"The CASEL 5 addresses five broad and interrelated areas of competence and highlights examples for each: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. The CASEL 5 can be taught and applied at various developmental stages from childhood to adulthood and across diverse cultural contexts. Many school districts, states, and countries have used the CASEL 5 to establish preschool to high school learning standards and competencies that articulate what students should know and be able to do for academic success, school and civic engagement, health and wellness, and fulfilling careers."

VDOE Teaming for Well-Being Crosswalking Tool

PART 1: Team Inventory, Taking Stock

PART 2: Team Analysis and Reflection, Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Engagement Indicators

PART 3: Action Plan, Moving Forward Together

VDOE: Social Emotional Learning

SEL’s Role in Advancing Equity through Culturally Responsive and Inclusive Practices

Virginia Guidance SEL Standards

Social Emotional Learning Recording

Additional SEL implementation resources can be found in the Go Open Virginia SEL Group.

The SEL Vocabulary Cards are intended to help educators make abstract or difficult to understand concepts more relatable.

Each card has a developmentally appropriate definition and many include blackline illustrations. While not all vocabulary words have illustrations, those that don’t still have space for student drawn illustrations. Each vocabulary card can be printed as a worksheet for students to decorate or one that teachers can add to a word wall or bulletin board.

Words are organized under the five core competencies: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Decision-Making.

Each set contains over 40 words for educators to select from as they integrate SEL concepts into their curriculum and daily routines.

Educators can use the Emotions Wheel to help students learn to identify their feelings and the feelings of others. Inspired by Robert Plutchik’s wheel of emotion, each wheel of emotion illustrates a variety of emotions that are connected to primary ones. Each version of the wheels expand on a student's emotional vocabulary as they advance from grade to grade. The suggested grade levels are flexible as every student develops at their own pace.

Check out the Emotions Wheel Guide for more information and printable emotions wheel posters.

Parents and caregivers can use the Wheel of Emotions to enrich conversations with their child. Using a Feelings Wheel: Why it’s Helpful and How it Works is an excellent article by Parent Cue with helpful tips for both educators and caregivers alike.