WILMETTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT 39
Social Emotional
Learning
About CASEL
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning envisions all children and adults as self-aware, caring, responsible, engaged, and lifelong learners who work together to achieve their goals and create a more inclusive, just world. How? Through a commitment to SEL. Learn more through the links below:
CASEL Competencies
Relationship Skills
The ability to establish and maintain healthy and rewarding relationships with diverse individuals and groups. This includes the capacity to communicate clearly, listen well, cooperate with others, resist inappropriate social pressure, negotiate conflict constructively, and seek and offer helps when needed.
EXAMPLES
Effective communication
Teamwork and collaborative problem-solving
Relationship building
Seeking or offering support when needed
Resisting negative social pressure
Self-Awareness
The ability to accurately recognize one's own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they influence behavior. The ability to accurately assess one's strengths and limitations, with a well-grounded sense of confidence, optimism, and a "growth mindset."
EXAMPLES
Identifying emotions and linking feelings, values, and thoughts
Demonstrating honesty and integrity
Accurate self-perception
Recognizing strengths
Self-confidence
Self-efficacy
Self-Management
The ability to successfully regulate one's emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in different situations – effective managing stress, controlling impulses, and motivating oneself. The ability to set and work towards personal and academic goals.
EXAMPLES
Impulse control
Stress management
Self-discipline
Self-motivation
Goal-setting
Planning and organizational skills
Social Awareness
The ability to take the perspective of and empathize with others, including those from diverse backgrounds and cultures. The ability to understand social and ethical norms for behavior and to recognize family, school, and community resources and supports.
EXAMPLES
Taking perspective
Recognizing others' strengths
Empathy
Appreciation of diversity
Respect for others
Responsible Decision Making
The ability to make constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions based on ethical standards, safety concerns, and social norms. The realistic evaluation of consequences of various actions, and a consideration of the well-being of one's self and others.
EXAMPLES
Demonstrating curiosity and open-mindedness
Identifying problems
Analyzing situations and making reasoned judgements
Problem-solving
Reflecting
Ethical responsibility
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (added by District)
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are important ideals to be incorporated with each of the CASEL competencies in order to educate the whole child. Students who demonstrate competency in DEI value an array of identities, strengths, and challenges in themselves and others. Students learn to identify unfairness/injustice (both historical and present-day, internal and external) and describe solutions to work together towards greater equity and inclusion.
Responsive Classroom
Responsive Classroom is an evidence-based approachng to teaching and discipline that focuses on engaging academics, positive community, effective management, and developmental awareness. Our professional development, books, and resources help elementary and middle school educators to create safe, joyful, and engaging classrooms and school communities where students develop strong social and academic skills and where each student can thrive.
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