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

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

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

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

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 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.