Connecting Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) to Career Success
As you reflect on your school, university, or work setting, where are social-emotional learning principles present? List 1-3 examples.
1. Collaborating with faculty members to include social and emotional learning objectives.
2. Building positive relationships with students.
3. Inclusive practices for all students, staff and faculty.
Everywhere on all levels of learning.
Building relationships with students and parents.
Integrated lessons into classroom expectations.
1. The relationships we build with out students shows them that we can be the teacher or boss and hold them accountable to a certain standard while caring about them.
2. We model social and emotional learning by showing respect and dignity for our students, fellow teachers and administrators.
3. We engage our students in conversations about the standards we are expected to meet in our programs. Do they think they are important and why are they important.
SEL principals present are
One on one coaching sessions
Identifying barriers to what is preventing students from attending school and supporting them through it.
Holding events that celebrate diversity and kindness
SEL examples at our school are:
1. Taught and demonstrated through SkillsUSA "Career Essentials" training.
2. Soft skills explained and practiced within the classroom setting (shaking hands, getting ready for job shadows, etc.)
3. SEL is demonstrated and students are exposed to advisory meetings, making connections through job interview and other soft skill explanations.
social-emotional learning principles are present when students can anticipate consequences and/or when students are able to evaluate outcomes.
Building relationships with students
Listening and respecting colleagues
integrating real world situations in the classroom and how to handle others reactions in a professional manner
Building student-faculty relationships
Teaching students to advocate for themselves
Students showing each other empathy and understanding
Our school encourages student-driven activities and engagement where students get to share their thoughts and feelings about the school. We also have clubs and groups designed to address student mental health and stress levels. The school also has weekly opportunities for the teachers to meet, discuss, and collaborate with each other responding to the school, students, the district, etc.
- Every week students participate in SEL assignments that are graded
- Students are encouraged to utilize the QR codes for counselors and social workers
- Empathizing in classroom settings and as an expectation allows students to understand emotional growth.
