At the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, we envision 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.
When life gets overwhelming and hard, where do you turn? Rainn Wilson–best known as Dwight Schrute, the ambitious, beet-loving paper salesman on The Office–turns to “the notorious G-O-D.” After finding success in Hollywood, Rainn realized fame was not enough to calm his anxieties nor soothe the longing in his soul. So he turned inward, returning to the Baha’i faith he was raised on and discovering the value that spirituality brings to us as individuals and as a community.
What is Social and Emotional Learning? CASEL defined the term almost three decades ago and is joined by educators, students, parents, and community leaders to help answer that question. Everyone has a role to play to ensure high-quality SEL is an essential part of PK-12 education.
According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Child Well-being Dashboard, American children score at or above average among OECD member countries for educational outcomes in reading, math, and/or science but well below average for “high satisfaction
According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Child Well-being Dashboard, American children score at or above average among OECD member countries for educational outcomes in reading, math, and/or science but well below average for “high satisfaction