social-emotional learning

[soh-shuhl-i-moh-shuh-nl lur-ning]

noun

Education, Psychology.

1. the process of acquiring interpersonal and emotional skills such as empathy, cooperation, conflict resolution, self-awareness, and self-control. SEL

Word History and Origins

Origin of social-emotional learning¹

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

Paying students isn’t sustainable, said Zaia Vera, the school district’s head of social-emotional learning.

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Schools now provide increased social-emotional learning and mental health support.

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She’d examined curriculum related to social-emotional learning, which has come under attack by Christian conservatives who say it encourages children to question gender roles and prioritizes feelings over biblical teachings.

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Last year, more than half of TK classrooms said they use a literacy and social-emotional learning curriculum developed for preschoolers.

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We hear stories of violence and tragedy, and they are often accompanied by a sweeping dose of skepticism of behavioral interventions and supports at school, like restorative justice, social-emotional learning — teaching kids to navigate school and life competently — and Multi-Tiered System of Supports, or data-driven assessments and interventions that help students, whether as a class as a whole or as individuals.

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