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Mar 22, 2018
Social Awareness (Social Emotional Learning)
What Skills are Associated with Social Awareness? Based on the above definition, there are several skills that are associated with social awareness. In order to demonstrate this aspect of Social Emotional Learning, students need to develop awareness and abilities related to each of the following skills: Perspective-taking: Perspective-taking involves the ability to look at and understand
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Feb 13, 2018
Social Emotional Learning: Developing Relationship Skills
Communicate clearly: Effective communication requires the use of “verbal and nonverbal skills to express oneself” (CASEL). Communication involves not only speaking clearly and conveying ideas appropriately, but also understanding body language, facial expressions, and gestures that can contribute to accurate delivery and perception. A strong sense of self-awareness can assist in building communication skills. Listen
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Feb 1, 2018
Meet the Authors: From Talking to Writing, 2nd Edition
by Terrill Jennings and Dr. Charles Haynes
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Jan 25, 2018
Mindfulness in the Classroom
Why Teach Mindfulness? Study outcomes suggest that mindful meditation decreases anxiety and detrimental self-focus, which, in turn, promotes social skills and academic success for students with learning disabilities (Beauchemin, 2008). Research over the years has identified benefits of mindfulness in each of the following areas: Social emotional health: The practice of mindfulness helps students to increase
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Dec 12, 2017
Self-Management (Social Emotional Learning)
What Skills are Associated with Self-Management? To possess self-management, one must develop the following skills and abilities: Impulse control – Impulse control relates to the idea of delayed gratification. This refers to the ability to distract oneself from a desire in order to delay that impulse. Impulse control, then, is the ability to not act on
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Nov 16, 2017
Self-Awareness (Social Emotional Learning)
What Skills are Associated with Self-Awareness? In order to be self-aware, one must be able to do the following: Identify emotions – It is important that students be able to recognize and identify emotions. In order to be aware of their own emotions and participate in activities that address those emotions, they must first be
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Oct 19, 2017
What is Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)?
Why Social-Emotional Skills? According to a study by Beauchemin et al, students with learning disabilities often have higher levels of anxiety, more school-related stress, and less optimal social skills compared with their typically developing peers. More specifically, Rick Lavoie addresses a list of social-emotional challenges for students with learning differences in his article, “Social Competence
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Aug 29, 2017
Language-Based Classroom Environment
Students in a language-based classroom benefit from small group instruction, ideally with 3-7 students. As a result, ample opportunities exist for teacher modeling, facilitated discussion, positive reinforcement, informal assessment, and most importantly, practice and review of information. In addition, certified, experienced and professionally trained teachers should deliver instruction, in collaboration with corresponding specialists such as
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