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.
