


Practicing empathy, including perspective taking.

Predicting and understanding others’ feelings and reactions.Identifying social cues (verbal, physical) to determine how others feel.Showing understanding and empathy for others.Skills that develop social awareness include: Recognizing that she is always in learner-mode, she practices cultural humility by questioning her assumptions about social and ethical norms, beliefs, and expectations. Social awareness involves the ability to understand and empathize with others, particularly with people from different backgrounds than one’s own.Ī white teacher whose students are from a different cultural background than her own makes an effort to get to know students’ families and communities and their unique strengths. Social awareness and relationship skills are two of the five components that make up CASEL’s model of SEL. Topic 6 – Supporting SEL through Family and Community EngagementĪccording to the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional, Learning ( CASEL), social-emotional learning (SEL) is “the process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.”.Topic 5 – Teaching for Social, Emotional, and Academic Development.Topic 4 – Committing to Racial Equity and Cultural Responsiveness.Topic 3 – Addressing Trauma and Adversity: Supporting Student Mental Health.Topic 2 – Safety & Belonging in Classrooms and Schools.Topic 1 – Caring for Ourselves: The Science of Emotional Resilience.Ethical Decision-Making & Social Responsibility.
