SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL)

… nurturing our children socially and emotionally.

 What is SEL

An initiative to help students be better

able to understand and manage their
own emotions while interacting
constructively with others.
 Why is SEL so important
today?

• Dealing with classroom management

issues like poor behavior and student
distractibility.
• Student’s difficulty in managing
emotions and social relationships
which has a profound impact on
their academic achievement.
 How will our kids be
benefitted?
• Children who acquire SEL skills like
self awareness, restraint and
persistence enjoyed more success in
their lives.
• Reduced mental health issues and
improved physical health.
 SEL OBJECTIVES

• SELF AWARENESS
• SELF MANAGEMENT
• SOCIAL AWARENESS
• RELATIONSHIP SKILLS
• RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING
 WHAT IS ISELF ?

The Indian Social and Emotional Framework.

Researched and developed by TTF.
The ISELF Handbook contains the guidelines
and SEL resources that will provide the
facilitators with direction and guidance to
achieve the SEL goals.
 GUIDELINES TO USE
ISELF
The teacher is the SEL facilitator and has to
be :
• Familiar with all the five social and
emotional competencies and their purpose in
the overall development of children.
• Aware of the current lacunae in the SEL of
children.
• Convinced of the positive long term benefits
of SEL in a child’s life.
DIFFERENT STRATEGIES TO
NURTURE SEL AMONG
STUDENTS
• Talk and Dialogue
• Story Telling
• Simulated Discussions
• Awareness Campaigns
• Film Viewing
• Reflective Journaling
• Poster Making
• Survey Projects
• Community Service Programs
 SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR SEL
FACILITATORS.

• CIRCLES OF SUPPORT.
• SEL READINGS
• SEL ACTIVITIES
• SEL EXERCISES FOR FACILITATORS.
• TOPICS, THEMES , LESSON PLANS AND
WORKSHEETS ARE AVAILABLE.
CRITERIA FOR PLANNNG AND
CONDUCTING SEL SESSIONS

3 IMPORTANT ASPECTS :
• Topic or the theme chosen.
• Process followed to achieve this
objective.
• Demeanour.
 SEL ASSESMENTS

• Self administered student surveys

• Teacher surveys
• Interviews.
• Observations.
 CONCLUSION

 To conclude, Social and emotional learning needs to be seen as a very personal path that
our children take with guidance and support from sensitive and compassionate educators.