Social-emotional learning (SEL) is all the rage in schools around the country, as it should be. It shapes children’s, youth’s, and adults’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes crucial to human development and education.
For SEL programs to succeed, their implementers should consider several critical elements that make for high-quality initiatives. In a recent edLeader Panel, sponsored by Illuminate Education, leading SEL experts described the selection, implementation, and assessment factors necessary for efforts to provide maximum benefit.
