Dungeons & Dragons, the 70s-era role-playing game, might bring to mind orcs and elves and multi-sided dice. But today, D&D and games like it are helping kids and teens learn important life skills. Liz ...

In January, our team published a report on social-emotional learning research that has taken on new importance during the past few months. Written in partnership with New Schools Venture Fund, the ...

Is social-emotional learning a transformational means to improve public education or a threat to it? Ask K-12 educators, and their responses are mostly somewhere in between. While SEL has permeated ...

Students who were exposed to social-emotional learning in preschool are more likely to have higher well-being when they reach ...

Soft skills. SEL and MESH competencies. Habits of Heart and Mind. Whatever you call them, a growing body of research suggests these non-academic, social-emotional competencies deserve our attention.

Social-emotional learning (SEL) teaches the key attitudes and skills necessary for understanding and managing emotions, listening, feeling and showing empathy for others, and making thoughtful, ...

The world may describe what we do as teaching employability skills. I call it social-emotional learning (SEL). Having social-emotional skills – skills such as self-management, forming positive ...

Adults who practice social-emotional skills may find it easier to manage the stress of parenting. Credit: Ponomariova_Maria / iStock / Getty Images Plus There's no simple way to sum up a parent's job, ...

Career readiness is among the most common concerns that teachers, parents, and students themselves have to deal with. While yes, the quality of education they’re receiving can be first-rate, that ...

The intentions of social-emotional learning (SEL) programs are good—and so are the results. With outcomes like increased academic success, improved relationships with peers and teachers, and decreased ...

The nation’s abrupt shift to remote learning in the wake of COVID-19 has left teachers, students, and parents scrambling to find balance in their daily lives. And while maintaining academic learning ...