Student and Family Support
LONGMEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 535 BLISS ROAD | LONGMEADOW, MA 01106 | P 413-565-4200 | F 413-565-4215
Nilda Irizarry
Director of Student and Family Support
413-565-4200 X-4055
nirizarry@longmeadow.k12.ma.us
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is an integral part of education and human development.
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) defines SEL as: “The process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions.”
5 CORE COMPETENCIES
Self-Awareness
Self-Management
Social Awareness
Relationship Skills
Responsible Decision-Making
An Overview of the Core Competencies of SEL from PBS:
Tier One Yale Ruler Approach for Longmeadow Public Schools
RULER is a social-emotional learning (SEL) approach that is based on building community understanding around emotional intelligence and using four simple tools for helping teachers, staff, students, and families learn and practice SEL skills.
The approach was developed by the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, which is directed by Dr. Marc Brackett.
RULER is an acronym for the 5 key skills of emotional intelligence:
Recognizing emotions in ourselves and others
Understanding the causes and consequences of emotions
Labeling emotions accurately
Expressing emotions in accordance with cultural norms and social context
Regulating emotions effectively
Social Emotional Learning (7) (1) (1).pdfHere are a few helpful links for families on social and emotional learning:
CHARACTER LAB PLAYBOOKS: RESEARCH-BASED GUIDES TO CULTIVATE STRENGTHS
Books for Parents/Guardians Looking to Learn More:
Emotionally Intelligent Parenting: How to Raise a Self-Disciplined, Responsible, Socially Skilled Child, by Maurice Elias, Steven Tobias, and Brian Friedlander. (Harmony Books, 1999) Parents can learn how to communicate with children on a deeper, more gratifying level and help them support their child’s development in relating to others.
Raising Emotionally Intelligent Teenagers, by Maurice Elias, Stephen Tobias, and Brian Friedlander. (Random House, 2000) The authors explain creative, caring, and constructive ways to parent adolescents during these crucial years.
Permission to Feel, By Marc Brackett. (Celadon Books, 2019) The author develops a plan to improve the lives of children and adults and develops a blueprint for understanding our emotions and using them wisely so that they help, rather than hinder, success and well-being.
District Resource:
School Committee presentation on LCTV's YouTube channel (begins at the 21:23 mark)