Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) for Everyone!

    "One day . . . or day one.”   Anonymous Cherokee Month of the Harvest Moon ( du n inv di)   SEL:   #2 Social Awareness In the olden days of the early 1990’s, I did not have a computer in my home to google skunks, so there is no Technology in Education listing for this Blog. In my small Montana town, a skunk got under the deck and sprayed right under my cedarwood closet and bedroom. This was not funny! I had to go to work the next day at school. Every article of clothing I owned was in that room.   We acted fast. All tree branches, fencing, deck posts, and makeshift clotheslines held hangers of clothing, bedding, towels--anything that was exposed to our odoriferous visitor. Our back yard looked like a laundry. I sprayed products on the clothes I had to wear the next day. I got to school early and opened all of the windows. Students often expected strange behavior from substitute teachers, so the stink was well and good with them. One kid tu...

"One day . . . or day one.” Anonymous   Cherokee Month of the Harvest Moon ( du n inv di)     SEL :     #4 Relationship Skills                     Digital Learner:   #4 Creative Communicator   When working with autistic children, picture cards are available to communicate if they cannot speak. I was a guest teacher one day, and a boy kept showing me a picture of fried chicken. I finally figured out this was the lunch menu. Many children respond to music so, I sang that lunch menu 52 times! “We’ve got mashed potatoes, peaches and peas. Fried chicken and a roll!” Having been in musical theater for years, I sang and sang many versions of that menu. He went to lunch a happy boy! It is required by law that assistive technology--whether the mouse, special keyboards, ear phones, pencils, slanted boards, tablets, etc.--are made available to benefit spec...

I am committed to being an effective member of the global digital community by writing children’s picture books on feelings and emotions and social-emotional learning (SEL). These books work to help children understand themselves and their place in the world and to enrich academic development. The 5 SEL Competencies are: Self-Awareness, Social Awareness, Self-Management, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making. CASEL.org   The 7 Competencies for Technology in Education Empowered Learner: I use technology to set goals, work toward achieving them, and demonstrating my learning. Global Collaborator: I strive to broaden my perspective, understand others, and work effectively in teams using digital tools. Digital Citizen: I understand the rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of living, learning, and working in an interconnected digital world. Creative Communicator: I communicate effectively and express myself creatively using different tools, styles, ...

  I am committed to being an effective member of the global digital community by writing children’s picture books on feelings and emotions and social-emotional learning (SEL). These books work to help children understand themselves and their place in the world and to enrich academic development.   The 5 SEL Competencies are: Self-Awareness, Social Awareness, Self-Management, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making. CASEL.org   The 7 Competencies for Technology in Education Empowered Learner: I use technology to set goals, work toward achieving them, and demonstrating my learning. Global Collaborator: I strive to broaden my perspective, understand others, and work effectively in teams using digital tools. Digital Citizen: I understand the rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of living, learning, and working in an interconnected digital world. C reative Communicator: I communicate effectively and express myself creatively using different tool...

  I am committed to being an effective member of the global digital community by writing children’s picture books on feelings and emotions, or social-emotional learning (SEL). These books work to help children understand themselves and their place in the world and to enrich academic development. The 5 SEL Competencies are: Self-Awareness, Social-Awareness, Self-Management, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making. CASEL.org The 7 Competencies for Technology in Education are: Empowered Learner, Global Collaborator, Digital Citizen, Creative Communicator, Knowledge Constructor, Computational Thinker, and Innovative Designer. ISTE.org                                                           ...

I am committed to being an effective member of the global digital community by writing children’s picture books on Social-Emotional Learning (SEL).  These books work to help children understand themselves and their place in the world and to enrich academic development. The 5 SEL Competencies are: Self-Awareness, Social-Awareness, Self-Management, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making. CASEL.org The 7 Competencies for Technology in Education are: Empowered Learner, Global Collaborator, Digital Citizen, Creative Communicator, Knowledge Constructor, Computational Thinker, and Innovative Designer. ISTE.org                                                                                                         ...