"SEL is really not about teaching kids what to think," says Melissa Schlinger, vice president of practice and programs for the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), a ...

VanAusdal suggested that the secondary level is also a good time to pair work on SEL skills—such as collaboration—with ...

Similarly, Cipriano says that while mindful breathing is widely promoted by SEL programming as an effective calming tool, many kids, including those without disabilities, will never choose that ...