{"id":9350,"date":"2022-04-12T14:50:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T18:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/?p=9350"},"modified":"2023-06-26T14:07:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T18:07:37","slug":"social-emotional-learning-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/social-emotional-learning-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Social and Emotional Learning – The Key for Developing the Whole Child"},"content":{"rendered":"

When our students enter our classrooms every day, we provide them with a safe and positive environment that can support them in reaching new academic milestones. <\/span>Social and emotional learning<\/span><\/a> is key to developing the whole child.  Because of this, it is our responsibility to provide resources that will navigate them through difficult situations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nearpod\u2019s 21st Century Readiness K-12 Program<\/a><\/strong> offers resources to embed 21st century skills like SEL, digital citizenship, and college and career readiness into every classroom. The Social and Emotional Learning collection includes lessons and activities that teach students core competencies, critical thinking, lifelong learning strategies, and growth mindset practices.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the program<\/a><\/p>\n

Positive, Safe Learning Environment:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

As a Florida teacher, there is one day that I think about in particular when I ask myself, \u201cDo students feel safe in my class?\u201d On February 14th, 2018, seventeen people were taken at the hands of a school-shooter at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL. Focusing on our Social and Emotional Wellness can ensure school is a positive place for all students. In order to achieve this, it is crucial to provide teachers with resources to address social emotional learning <\/span> in schools.<\/p>\n

Flexible Curriculum:<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

It is important to note that social and emotional learning should be taught in all grade levels, all settings, every single year. The whole child approach prepares students for long term success beyond school. There are over 320 lessons available to embed into any setting for all children in Nearpod\u2019s 21st Century Readiness Program. The skills students learn in these lessons are applicable from kindergarten to 12th grade and developed age-appropriately. Each lesson has a range of modalities to reach a variety of students that are accompanied by dynamic media, including virtual reality to enhance learning experiences. The lessons are also created based on the CASEL framework<\/a>. These are learning skills proven by research to support their social and emotional growth.<\/p>\n

Get free SEL lessons<\/a><\/p>\n

Whole Child Development:<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Nearpod\u2019s Social and Emotional Learning content provides explicit instruction for the skills students need for life and beyond school. We aren\u2019t only teaching students math and reading \u2013 we are teaching them to be positive and contributing members of society. By integrating Social and Emotional activities<\/a>, educators are helping children to develop:<\/p>\n