Making Social-Emotional Learning Work for Teens
October 13, 2021
Adolescence is hard enough. The pandemic has made it harder, injecting loneliness, depression, and grief into the mix. But chances are that secondary students are not getting the social emotional learning they need to cope with these new and perennial challenges. They need guidance on forming healthy relationships, especially sexual ones. They need SEL lessons that aren’t “lame.” They need to feel useful.
This special report shows how schools can help.
This special report shows how schools can help.
Student Well-Being From Our Research Center Middle and High School Students Need Social-Emotional Learning, Too. Are They Getting It?Amid the pandemic, more schools say they are paying more attention to teenagers' social and emotional needs. Teens aren't so sure.
Student Well-Being From Our Research Center The Pandemic Has Shaken Students' Sense of ThemselvesAdolescence is a time for students to form their identity, but quarantines and school shutdowns disrupt that process, for good or bad.
Curriculum From Our Research Center Privacy, Porn, and Parents in the Room: Sex Education's Pandemic ChallengesAfter more than a year of instructional shifts and social isolation, students need sex education that is media-savvy and relationship-wise.
Student Well-Being Why High School SEL Programs Feel 'Lame'—and How to Fix ThemHere's how to devise high school SEL lessons that don't feel preachy and align with adolescents' cognitive and psychological development.
Student Well-Being From Our Research Center How to Teach Older Students Social-Emotional Skills? Try CivicsCollaboration, empathy, social awareness, and relationship building are some of the same skills that power democracy.
Teaching Download 5 Strategies for Teaching SEL to Teenagers (Downloadable)This downloadable has strategies for creating social-emotional learning experiences that won't cause teenagers to roll their eyes.Student Well-Being Reports Student and Teacher Views of Social-Emotional Learning: Results of a National SurveyThis report provides a snapshot of students' mental well-being and confidence in their SEL skills during the pandemic.
Data analysis for this report was provided by the EdWeek Research Center. Learn more about the center’s work.
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