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Welcome to CASEL

Our mission is to establish social and emotional learning (SEL) as an essential part of education

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CASEL Program Director Position

CASEL is now a not-for-profit organization, and we are looking to expand our SEL training, technical assistance, communications and fund-raising activities. We are currently accepting applications for a Program Director to help lead these efforts. More »

Recent CASEL Publications

New Issue Brief

Social and emotional learning and student benefits: Research implications for the Safe Schools/ Healthy Students core elements (Written for SS/HS grantees, but recommended and relevant for all SEL practitioners.)

The Impact of After-School Programs That Promote Personal and Social Skills

This report describes the strong positive effects after-school programs can have, and the conditions needed to realize these benefits.

Executive Summary (pdf)
Full report (pdf)

Sustainable Schoolwide SEL: Implementation Guide and Toolkit

This step-by-step guide and 40 tools take school leaders and planning teams through the process of implementing sustainable SEL. more »

Newly revised and updated Tool 2 PowerPoint Introduction to SEL. Download Presentation.

SEL Reference Database

Looking for articles on SEL topics? Find hundreds in our Reference Database

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Other News from the Field

SEL Videos: View the latest Edutopia SEL video clip, Talking Heads and Hearts; view other clips of SEL in action. More »

SEL Parenting Book: Building emotional intelligence: Techniques to cultivate inner strength in children More »

American Educational Research Association SEL SIG: SEL SIG and business meeting update; latest newsletter

O, The Oprah Magazine
The New Improved Self-Esteem

CASEL PRIORITIES

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