{"id":1519,"date":"2022-07-15T11:36:52","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T15:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/improv2improvesel.com\/?p=1519"},"modified":"2022-07-15T11:36:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T15:36:52","slug":"what-is-social-emotional-learning-and-why-does-it-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/improv2improvesel.com\/what-is-social-emotional-learning-and-why-does-it-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Social Emotional Learning and Why Does it Matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here at i2i we talk a lot about Social Emo\u00adtion\u00adal Learn\u00ading, also known as SEL (we love our acronyms in edu\u00adca\u00adtion!). By now, you may have a grasp on what we\u2019re talk\u00ading about, but let\u2019s dive into a deep\u00ader under\u00adstand\u00ading of SEL and how i2i games fos\u00adter Social Emo\u00adtion\u00adal Learning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Casel<\/span><\/a> describes SEL as an inte\u00adgral part of human devel\u00adop\u00adment, explain\u00ading,  \u201cSEL is the process through which all young peo\u00adple and adults acquire and apply the knowl\u00adedge, skills, and atti\u00adtudes to devel\u00adop healthy iden\u00adti\u00adties, man\u00adage emo\u00adtions and achieve per\u00adson\u00adal and col\u00adlec\u00adtive goals, feel and show empa\u00adthy for oth\u00aders, estab\u00adlish and main\u00adtain sup\u00adport\u00adive rela\u00adtion\u00adships, and make respon\u00adsi\u00adble and car\u00ading decisions.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

SEL engages chil\u00addren, and adults, on a fun\u00adda\u00admen\u00adtal human lev\u00adel that we at Improv 2 Improve believe is essen\u00adtial to learn\u00ading. Stu\u00addents who are strug\u00adgling with anx\u00adi\u00adety, bul\u00adly\u00ading and self-esteem may build emo\u00adtion\u00adal walls to pro\u00adtect them\u00adselves. This fur\u00adther inter\u00adferes with a student\u2019s open\u00adness and abil\u00adi\u00adty to learn. When stu\u00addents ful\u00adly engage social\u00adly and emo\u00adtion\u00adal\u00adly, they are open, atten\u00adtive, and respon\u00adsive to one another.<\/span><\/p>\n

 This lev\u00adel of engage\u00adment allows stu\u00addents to set aside fear and anx\u00adi\u00adety and begin to enjoy learn\u00ading with\u00adout even real\u00adiz\u00ading it. SEL, there\u00adfore, fos\u00adters both healthy rela\u00adtion\u00adships and engaged learn\u00ading as the stu\u00addents become open and atten\u00adtive to one anoth\u00ader and to what they are learning. <\/span><\/p>\n

The US <\/span>Depart\u00adment of Edu\u00adca\u00adtion<\/span><\/a> agrees! That\u2019s why SEL is man\u00addat\u00aded in our pub\u00adlic schools. In devel\u00adop\u00ading these crit\u00adi\u00adcal social skills, we can reduce bul\u00adly\u00ading and iso\u00adla\u00adtion among our stu\u00addents while improv\u00ading col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtion and coop\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion as well as devel\u00adop\u00ading empathy. <\/span><\/p>\n

With i2i\u2019s <\/span>games<\/span><\/a>, stu\u00addents engage with one anoth\u00ader and com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adcate through eye con\u00adtact, body lan\u00adguage, and words \u2014 all while they are hav\u00ading fun. While stu\u00addents feel the joy of hav\u00ading fun through play, their brains relax, releas\u00ading endor\u00adphins that help get them ready to absorb new infor\u00adma\u00adtion. So SEL games pro\u00advide a play\u00adground for learn\u00ading in the classroom. <\/span><\/p>\n

Check it out for free! <\/span><\/a>Sign up today to get one of our care\u00adful\u00adly craft\u00aded games to try in your class\u00adroom. We know you\u2019ll love it as much as we do. <\/span><\/p>\n

Play. Fun. Joy. It\u2019s Seri\u00adous Business!<\/span><\/p>\n



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