Social and emotional learning (SEL) is one component of educating the whole child. The Collaborative for Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) divides SEL into five competencies:

1. Self-awareness.
2. Self-management.
3. Social awareness.
4. Relationship skills.
5. Responsible decision-making 

• Using the CASEL SEL FRAMEWORK [PDF]Links to an external site., discuss the five competencies of SEL, connecting them to the guidelines shared in Chapter 6 of Today's Guide to Educational Policy: Pandemics, Disasters, Nationalism, Religion, and Global Politics, under the section Social Emotional Learning During the Pandemic.
• Discuss at least two ways that K-12 school divisions and institutions of higher learning are providing methods to address the social and emotional needs of learners at these levels in education.