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Wednesday, August 16, 2017

7 SEL Skills with Which Youth Should Be A.R.M.O.R.E.D.

Published 6/24/2020.

This was developed in support of the Toolbox Training workshop, Promoting Social & Emotional Learning, which you can learn about more here. This content is also available via the free pdf book 100 Activities and Methods for Promoting Social & Emotional Learning in Afterschool Programs.

This page focuses on seven social & emotional skills with which all youth should be A.R.M.O.R.E.D. To learn more about social/emotional learning, check out this article here on the blog: “What Is Social Emotional Learning and Why Does It Matter?


There are seven social & emotional skills with which all youth should be A.R.M.O.R.E.D.:


Awareness of Self

These are activities designed to help youth to:

  • Identify their strengths & limitations
  • Develop accurate self-perceptions
  • Develop self-confidence

Regulation

These are activities designed to help youth to:

  • Manage reactions
  • Address stress
  • Learn impulse control

Motivation

These are activities designed to help youth to:

  • Develop the ability to motivate themselves
  • Set goals
  • Tackle challenging tasks

Others (Awareness of)

These are activities designed to help youth to:

  • Practice empathy
  • Understand diversity and other cultures
  • Recognize social and ethical norms

Relationship Building

These are activities designed to help youth to:

  • Establish and maintain healthy relationships
  • Develop communication and listening skills
  • Practice cooperation and conflict negotiation
  • Understand how to resist social pressure

Emotional Intelligence

These are activities designed to help youth to:

  • Identify their own emotions
  • Recognize others’ emotions
  • Control their own emotions

Decision Making/Problem Solving

These are activities designed to help youth to:

  • Expand their capacity to make good choices
  • Recognize social norms
  • Understand the consequences of their actions

Resources:

Click here for additional Toolbox Training resources as well as other resources and references about social/emotional learning.


What Is Social Emotional Learning and Why Does It Matter?

Published 6/24/2020.

This was developed in support of the Toolbox Training workshop, Promoting Social & Emotional Learning, which you can learn about more here. This content is also available via the free pdf book 100 Activities and Methods for Promoting Social & Emotional Learning in Afterschool Programs.


What Is Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)?

“The capacity to recognize and manage emotions, solve problems effectively, and establish positive relationships with others.” –Joseph E. Zins and Maurice J. Elias, the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)


Why SEL Matters

There are proven benefits for youth who participate in social & emotional learning programs in school settings.

What Goes Up:

  • Academic achievement –GPA and standardized test scores up 11% (CASEL, Edutopia)
  • Social and emotional skills –up 23% (Durlak)
  • Attitude toward self, others, school (CASEL, Durlak, Edutopia)
  • Helping/prosocial behaviors –up 9% (Durlak, Edutopia)
  • Emotional regulation (Go Strengths)
  • Classroom engagement (Go Strengths)
  • Resilience (Go Strengths)
  • Self-confidence (Go Strengths)

What Goes Down:

  • Problem behavior –down 9% (Durlak, Go Strengths)
  • Aggression (Edutopia)
  • Emotional stress –down 10% (Durlak)
  • Negative thinking decreases (Go Strengths)
  • Substance abuse (CASEL)

Resources in parentheses are detailed at the bottom of the page.


A.R.M.O.R.E.D.

There are seven social & emotional skills with which all youth should be A.R.M.O.R.E.D.:

  • Awareness of Self
  • Regulation
  • Motivation
  • Others (Awareness of)
  • Relationship Building
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Decision Making/Problem Solving

Read more about these skills here.


Other Toolbox Training Resources:


Additional Resources and References:


Workshop: Promoting Social & Emotional Learning

As a result of this workshop, participants will:


Check out this video of the Power Point presentation from this workshop for an idea of what you can expect:


To have this delivered as an on-site workshop contact Toolbox Training.

Check out the workshops tab for a full list of titles.


For more information on SEL, check out these links:

100 Activities and Methods to Promote Social & Emotional Learning

First published 10/9/2018; updated 6/24/2020.

These activities and methods for promoting social & emotional learning (SEL) were put together in support of the Toolbox Training workshop, Promoting Social & Emotional Learning, which you can learn about more here.

The workshop identifies seven SEL skills with which youth should be ARMORED (an acronym formed by the first letters of each of the seven words).

Click on any of the below to go directly to the links for the SEL activities and methods under that category. You can also download these activities via the free pdf book 100 Activities and Methods for Promoting Social & Emotional Learning in Afterschool Programs.


    Awareness of Self

    Regulation

    Motivation

    Others (Awareness of)

    Relationship Building

    Emotional Intelligence

    Decision Making/Problem Solving

    Resources:

    Click here for additional Toolbox Training resources as well as other resources and references about social/emotional learning.