Constellations

Viewpoints SEL Is Still “The Missing Piece”: Making the Case for Social and Emotional Learning Three Decades Later

Deep Dives What Do We Want for our Graduating Seniors? A Portrait of a Graduate Can Help

CASEL Water Cooler Forging a Global Community: CASEL’s Inaugural International SEL Fellows Academy

Deep Dives New Data: Academic Performance and Social & Emotional Learning

CASEL Water Cooler National SEL Week 2026: Students Speak Up!

CASEL Water Cooler Looking Back on National SEL Week 2026: Skills for Community, Skills for Career

CASEL Water Cooler National SEL Week 2026 Capitol Hill Briefing: SEL & Future Readiness

CASEL Water Cooler Highlights and Insights From the 2026 Exchange

CEO's Corner State of the SEL Field 2026: Human Skills for a Changing World

Deep Dives 2025 Year in Review: Taking a Stand for Social and Emotional Learning

Viewpoints 4 Ways to Make Your Case for Adult Social and Emotional Learning

CASEL Water Cooler Top 3 Reasons to Log On to the Virtual Exchange

SEL to Me Emotional Intelligence, Education, and the Courage to Keep Going

Spotlights Letting Students Lead the Way: Elementary Students Use SEL Data to Drive Change

Deep Dives Exchange Keynote—Wired for Connection: The Impact of the Teacher-Student Relationship on Student Well-Being

Spotlights From Burnout to Breakthrough:  Cultivating Mindfulness and Self-Awareness in a High-Need School

Deep Dives Math + Social and Emotional Learning = Student Success

Deep Dives SEL Can Help Learners Chart Their Ways Through an Uncertain Decade

Deep Dives The SEL Paradox in Middle School: What Every Educator Needs to Know

Deep Dives Emotion Regulation: The Missing Key to Future Readiness—From Classrooms to Careers

Deep Dives 5 Simple Ways to Weave Social and Emotional Learning Into Your Busy School Day

Deep Dives Supporting Teachers’ and Children’s Social-Emotional Competencies Using the ‘Lenses for Children and Families Tool’

Spotlights Co-Authoring School Policy for AI: How to Use SEL to Navigate Digital Citizenship

SEL to Me From Wiggly to Wise: How Morning Meetings Build Self-Aware Kids

Deep Dives 5 Powerful New Studies on Teacher Competence, Preparation, and Adult SEL From the SEL Journal

Spotlights Social and Emotional Learning in Kenya: Viewing Classrooms Through the Educators’ Lens

Spotlights Rebuilding Our Community Through SEL: The Little Moments That Matter

Deep Dives Shaping the Future of SEL for Children With Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Deep Dives Supporting Students in the Face of Tragedy

Viewpoints Join the Conversation: What’s Being Said About AI in Education and SEL’s Role Alongside it?

Deep Dives The Journey: What Are Some Strategies for Addressing Common Roadblocks?

Viewpoints Can Social and Emotional Learning Improve Children’s Physical Health?

CASEL Water Cooler Happy 3rd Anniversary, CASEL Blog! Check out our 10 Most Popular Posts

Deep Dives How to Improve Instruction, Adult SEL, and Equity? Build a Culture of Public Learning

Spotlights Rising From the Ashes: How SEL Transformed Our School After a Crisis of a School Fire

Deep Dives Time for a Tune-Up: Maintaining Alignment Between SEL Systems and Measures

SEL to Me Emotional Development for Educators: A Critical Need

Deep Dives Programming Trends: Integrating Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and Academics

Spotlights Heal a School: How a Lifetime in Education Became a Global Mentorship Journey

Deep Dives What About the Adults? A Peek at CASEL’s New Report on Adult SEL Approaches

Viewpoints 6 Ways to Counter Hate and Build Welcoming, Supportive Schools

Deep Dives Shaping Impactful Classrooms for a Changing World

Deep Dives Plotting the Course: What Should You Plan for as You Start Your SEL Journey?

Deep Dives The Missing Piece in Education: Centering Relationships Between Students and Teachers

Deep Dives May 2025: 5 Powerful New Studies on Teacher Well-Being From the SEL Journal

Spotlights How I Helped a Health Center Strengthen Culture with SEL and Trauma-Informed Care

Deep Dives Planning for a Great SEL Road Trip Through SEL Measure Improvement: An Introduction

Deep Dives Putting Together the Puzzle of Identity in Early Childhood Classrooms One Piece at a Time

Deep Dives From Dreams to Aspirations: Exercising Critical Thinking, SEL, and Civic Engagement By Revisiting Dr. King’s Words

Deep Dives April 2025: 5 Must-Read Articles From the SEL Journal

Deep Dives Creating Systems for Future Readiness

Spotlights “Listen, I’ve been there”: Supporting Neurodiverse Students Through SEL and Near-Peer Mentoring

Deep Dives How SEL Transformed My Pre-Med Course

Spotlights Supportive Climate and Discipline Strategies: Spotlight on Generation Schools Network

Deep Dives How SEL Upped My Game in School Social Work and Leadership

SEL to Me Teaching SEL One Story at a Time: How I Use Picture Books to Build Character

CASEL Water Cooler The Power of Collaboration: Tales From the SEL Fellows Academy

Deep Dives SEL Week 2025: From Classroom to Career—Why SEL Skills Matter Everywhere

Deep Dives SEL Week 2025: 5 Stories About How SEL Builds a Foundation for the Future

Deep Dives SEL Week 2025: Business Leaders Tell Us What It Takes to Thrive at Work. (Hint: It’s SEL Skills.)

Spotlights SEL Week 2025—Beyond Borders: An International Service-Learning Experience

Deep Dives Designing Learning Spaces for Future-Ready Students

Spotlights Still I RISE: Innovative Work at Da Vinci RISE High School

Viewpoints Teaching the Art of Civil Discourse in the Classroom

Spotlights “Great Journeys Begin at the River”: SEL in Place-Based Learning

CASEL Water Cooler Would You Like to Be a Presenter at the 2025 Exchange?

CEO's Corner State of the SEL Field 2025: Skills That Last, Impact That Endures

SEL to Me How I Discovered a Treasure Trove of SEL in Nonfiction Picture Books

Spotlights One Man’s Passion for Transforming Nigeria’s Education Sector With Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

Deep Dives How to Use SEL to Address Climate Anxiety

Spotlights Roundup: 11 Blogs Showcasing SEL in Unexpected Places

Spotlights Game Changers: Kids Have a Field Day Learning Leadership in PE

Deep Dives Olympians, Paralympians, and Youth Athletes Agree: Great Coaching Is More Than X’s and O’s

Deep Dives SEL Journal Recap: 3 Things We Learned About Culturally Sustaining SEL in the Classroom

CASEL Water Cooler 2024 Social and Emotional Learning Year in Review

CASEL Water Cooler 30 Years In, SEL Is More Essential Than Ever—And the Field Is Ready to Meet the Moment

Viewpoints Sneak Peek: Excerpt from “The Handbook of Social and Emotional Learning, Second Edition”

Deep Dives SEL Journal Recap: 3 Ways to Enhance SEL Outcomes for All Students

SEL to Me Roundup: 6 Blogs Showcasing Student Voice

Deep Dives November 2024: 5 Must-Read Articles from the SEL Journal

Deep Dives New Opportunities for SEL in Updates to Universal Design for Learning Guidelines

Deep Dives Highlights and Insights From The 2024 SEL Exchange

Deep Dives Your SEL Questions … Answered! 

Deep Dives 3 Updates to Our Guidance for Advancing SEL in the Classroom

Deep Dives Civil Discourse Through the CASEL 5

Deep Dives Continuing the Support for Students’ Academic, Social, and Emotional Thriving After the American Rescue Plan Act

Spotlights From Vision to Reality: Schoolwide SEL at a California Elementary School

Deep Dives Emotions Are Central to Learning

Deep Dives 7 Reasons You Can’t Miss the 2024 SEL Exchange

Deep Dives Hispanic Heritage Month 2024: Celebrating Our SEL Leaders

Spotlights A Relationship-Fueled Learning Community: Teachers and Students in California Share the Impact of SEL

Deep Dives Resource Roundup: 11 Resources for Starting the School Year Strong

Deep Dives 2024 SEL Exchange Sneak Peek: Powerful Ways to Integrate SEL With Academics

Deep Dives How to Create Effective SEL Professional Learning

Deep Dives Mathematics and SEL Are a Natural Pair

CASEL Water Cooler What Policies and Conditions Support SEL and Academic Integration?

Spotlights SEL Through Art: The Get to Know Me Project

Deep Dives SEL Quick Start: The SEL 3 Signature Practices

Spotlights 6 Fun Ways to Support Your Kids’ Social and Emotional Learning This Summer (in English and Spanish)

Viewpoints Leadership in a Loneliness Epidemic: School Leaders Are No Exception to Isolation

Spotlights SEL Steps Into the Spotlight: Theater as the Perfect Setting for Social and Emotional Growth

CASEL Water Cooler What Strategies Can We Use to Integrate SEL and Academic Learning?

Viewpoints How SEL Supports Climate Justice Education

Spotlights Are You Okay? Checking in With Students Using SEL Exit Tickets

CASEL Water Cooler What Does the Research Say About SEL and Academic Integration?

CEO's Corner State of the SEL Field 2024: Dr. Aaliyah A. Samuel and Dr. Timothy P. Shriver on SEL Then, Now, & Next

Spotlights Building “STEMpathy”: Engineering Inclusive Classrooms Through Project-Based Learning

Deep Dives To Fulfill the Promise of Brown, Meaningful School Integration Requires SEL 

CASEL Water Cooler Happy 2nd Anniversary to the CASEL Blog! Here Are our Top 10 Blogs So Far

Deep Dives How AI-Powered Tools Can Enhance Our Human-Centered Work

Spotlights SEL Skill-Building at Summer Camp

CASEL Water Cooler Teacher Appreciation Week: What We Learned as Teachers

Spotlights How Can Districts Learn About SEL From Each Other? Austin and Albuquerque Lead the Way

Spotlights Asian-American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month 2024: Celebrating our SEL Heroes

Spotlights How Can School Districts Elevate Student Voice? Check Out Three Case Studies From Across the U.S.

Deep Dives How Can States Prepare Students for the Future? The “Portrait of the Graduate” Helps Set the Vision

Spotlights Why Museums Are “The New Frontier” for SEL

Viewpoints To Cultivate Adult SEL, Start Archiving Your Wonder

Viewpoints Expanding the Vision of SEL to Cultivate Beloved Community 

Deep Dives Let’s Make Schools Places Where Students Want to Be

CASEL Water Cooler SEL Week 2024: What a Week it Was!

Spotlights 2024 "National SEL Week" Blog Contest

SEL to Me From a Torn ACL to Coaching With SEL

SEL to Me Leveling Up SEL With Gaming

SEL to Me “Remember When You Taught Me This?”: SEL as Heart Work

SEL to Me My Commitment to Building a Connected Community in Middle School

SEL to Me Nurturing Tomorrow's Leaders by Making SEL a Way of Life

SEL to Me My Teacher, A Star (poem)

SEL to Me How Classroom Struggles Led to an Ongoing Journey Of Heart and Mind

SEL to Me WINNING ENTRY: Creating a School Where Students Soar

SEL to Me Why “That Soft Stuff” Isn’t Soft at All

SEL to Me How a Trip to the Grocery Store Showed Me the Power of SEL

Deep Dives Inquiry-Based Learning: What Happens When We Put Kids in Control of Their Learning?

Deep Dives SEL and Black Youth Mental Health

Deep Dives “SEL Skybridges”: Museums as Partners in Social and Emotional Learning

Deep Dives 30 Years of SEL Research: What’s New, and What’s Next?

CASEL Water Cooler Here’s the Secret Ingredient to Sustaining SEL

Spotlights Black History Month 2024: Celebrating our SEL Leaders

CASEL Water Cooler 2024 SEL Exchange Call for Submissions: Top Tips From CASEL Staff

Viewpoints SEL as an Entry Point to Tough Conversations With Kids About Race

CASEL Water Cooler Would You Like to Be a Presenter at the 2024 SEL Exchange?

Viewpoints Even if it Seems Like SEL "Isn't Working," Keep At It. Here's Why.

Deep Dives What Does Evidence-Based Mean? Why Is It Important?

Spotlights One District's Journey: Starting SEL From the Ground Up

Deep Dives Creating the Villages We Need 

CASEL Water Cooler 2023 Social and Emotional Learning Year in Review

CASEL Water Cooler How Can Federal Law Support Family Engagement in Schools? A New CASEL Brief

Deep Dives “We teach who we are, not just what we know.” What Top Researchers Had to Say About Adult SEL

CASEL Water Cooler 3 Shifts in our Guidance on Adult Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) + 6 Take-and-Use Tools

CASEL Water Cooler The 2023 SEL Exchange: What Were Your Highlights?

Deep Dives AI + SEL & The Mental Health Crisis: How Can We Leverage New Tech to Meet the Moment? (and What Are the Risks?) 

Spotlights Exploring the City, Discovering Themselves

Deep Dives The Natural Pairing of SEL and Social Inclusion

Deep Dives Supporting Our Students Processing News of War and Conflict

Deep Dives 5 Dos and Don’ts of SEL-Based Collaborative Learning

CASEL Water Cooler Six Exciting Experiences at the 2023 SEL Exchange

CASEL Water Cooler What Is a PechaKucha? Storytelling at the SEL Exchange

SEL to Me If There’s a Poster Child for the Benefits of SEL, I Am That Person

CASEL Water Cooler What My CASEL Colleagues Have to Say About Adult SEL

SEL to Me I’m a CASEL Leader. But my Adult SEL "Aha” Moment Came as a Parent.

Deep Dives We’ve Implemented SEL for 12 Years. Here’s My Advice to Districts That Are Getting Started Now.

Deep Dives 3 Back-to-School SEL Tips for Families

Deep Dives 5 Back-to-School SEL Strategies for Educators

SEL to Me Why College Students Need SEL, Too

Viewpoints How Trauma-Informed Strategies Transformed My Classroom

Deep Dives Promising Practices for Adult SEL: Four-Part Webinar Series – Part 4 Recap

Spotlights Hear From Our First-Ever Weissberg Scholars

SEL to Me We Asked High School Graduates What SEL Skills They’ll Bring Into Their Futures. Here’s What They Said.

Deep Dives What We Learned From Focusing on Adult SEL

SEL to Me How I Found SEL on the Basketball Court

Deep Dives Promising Practices for Adult SEL: Four-Part Webinar Series – Part 3 Recap

Viewpoints Massachusetts is Leading Another Revolution – This Time in Sports

CASEL Water Cooler Remembering Our Most Impactful Teachers

Viewpoints The Key to Efficacy: Don’t Forget to Look for the Successes

Deep Dives What Research Tells Us About Adult SEL: Four-Part Webinar Series – Part 2 Recap

Deep Dives 3 Strategies to Engage Families in SEL

Spotlights From Feedback to Action: Using Student Experience Data to Transform Learning Environments

Deep Dives 5 Meaningful, Standards-Based SEL Activities for the Classroom

Deep Dives In Support of Students, Start with Adults: Four-Part Webinar Series - Part 1 Recap

CASEL Water Cooler Highlights From the First National SEL Week

CASEL Water Cooler Calling SEL Champions: Why You Should Be Part of the 2023 Exchange

Viewpoints Why Do We Need SEL? New Film “The Son” Explores the Youth Mental Health Crisis 

CASEL Water Cooler SEL 101: What to Expect from CASEL's Free Course

CEO's Corner State of the SEL Field 2023: 4 Pivots for the Road Ahead

SEL to Me My SEL Journey as a Student, Parent, and Educator

CASEL Water Cooler SEL Innovations: Authentic Family-School Partnerships

SEL to Me How My Student Showed Me the Power of Positive Relationships

Deep Dives How Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Spark Innovation

CASEL Water Cooler How to Create an Agenda for Parent and Caregiver Roundtable Discussions

CASEL Water Cooler 2022 Social and Emotional Learning Year in Review

CASEL Water Cooler SEL Is Here to Stay: What the Elections Told Us About SEL and the Future of Education

Deep Dives Integrating Preschool SEL with Pre-Academic Skills Instruction: A Recipe For Long-Term Success

Viewpoints Three Opportunities for SEL Research and Practice

Deep Dives The Overlooked Inequity

SEL to Me From the Classroom to the Statehouse: Engaging With Students and Educators

CASEL Water Cooler What We Learned From Hosting Parent & Caregiver Roundtable Discussions

CASEL Water Cooler 3 Key Takeaways from the 2022 SEL Exchange 

Viewpoints SEL Starts at Home (And Doesn’t End There)

Deep Dives How Does Creativity Connect to Social and Emotional Skills for Greater Well-Being in School?

Deep Dives Skills-Based Hiring Is the Right First Step for Building Equity and Opportunity for Young Talent

SEL to Me Learning About SEL—For and From our Children 

Viewpoints Community Schools: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

CEO's Corner My Congressional Testimony on SEL This School Year

Deep Dives A Preview of "State Policy Bright Spots: SEL and Equity"

Spotlights What Are You Bringing to Your Classroom This Year?

SEL to Me The Humane School: How SEL Changed our Family’s Life

Deep Dives Not Only Do Students Need Strong Teacher-Student Relationships… Teachers Need Them, Too!

Viewpoints It Takes a Village to Raise a Child—and to Champion SEL

CASEL Water Cooler Our Favorite Tools for Starting the School Year 

Viewpoints SEL and the Future of Our Democracy 

Viewpoints It's Time to Work Together to Defend SEL

Viewpoints There Is No Summer Vacation from Tending to Students’ Well-Being

SEL to Me Transformative SEL and Mathematical Liberation for 2SLGBTQIA+ Students

Deep Dives What Has Changed Since 2007? A Contemporary Meta-Analysis of Universal School-Based SEL Interventions

Spotlights In Olympia, We Shifted Gears to Focus on Adults 

Deep Dives We Need More Than Equity Intentions to Guide Discipline Reforms

CEO's Corner Our Schools Should Be Places of Joy and Safety

CASEL Water Cooler SEL Action Planning With Your Community

Spotlights These School Districts See the Power of SEL Every Day

SEL to Me SEL Helped Me Find Purpose, Drive, and Passion

CEO's Corner Welcome to "Constellations," Our New Blog for the SEL Community!