Guide to Developing Future Leaders
Empower your students with the confidence, resources, and skills they need to rise up as leaders and realize their full potential.
Students need to develop social and emotional learning skills to help them develop into future leaders and confident people.
It may seem daunting, but many schools are already doing this work well.
Find out how you can too!
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Resources for Educators
Teaching lessons that involve one of the five core social and emotional learning competencies can make the difference.
Self-Management and Emotion Regulation
The ability to successfully regulate
one’s emotions, thoughts, and behavior in different situations, effectively managing stress, controlling impulses, and motivating oneself.
7 Fun Ways to Build SEL Skills During Advisory or Homeroom
Think Self-Regulation Can’t Be Taught? These 3 Schools Are Doing It
Social Awareness
The ability to take the perspective of and empathize with others, including those from different backgrounds and cultures.
How Do I Teach Social Acceptance in Middle School?
Free Posters and Lesson Plans to Help Every Kid Become an Upstander
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Responsible
Decision-Making
The ability to make constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions, based on ethical standards, safety concerns, and social norms.
Social-Emotional-Learning Skills That Get Every Student Job Ready
Free Posters to Help Teens Make Better Choices? Yes Please!
Relationship and
Social Skills
The ability to establish and maintain healthy and rewarding relationships with individuals and diverse groups.
12 Amazing Volunteer Ideas to Inspire Kids and Teens
5 Ways to Teach Students Respectful Disagreement
The Most Important Thing We Teach Our Students Is Something Only Teachers Understand
Self-Awareness
The ability to accurately recognize one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they influence behavior.
Help Students Set Meaningful Goals With This Free Bulletin Board Set
Nurturing a Struggling Student’s Self-Perception
9 Ways Blogging Helps Kids With Social-Emotional Development
Social-emotional competence is a greater predictor of lifelong success than academic grades. In fact, students who score high on social skills are four times more likely to complete college.