Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)

Learn at your own pace this summer. Did you know CASEL offers a range of self-paced courses to support your SEL practice?

If you’re looking to deepen your learning, explore the flexible learning and support that's available to you for wherever summer takes you.

See what’s coming up here: https://bit.ly/3KEf4DW

Ready for some summer reading? 🏖️

Check out our blog on how integrating Social and Emotional Learning into Reading Curriculum can improve learning outcomes.
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Want to Improve Students’ Reading? Make it Easier for Teachers to Integrate SEL - CASEL Key Points Back to top In our first blog of this series, we emphasized the importance of integrating social and emotional learning (SEL) into academics to support student achievement. We started by inviting you to consider a student’s perspective on how SEL skills could help them navigate a new si...

This EdWeek article summarizes the results of an EdWeek Research Center survey of 499 teachers, principals, and district leaders on their thoughts about the challenges they face in teaching Social and Emotional Learning. Read it here:

6 Reasons Teachers Don’t Feel Equipped to Teach SEL Lack of time and limited resources make it hard for teachers to emphasize social-emotional skills.

Meet our fellows!

Kelli Gray is the founder and President of Fundación BiTEC Academy and teaches part-time at a public university in Valparaíso, Chile. Here’s why she wanted to be part of this special cohort:

"I would like to be a catalyst and support for advocating for strong and responsive SEL programs in schools in Chile and globally."

We’re so glad to have her voice as part of this conversation!

In today’s trauma-impacted classrooms, educators are increasingly being asked to reflect on how their actions and responses can shape student behavior.

This thoughtful piece from Edutopia explores how leading with intentional warmth can help create safer, more supportive classroom environments where students feel seen, regulated, and ready to learn.

Read it here:

Leading Your Classroom With Intentional Warmth Teachers can create welcoming, safe spaces while still maintaining high expectations and holding students accountable.

Chronic absenteeism is a growing concern for districts, and we know schools and leaders are looking for solutions. This fall, we’ll be offering a consultation package for district leaders focused on providing comprehensive, actionable solutions to absenteeism.

Designed to support schools and districts facing ongoing attendance challenges, this offering will help leaders identify root causes, strengthen engagement strategies, and build sustainable plans that support student success.

Sign up here to be the first to receive updates and registration information: https://bit.ly/4dOTCX8

Attention, SEL program providers!

Today is the FINAL day for your SEL program to be considered for inclusion in the CASEL Program Guide.

Don't miss your chance!
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Not only do we have some exciting course offerings coming up over the next few months, but we’re also getting ready to launch several brand-new courses this fall!

One we’re especially excited about is a self-paced, 12-session course designed for educators focused on building stronger classroom communities through SEL.

Want to be the first to know when registration opens? Sign up here for updates: https://bit.ly/43xQZ7t

Meet our fellows!

Büşra Gündeş Orman is a researcher in Early Childhood Education at İstanbul Aydın University and a Ph.D. candidate at Marmara University in Turkey. Here’s why she wanted to be part of this special cohort:

"My motivation for joining the academy comes from a strong commitment to strengthening educators’ ability to support every child’s well-being through culturally relevant and developmentally appropriate SEL practices."

We’re so glad to have her voice as part of this conversation!

Attention, SEL program providers!

The window will be closing soon on the CASEL Program Guide. It will remain open for one more week for new submissions. If you would like your SEL program considered for inclusion, submit your information by June 8, 2026.
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