DONNA Lord BLACK is a nationally recognized expert in social emotional learning (SEL) and social emotional character development (SECD). For fifteen years, she has provided field-based consultation and training on SEL and SECD and promotes implementation of the disciplines across all areas of education. She is President of the Social Emotional Learning Alliance for Texas (SEL4TX) and is a faculty member at the Academy for SEL in Schools. She frequently speaks and presents on the subject of SEL and SECD at the local, state, and national level.

A robust and comprehensive description and implementation roadmap of SEL across all levels of your school's curriculum
In Essentials of Social Emotional Learning (SEL): The Complete Guide for Schools and Practitioners, learning expert and advocate Donna Black delivers a rigorous and compelling case for the adoption of crucial SEL components in your school, as well as a step-by-step guide to its implementation.
The book walks readers through every step of understanding, designing, implementing, and measuring an SEL program designed to create lasting and powerful change for your students. The author describes strategies to engage students with relationships and instruct them in core skills.
Essentials of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) also explores:
* The emergence of social emotional learning as a world phenomenon, including key definitions, critical areas of competence, historical influences, and the role of emotional intelligence in SEL.
* A rigorous review of current problems in education addressed by SEL, as well as the latest empirical support and validation for the model.
* A description of SEL as a sustainable framework for success, including a multi-phase guide to a whole-school implementation of SEL complete with tools, templates, and checklists.
A start-to-finish roadmap on the implementation of social emotional learning in schools of all sizes, Essentials of Emotional Learning (SEL) is a must-read resource for school administrators, teachers, and parents of school age children with an interest in addressing the barriers often faced by students.

Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
About the Companion Website xv
Section I Emergence of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) as a World Phenomenon 1
One Defining Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and the Critical Areas of Competence 3
Two Historical Influences on the Emergence of SEL 29
Three Emotional Intelligence and its Role in SEL 57
Section II SEL - The Missing Link in Education 83
Four Current Challenges in Education 85
Five Evidenced Support for SEL 125
Six Making the Case for SEL 159
Section III SEL as a Sustainable Framework for Success 213
Seven Getting Started: A Multiphase Approach to Whole-School Implementation of SEL 215
Eight Tools, Templates, and Checklists 267
Nine Aligning SEL Assessment With Instruction and Curriculum 335
Ten SEL: A Roadmap for a World at Hope 383
Index 407