Publication Date
Fall 11-22-2024
School
School of Education
Major
Education: Secondary
Keywords
secondary education, English, social-emotional learning
Disciplines
Education | Secondary Education
Recommended Citation
Collins, Claire, "From Academic to Everyday: Utilizing Social-Emotional Learning in the Secondary English Classroom" (2024). Senior Honors Theses. 1446.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/honors/1446
Abstract
Social-emotional learning is an educational process that allows students to better understand themselves, their relationships, and their problems. While social-emotional learning is often emphasized at the elementary level, the concept continues to be important in secondary grade levels, and teachers have many opportunities to incorporate social-emotional learning within secondary English classrooms. Teachers can utilize diverse literature choices to intertwine life skills with instruction, as well as classroom activities. This integration starts at the planning level and moves into daily instruction, where there are numerous ways to engage students in meaningful discussion, promote reflection, and practice empathy and perspective. English educators can use these practices to emphasize social-emotional learning at multiple levels, including the classroom, students’ personal lives, and their global citizenship.
