Social Emotional Learning and STEM

AbstractAccording to Navigating Social and Emotional Learning from the Inside Out, “social and emotional learning (SEL) refers to the process through which individuals learn and apply a set of social, emotional, and related skills, attitudes, behaviors, and values that help direct their thoughts, feelings, and actions in ways that enable them to succeed in school, work, and life.” The importance of purposefully incorporating opportunities for young people to develop these skills, attitudes, behaviors, and values has never been more apparent than it has been in the past few years.Keywords: Informal Education Additional informationNotes on contributorsBeth MurphyBeth Murphy, PhD (bmurphy@nsta.org), is field editor for Connected Science Learning and an independent STEM education consultant with expertise in fostering collaboration between organizations and schools, providing professional learning experiences for educators, and implementing program evaluation that supports practitioners to do their best work.