SEL Spotlight
November 2020
CASEL SEL Framework
November SEL Focus: Self Management
Skills Needed for Self-Management
- Impulse control - regulating and expressing emotions thoughtfully
- Demonstrating perseverance and resilience - overcoming obstacles
- Stress management - applying strategies to reduce personal and interpersonal stress
- Self-discipline - sustaining healthy boundaries
- Goal setting - setting and monitoring short-term and long-term goals
- Self-motivation - ability to self-start and sustain successful behaviors
- Organizational skills
- Maintaining attention
- Using feedback constructively
These skills are necessary for individuals to be able to self-manage and be successful. These concepts should be targeted and encouraged.
Pushing a Wall
One example is "Push a Wall." This is a simple Rapid Reset strategy that can help calm students and encourage them to regulate their stress and anxiety.
Self-Management Classroom Strategies
Impulse Control
Goal Setting & Self-Motivation
Social Contracts
During virtual learning, social contracts can still occur. You can create a class contract through Padlet or Google Slides.
Just remember, if we want our students to know that self-management is important, we have to make it a priority in our classrooms and model it daily.
Self-Management Strategies for Adults
Set SMART Goals!
S- is the goal specific? (is it clear and precise?)
M- is the goal measurable? (how will I know I’ve accomplished it?)
A- is the goal attainable? (is it a stretch but not impossible?)
R- is the goal relevant? (what is important to me about the goal?)
T- is it time bound? (does it have a “by when” date?)
Part of setting ourselves up for success begins with having an end goal in mind. Setting SMART goals empowers us to strive for achievement and celebrate our growth and accomplishments, at the end and along the way. Managing your goals is an important part of managing your whole self.
Address Your Stress
- Identify the source. Part of managing and decreasing stress starts with being honest about the source of the stress.
- Ask yourself what is within your control? Stressing about things beyond our sphere of control will not yield positive results. If it is not within your control, attempt to let it and the stress caused by it go.
- Practice deep breathing. Science has proven that purposeful breathing can help alleviate the toxic side effects of stress. When you feel overly stressed, stop and breathe. Close your eyes, take a deep breath through your nose, hold the breath for 10 seconds, and exhale as you open your eyes and mouth wide. This will help increase oxygen to the brain and slow the effects of stress chemicals.
- Refocus your body and muscles. Moving and being active sends energy from our overstressed thoughts to other parts of our bodies. Going for a walk or run will release endorphins that have a positive impact on your body and mind. This will help relieve your stress and refocus your energy.
Continuing Education Department
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Location: 4004 Moulton Street, Greenville, TX, USA
Phone: 903-408-4464