The Social-Emotional Learning Upgrade: Merging SEL and Technology Curricula to Support Young Learners

The Social-Emotional Learning Upgrade connects social-emotional learning (SEL) and educational technology to prepare K-12 students for a rapidly changing world. It offers insights to mitigate student disengagement and teacher demoralization, focusing on complex digital literacies, collaborative experiences, problem- and project-based learning, culturally relevant pedagogies, and holistic growth.

Format: Unspecified
Length: 232 pages
Publication date: 01 December 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Social-Emotional Learning Upgrade delves into the crucial connection between social-emotional learning (SEL) and educational technology in contemporary schools. In the face of time and resource constraints, as well as limited digital engagements often focused solely on skill development, K–12 students risk being inadequately prepared to thrive in a rapidly evolving, technology-dependent world. This book, driven by a paradigm that blends multicultural education and humanistic psychology, equips educators with the skills to implement SEL curricula that will support young learners as they navigate the constant social and technological flux, nurturing their unique perspectives on reality, aspirations, and mental and physical health.

Throughout its chapters, this book offers novel insights that aim to mitigate student disengagement and teacher demoralization, fostering classroom pedagogies and the overall educational process to align more closely with the ways in which learners explore, express, and create meaning. Specifically, it focuses on complex digital literacies, collaborative experiences, problem- and project-based learning, culturally relevant pedagogies, and holistic growth.

This volume is particularly valuable for pre-service teachers, leaders, and curriculum developers, as it extends beyond common goals such as digital skills development, content mastery, or standardized testing. Instead, it encourages educators to embrace a broader vision of education that encompasses holistic development and fosters the unique abilities and passions of learners. By exploring the intersection of SEL and educational technology, this book empowers educators to create learning environments that empower students to thrive in an ever-changing world.

Weight: 364g
Dimension: 152 x 228 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032464152