--- title: "SEL: Understanding the Benefits of Social Emotional Learning" description: Resilience and conflict resolution are both important aspects of social-emotional learning in school. image: https://www.extendednotes.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/understanding_benefits_of_social_emotional_learning__527x351__800x400.jpg --- # SEL: Understanding the Benefits of Social Emotional Learning October 27 - [Home](https://www.extendednotes.com/) - [Articles](https://www.extendednotes.com/blog) - SEL: Understanding the Benefits of Social Emotional Learning Share this Post [mailto:?subject=Sharing%20a%20blog%20post;body=Check%20out%20this%20ExtendED%20Notes%20blog%20post:%20https://www.extendednotes.com/blog/after-school-articles/sel-understanding-the-benefits-of-social-emotional-learning-in-education](mailto:?subject=Sharing%20a%20blog%20post;body=Check%20out%20this%20ExtendED%20Notes%20blog%20post:%20https://www.extendednotes.com/blog/after-school-articles/sel-understanding-the-benefits-of-social-emotional-learning-in-education) [Social-Emotional Learning ](https://www.extendednotes.com/blog/tag/social-emotional-learning) ![Understanding benefits of social emotional learning 527x351](https://www.extendednotes.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/understanding_benefits_of_social_emotional_learning__527x351__800x400.jpg)   ## Resilience and Conflict Resolution in Social and Emotional Learning   What do resilience and conflict resolution have in common? They're both important aspects of social-emotional learning that open the doorway to success in school! **Social and emotional learning (SEL)**, as described by Maurice Elias, a psychology professor at Rutgers University and director of the university's [Social-Emotional Learning Lab](http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~melias/), is the process through which students learn to manage emotions, make good decisions, develop good relationships and avoid negative behaviors.   Researchers have been studying the ways students benefit from SEL and how the development of critical life skills impacts their personal development and academic performance.   The [Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning](http://www.casel.org/) (CASEL) is a driving force behind promoting SEL in educational settings. Its mission is "to establish social and emotional learning as an essential part of education." 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