Unboxing Social and Emotional Learning
We are a group of friends, educators, and scholars (but hopefully not the gate-keeping kind) who use podcasting to speak critically, honestly, and open-mindedly about the excitements and concerns we have about social and emotional learning (SEL). What happens when sociality and emotionality, two things that have always been a part of learning, become seen as measurable in a world of marketized and self-managed education? How can we bust SEL out of any boxed-in definitions, and how might we unpack its complexity? Join us in asking questions without easy answers and taking the time to peel back layers of education that are often left undisturbed.
Contact us at: unboxingselpodcast@gmail.com
Unboxing Social and Emotional Learning
Starting the Conversation: Critical Dialogue Around Social and Emotional Learning
Welcome to the inaugural episode of our podcast series, “Unboxing SEL!” We come together as a group of friends, educators, and scholars to discuss social and emotional learning in ways that do not frequently occur in K-12 and higher education. Join us in this episode as we introduce ourselves, talk through our goals, and share initial thoughts/concerns/possibilities for an education that tends to sociality and emotionality. Why SEL? Why podcasting? Why us? Why now?
Participants:
Melvin Chan, BSc, MA, York University
Brandon Edwards-Schuth, PhD, University of Oulu
Jinan El Sabbagh, PhD, Oklahoma State University
Emma McMain, PhD, Washington State University
Tonje Molyneux, MEd, MA, University of British Columbia
Facilitator: Emma McMain
Editor: Marc Koch
References:
Camangian, P., & Cariaga, S. (2021). Social and emotional learning is hegemonic miseducation: Students deserve humanization instead. Race, Ethnicity, and Education, 25(7), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/13613324.2020.1798374
Simmons, D. (2021, March 1). Why SEL alone isn’t enough. ASCD, 78(6). https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/why-sel-alone-isnt-enough