Social Emotional Learning is the process of being aware of ones self, expressing empathy, completing collective goals, responsible decision making, and management of ones emotions.

There has probably been a time where you've genuinely thought about who you are as a person, what you mean to people, and what it means to be overall a good person in society. Social Emotional Learning is the acknowledgement of these aspects of life, and how to develop those essential skills.

Of course, no one wants to live their life always depressed, everyone has their desires, aspirations, and agendas in life that make them just as unique as everyone else. In response to this, SEL Skills are composed of 5 Areas:

• Self-Awareness (Dylan)

• Self-Management (Juraiyan)

• Social Awareness

• Relationship Skills (Tori)

• Responsible Decision making

This presentation will go in-depth about 3 of these Areas in particular, being Self-Awareness, Self-Management and Relationship Skills. Each of these will have 2 elaborated skills relating to the said SEL Area.

By the end of this presentation, we hope you can have a deeper understanding of what SEL skills really mean, and how you can live your most fulfilling life that you can.

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The fundamental idea of self awareness is the description that follows the ability to understand yourself, your thoughts, the aspects of yourself, the entire ideas of what it means to be "aware" of your current state.

If you've ever been sad, acknowledged your sad, maybe scrolling on YouTube, realizing you're wasting your time, and doing something different, something as arbitrary as consumption can be the major difference between having control of your life or not.

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Having the Right Mindset: Affirmations

Take a moment to look at yourself in the mirror and mentally or verbally tell yourself something nice. Something as little as an affirmation can be the difference between stressing out over a test or even being motivated to get work done at all. Some benefits of affirmation in an academic setting would be:

• Reduced Test Anxiety

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• Enhanced Problem-Solving Skills

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• Improved Motivation and Goal Setting

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• Positive Mindset

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Taking this step of self affirmations can significantly improve workflow and focus in an academic setting.

Regulating Emotions with Breathing Exercises

Regulating Stress levels before a test or a presentation worth a majority of your grade is a skill that is essential for some people in practice.

Body scan exercise Close your eyes and slowly scan your body from head to toe. Notice any areas of tension, discomfort, or relaxation. Pay attention to how different parts of your body feel and any emotions or thoughts that arise.

Take for example the friend you've had, who doesn't really care about learning, who doesn't see a challenge as a opportunity to learn, and always as a reason to slump over and avoid challenging work.

"[It was found that] people’s theories about their own intelligence had a significant impact on their motivation, effort, and approach to challenges."

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An individual's perspective on life matters; Having a growth mindset is a major step to having better self awareness. A common way to visualize the difference between them is to juxtapose both mindsets:

Fixed Mindset

• Avoid challenges

• Ignore feedback

• Expect reward without effort

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Growth Mindset

• Embrace Challenges

• Learn from feedback

• Effort is a path to mastery

Putting both of each mindset's habits together this way, it may become clear why a simple difference in perspective can change the entire idea of a challenge in life.

Consider a time in your life where you've done something wrong, and you found it easier to ignore the problem, or maybe shut it out completely. Imagine the kind of habits that can develop from that mindset, maybe even subconsciously convincing someone that ignoring things in life is okay.

Then, in serious situations, would you lie and tell people what they want to hear? Even if telling the truth would harm someone?

"Research has established a strong correlation between integrity and increased self-esteem and life satisfaction ... By promoting a sense of purpose and authenticity, integrity leads to more positive self-appraisal"

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By acknowledging and being honest about ones flaws, then it is possible for someone to grow from the flaws that make up their being. Simply just taking a moment to reflect on yourself, significantly improves your self awareness.