Friday, July 11, 2008

SEAL

What's seal? SEAL is an approach that examines the Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning.

The five touchstones of SEAL are -

Self-awareness
Empathy
Managing feelings
Motivations
Social Skills

For an in-depth look at SEAL in UK secondary schools look at the SEAL website. You can download a huge amount of material from this site - PDF guides, slides, videos, training guides, etc., etc. Information for primary level is also available on the SEAL website.

Have a look at this video from the William Howard school to see SEAL in action:

Teachers' TV:Seal

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