Integrating Social and Emotional Learning with Content

Katherine Kapustka is a program leader and associate professor of elementary education at DePaul University, where she teaches a variety of classes in the elementary education program, including literacy and assessment. In her research and writing, she draws upon her prior experience as a fifth-grade teacher, her current work with pre-service teachers, and the knowledge gained as she raises her two children. Sarah Bright is a post-doctoral research associate at Purdue University, where she works on a research project that focuses on closing opportunity gaps for students from traditionally underserved populations in gifted education in STEM domains. Her broader research interests include social and emotional learning in elementary gifted settings and the impact of instructional technology within gifted education.

1. Introduction 2. Social and Emotional Learning and Gifted Children 3. Choosing Quality Picture Books 4. Matching Children to Books 5. Integrating SEL and Subject Content in Lesson Plans 6. Integrating SEL and STEM Using Picture Books 7. Integrating SEL and Social Studies Using Picture Books 8. Integrating SEL and ELA Using Literary Texts 9. Integrating SEL and ELA Using Informational Texts 10. Conclusion