SEL Games: Learning Life Skills through Games

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The harsh reality of classroom life is that students and teachers both</span> <a href= "https://www.learningsciences.com/blog/why-is-student-engagement-important/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">report lower motivation and morale</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">right now. We must reengage students!</span> <strong>Games can help us!</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">SEL games can help you teach social-emotional learning skills and life skills. Today’s expert, Dr. Matthew Farber, gives us an interesting twist on games by integrating them with SEL. He has practical ideas for understanding and using game-based learning in the classroom. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Games make a great addition to every teacher's toolkit. From board games, in-class games, or video games, students love them! So, let me encourage you to take some time to learn about SEL games today in this podcast.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">8 Actions Teachers Can Take After Reading this Post and Listening to This Podcast</span></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Understand that parents do not typically like the term social-emotional learning and prefer the term “life skills” but as you teach life skills, they want to partner with teachers in the process.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Understand games can be a powerful way to teach life skills</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Find some games to try with students in class</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Understand the concept of asymmetrical game design and how it can teach teamwork. Educators should look for games with asymmetrical design as they test games for the classroom.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Understand the con