Active Learning Builds SEL Skills
Every Flip mission develops CASEL-aligned social and emotional competencies, not as an add-on, but as a natural outcome of how students learn together.
Durlak et al. (2011)
THE FRAMEWORK
The CASEL Five
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) identifies five core competencies that underpin both academic success and life outcomes.
Self-Awareness
Recognizing your own emotions, strengths, and growth areas. Understanding how your thoughts and feelings influence behavior.
Self-Management
Regulating emotions, setting goals, and exercising focus, concentration and self-discipline. Managing stress and maintaining motivation.
Social Awareness
Empathy, perspective-taking, and appreciating diversity. Understanding social and ethical norms across contexts.
Relationship Skills
Communicating clearly, listening actively, cooperating, and resolving conflict constructively.
Responsible Decision-Making
Making ethical, constructive choices about behavior and social interactions. Evaluating consequences for self and others.
THE EVIDENCE
The Business Case for SEL
As artificial intelligence automates cognitive tasks, the skills that define us as human become the ultimate differentiator. Employers, universities, and communities increasingly value emotional intelligence, collaboration, and ethical reasoning. Exactly what SEL develops.
academic achievement gains
Durlak et al. (2011)
return for every $1 invested in SEL
Belfield et al. (2015)
years of lasting positive outcomes
Taylor et al. (2017)
THE CONNECTION
Every Methodology Builds SEL Skills
Active learning isn't just pedagogy. It's the delivery mechanism for social and emotional development. When students debate, collaborate, and role-play, they naturally practice SEL competencies.
AGE MATTERS
SEL Looks Different at Every Age
Flip missions are calibrated to the developmental stage of each age group.
Foundation
Building the basics: identifying emotions, taking turns, practicing kindness, and learning to work in small groups.
Expansion
Navigating social complexity: perspective-taking, managing peer pressure, ethical reasoning, and constructive conflict resolution.
Integration
Applying SEL to real-world complexity: leadership, advocacy, ethical decision-making under pressure, and collaborative problem-solving.
INTEGRATED, NOT ADDED ON
SEL in Every Phase
Flip doesn't bolt SEL onto the side. Every AI-generated mission weaves social and emotional development into the four phases of active learning.
SPARK
Provocative prompts create emotional engagement and activate self-awareness: students notice their reactions and assumptions before the activity begins.
BRIEFING
Group formation and role assignment practice relationship skills: students learn to work with diverse partners and take responsibility for their part.
ACTION
The core activity demands social awareness and self-management: listening to others, regulating frustration, adapting strategies, and collaborating under pressure.
DEBRIEF
Structured reflection builds responsible decision-making: students evaluate what happened, consider consequences, and connect learning to their own lives.
CURRICULUM-ALIGNED
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Every Flip mission includes learning objectives and Social and Emotional Learning skill labels — ready for teachers to use. Find missions aligned to your subject and year group.
THE EVIDENCE
Backed by Science
SEL Improves Academics
Meta-analysis of 213 programs: SEL participants showed an 11-percentile-point gain in academic achievement compared to controls.
Durlak et al. (2011), Child Development
Long-Term Benefits
SEL benefits persist: follow-up studies show continued improvements in academics, behavior, and emotional well-being years after programs end.
Taylor et al. (2017), Child Development
$11 Return per $1
Cost-benefit analysis found SEL programs return $11 for every $1 invested through reduced behavioral issues, improved graduation rates, and better employment outcomes.
Belfield et al. (2015), Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis
See SEL in action
Every Flip mission comes with SEL skill labels, age-appropriate prompts, and teacher guidance for social and emotional development.