The Synergy of Arts Education and Social-Emotional Learning
Summary: This Smart Brief from Arts Ed NJ and the SECD Lab at Rutgers shows how the visual and performing arts (VPA) can help students build social-emotional competencies. Teaching in the arts can help to address trauma and inequity and provide students with an outlet for expression and a way to address societal issues. The framework described in this Smart Brief shows how SEL can be integrated in standards for the visual and performing arts.
Source: Arts Ed NJ and the Rutgers SECD Lab, Smart Brief, Fall 2020
