Social Emotional Learning in Oregon
The Oregon State Board of Education has adopted the Transformative SEL Framework and Standards along with the CASEL competencies as foundational and essential components of an Oregon student’s experience.
These competencies authentically align with the student experiences that take place in Oregon’s music classrooms each and every day.
Transformative SEL Identity Agency Belonging Collaborative Problem-Solving Curiosity | CASEL Competencies Self-Awareness Self-Management Social Awareness Relationship Skills Responsible Decision-Making |
Standards & Frameworks

- Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
- Transformative SEL (CASEL)
- Oregon’s Transformative Social and Emotional Learning Framework & Standards (ODE)
- Arts Ed SEL – Center for Arts Education and Social Emotional Learning
- SELArts.org – Interactive Map of the intersection between SEL Standards & the NCAS
- Arts Ed NJ
- Social Emotional Learning Alliance for the United States
Articles & Reports
- Developing Curricula for SEL and the Arts – Edutopia
- Social and Emotional Learning in the Visual & Performing Arts Classroom – NAfME Blog
- Integrating Social, Emotional and Academic Development – Aspen Institute
- Arts Education & Social-Emotional Outcomes Among K-12 Students – Ingenuity/Chicago PS
- Foundations for Young Adult Success: a Developmental Framework – UChicago Consortium
- SEL Advocacy One-Pager – Capitalizing on Our Superpower! – Scott Edgar & Bob Morrison
Research
- Joint Music Making Promotes Prosocial Behavior in 4-Year-Old Children
- The Future of Children – Social and Emotional Learning – Princeton/Brookings Institute
Books
