“Social-emotional learning involves teaching students about self-awareness, self-management, social skills, and responsible decision-making,” says Robin Tepper Jacob, faculty co-director and founder of the Youth Policy Lab at the University of Michigan.
Tepper Jacob has helped lead the lab’s various research projects, including Transforming Research into Action to Improve the Lives of Students — better known as TRAILS. The TRAILS program includes three tiers, which focus on teaching social-emotional learning skills to students at varying levels of need.
