The document discusses strategies for enhancing students' self-esteem and success through teaching social and emotional skills. It emphasizes self-regulation of behavior, maximizing learning while minimizing distractions, increasing student engagement, efficacy and understanding of lessons. Explicit instruction of behavioral expectations and building teacher-student respect are also highlighted.

1. Enhancing Student’s
Self-Esteem
Teaching Social
Curriculum
● Self-regulation
of behavior by
students.
● Maximized student
learning.
● Minimized
distractions.
● Increased student
engagement.
● Increased self-efficacy
● Increased student
success.
● Student focused
strategies.
● Students believe
they can achieve.
● Positive learning
experiences.
● Less likely to
disrupt.
● Increased
understanding of
lesson content.
● Increased
internal
motivation.
Comparison of Two Components of a Successful Classroom
● Students learn class
norms.
● Students learn
class/schoolwide
(behavior/academic)
expectations.
● Students want to have
approval from peers.
● Explicit instruction to
teach behavioral skills.
● Builds respect
between teacher &
student.