Education efforts are shifting from a focus on accountability and testing to better preparing students for higher education and the workplace by increasing the focus on social/emotional , employability and/or soft skills. The trend of high academic expectations and measurement to the exclusion of all other skills is being displaced by discussions of meaning and relevance in rigorous education, allowing an opportunity for innovation and creativity in how and what we teach students. In response to this rising trend, this book covers competencies such as self-regulation, goal-setting, self-efficacy, assertiveness, conflict management and networking.