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Social Emotional Learning Resources

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.

Students who receive high quality SEL instruction have achievement scores on average of 13 percentile points higher than students who did not receive SEL instruction.

Arizona SEL Competencies

 

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Development of SEL skills also show:

  • enhanced social and emotional skills
  • improved attitudes towards self, school and others
  • enhanced positive social behavior
  • reduced conduct problems – misbehavior and aggression
  • reduced emotional distress – stress and depression

Social Emotional skills directly correlate to success and happiness as an adult.

Lack of Social Emotional skills correlate with unfavorable outcomes, such as unemployment, divorce, poor health, criminal behavior, and imprisonment.

 

 

LGBTQ+ Article

Teacher need SEL now more than ever

The Success of Social-Emotional-Learning Hinges on Teachers

SEL Core Competencies-CASEL Resources for Families and Educators:COVID-19

CASEL Resources

7 Ways to Maintain Relationships During School Closures

CASEL SEL 3 Signature Practices Playbook

Navigating Uncharted Waters: Guiding Principles for Educators and Caregivers During Coronavirus

A New Realm: IFSEL’s Tips for Distance Learning 

IES FAQ State and District Response to COVID 19

Leaning into SEL Amid the Crisis

SEL at a Distance Webinar

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CASEL Leveraging SEL as You Prepare to Reopen and Renew

 

 

 

Transformative SEL is a process whereby young people and adults build strong, respectful, and lasting relationships that facilitate co-learning to critically examine root causes of inequity, and to develop collaborative solutions that lead to personal, community and societal well-being.

  • SEL as a Lever for Equity Webinar
  • Resources: SEL as a Lever for Equity
SEL Competencies Supporting Equity
Self-AwarenessRacial, classed, gendered identities
Self-ManagementCollective agency
Social AwarenessBelonging
Relationship SkillsCollaboration, co-instruction
Responsible Decision-MakingDistributive justice, collective well-being

Article: We Can't Afford Whitewashed Social Emotional Learning

 

 

 

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Adult SEL Skills Are Directly Linked to Our Ability to Be Trauma Sensitive

Adults Need Social-Emotional Competencies:

  • to be able to foster a safe environment so that children feel supported and can thrive
  • to be able to recognize when someone is experiencing an emotion or not feeling safe
  • to have and use good listening skills and understand other perspectives, to see as best they can through the child’s eyes
  • to approach children with empathy and understanding, validating feelings and behavior, and build relationships
  • to build social-emotional competencies for students to empower all who are affected by adversity and help them cope with the trauma

 

 

 

  • Supporting Educator Resilience During Shelter in Place (Ricky Robertson) webinar recording
  • Teacher need SEL now more than ever
  • The Success of Social-Emotional-Learning Hinges on Teachers
  • Educator Resilience Trauma Informed Self Care Self-Assessment

 

Support Services: Crisis Hotlines, Mental Health, etc.

Find out what supports are available through your school district’s Employee Assistance Program 

  • In the event of an emergency call 911
  • SAMHSA Disaster Distress Hotline for those struggling with emotional distress and/or substance use in response to a natural disaster, pandemic, etc.: 1-800-985-5990
  • Online 12-Step & Recovery Meetings

     

    • AA- http://aa-intergroup.org/directory.php
    • NA- https://na.org/?ID=virtual_meetings
    • ACA- https://adultchildren.org/meeting-search/

 

  • National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1−800−799−SAFE(7233)
  • National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
  • The Trevor Project - Crisis & Suicide Prevention Hotline for LGBTQ+ Youth: 
  • 1-866-488-7386  https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
  • Information on COVID-19 from the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html 

 

 

 

  • Signature Strengths. Choose one activity each day to live from one of your top 5 strengths: https://www.viacharacter.org/
  • Three Good Things: https://today.duke.edu/2018/08/one-easy-step-toward-building-resilience
  • Self-Compassion strategies from Dr. Kristin Neff: https://self-compassion.org/
  • Getting ideas of things to try from the self-care wheel & other free self-care resources: https://www.theplayerscoach.net/freeresources
  • Building Resilience in Students Impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Whole-Staff Approach by Romero, Robertson, & Warner (Chapter 2 is on Educator Resilience) 
  • Teaching with Grace & Empathy 

 

 

 

  • Child Mind Institute - Mental Health Resources for Children & Families During COVID 19:  https://childmind.org/coping-during-covid-19-resources-for-parents/
  • Equity, Culturally Responsive Teaching, & Social-Emotional resources from Teaching Tolerance: https://www.tolerance.org/supporting-students-through-coronavirus
  • Apps for Students with Special Needs:https://www.edutopia.org/article/apps-students-special-needs-school-buildings-shutter
  • COVID 19 Resources for Supporting ELLs: https://www.colorincolorado.org/coronavirus
  • 7 Ways to Build Relationships During Shelter in Place:  https://www.edutopia.org/article/7-ways-maintain-relationships-during-your-school-closure
  • 3 Ways to Foster Student Well-Being During Crisis:  https://www.edutopia.org/article/focusing-student-well-being-times-crisis
  • Supporting Grieving Students: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/supporting-grieving-students-anne-obrien
  • Building Empathy as an Antidote to Online Bullying: https://www.iste.org/explore/ISTE-blog/3-strategies-for-using-empathy-as-an-antidote-to-cyberbullying
  • A general overview of resilience and protective factors:  https://www.resiliency.com/free-articles-resources/the-foundations-of-the-resiliency-framework/

 

 

 

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From the School Support and Improvement Blog

**NEW** Quarterly Benchmark Tools Available Fri, Oct 2 2020

Quarterly Benchmark Analysis and IAP Tools Now Available

SEL as a Lever for Equity Mon, Jun 22 2020

Resources to ensure equity through the application of SEL Practices

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