Adult SEL: Regular opportunities for staff to cultivate their own social, emotional, and cultural competence, collaborate with one another, build trusting relationships, and maintain a strong community. CASEL - Indicators of Schoolwide SEL
Aligning SEL and Academic Objectives
As your SEL team works with teachers to align SEL and academic objectives, it’s also important to consider how the content is delivered so that it supports the practice of social and emotional competencies.
Strategies for Establishing School-OST-Family Partnerships in Support of SEL
Social and emotional learning is essential to every child’s education.
This process helps schools create an environment that supports students in developing the academic, social, and emotional competencies that they need to navigate the world.
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Examining Biases for Cultural Competence
Schools, like the greater society, are becoming increasingly more diverse in culture, ethnicity, race, language, values, and beliefs. This diversity has countless positive benefits, but it can also present challenges.
Professional Learning Communities
Professional learning communities provide an important opportunity to integrate SEL into existing practices, work collaboratively on the goals of schoolwide SEL, and cultivate their own social and emotional competencies.
Reflecting on Personal SEL Skills
As staff use shared agreements to guide their interactions, it’s essential that they also reflect on their own social and emotional growth.
Assess needs and resources to develop an SEL implementation plan with clear goals, action steps, and assigned ownership.