Page 2 – CASEL District Resource Guide

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Teacher Interview: How Do SEL Skills Come Into Play for You as an Adult? (video) Interview with a teacher in Anchorage reflecting on her own social and emotional development and how she models for her students. SOURCE: Anchorage Public Schools TAGS Adult SEL videos teacher tool self awareness model SEL schools elementary school grades classroom level
3 Signature Practices for Adults One-pager handout summarizing the 3 Signature SEL Practices and examples of each, adapted to turn the focus to the way adults interact with one another in the workplace, how they learn, and how to set up the learning environment to maximize engagement and growth. SOURCE: CASEL TAGS three signature practices teacher tool SEL coaching for staff building community professional learning SEL leadership
3 Signature Practices in the Classroom One-pager handout summarizing the 3 Signature SEL Practices, examples of each, and alignment with SEL competencies and school priorities. SOURCE: CASEL TAGS mindfulness three signature practices teacher tool social awareness self awareness instructional practices building community
Creating Shared Agreements This tool from CASEL's Guide to Schoolwide SEL outlines a 6 step process for a school or district team to develop shared agreements about how they will work together to achieve a shared vision and nurture adult SEL. SOURCE: CASEL TAGS Adult SEL mindfulness teacher tool teacher training advisory/homeroom building community professional learning SEL leadership
How to Develop Working Agreements for Any Group Oakland's step-by-step instructions for establishing working agreements for a group, and returning to them regularly to check in. SOURCE: Oakland Unified School District TAGS Adult SEL teacher tool advisory/homeroom building community
TransformEd’s SEL Integration Approach for Classroom Educators (infographic) Transforming Education's SEL integration framework infographic offers guidance on how to integrate SEL into everyday classroom culture, curriculum, and activities. By focusing on six key components of this approach, educators can support students in developing stronger social-emotional skills in meaningful, transferable, and equitable ways. SOURCE: Transforming Education TAGS SEL and Academic Integration teacher tool instructional practices classroom level
Social and Emotional Learning in Practice: Toolkit of Practical Strategies and Resources Ideal for OST programs, includes tools for equipping staff to teach SEL, creating the learning environment, designing impactful learning experiences, and using data for improvement. Special attention is paid to culturally responsive design. SOURCE: University/Nonprofit Research Institution TAGS paraprofessionals security staff staff onboarding teacher tool toolkit reading lists - staff culturally responsive teacher training advisory/homeroom middle school grades PK-12 instructional practices classroom level culture and climate building community out of school professional learning
10th grade Social Studies/SEL Lesson Plans Two American History lesson plans (WWI and Isolationism, Women's Suffrage, Harlem Renaissance) including all handouts, that include learning structures that strengthen SEL as well as explicit connections to SEL objectives. SOURCE: Cleveland Metropolitan School District TAGS SEL and Academic Integration social studies SEL standards lesson planning teacher tool SEL competence CCSS high school grades instructional practices
6th grade SEL/CCSS Integration Activities Nashville's chart of academic standards in English, Math, Science, and Social Studies paired with SEL standards, with sample classroom activities to achieve both objectives. SOURCE: Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools TAGS SEL and Academic Integration Science english/language arts math social studies SEL standards lesson planning teacher tool CCSS middle school grades instructional practices classroom level
5th grade SEL/CCSS Integration Activities Nashville's chart of academic standards in English, Math, Science, and Social Studies paired with SEL standards, with sample classroom activities to achieve both objectives. SOURCE: Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools TAGS SEL and Academic Integration Science english/language arts math social studies SEL standards lesson planning teacher tool CCSS middle school grades instructional practices classroom level

Teacher Interview: How Do SEL Skills Come Into Play for You as an Adult? (video)

Interview with a teacher in Anchorage reflecting on her own social and emotional development and how she models for her students.

SOURCE: Anchorage Public Schools

TAGS Adult SEL videos teacher tool self awareness model SEL schools elementary school grades classroom level

3 Signature Practices for Adults

One-pager handout summarizing the 3 Signature SEL Practices and examples of each, adapted to turn the focus to the way adults interact with one another in the workplace, how they learn, and how to set up the learning environment to maximize engagement and growth.

SOURCE: CASEL

TAGS three signature practices teacher tool SEL coaching for staff building community professional learning SEL leadership

3 Signature Practices in the Classroom

One-pager handout summarizing the 3 Signature SEL Practices, examples of each, and alignment with SEL competencies and school priorities.

SOURCE: CASEL

TAGS mindfulness three signature practices teacher tool social awareness self awareness instructional practices building community

Creating Shared Agreements

This tool from CASEL's Guide to Schoolwide SEL outlines a 6 step process for a school or district team to develop shared agreements about how they will work together to achieve a shared vision and nurture adult SEL.

SOURCE: CASEL

TAGS Adult SEL mindfulness teacher tool teacher training advisory/homeroom building community professional learning SEL leadership

How to Develop Working Agreements for Any Group

Oakland's step-by-step instructions for establishing working agreements for a group, and returning to them regularly to check in.

SOURCE: Oakland Unified School District

TAGS Adult SEL teacher tool advisory/homeroom building community

TransformEd’s SEL Integration Approach for Classroom Educators (infographic)

Transforming Education's SEL integration framework infographic offers guidance on how to integrate SEL into everyday classroom culture, curriculum, and activities. By focusing on six key components of this approach, educators can support students in developing stronger social-emotional skills in meaningful, transferable, and equitable ways.

SOURCE: Transforming Education

TAGS SEL and Academic Integration teacher tool instructional practices classroom level

Social and Emotional Learning in Practice: Toolkit of Practical Strategies and Resources

Ideal for OST programs, includes tools for equipping staff to teach SEL, creating the learning environment, designing impactful learning experiences, and using data for improvement. Special attention is paid to culturally responsive design.

SOURCE: University/Nonprofit Research Institution

TAGS paraprofessionals security staff staff onboarding teacher tool toolkit reading lists - staff culturally responsive teacher training advisory/homeroom middle school grades PK-12 instructional practices classroom level culture and climate building community out of school professional learning

10th grade Social Studies/SEL Lesson Plans

Two American History lesson plans (WWI and Isolationism, Women's Suffrage, Harlem Renaissance) including all handouts, that include learning structures that strengthen SEL as well as explicit connections to SEL objectives.

SOURCE: Cleveland Metropolitan School District

TAGS SEL and Academic Integration social studies SEL standards lesson planning teacher tool SEL competence CCSS high school grades instructional practices

6th grade SEL/CCSS Integration Activities

Nashville's chart of academic standards in English, Math, Science, and Social Studies paired with SEL standards, with sample classroom activities to achieve both objectives.

SOURCE: Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools

TAGS SEL and Academic Integration Science english/language arts math social studies SEL standards lesson planning teacher tool CCSS middle school grades instructional practices classroom level

5th grade SEL/CCSS Integration Activities

Nashville's chart of academic standards in English, Math, Science, and Social Studies paired with SEL standards, with sample classroom activities to achieve both objectives.

SOURCE: Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools

TAGS SEL and Academic Integration Science english/language arts math social studies SEL standards lesson planning teacher tool CCSS middle school grades instructional practices classroom level

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