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  • Focus Area 1 Build Foundational Support and Plan
    • Shared Vision and Plan
    • Communication
    • Organizational Structure
    • Aligned Resources
  • Focus Area 2 Strengthen Adult SEL Competencies and Capacity
    • Central Office Expertise
    • Professional Learning
    • Adult SEL and Cultural Competence
    • Staff Trust, Community, and Efficacy
  • Focus Area 3 Promote SEL for Students
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    • Family and Community Partnerships
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  • Focus Area 4 Reflect on Data for Continuous Improvement
    • Reflect on Progress Toward Annual SEL Goals
    • Make Improvements to the Action Plan

Instructional Practices:

Resources to support teachers and other staff to use instructional strategies that strengthen social and emotional development.

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DRC Resources

SEL 3 Signature Practices Playbook

The SEL 3 Signature Practices Playbook has been updated and is now online! It includes a growing library of sample practices, supporting research, examples from the field, and templates to help you incorporate the practices skillfully into your context.

SOURCE: CASEL

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3 Signature Practices – Developing Your Own Activities

Once you have explored the SEL 3 Signature Practices Playbook, this template will help you design new welcoming activities, engaging strategies, and optimistic closings for your learning setting.

SOURCE: CASEL

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Micro SEL 3 Signature Practices – For Everyone, Every Day

One-pager handout describing how to apply the principles of the 3 signature practices in very brief ways. Many more updated resources on the SEL 3 Signature Practices can be found at signaturepractices.casel.org.

SOURCE: CASEL

SEL 3 Signature Practices: Getting it Down PATT!

Washoe County built this template to help instructors build the 3 signature SEL practices into their lesson plans in meaningful ways, using the framework of Purpose, Alignment, Transparency, and Target (PATT).

SOURCE: Washoe County School District

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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

Summary – The SEL 3 Signature Practices

One-pager describing and providing examples of 3 signature practices that bring SEL experiences into any learning setting and build a foundation of safety, consistency, and belonging.

SOURCE: CASEL

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AIR’s Social and Emotional Learning Coaching Toolkit

A toolkit for instructional coaches, administrators, and district leaders to support teachers in integrating SEL into daily practices, through planning, observation and feedback.

SOURCE: AIR

TAGS implementation support toolkit SEL coaching for staff instructional practices professional learning

Developing Awareness of Instructional Practices that Promote SEL – School and District Leader Version

3 part tool to guide a school staff or district team to identify current instructional practices that support social and emotional development, and then learn about, prioritize, and plan to incorporate additional strategies.

SOURCE: CASEL

TAGS SEL and Academic Integration english/language arts math social studies lesson planning teacher tool SEL competence teacher training instructional practices classroom level building buy-in for SEL

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Sample SEL Integrated Lesson Plans for each Grade Band

Sample lesson plans from a variety of grade levels and subject areas that integrate SEL through instructional practices, discussion prompts, student reflection, and routines for interaction.

SOURCE: CASEL

TAGS SEL and Academic Integration Science english/language arts math social studies lesson planning teacher tool toolkit CCSS teacher training PK-12 instructional practices youth voice

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Self-Assessing Social and Emotional Instruction and Competencies: A Tool for Teachers

A tool for teachers to assess how they using SEL in their interactions and teaching practices, and a crosswalk between 10 teaching practices that promote SEL and the CLASS, Danielson, and Marzano teaching frameworks.

TAGS Adult SEL mindfulness lesson planning teacher tool social awareness self awareness self management relationship skills responsible decision making SEL competence teacher training continuous improvement PK-12 instructional practices classroom level building community student discipline

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Integration Process

The systemic integration of social and emotional learning (SEL) into district priorities ensures that it will become a vital component of what makes the district, schools, and students successful. View process information here.

Evidence-Based Programs and Practices Process

Adopting an evidence-based program is one of the key strategies for providing consistent social and emotional learning (SEL) opportunities for all students. View process information here.

Evidence-Based Programs and Practices

Adopting an evidence-based program is one of the key strategies for providing consistent social and emotional learning (SEL) opportunities for all students.

Indicators of Districtwide SEL

The ten indicators of schoolwide social and emotional learning (SEL) provide districts and schools with evidence of high-quality implementation in the classroom, school, family, and community.

Strengthen Adult SEL & Cultural Competence Process

Successful districtwide social and emotional learning (SEL) implementation is more effective when districts also cultivate adults’ SEL and cultural competencies. View process information here.

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