English Language Learners:
“An active learner of the English language who may benefit from various types of language support programs… ELL students might face additional challenges such as acclimating to a new culture and status that interfere with learning English. Given this, instructors should use culturally relevant materials to build on students’ linguistic and cultural resources” and attend to students’ sense of belonging and efficacy. (Reference: National Council of Teachers of English)
See also: Spanish language resources
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Supporting the Social and Emotional Learning of Systematically Marginalized Students in a Pandemic Resources on understanding and addressing intersectional needs during COVID-19, especially for systemically marginalized young people such as those with learning disabilities. Includes separate guides and key questions for families, school leaders, and district leaders in English and Spanish. |
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Oakland’s Teacher Self-Reflection: Instructional Practices that Promote SEL Adapted from CASEL's SEL integration self assessment tool, Oakland's more detailed reflection is organized around areas of SEL competency and has teachers identify their level of practice on a continuum. SOURCE: Oakland Unified School District |
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Teacher Self-Assessment: SEL in the Classroom Tool to reflect and set goals for bringing SEL into classroom practices and interactions. Focuses on the areas of explicit SEL instruction, SEL integration with academic instruction, and supportive classroom climate. SOURCE: CASEL |
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SEL-integrated Lesson Planning Checklist List of strategies to make any academic lesson plan integrate SEL themes and skill-building experiences. SOURCE: CASEL |
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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 |
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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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This research brief describes 10 teaching practices that promote SEL, and highlights how these practices are promoted in the CLASS, Danielson, and Marzano teaching frameworks. SOURCE: AIR |
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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 |
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How to Integrate Social-Emotional Learning into Common Core Brief article describes how SEL goals are implicitly woven into the Common Core Standards, with several specific examples from math and ELA. Useful for teacher/administrator audiences. SOURCE: Magazine/Newsletter |
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SEL Integrated Lesson Plan Template Washoe's template to integrate SEL meaningfully within academic lesson plans--- see the completed sample to better understand how to use this template. SOURCE: Washoe County School District |
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