Guiding Questions for Building Strong Partnerships between School Day and Out-of-School Time Educators

This tool from CASEL's Guide to Schoolwide SEL provides questions to help the SEL team think intentionally about how to fully partner with OST providers to promote SEL.

TAGS community partnerships SEL partnerships community relations out of school SEL leadership family and community engagement

Nashville’s SEL Multi-Tiered Systems of Support

1 pager showing specific programs, supports, and interventions that support students at all 3 levels of MTSS.

TAGS counselors restorative practices evidence-based programs MTSS

Planning Engaging, SEL-Infused Professional Learning

CASEL has shared this planning template with breakout session presenters at CASEL-coordinated events to ensure that presentations are objective driven, evidence-based, action-oriented, and use techniques that activate social and emotional skills.

TAGS teacher training professional learning

Promoting SEL in the Middle and High School Years

This brief from Pennsylvania State University reviews the current landscape of universal school-based programs designed to promote social and emotional growth in middle and high school students through skill-focused programs, academic integration, teaching practices, and organizational reform.

TAGS middle school grades high school grades evidence-based programs

Convening a Cross-Functional Advisory Council for SEL: Resources, Best Practices, and Suggestions

Key considerations for districts as they build a council consisting of members from different organizations and departments to align social and emotional learning between in-school and out-of-school time settings.

TAGS community partnerships community relations out of school

MTSS SEL School Model

Chicago Public Schools' model for how social and emotional learning should be integrated into a multi-tiered system of supports for all students.

TAGS MTSS

Advancing Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) as a Lever for Equity and Excellence

This report summarizes five emerging insights based on the efforts of school districts in CASEL’s Equity Work Group (EWG).

TAGS equity implementation plan planning

Refocus on the SEL Roadmap: Actions for a Successful Second Semester

CASEL offers 3 strategies for a successful second semester amid the coronavirus pandemic, with action steps, tools, and case examples from our partner school districts.

TAGS distance learning

Districtwide SEL Implementation Rubric – Focus Area 1 Build Foundational Support and Plan

Districtwide SEL Implementation Rubric – Focus Area 2 Strengthen Adult Competencies and Capacity