SEL Standards:
Strong SEL standards or guidelines are comprehensive, developmentally appropriate, and culturally responsive, and include benchmarks for what all students should know and be able to do from PreK through grade 12. They establish common language in an area that may be less familiar than math or reading to many district personnel, students, and parents and allow districts to outline intersections of SEL with standards in academic content areas.
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DRC Guidance Pages |
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| Sharing about progress and what is learned with district stakeholders helps raise awareness about what the SEL team is achieving, highlights successes that can be celebrated, and maintains commitment and buy-in among those key stakeholders. | ||
| Successful districtwide social and emotional learning (SEL) implementation is more effective when districts also cultivate adults’ SEL and cultural competencies. | ||
| Clear, ongoing communication helps build awareness, promotes social and emotional learning (SEL) in classrooms and schools, and makes the case for investing in SEL. View process information here. | ||
| When district staff feels a sense of community and shared purpose, they can engage more deeply in social and emotional learning (SEL). | ||
| The CASEL District Resource Center helps school districts make social and emotional learning (SEL) an integral part of education. It is a publication of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), the leading organization dedicated to advancing research and evidence-based practice in SEL. | ||
| The CASEL District Resource Center supports systemic social and emotional learning (SEL) implementation. Created for any district, it offers research-based guidance and curated resources to help organize, implement, and continuously improve SEL. | ||
| When district staff feels a sense of community and shared purpose, they can engage more deeply in social and emotional learning (SEL). View process information here. | ||
| The CASEL District Resource Center provides worksheets, webinars, and more resources to promote social and emotional learning (SEL) and equity in school districts. | ||
| Standards establish developmentally-appropriate and culturally-responsive benchmarks for social and emotional learning (SEL) and sends the message that SEL is a core part of students’ education. View resources here. | ||