Culture and Climate:

School climate is the “quality and character of school life” based on how members of the school community experience school and the school’s “norms, goals, values, interpersonal relationships, teaching, learning and leadership practices, and organizational structures” (Reference: National School Climate Council).

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Technology and Districtwide SEL: Making SEL a Priority CASEL collaborated with CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking) to describe ways school districts can leverage technology resources to implement districtwide SEL. Find more about how technology can support learning and district decision making at https://www.cosn.org/focus-areas/understanding-educational-environment SOURCE: CoSN TAGS distance learning communications data dashboards
Continuous Improvement for Social and Emotional Learning: Establishing Your Goals (video) This video summarizes a process for setting clear, measurable goals for SEL. For more information and tools about goal setting, explore: - for school leaders: https://bit.ly/SELactionplan - for district leaders: https://bit.ly/districtSELplan SOURCE: CASEL TAGS implementation plan continuous improvement
Guiding Principles – A Resource Guide for Improving School Climate and Discipline These guiding principles from the U.S. Department of Education are organized around concepts of creating positive school climate, providing evidence-based supports, promoting social and emotional learning, providing training on positive engagement with students and equitable practices, and adopting an instructional approach to school discipline. SOURCE: United States DOE TAGS alternatives to suspension anti-bias student discipline
SEL: What Young People Need to Succeed in School, at Work, and in Life This designed 2 page infographic can serve as a template for your district's communications about SEL. SOURCE: Collaborative Communications TAGS communications
Group Reflection Protocol for SEL: Discussing the Core Competencies and Where They Are Promoted This reflection protocol can help you facilitate a discussion on the updated SEL framework in small or large groups. The prompts allow you to think about what CASEL’s updated SEL framework means for implementation efforts in your school, district, or other setting. SOURCE: CASEL TAGS SEL overview professional learning building buy-in for SEL
Districtwide SEL Implementation Rubric – Focus Area 1 Build Foundational Support and Plan SOURCE: CASEL
Districtwide SEL Implementation Rubric – Focus Area 2 Strengthen Adult Competencies and Capacity SOURCE: CASEL
SEL Social Media Toolkit This toolkit is designed to help schools and districts leverage social media channels to amplify SEL messages, and includes sample Facebook and Twitter posts, calendars to help schedule posts, and shareable graphics. SOURCE: Collaborative Communications TAGS communications
Newsletter Archive: May 2020 Registered users of the District Resource Center and the Guide to Schoolwide SEL receive quarterly newsletters from CASEL with featured tools and learning opportunities. This issue focuses on building relationships and staying connected with staff and students during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. TAGS newsletter
Newsletter Archive: October 2019 Registered users of the District Resource Center and the Guide to Schoolwide SEL receive quarterly newsletters from CASEL with featured tools and learning opportunities. This issue focuses on cultivating the social and emotional competence and capacity of adults. TAGS newsletter

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