Student Discipline:
The policies and practices that promote positive behavior and respond to student misconduct. Effective approaches to student discipline are instructive, restorative, developmentally appropriate, and equitably enforced. They also maintain respectful relationships, teach social and emotional skills, and promote student agency.
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Family/Guest Reflection and Information Sharing Response Sheet for Student-Led Conferences Handout for family members and caregivers to use at student-led conferences, with suggested questions to prompt students to share about their portfolio and a reflection to reinforce students and give feedback. SOURCE: Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools |
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The Basics of Student-Led Conferences Memo for teachers to explain the purpose and logistics for student-led conferences. SOURCE: Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools |
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Student-Led Conferences Preparation Lesson Plans Sample lesson plan to help students prepare for student-led conferences, includes a peer feedback rubric. SOURCE: Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools |
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Student-Led Conferences Teacher To-Do Timeline and checklist for teachers to prepare for student-led conferences SOURCE: Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools |
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Student-Led Conferences Parent Letter Sample letter to inform families and build anticipation for student-led conferences. SOURCE: Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools |
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The Tennessee DOE's training modules include powerpoint presentations, facilitator guides, and handouts on student-centered discipline, teacher language, cooperative learning, classroom discussions, and balanced instruction. SOURCE: Tennessee DOE |
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Presentation for district and school administrators to connect SEL standards with Common Core and workforce skills and how to implement/monitor district-wide SEL. Includes activities that model SEL and a full presenter script. SOURCE: CASEL |
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Emotional Intelligence: A Factor in Student Success (Video in Spanish) Univison segment featuring preschool students and their families in a Sacramento school, and how SEL has supported their transition. SOURCE: Sacramento City Unified School District |
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Measuring SEC: How to select a tool for assessing student social and emotional competencies Use this tool to determine if a social and emotional competency assessment will meet your data needs (as opposed to a mental health screener), and prepare a list of questions to ask when choosing a high-quality assessment for your district. SOURCE: CASEL |
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This simple survey has students rate their perception of school climate, adult support, and sense of belonging. It is intended as an informal measure for individual classroom teachers to invite feedback from students and reflect on areas for growth, and has not been validated as a formal evaluation tool. SOURCE: CASEL |