Page 4 – CASEL District Resource Guide

Title	Document Type
DRC Resources
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
SEL Communications Toolkit for School and District Leaders Extensive focus groups and surveys have shown that the more people know about SEL, the more supportive they become. This toolkit shares five clear actions for a proactive communications strategy for SEL, including examples of effective messages, cautions, and guidance for developing your own materials. SOURCE: CASEL TAGS communications community relations
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
SEL Learning Walk Observation Tool – Anchorage Anchorage's handout for observers to take notes after visiting a classroom during a Learning Walk. SOURCE: Anchorage Public Schools TAGS model SEL schools school visit/observation tool conducting local SEL research classroom level culture and climate professional learning district SEL expertise building buy-in for SEL
Washoe County’s Student Voice Homepage and Student Voice Toolkit Students practice and strengthen social and emotional skills through leadership opportunities. By elevating students as leaders, districts both benefit from student perspective and ingenuity and support their skill development. This website provides a great example of a district-level approach. SOURCE: Washoe County School District TAGS toolkit student leadership youth voice
SEL for Educators Toolkit A series of video modules for use in PLCs, staff meetings, professional learning, or individual reflection. Contains suggested activities and practices to support educators in their well-being, emotional state, and stress while supporting students. SOURCE: Transforming Education TAGS Adult SEL toolkit professional learning
Illinois SEL Standards and Tools The State of Illinois's webpage with SEL standards by grade band and related resources. SOURCE: Illinois DOE TAGS school board SEL standards board policies toolkit middle school grades high school grades elementary school grades PK-12
Ideas and Tools for Working with Parents and Families Packet describing benefits and strategies for school-family partnerships in developing social and emotional skills; includes handouts for families and overviews of SEL programs that incorporate activities for families. SOURCE: CASEL TAGS reading lists - parents SEL partnerships toolkit community relations family and community engagement
Leading with SEL Advocacy Tools This site provides resources for SEL advocates, including toolkits for parents and school board members. There is guidance for conversations, communications, engaging media outlets, and reaching out to policymakers. SOURCE: CASEL TAGS parenting family partnerships reading lists - parents parent leadership building buy-in for SEL family and community engagement
SEL Toolkit for Parent Champions A quick guide for parents and caregivers to share accurate information in support of SEL, including tools to ground conversations in facts and data, dispel misinformation, and advocate for high-quality SEL. SOURCE: CASEL TAGS family partnerships parent leadership

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

SEL Communications Toolkit for School and District Leaders

Extensive focus groups and surveys have shown that the more people know about SEL, the more supportive they become. This toolkit shares five clear actions for a proactive communications strategy for SEL, including examples of effective messages, cautions, and guidance for developing your own materials.

SOURCE: CASEL

TAGS communications community relations

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

SEL Learning Walk Observation Tool – Anchorage

Anchorage's handout for observers to take notes after visiting a classroom during a Learning Walk.

SOURCE: Anchorage Public Schools

TAGS model SEL schools school visit/observation tool conducting local SEL research classroom level culture and climate professional learning district SEL expertise building buy-in for SEL

Washoe County’s Student Voice Homepage and Student Voice Toolkit

Students practice and strengthen social and emotional skills through leadership opportunities. By elevating students as leaders, districts both benefit from student perspective and ingenuity and support their skill development. This website provides a great example of a district-level approach.

SOURCE: Washoe County School District

TAGS toolkit student leadership youth voice

SEL for Educators Toolkit

A series of video modules for use in PLCs, staff meetings, professional learning, or individual reflection. Contains suggested activities and practices to support educators in their well-being, emotional state, and stress while supporting students.

SOURCE: Transforming Education

TAGS Adult SEL toolkit professional learning

Illinois SEL Standards and Tools

The State of Illinois's webpage with SEL standards by grade band and related resources.

SOURCE: Illinois DOE

TAGS school board SEL standards board policies toolkit middle school grades high school grades elementary school grades PK-12

Ideas and Tools for Working with Parents and Families

Packet describing benefits and strategies for school-family partnerships in developing social and emotional skills; includes handouts for families and overviews of SEL programs that incorporate activities for families.

SOURCE: CASEL

TAGS reading lists - parents SEL partnerships toolkit community relations family and community engagement

Leading with SEL Advocacy Tools

This site provides resources for SEL advocates, including toolkits for parents and school board members. There is guidance for conversations, communications, engaging media outlets, and reaching out to policymakers.

SOURCE: CASEL

TAGS parenting family partnerships reading lists - parents parent leadership building buy-in for SEL family and community engagement

SEL Toolkit for Parent Champions

A quick guide for parents and caregivers to share accurate information in support of SEL, including tools to ground conversations in facts and data, dispel misinformation, and advocate for high-quality SEL.

SOURCE: CASEL

TAGS family partnerships parent leadership

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