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Cultural Competence:

The ability to examine the various social and cultural identities of one’s own self and others, understand and appreciate diversity from a historically-grounded and strengths-focused lens, recognize and respond to cultural demands and opportunities, and build relationships across cultural backgrounds (Jagers, 2018).

Also, see the resources section for Adult SEL and Cultural Competence.

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Title	Document Type
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Students with Strong Social Skills in Kindergarten More Likely To Thrive As Adults Short article describing a 20 year study connecting students' social skills in kindergarten to their well-being as adults. SOURCE: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation TAGS reading lists - staff SEL competence research brief evidence-based programs district SEL expertise building buy-in for SEL
Personal SEL Reflection Principals, administrators, SEL team members, staff members, and other adults can use this tool to assess personal strengths, think about how to model those strengths when interacting with others, and plan strategies to promote growth across areas of social competence. SOURCE: CASEL
Self-Assessing Social and Emotional Instruction and Competencies: A Tool for Teachers A tool for teachers to assess how they using SEL in their interactions and teaching practices, and a crosswalk between 10 teaching practices that promote SEL and the CLASS, Danielson, and Marzano teaching frameworks. TAGS Adult SEL mindfulness lesson planning teacher tool social awareness self awareness self management relationship skills responsible decision making SEL competence teacher training continuous improvement PK-12 instructional practices classroom level building community student discipline
Integrating Social and Emotional Learning and the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics A brief from the University of Texas Charles A. Dana Center outlines how the CCSS for Mathematical Practice and SEL are inextricably linked, and includes an appendix that crosswalks the standards with SEL competencies. SOURCE: University/Nonprofit Research Institution TAGS SEL and Academic Integration math reading lists - staff SEL competence CCSS instructional practices integrate with district priorities building buy-in for SEL
Austin K-12 SEL Standards Austin's SEL standards and student expectations, differentiated by grade band. SOURCE: Austin Independent School District TAGS SEL standards SEL competence middle school grades high school grades elementary school grades PK-12
Case Study: Washoe County School District Process for Developing SEL Standards Washoe's process for developing SEL standards, including useful artifacts from the 2 day retreat where they were written by a team of educators. SOURCE: Washoe County School District TAGS SEL standards SEL competence professional learning planning
DuPage County K-8 SEL Standards DuPage County's SEL standards, differentiated for each grade level K-8 and categorized within the 5 core SEL competencies. SOURCE: DuPage County School Districts TAGS SEL standards SEL competence middle school grades elementary school grades
CDI District Standards Links to SEL standards adopted by 9 districts within the Collaborating Districts Initiative. SOURCE: CASEL TAGS SEL standards SEL competence middle school grades high school grades elementary school grades PK-12
Developing and Articulating Learning Goals or Competencies for Social and Emotional Learning American Institutes for Research and CASEL teamed up to create this guide for developing SEL standards. Includes a definition of terms and guidance for setting up a writing team and articulating learning goals. SOURCE: AIR TAGS SEL standards board policies SEL competence implementation plan planning
Mapping SEL to Common Core Four clear ways that SEL standards complement Common Core standards. SOURCE: Oakland Unified School District TAGS SEL competence CCSS integrate with district priorities

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