Classroom Management:
Practices that create optimal learning environments that foster fairness, mutual respect, student accountability, and self discipline. Classroom management can encompass strategies for establishing clear expectations, building positive relationships, motivating positive behavior and preventing disruptive behavior, responding to problematic behaviors, and using appropriate consequences and interventions to support students.
See also: student discipline, building community
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This strengths inventory will help a school-based SEL team determine which strategies are being used at all levels of schoolwide SEL: SEL curriculum & instruction, schoolwide practice & policies, and family & community-level partnerships. SOURCE: CASEL |
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Sample Schoolwide SEL 101 Presentation This presentation can be adapted and used to introduce SEL to staff, families, and community partners. It gives an overview of what is SEL, why it’s important, and the process for schoolwide SEL. Talking points and activity instructions are provided in the notes section. Also available in Spanish. SOURCE: CASEL |
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Job Interview Questions for Teachers and Other Staff Interview questions for school staff that probe for SEL knowledge and mindset, relationship-building strategies, and the candidate's approach to equity. Includes "listen for" details. SOURCE: CASEL |
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Social and Emotional Learning in Practice: Toolkit of Practical Strategies and Resources Ideal for OST programs, includes tools for equipping staff to teach SEL, creating the learning environment, designing impactful learning experiences, and using data for improvement. Special attention is paid to culturally responsive design. SOURCE: University/Nonprofit Research Institution |
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CASEL Program Guide: Effective Social and Emotional Learning Programs To support educators in selecting a high-quality SEL program, our Program Guide serves as a Consumer report-style product that showcases well-designed, evidence-based SEL programs (pre-kindergarten through high school) and the impact they have on student and/or teacher outcomes. SOURCE: CASEL |
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Edutopia’s How Learning Happens Video Series Videos that combine the science of brain development and real examples of practices explicitly designed to integrate social & emotional skills in classrooms and schoolwide settings, including trauma-informed practices, co-developed class norms, Socratic circles, makerspaces, student-led conferences and more. SOURCE: Edutopia |
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Student-led Conferences Introduction Overview of a Nashville middle school's model for student-led conferences, appropriate for grades 4-12. Search "Student-led conferences" on this site for all resources related to this overview. SOURCE: Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools |
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Completed Sample – SEL Integrated Lesson Plan Template Sample of a brainstorming activity that could be used in any academic content area, with clear SEL skill building and teacher sentence stems to debrief. SOURCE: Washoe County School District |
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SEL Integrated Lesson Plan Template Washoe's template to integrate SEL meaningfully within academic lesson plans--- see the completed sample to better understand how to use this template. SOURCE: Washoe County School District |
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3 part tool to guide a school staff or district team to identify current instructional practices that support social and emotional development, and then learn about, prioritize, and plan to incorporate additional strategies. SOURCE: CASEL |