Austin’s MAPS Course for Freshmen (video)

MAPS (Methods for Academic and Personal Success) is a credit-bearing course for freshmen at Austin High School and other district high schools to support the transition into high school by teaching students how to organize for success, manage their emotions, resolve conflicts, build and maintain positive relationships, and other critical social and emotional learning and student success skills.

TAGS advisory/homeroom high school grades college and career readiness

Convening a Cross-Functional Advisory Council for SEL: Resources, Best Practices, and Suggestions

Key considerations for districts as they build a council consisting of members from different organizations and departments to align social and emotional learning between in-school and out-of-school time settings.

TAGS community partnerships community relations out of school

Early Lessons from Schools and Out-of-School Time Programs Implementing Social and Emotional Learning

This report details the study of partnerships between schools and out of school time partners working together to implement SEL in a coordinated way, organizing lessons learned into 4 main categories: system-level launch activities, developing partnerships, developing adults' capacity to promote SEL, and improving climate and delivering SEL instruction.

TAGS community partnerships implementation evaluation out of school

Inside Chicago Public Schools: SEL at Marcus Garvey Elementary (video)

Video featuring Marcus Garvey Elementary, a K-8 school in Chicago that has been using SEL schoolwide for many years. Includes interviews with a student and teachers at 3 grade levels.

TAGS videos model SEL schools middle school grades elementary school grades communications culture and climate building buy-in for SEL youth voice

Lifting Our Voices – Sacramento City (video)

Video featuring high school students telling their stories -- their stressors, ways they know their teachers care, and aspirations for the future. Ends with a challenge to viewers to cultivate spaces where students' stories can be heard.

TAGS anti-bias videos teacher training advisory/homeroom middle school grades high school grades building community youth voice

Austin K-12 SEL Standards

Austin's SEL standards and student expectations, differentiated by grade band.

TAGS SEL standards SEL competence middle school grades high school grades elementary school grades PK-12

Case Study: Anchorage Public Schools Process for Developing SEL Standards

SEL standards and a description of Anchorage's process of developing them, piloting their use, and bringing them to scale district-wide.

TAGS SEL standards board policies implementation plan middle school grades high school grades elementary school grades PK-12 planning

Case Study: Austin Independent School District Process for Developing SEL Standards

SEL standards from Austin and contextual information on how they are used and measured.

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

CDI District Standards

Links to SEL standards adopted by 9 districts within the Collaborating Districts Initiative.

TAGS SEL standards SEL competence middle school grades high school grades elementary school grades PK-12

Nashville K-12 SEL Standards (I Can Statements)

Nashville's "I Can" statements differentiated for each grade K-12, and categorized by the 5 core SEL competencies.

TAGS SEL standards middle school grades high school grades elementary school grades PK-12