Guiding Questions for Educators: Promoting Equity Using SEL in your School

When social and emotional learning (SEL) is implemented with a culturally responsive lens, educators can use SEL to cultivate equitable learning opportunities, responsive relationships, and inclusive practices. This resources features reflection questions for school-level educators to explore the CASEL core competencies through an equity lens.

See also: Guiding Questions for Educators: Promote Equity Using SEL in your District

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What Is SEL? A Two-Page Summary

This example from a school division in southeastern Virginia provides a quick and accessible look at the 5 SEL competencies, benefits of SEL, and ways school staff support SEL.

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Readiness Considerations for Schoolwide SEL

This reflection tool outlines readiness considerations that could benefit a school community embarking on the process of building a schoolwide SEL effort, and can be useful to district leaders preparing to guide a cohort of schools with SEL implementation. Many of these readiness factors can be reinforced over time and/or built while the school community works towards systemic SEL.

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SEL Coach Job Description

Job description for an SEL coach who leads SEL professional development and coaching for a portfolio of schools.

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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.

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SEL and CCSS: Core Tasks Lesson Development Training Part I

Washoe's training collaboration between SEL and the Core Task Project, where participants learn about the intersections between SEL and the Common Core, specifically English Language Arts and close reading (part 1).

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SEL and CCSS: Core Tasks Lesson Development Training Part II

Washoe's training collaboration between SEL and the Core Task Project, where participants learn about the intersections between SEL and the Common Core, specifically English Language Arts and close reading (part 2).

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SEL and CCSS: Core Tasks Lesson Development Training Part III

Washoe's training collaboration between SEL and the Core Task Project, where participants learn about the intersections between SEL and the Common Core, specifically English Language Arts and close reading (part 3).

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Teacher Interview: How do Families Respond to SEL? (video)

A 5th grade teacher from Anchorage speaks about how she introduces SEL to families, has students share their learning with their families, and hears feedback from families about how they see the impact of SEL at home.

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SEL Essentials for Superintendents Webinar

CASEL hosts a discussion on the essential role of superintendents in building a districtwide SEL movement -- VIEW THE WEBINAR AT https://youtu.be/oP-_Rkj-ysg . The webinar dives deeper into the Districtwide SEL Essentials for Superintendents, a new toolkit developed in collaboration with AASA, The School Superintendents Association, to guide and support district leaders, and will highlight two superintendents who have been leading SEL in their communities.