Social Emotional Learning
Social-Emotional Learning Resources from ExtenED Notes
After school programs can easily incorporate social-emotional and leadership activities for students that will help them learn how to identify and work through their emotional responses rather than act out. ExtendED Notes’ SEL tools and activities that will help you enhance social-emotional development in your after school curriculum, along with team building exercises that teach valuable communication and inter-personal skills. Check out these simple strategies to help improv
Afterschool Alliance Presents the SEL Toolkit
Social and emotional learning (SEL) plays a crucial role in ensuring the overall health and academic and future success of students. The Afterschool Alliance created the SEL Toolkit to help explain what SEL is, how SEL connects to the afterschool field, and how to make the case to support SEL, as well as includes webinars, issue briefs, program spotlights, blogs, and more to highlight promising practices and strategies.
National Equity Project Discuss Social Emotional Learning & Equity
The National Equity Project discusses the importance of SEL in building educational equity and creating inclusivity.
SEL Resources for Back to School!
Back to school time is here! As we prepare for students to start the new school year, let’s ensure teachers and educators have the tools they need to make their schools safer, and more inclusive, to welcome back ALL students. Below, we’ve provided a few resources for parents and after school professionals to help ease the back-to-school butterflies and kick off the year with a highlight on Social Emotional Learning!
SEL 3 Signature Practices Playbook
The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning released the 3 Signature Practices Playbook: A Tool that Supports Systemic SEL, that provides practical examples on how to use SEL in classrooms, schools and workplaces.
New School Climate and SEL Measurement and Development Guide for States and Districts
SEL development and positive school climate are increasingly becoming essential factors to promote an equitable learning environment in which youth can thrive.
SEL Strategies for Improved Student Learning and Relationship Building
Students need to feel cared for and comfortable in their environment in order to learn effectively.
The Key to Social and Emotional Learning
Partnership for Children & Youth (PCY) has created an evaluation brief with American Institutes for Research, The Key to Bringing Social-Emotional Learning to Life, which was released to plan, align, and implement Social and Emotional learning in California school districts.
5 Ways to Incorporate SEL in Middle School
Edutopia outlines five ways to incorporate Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) to middle school students. The primary recommendation being to incorporate this specialized learning style into a student’s life daily and making it culturally relevant.
Incorporating Social and Emotional Learning in Public Schools
The Aspen Institute’s released the report Integrating Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD): An Action Guide for School Leadership Teams as a follow up to From a Nation at Risk to a Nation at Hope.
SEL to the Core
The National AfterSchool Associaiton (NAA) released a new report, SEL to the Core: Building From Foundational Youth Development to Support Social and Emotional Learning, that offers leaders and staff the essential resources and practices to understand and promote social and emotional competence building.
Partnership for Children and Youth’s Professional Learning Community
Partnership for Children & Youth launched the Expanded Learning 360°/365 initiative in 2015. Along with this initiative, the brief, The Key to Bringing Social-Emotional Learning to Life, was released to deepen and expand SEL support for school districts, county offices of education, and expanded learning programs in more communities across California.
Actions to Improve School Leadership
The Aspen Institute and its partners have released, Integrating Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD): An Action Guide for School Leadership Team, that is targeted to help leadership teams create a plan with resources in order to
Aspen Institute Report: From a Nation at Risk to a Nation of Hope
The Aspen Institute’s National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (NCSEAD) released the report, From a Nation at Risk to a Nation at Hope, which emphasizes the need to integrate social, emotional, and cognitive development within students’ academic learning.
The Aspen Institute: The Brain Basis for Integrated Social, Emotional, and Academic Development
The Aspen Institute’s Commission on Social, Emotional and Academic Development has released the The Brain Basis for Integrated Social, Emotional, and Academic Development . The publication explores how emotions and relationships drive learning and are a fundamental part of how our brains develop. The human brain can evolve, adapt, and form new neural networks based on learned experiences and relationships.
State Superintendent Tom Torlakson Announcement: Guide to Social Emotional Learning Resources
In December 2018, former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson released the Social Emotional Learning in California: A Guide to Resources. The guide was developed by experts in the field and members of the California Department of Education’s Social and Emotional Learning State Team and offers a toolkit of resources that will assist educators in serving the social and emotional needs of the whole child.
Aspen Institute Newly Released Report on Building Partnerships
The Aspen Insititute’s National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (NCSEAD) has developed an evidence driven brief, Building Partnerships in Support of Where, When and How Learning Happens.
Implementing SEL Interventions that Meet Local Needs
The Wallace Foundation has created a new guide, Implementing SEL interventions, that provides support and recommendations for educators about ways to integrate social emotional learning interventions into their local schools and communities.
Report Outlines Results of Continuous Quality Improvement Efforts Supporting Social Emotional Learning in Out-of-School Time
Out-of-school time programs have long created the conditions necessary for positive youth development and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL).
Aspen Commission Youth Development Brief Released
Building Partnerships in support of When, Where, and How Learning Happens
On Monday October 29th, the Aspen National Commission on Social Emotional and Academic Development released Building Partnerships in support of When, Where, and How Learning Happens.