Restorative Practices: "An emerging social science that studies how to strengthen relationships between individuals as well as social connections within communities. The purpose or restorative practices is to build healthy communities, increase social capital, decrease crime and antisocial behavior, repair harm and restore relationships (Reference: International Institute of Restorative Practices)." iirp.edu
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SEL Integrated Sample Lesson Plans (OST) This tool (OST version) helps educators identify where within lesson plans SEL practices are already present, or where they might be included. |
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SEL-integrated Lesson or Activity Planning Checklist (OST) This tool helps educators identify where within lesson or activity plans SEL practices are already present or where they might be included. |
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Create a Professional Learning Plan (OST) Use this tool (OST version) to organize a customized professional learning plan for your staff that is clearly tied to SEL goals, can be assessed for effectiveness throughout the year, draws upon available resources, and includes intentional follow-up to ensure that new practices are sustained and supported over time. |
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Reflecting on School Discipline and SEL Alignment Reflect on your school’s discipline policies, procedures, practices, and mindsets. Create alignment between your discipline approach and your SEL vision. |
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CASEL staff presented this webinar in collaboration with NAESP to share recommendations for how principals can coordinate and build upon SEL practices and programs to create an environment that infuses SEL into every part of students’ educational experience and promotes equitable outcomes. You can view a summary and the full webinar at https://www.naesp.org/communicator-october-2019/principal-s-role-sel |
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Best practices for SEL teams who are preparing to work with new school or district leaders. |
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Collaboration Tools for Building SEL Across the School Day and Out-of-School Time These resources were developed specifically for school communities that are looking to align SEL practices across the full day - from before school, through classes, lunch and recess, until the last student leaves after-school programming. In this process, you will prioritize the relationships, communication skills, and context necessary for this collaborative approach to SEL. |
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This tool provides readings, individual and group reflection questions, and activities for small groups to discuss and support each other to implement practices that strengthen learning environments. Use this as a source to strengthen collaboration, relationships, knowledge and skills over the course of the school year. |
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Rapid Learning Cycles for Continuous Improvement This tool helps SEL teams learn about the effectiveness of their SEL strategies and decide whether they should adjust implementation practices to move closer to their SEL goals. |
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Guiding Questions for Educators: Promote 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 resource features reflection questions for school-level educators to explore the CASEL core competencies through an equity lens. |