Family partnerships (Authentic Family Partnerships): Regular and meaningful opportunities for families and school staff to build relationships and collaborate to support students’ social, emotional, and academic development. CASEL - Indicators of Schoolwide SEL
Review your current level of implementation, identify needs and resources, set goals, and develop concrete action steps for SEL implementation.
Peer Mentoring and Partnership
Mentoring programs can help teachers improve their professional relationships while enhancing their SEL and instructional practice.
When each staff member models social awareness by expressing their appreciation for their peers’ efforts, a culture of appreciation is created.
Integration of SEL and Instruction
Social and emotional competencies serve as a foundation for achieving academic goals, while academic instruction also provides a ripe opportunity for teaching and practicing SEL.
The collaborative process of developing a vision helps foster a sense of shared ownership over SEL. It asks staff, students, families, and community partners to reflect on why they are doing this work and what they want for their students and their school. An SEL vision statement launches the planning process and guides goal setting, […]
Set goals and action steps to promote SEL for students
The core of SEL implementation is promoting students’ social and emotional learning throughout the school day and in partnership with families and communities. Because student learning is influenced by their interactions across many relationships and environments, promoting student SEL requires thoughtful coordination of strategies across the settings where students live and learn.
Empathetic listening and problem-solving are two social and emotional skills that educators frequently use. When staff use these skills to consult with their colleagues, they find ways to address challenges to schoolwide SEL implementation that everyone can act upon.
Strategies for Establishing School-OST-Family Partnerships in Support of SEL
The CASEL Guide to Schoolwide SEL provides an intentional and collaborative implementation process. Find out where to begin.
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