Fostering Academic Mindsets

Academic mindsets are beliefs or ways of perceiving oneself in relation to learning, and lay the groundwork for deep academic, social and emotional learning.

Integrate Student Supports with SEL

By integrating SEL into student support services through a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), schools are better equipped to ensure that all students have what they need to succeed.

Bibliography

A list of the written sources

About CASEL School Guide

In partnership with schools and districts, CASEL has documented, field-tested, and refind a strategic, collaborative process for schoolwide SEL

Focus Area 1B

Assess needs and resources to develop an SEL implementation plan with clear goals, action steps, and assigned ownership.

Collaborate

Expand adult learning through structures such as professional learning communities and mentoring opportunities.

Foster a Supportive School Climate

Schoolwide norms help operationalize how all staff and students will contribute to a school culture that achieves their shared vision.

Belonging and Emotional Safety

When teachers build the structures that support belonging and emotional safety, they lay the groundwork for students to focus on learning (Sergiovanni, 1994 in Darling-Hammond et al., 2017).

Examining Biases for Cultural Competence

Schools, like the greater society, are becoming increasingly more diverse in culture, ethnicity, race, language, values, and beliefs. This diversity has countless positive benefits, but it can also present challenges.

Explicit SEL Instruction

Explicit SEL instruction refers to consistent opportunities for students to cultivate, practice, and reflect on social and emotional competencies in ways that are developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive.