The Mood Meter app is a tool that helps people of all ages build self-awareness and social awareness by tracking and analyzing their mood. It’s based on research from Yale and is used in over 4,000 schools across 27 countries as part of RULER, an evidence-based approach to social and emotional learning.
This video provides an example of how a first-grade teacher uses morning meetings, including other SEL practices, to build relationships at the beginning of each day.
This article explores the collaboration between Springfield, IL high schools and a local hospital’s mental health services to meet the needs of students.
The “Trauma-Informed Care” page on the MTSS4Success website provides resources and guidance for implementing trauma-informed practices within Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). It highlights strategies to create supportive environments for students affected by trauma, emphasizing the importance of understanding trauma’s impact on learning and behavior.
Suggestions on books about kindness, confidence, hope, courage, bravery, responsibility, friendship, and self-awareness to grow your students’ social-emotional skills.
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The Pyramid Model is a framework of evidence-based practices for promoting young children’s healthy social and emotional development.
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This video features teachers who have implemented trauma-informed strategies in their schools and classrooms to support students. It includes discussion of how these schools have communicated to staff about these efforts and training they have used.
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Students need to be able to be themselves at school—and that’s where affinity groups come in. A group of students who share an identity are going to relate to each other in ways they can’t with peers who can’t or don’t understand their experience. It’s about safety and, in some cases, about fundamental issues of injustice.
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a motivational theory in psychology comprising a five-tier model of human needs, often depicted as hierarchical levels within a pyramid. Use the resources on this website and short video in staff and family presentations to share information on how students’ need for safety and belonging is vital in their success in school.
The MedStarWISE resources page offers various tools and materials to promote wellness and improve work environments for healthcare professionals. It also includes a resource library and educator wellbeing workbook
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