Anti-racist approach to SEL takes a view that recognizes and values the diverse social and emotional skills students bring with them to the classroom. It also relates students’ individual social and emotional struggles to their lived experience with racial injustice and social inequity.
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Most people know the common five to seven stages of grief: Shock, Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Testing, and Acceptance. Everyone experiences these stages in entirely different ways. This video provides useful information to consider when providing support to someone dealing with grief.
The killings of George Floyd, Daunte Wright, Philando Castile and others were filmed and photographed, testimony of their final moments. But these are haunting images that can scar and traumatize children, as can the media coverage that follows. This video explores ways we can protect children and youth from racial trauma.
Service-learning is an approach to teaching and learning where students use academic and civic knowledge and skills to address a genuine community need. When service-learning is used in or outside the classroom, it provides ample opportunities for young people to share their voices and experiences while addressing a genuine community need. Here are ways you can support youth voice within quality service-learning instruction.
Mental health services for kids and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Chicago. Clinicians have experience in working with children and youth who have experienced trauma.
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A teacher talks about setting up circle discussions to foster community in a classroom, and how they can serve academic and social and emotional purposes.
To recognize root causes of inequities, educators and communities can use equity audits to examine their school’s culture, trends, practices and policies. discusses the purpose, measures and outcomes of an equity audit. It showcases examples of how the information from an audit can assist schools and districts in addressing inequity.
Using Equity Audits to Assess and Address Opportunity Gaps Across Education Read More »
Voices of Youth in Chicago Education (VOYCE) is a youth organizing alliance led by students of color from across Chicago. Through VOYCE, young people have been leading a movement to transform what safety means in schools and communities, advancing a vision for healing-centered schools and communities.
Article about how the current narrative around SEL is that students must manage and regulate themselves and their emotions, conform and constrict their identities, and not express their fullest, most authentic selves, and urges school districts re-examine how we talk about and teach SEL.
A checklist has been prepared for higher educators as a tool to reflect on their teaching and courses, regardless of modality. The six principles of trauma-informed care developed by SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) are a foundational concept in the trauma field. In this checklist, they are adapted to the field of education to assist teachers in creating more trauma-aware classrooms.
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