This brief reviews research on how positive school climates support SEL and how improved SEL contributes to improved school climate in elementary and secondary schools. The brief discusses school climate, SEL, and blended models that have effects on school climate and social and emotional competence.
School Climate and Social and Emotional Learning: and Integration of Two Approaches Read More »
The BELE Framework, from the National Equity Project, stands for Building Equitable Learning Environments, and is a guide for transforming student experiences and learning outcomes.
Some of the most common frameworks for organizing student supports are Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). Adopting schoolwide SEL does not mean that a school must abandon these existing frameworks. Rather, schoolwide SEL offers an opportunity to enhance or refine existing systems of support. This guide from CASEL defines Schoolwide SEL, MTSS, and PBIS, then describes how these frameworks can align with and complement one another.
Connecting Schoolwide SEL with Other School-Based Frameworks Read More »
This handout offers parents and caregivers information about how children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience traumatic stress. This fact sheet provides information on the intersection of IDD, trauma, and mental wellness; what intellectual and developmental disabilities are; how trauma might impact children with IDD; why children with IDD are at higher risk for trauma exposure; and how trauma service providers should partner with parents and caregivers. For more information on support, check out the handout, Choosing Trauma Informed Care for Children with Intellectual Disabilities, from NCTSN.
A helpful video using the voices of youth on what pronouns are, why they matter, and how to use new ones and support your trans friends and students.
The science of learning and development demonstrates the value of positive relationships for student success and well-being. This brief describes structures that secondary schools can integrate to cultivate conditions that enable healthy attachments to grow. Specifically, it highlights structures that can foster personal teacher–student relationships, including those that create small learning communities, promote safety and belonging, support culturally sustaining and relevant education, and foster student voice and agency. In addition, it describes structures that enable relationship-building between and among staff and families so that relationships can become more fully embedded into a school’s culture and fabric. School structures can create opportunities for relationships to develop, but those structures are only as powerful as the interactions within them.
Schools can reference this example of a mental health strategic plan that outlines and illustrates the actions taken to build practices and procedures for a school district committed to addressing the mental health needs of students as well as improving mental wellness for all.
Mental Health Literacy Strategic Plan (case example) Read More »
This brief from the Praxis Project showcases the importance of addressing community trauma through identifying and making space for healing-centered practices that communities have evolved over time, acknowledging and understanding the roots of trauma, and addressing the persistent, structural causes of trauma. It describes how trauma shows up in our communities and institutions, how it can be addressed through community- centered healing, and the role that trusted partners can take in supporting community healing. Download a free copy of the brief from this link.
Teachers play an important role in establishing and maintaining healthy environments for students to learn and grow. As leaders and guides in setting and maintaining the culture of their classrooms and school communities, teachers are critical in establishing welcoming, respectful, and safe environments, explaining expectations for student interactions, and modeling inclusive language, which continues to evolve over time. This primer and podcast help teachers understand how they can support students who are exploring gender identity.
This anthology of three papers lifts up the journeys of nonprofit organizations across the country that are focusing on centering racial equity within their internal programming and operations. This report surfaces learning in three specific areas: leadership perspectives in stewarding organizational race equity journeys; organizational approaches to cultivating a supportive culture for racial equity work; and organizational approaches for fostering individual journeys toward shared racial equity practice.
Insights from the Field: Learnings from Organizational Journeys in Centering Equity Read More »
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