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Stress, Trauma, and the Brain: Insights for Educators

Stress is a natural part of life and we experience it daily. However, we don’t often think about what stress does to our brain, our ability to learn new concepts, get along with others, or recall information. Dr. Perry discusses the impact of stress on students and teachers, and explains how creating a safe, secure environment is critical to allowing students to reach their full potential.

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Signature SEL Practices Playbook

This guidebook from CASEL is a tool that supports systemic social and emotional learning in schools. The SEL 3 Signature Practices are one tool for fostering a supportive environment and promote SEL. They intentionally and explicitly help build a habit of practices through which students and adults enhance their SEL skills. While not an SEL curriculum, these practices are one concrete example of a way to help people understand and practice the goals of an overall systemic SEL implementation plan.

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Six Ways to Foster an Inclusive and Autism-Affirming Approach to SEL

Inclusive and autism-affirming SEL can reduce bullying and the need for masking by fostering understanding and acceptance of autistic students’ social and emotional differences. Inclusive and autism-affirming SEL can also support autistic students’ social and emotional needs by providing accommodations and aiding in the development and maintenance of skills that work with, rather than against, their brains. This article explores ways to make SEL inclusive for students with autism.

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Sesame Workshop

Sesame Workshop has loads of webinars, videos, guides, resources on different topics related to supporting young children, such as mental health and SEL, created for adults who work with young children. Some examples of webinars are: “Responding to Behavior in Caring Ways,” “Caring Communities,” and “Rythyms of Resilience.”

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Restorative Practices Guide and Toolkit

This Restorative Practices Guide and Toolkit was created by the Chicago Public Schools Office of SEL, in collaboration with the Embrace Restorative Justice in Schools Collaborative. The guidance and resources provided are intended to support staff, administrators, and community partners in developing restorative school communities. The implementation tools included should be used by trained school staff and administrators, parents, RP Coaches, and community members. The tools are not to be used in place of training and is not a platform to begin practicing formal Restorative Practices in schools without other supports, such as professional development and coaching.

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