Organizational Wellness Coaching
Racial healing & liberatory coaching with school leaders and leadership teams (looking at the how of culture & climate in mind). Organizational culture – how do we treat each other, how do we repair and connect.
Prioritizing SEL
Panorama Teacher and Staff Survey
The Panorama Teacher and Staff Survey gives school and district leaders a tool to listen to and address educators’ professional, social, and emotional needs. The survey is designed to spark productive conversations between teachers and school leaders about well-being, professional learning, cultural competency, school leadership, school climate, and other key topics.
Partnership for Resilience
The Partnership for Resilience is a nonprofit organization that serves Illinois and works to foster connections between schools, healthcare providers, and communities to support children’s physical, emotional, and academic well-being. They offer resources, training, staff development, community events, and programs to address trauma, build resilience, and promote holistic student success through collaborative efforts. They are also an ISBE Regional Services & School Improvement Learning Partner.
Monitoring Relationship Status activity
PENT supports positive educational environments in California by providing evidence-based strategies and resources to achieve high student outcomes. They offer annual forums for cadre members, disseminate best practice research on positive behavior, and provide functional, educator-friendly resources and documents. Additionally, PENT offers free training resources and materials for educators.
Mood Meter tool
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.
Looking at Strategies in the Classroom to Support Students
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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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
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.
MENTOR
MENTOR works with partner organizations to engage adult volunteers and ensure that all young people have the support needed to thrive and strive. Website includes information about the importance of relationships in schools and out-of-school programs, as well as webinars on such topics such as leveraging relationship-centered interventions to support student wellbeing.
Leading with SEL: Resources
Leading with SEL represents key voices in education – parents, educators, students, community and advocacy organizations, businesses, nonprofits – who share a vision for a high-quality education that includes social and emotional learning. On this website you can find resources to be an SEL leader in your own community, and includes a downloadable toolkit for school boards.
Lessons Plans and Resources to Supprort LGBTQ+ Students
Welcoming Schools offers comprehensive, teacher-friendly lesson plans, resources and training to help educators do the important work of building welcoming, affirming LGBTQ+ and gender inclusive schools that create a sense of belonging for all students, families and staff.
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