SEL Learning & Instruction

Student Well-Being Survey

Measure and Understand Student Well-Being With a Research-Backed Instrument: Sometimes referred to as “youth positive development” or as “indicators of thriving,” student well-being is a predictor of outcomes including educational achievement, mental health, economic prosperity, and relationship success. By asking students to reflect on their well-being through surveys, schools and districts can gather actionable data to better support students socially and emotionally. Measuring well-being can contribute to a “whole child” educational approach, signal to students and their families the importance of mental health, help focus limited counseling resources on at-risk students, and inform a community-wide response to the trauma of student suicide.

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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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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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Responsive Classoom

Responsive Classroom is a student-centered, social and emotional learning approach to teaching and discipline. It is comprised of a set of research, and evidence-based practices designed to create safe, joyful, and engaging classrooms and school communities for both students and teachers.

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