Zones of Regulation
Curriculum that can be used in schools and classrooms to address challenges that students may exhibit in regulation skills, which impact their academic and social participation, as well as their sense of well-being.
Curriculum that can be used in schools and classrooms to address challenges that students may exhibit in regulation skills, which impact their academic and social participation, as well as their sense of well-being.
WhyTry is an educational organization that provides social-emotional learning (SEL) programs to help youth overcome challenges, increase resilience, and improve academic outcomes. Their resources include multimedia tools, curriculum guides, and professional development for educators, all aimed at fostering student engagement and promoting positive life skills. The WhyTry approach emphasizes experiential learning and practical strategies to motivate students.
This video explains the importance of creating a sense of belonging and how to make connections to students’ cultures through classroom content.
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A short video from the point of view of Jacob, a pre-teen who worries a lot and avoids things that might trigger his worry, like watching the news about crime in his neighborhood. It can be used to help youth understand their own anxiety and how anxiety affects them. This video is Part 1 of Jacob’s story. Part 1 can be found here: https://youtu.be/DnuRZH0fMdk
Learning spaces are often designed as if all of us were alike, but our communities are rich in diversity, including a range of abilities and needs. By focusing on making spaces, content and learning activities accessible to those with disabilities, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can benefit all learners while creating more equitable and inclusive educational experiences.
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This website provides information and guidance on implementing Tier 2 supports. Tier 2 supports refers to the practices and systems that enable targeted interventions for students who are not successful with Tier 1 supports alone. The focus at Tier 2 is supporting students who are at risk for developing more serious unwanted behaviors before they start. Essentially, intervention at this level is more targeted than Tier 1 but less intensive than Tier 3.
This is a video series that explains how trauma affects students. The three videos in this series include:
-The Impacts of Trauma on Learning Part 1: Academic Performance
-The Impacts of Trauma on Learning Part 2: Classroom Behavior
-The Impacts of Trauma on Learning Part 3: Relationships
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.
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.”
School staff in a high school describe how a wellness center in their high school is a place where students and staff can come if they are struggling to remain connected throughout the day.
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