The Racial Healing Handbook
A practical guide to help navigate racism, challenge privilege, manage stress and trauma, and begin to heal.
Toolkit/Worksheet/Guide
The Day After: Discussing Controversial Topics
The Day After… A Classroom Discourse Guide helps educators facilitate discussions on difficult or controversial events, providing a safe and supportive space for students to process emotions and understand the context. This resource includes guidance for creating meaningful discourse, strategic responses, and specific resources for social science teachers, ensuring students and staff can engage thoughtfully and critically with significant events.
Talking About Race and Racism
Lesson plans, information and resources to help educators participate in an open and honest conversation about how to talk about race and racism.
Supporting Transgender, Non-binary and Gender Non-Conforming Students
Resources, guidance on IL statutes for districts to support transgender, nonbinary or gender nonconforming students.
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Starting a Gender & Sexuality Alliance (GSA) at your school
LGBTQ+ student-led clubs and GSAs (Gender and Sexuality Alliances) create safe, inclusive schools and serve as powerful agents of change by providing spaces for organization, support, and community. The resources guide starting a GSA, fostering inclusivity for trans youth, and participating in events like the Day of Silence, Solidarity Week, and GLSEN’s Changing the Game.
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Social Emotional & Behavior Academy Toolkit
Compiled resources about culturally responsive SEL classroom strategies and information. Includes a n implementation Toolkit, which serves as a consistent structure to outline processes and document progress. These interactive tools and resources correspond to each step of the continuous improvement process and emphasize the importance of coherence and systems-level thinking.
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.
Safe Space Toolkit
Guide provides strategies to support LGBTQ students, educate about anti-LGBTQ bias, advocate for changes in your school. The kit guides making an assessment of school’s climate, policies and practices.
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.