Social & Emotional Learning Strategies Playlist

Social & EMotional LEarning - STRATEGIES

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These short courses, tools and resources make up key components of a school that has a healthy culture and climate, which supports students’ academic and emotional well-being. Learn about creating safety, promoting emotion regulation, and reasons for providing calm spaces for students.

This brief course explores how a calm classroom starts with defining your expectations, routines, and schedules, creating a predictable space where everyone knows what to do and what’s coming next. But even with strong, fundamental practices in place. there are times when some students need a space to help regulate their emotions and calm their senses.

course provides simple strategies can increase students’ sense of safety and belonging.

Research shows that a student’s sense of belonging improves academic outcomes, increases continuing enrollment, and protects mental health.

It’s important to recognize what makes a safe place. Remember, sometimes a student’s safe place isn’t a place, and it’s a person. Even as adults, we need to feel safe to speak up, thrive in relationships, and do our best work. Physiological Safety, physical safety and emotional safety importance of creating a sense of belonging and how to make connections to students’ cultures and classroom content.

Research shows that students who feel safe and supported by adults at school are better able to learn. Safety, stability, and nurturing are three critical qualities of relationships that make a difference for children as they grow and develop, and certainly for those children and youth who have experienced trauma. Figuring out ways to implement strategies or strengthen existing ones around relationship-building is critical.

quick overview and strategy ideas on building healthy strategies for emotion regulation and sensory regulation in the classroom, school community, as well as out-of-school programs. Creating a Safe Environment, Feelings Identification, Mood Monitor, Sensory Regulation, Practice Positive Self Talk,

Mindful Acceptance and problem-solving.