Classroom Strategies

WhyTry Curriculum

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.

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What does the Research Say? Hundreds of Independent Studies Confirm: SEL Benefits Students

The benefits of social and emotional learning (SEL) are well-researched, with evidence demonstrating that an education that promotes SEL yields positive outcomes for students, adults, and school communities. The findings in this paper come from hundreds of independent studies across multiple fields and sources that show SEL leads to beneficial outcomes related to: social and emotional skills, academic performance, mental wellness, healthy behaviors, school climate and safety, and lifetime outcomes.

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Universal Design for Learning: Inclusive Education

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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Transformative Social and Emotional Learning Framework & Standards (Oregon 2023)

Oregon’s Transformative SEL Standards help provide a well-rounded education that teaches to the whole child, builds on their strengths, perspectives, and contributions, and guides the interactions and relationships between students and adults. SEL equips students with the skills needed for
college, career, and life. Transformative SEL Standards help build capacity for strengthening equity-focused school cultures that support student and adult well-being. A focus on Transformative SEL enables students and adults to be affirmed in their identities, where they can develop a sense of agency and belonging, engage in collaborative problem-solving, and deepen their curiosity about the kind of society they want to make a reality.

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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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