Essentials for Childhood famework proposes strategies and resources communities can consider to promote the types of relationships and environments that help children grow up to be healthy and productive citizens so that they, in turn, can build stronger and safer families and communities for their children.
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This toolkit helps schools be affirming places where all students are protected and empowered, and where they can learn, grow, and thrive. It includes guidance on articulating a shared vision of a LGBTQ+-inclusive future, navigating pushback during Pride month, and harnessing the power of youth voice.
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Cultivate is a survey and framework designed to support educators in creating learning environments that can change what students believe and, thus, how they perform.
Creating Safe, Equitable, Engaging Schools helps school leaders make sense of the various evidence-based resources and frameworks designed to support the whole child. Addressing critical topics like restorative practices, cultural responsiveness, social and emotional learning, and family engagement, this volume offers insights on how leaders can leverage school-based teams to assess student needs and select appropriate interventions. Chapters include: building capacity of staff to lead and implement their work with passion, enthusiasm, and efficiency; engaging the strengths of all school stakeholders; implementing strong foundational supports which address diverse student and educator needs; and monitoring implementation efforts using evidence from improvement science.Spanish version availble.
Adoption of Classroom WISE can help educators support student mental health and assist in ameliorating the youth mental health crisis. Classroom Wise includes an implementation guide, learning series, discussion guide, information about integrating Classroom Wise into trauma-informed and SEL frameworks.
A free self-paced online course, video library featuring practicing teachers and students, comprehensive resource collection and website for K-12 educators on mental health literacy. Resources include topics such as understanding and supporting students experiencing adversity, the impact of trauma and adversity on learning behavior, and classroom strategies to support students.
The Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) provides technical assistance to schools and educational agencies to implement, sustain, and scale PBIS frameworks. A range of free resources, including assessments, guides, tools, and showcases model demonstrations of tiered PBIS implementation. Additionally, the Center hosts annual forums and promotes real-world examples to create affirming, culturally supportive learning environments, ultimately enhancing social, emotional, academic, and behavioral outcomes for students.
Use these tools to gain a deeper understanding of what is and could be happening to improve attendance at a school or district. They are also excellent tools for laying the foundation for a team of key stakeholders to begin working together to reduce student absences. Attendance Works welcomes comments and suggestions on the self-assessment tools.
As the use of SEL in schools scales up, these authors discuss the importance of working to promote a clear, consistent, and balanced understanding of what SEL does — and doesn’t — mean to implement effective SEL approaches in our schools.
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The killings of George Floyd, Daunte Wright, Philando Castile and others were filmed and photographed, testimony of their final moments. But these are haunting images that can scar and traumatize children, as can the media coverage that follows. This video explores ways we can protect children and youth from racial trauma.
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