Educator Resources
Recursos de SEL para educadores
Self-Care Circles
(Austin ISD Staff Only)
Through a collaboration with Social Emotional Learning, the Office of Cultural Proficiency & Inclusiveness and the Equity Office, self-care circles are a place to connect with colleagues and share our stories, so we can make meaning together during this challenging time.
Through a collaboration with Social Emotional Learning, the Office of Cultural Proficiency & Inclusiveness and the Equity Office, self-care circles are a place to connect with colleagues and share our stories, so we can make meaning together during this challenging time.
Circles are held the first Tuesday of the the month, 4-5 p.m., and the third Wednesday of the month, 12-1 p.m.
Educator Must-Haves
Cosas que los educadores deben tener:
Cosas que los educadores deben tener:
The following resources are to be used as online teacher-facilitated lessons for distance learning.
Los siguientes recursos son para ser utilizados como lecciones en línea facilitadas por los maestros para el aprendizaje a distancia.
Online Teaching Can Be Culturally Responsive (Article) | La enseñanza en línea puede ser culturalmente sensible (Artículo)
TalkingPoints: Free access to a communication tool to reach ALL your students families in their home language | Acceso gratuito a una herramienta de comunicación para llegar a TODAS las familias de sus estudiantes en su idioma materno
Elementary Teacher-Facilitated SEL Lessons / Lecciones facilitadas por maestros de primaria
Responsive Classroom: Morning Meeting Resources
Consider using Zoom if possible to do a virtual morning meeting each day
Second Step: The primary SEL curriculum adopted by Austin ISD educators.
Conscious Discipline: Resources to build safety, connection, and problem solving
Need to make an account first
Teaching Tolerance: Resources to help children and youth be active participants in a diverse democracy focused on anti-bias and social justice themes.
The Kindness Campaign (TKC): Activities by grade level for growing kindness for ourselves and for others
Pre-K Curriculum: TKC Pre-K Curriculum
Kinder Curriculum: TKC Kinder Curriculum
1st Grade Curriculum: TKC 1st Grade Curriculum
2nd Grade Curriculum: TKC 2nd Grade Curriculum
3rd Grade Curriculum: TKC 3rd Grade Curriculum
4th Grade Curriculum: TKC 4th Grade Curriculum
5th Grade Curriculum: TKC 5th grade Curriculum
Peace First - Includes curriculum for PreK - 5th
Jesse Lewis' Choose Love Movement: Activities to grow compassion through nurturing, healing, and love
Morningside Center for Social Responsibility: Timely resources to help K-12 educators encourage social responsibility and foster social & emotional learning
Southern Equality: Supporting LGBTQIA Students in the age of at home learning
Experiential Tools: Curated list of distance learning resources for PK-12
Love in a Big World: Free resources
NaliniKids at Home - Word of the Day workouts
Secondary Teacher-Facilitated Lessons / Lecciones facilitadas por maestros de educación secundaria
NEWSELA - Free SEL activities for the rest of the school year
Morningside Center for Social Responsibility: Timely resources to help K-12 educators encourage social responsibility and foster social & emotional learning
Southern Equality: Supporting LGBTQIA Students in the age of at home learning
Experiential Tools: Curated list of distance learning resources for PK-12