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Discover a variety of FREE informative websites and readings by clicking on the links below.
Discover a variety of FREE informative websites and readings by clicking on the links below.
Resourceful Websites
Resourceful Websites
The Child Mind Institute is an independent, national nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders.
Edutopia is dedicated to transforming K-12 education so that all students can acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to thrive in their studies, careers, and adult lives.
Understood's mission is to help those who learn and think differently discover their potentials, take control, find community, and stay on positive paths along each stage of life’s journey.
Learning For Justice provides free resources to educators who work with children from kindergarten through high school. Educators use these materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to create inclusive school communities where children and youth are respected, valued and welcome participants.
PBS Education believes that the greatest teachers ignite a love of learning and a sense of possibility that motivates students to reach their full potential. Visit this website to find instructional resources for your classroom, professional development, and more!
The GTL Center team has a deep bench of national experts ready to deliver a comprehensive set of services to meet your unique needs. They are passionate about using effective strategies to help states and their districts build diverse, talented teams of educators as the foundation for student success
The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) supports school counselors and educators efforts to help students focus on academic, career and social/emotional development so they achieve success in school and are prepared to lead fulfilling lives as responsible members of society. ASCA provides professional development, publications, resources, research and much more!
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) is a trusted source for knowledge about high-quality, evidence-based social and emotional learning (SEL). As a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, CASEL supports educators and policy leaders and enhances the experiences and outcomes for all PreK-12 students.
Thoughtful Learning is a team of teachers, writers, and designers committed to bringing you high-quality teaching materials. You may know them by one of their other names—Write Source or UpWrite Press. By whatever name, they are the same core team that has been working for 40 years to help you and your students. Sign up for a free weekly newsletter containing innovative lessons and classroom activities.
Mental health is an important part of overall health and well-being. Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices. Visit the link to view resources regarding mental health and wellness.
readings to Further your knowledge
readings to Further your knowledge
About: EdSERT provides a comprehensive set of research-based and practical resources to enhance the social-emotional knowledge and skill set of educators and in turn, improve the efficacy of SEL instruction and ultimately student outcomes. At the same time, the program is designed to enhance the well-being of educators through the development of social-emotional practices that can be used inside and outside the classroom.
About: If there’s anything the past year in education has made painfully obvious, it is the urgency of social-emotional education for our students. Kids need support and instruction to manage successfully in school (whether that’s in person or online) and in life. Skills like recognizing and managing emotions, being a good friend, controlling impulses, communicating effectively, and working with others are invaluable.
About: High-quality professional development and consultation services for schools to help build capacity to address students’ social, emotional, and behavioral health needs. Each training is composed of easy-to-follow videos on SEL topics and behavioral health in schools such as tools for the classroom, managing crises, connecting families with services, and more.
About: Before young people can begin to apply social and emotional skills in their daily lives, they need time to practice these skills and get feedback on their practice. Skills connected to social and emotional learning can be taught using situations drawn from students’ lives and practiced through role-play.
About: 10 percent of the school population—9 to 13 million children—struggle with mental health problems. These children represent the most challenging students in our classrooms today. This resource can help teachers learn to read and respond more effictively to disruptive students.
About: As providers and caretakers, adults tend to view the world of children as happy and carefree. After all, kids don't have jobs to keep or bills to pay, so what could they possibly have to worry about? Plenty! Even very young children have worries and feel stress to some degree.
About: To teach grit effectively, educators need to help students cultivate both cognitive and emotional skills. Guest blogger Vicki Zakrzewski looks at how to encourage self-perception and emotional management in an academic setting.
About: Does social-emotional learning really make a difference for at-risk students? Daniel McCutchen, a recently graduated High School student, joins TchTalks to discuss his experiences in an intentional SEL-dedicated course.
About: In the past 15 years CASEL has produced three separate guides to evidence-based programs designed to promote student social and emotional development. The content of evidence-based programs helps inform the answers to the important question of how adults can effectively promote student SEL in the classroom and school.
The purpose of this document is to draw on these previous reviews of evidence-based programs to identify and describe some of the most common strategies used to promote student SEL.
About: ACEs are potentially traumatic experiences and events, ranging from abuse and neglect to living with an adult with a mental illness. They can cause stress reactions in children, including feelings of intense fear, terror, and helplessness. When activated repeatedly or over a prolonged period of time (especially in the absence of protective factors), toxic levels of stress hormones can interrupt normal physical and mental development and can even change the brain’s architecture. ACEs have been linked to numerous negative outcomes in adulthood, and research has increasingly identified effects of ACEs in childhood.
About: The mission of Loving Guidance is to provide every adult with the inspiration, knowledge and skills to implement Conscious Discipline, improving children’s lives for generations.
Conscious Discipline has achieved CASEL’s SELect Program designation, recognizing Conscious Discipline as a leader in impactful social and emotional learning (SEL).
Click HERE to sign-up for free resources!
About: Aperture Education has created a free Back to School Guide to help support students’ social-emotional learning. This Back-to-School Guide is packed with helpful SEL information, lessons, and activities. These articles are organized so you can quickly locate tips and strategies relevant to your area of focus.
About: Kid tested strategies used by child therapists for calming anxiety, including ideas to calm down, books to read and videos that can help.
About: Take action with SEL resources for students, educators, and families.
About: Larry Ferlazzo, an accomplished author and educator, links (50+ included) his choices for the best SEL resources.
About: The Imagine Neighborhood is a podcast designed to help children and grown-ups grow their social-emotional skills, and utilizes stories, music, and activities to help kids and grown-ups talk about big feelings and solve problems together.
About: "We must be guardians of spaces that allow students to breathe, be curious, and to explore the world and be who they are without suffocation. They deserve one place where they can rumble with vulnerability and their hearts can exhale. And what I know from the research is that we should never underestimate the benefit to a child of having a place to belong—even one—where they can take off their armor. It can and often does change the trajectory of their life."
About: Offering strategies, resources lists, audits, surveys, discussion guides, and more, to use in your school. The work of Making Caring Common includes key topics, all connected by our commitment to forefront caring and concern for the common good at school, at home, and in our communities.
About: Find information about growth mindset, discover how learning mindsets can affect student performance, and explore strategies that support student confidence.
About: A series of developmentally appropriate social and emotional learning (SEL) resources for parents, families, and caregivers to use at home. These lesson ideas facilitate the development of SEL skills in children, from infancy through high school. Additionally, Aperture Education has a Parent Portal with other resources families can access during this transitional time.
About: Building Connections is CASEL's new, monthly webinar series that explores how SEL connects to topics that are top of mind for your community. The webinars will take place on the third Friday of every month at 11:00 am ET and are free to anyone interested in social and emotional learning.
About: A variety of free, prerecorded webinars organized by specialty webinars, remote learning resources, webinars for administrators, webinars for early learning educators, webinars for elementary educators, and webinars for middle school educators.
About: Learn more about the Second Step programs via live webinars. There is a limit of 1,000 participants per webinar, therefore be sure to register ahead of time if you would like to virutally attend.
About: Cult of Pedagogy is run by a team of people committed to making you more awesome in the classroom. Within this webstie you will find a blog, videos, a podcast, and more!
About: Responsive Classroom is an evidence-based approach to teaching and discipline that focuses on engaging academics, positive community, effective management, and developmental awareness.
Articles: 400+ free articles! Whether you’re just starting out, or looking to dive deeper, these articles are a great place to start.
Downloadables: These free resources are available to fill in online or print and share and include planning guides, graphic organizers, and materials straight from our books.
Videos: Responsive Classroom in action: real teachers and students, demonstrations of RC practices, and much more!
COVID-19 Resources: Center for Responsive Schools is pleased to offer these free resources to support a safe reopening of schools.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Center for Responsive Schools is pleased to offer these free resources to support a safe reopening of schools.
About: In this professional learning session, participants will learn about the origins of chronic behaviors, how behaviors affect those who engage in them, and strategies for strengths-based approaches. If we can identify where behaviors originate, understand how the brain works, and separate the person from the behavior, we can support youth in repairing neural pathways interfering with positive outcomes.
About: Addressing race and racism at school and at home is becoming a top priority for educators and parents alike. Whether you're a teacher looking ahead to the fall semester or a mom or dad not knowing where to begin, here are some turnkey lesson plans that can serve as formal classroom activities or simply as conversation starters, plus books and movies appropriate for middle school and high school students.
About: In this professional development session, participants will explore the basic foundations of social emotional learning, with a focus on how SEL supports equitable environments. Through CASEL components of SEL, we will take a closer look at the importance of building a strong, equitable base of emotional intelligence so that academic achievement is attainable. This workshop will support participants by providing strategies and practices that will make a difference in building healthy communities.
About: As schools and districts continue to be affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic, solution providers have stepped up by rolling out free teaching resources and education services that promote online learning, offer advice, improve communications and even provide nourishment. Here are 353 free education resources and teacher services for K-12 leaders to consider.
About: This Playbook is designed for educators to design and implement a program that supports all students’ social emotional learning growth and learning disruption.
The Mindsets Extended Learning Implementation Playbook provides an overview of the various ways in which Mindsets can be incorporated into new or existing extended learning academic programs. The primary goal of this Playbook is to provide educators the information needed for selecting and implementing a series of Mindsets Challenges in their districts and schools.
About: Essential workers have always played an important role, but current times call for extra appreciation of their hard work and dedication. To help your kids learn more about these essential careers, check out these 15 fun and educational books about the heroes all around you!
About: Talking about racism and equality with elementary-age kids isn’t easy, but it’s important. Within this link are some links to, and excerpts from, resources to help start meaningful conversations.
About: A collection of academic learning, foster youth and homelessness, parenting guidance, english language learners, media recommendations, reading and books, essential needs, social emotional support, and more resources.
About: The Growing Minds mission is to empower adults to build safe and trusting relationships, thus creating kinder communities and better learning environments for youth. Using mindfulness-based practices, participants learn to quiet their minds and bodies, focus better, connect and flourish...whatever the circumstances. All participants are encouraged to access these Free Practices to weave more mindful moments into your day.
About: Designed to lighten your workload while you effectively manage student behavior. Inside the toolkit you’ll find: MTSS behavioral and academic check-in sheets for support staff to use with students; behavior choices contract to help students set and reach their goals; and, template to easily document Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 interventions
About: Designed to lighten your workload and save you time while you focus on what really matters: the students. Inside the toolkit you’ll find: SEL success and academic check-in sheets for support staff to use with students; social emotional success contract to help students set and reach their goals; and, comprehensive instructions and tips for ease of use.
About: Virtual PBIS is here to stay! Wondering whether or not schoolwide PBIS can work effectively in this ever-changing world of education? This playbook is for you. A glimpse at what's inside: benefits of adopting a Virtual PBIS framework; actionable tips to get you started; and, five key elements of a successful Virtual PBIS program.
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