Resources
CCS's Project ACTIVATE grant ended at the end of the 2022-2023 school year. We are so thankful for the work that we completed, the local and state policies that we advanced, and how our culture has been transformed to better support students and families with their mental health.
Find out more about the work and read our annual reports here: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/districts-schools/classroom-resources/academic-standards/programs-and-initiatives/nc-healthy-schools/nc-project-awareactivate.
Tools 2 Thrive
"While 1 in 5 people will experience a mental illness during their lifetime, everyone faces challenges in life that can impact their mental health. In 2020, our theme of Tools 2 Thrive will provide practical tools that everyone can use to improve their mental health and increase resiliency regardless of the situations they are dealing with. We now believe that these tools – even those that may need to be adapted for the short term because of COVID-19 and social distancing – will be more useful than ever." https://www.mhanational.org/mental-health-month
Also take a look at the self-help tools page from Mental HEalth America to add to your toolkit.
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at home and looking for things to do?
Children work hard all school year to master their social-emotional skills. During this break from school, help your child practices invaluable Social-Emotional Learning skills at home with these fun and engaging activities!
Teachers, are you looking to increase your knowledge and enhance your practice in the area of Social-Emotional Learning?
Check out these great professional development resources!
We also have tips and tricks for building and maintaining professional relationships with your students during this season of social distancing.
The 10 Skills Employers Most Want
Forbes magazine published an article about a survey done by The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). NACE is a non-profit group that helps college career placement offices connect with employers. NACE asked hiring managers what skills they want to see in job applicants.
The top four responses all directly relate to the social-emotional learning work we are doing in schools.
A lot of students come to schools with these skills and we work to strengthen these skills. Traditionally this has happened as students take part in engaging, collaborative lessons in core content areas and supplemental, high-interest courses.
From: Susan Adams with Forbes Magazine (https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2014/11/12/the-10-skills-employers-most-want-in-2015-graduates/#637a05c42511)
Here are the top 10 skills employers say they want in future employees:
Ability to work in a team structure
Ability to make decisions and solve problems (tie)
Ability to communicate verbally with people inside and outside an organization
Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work
Ability to obtain and process information
Ability to analyze quantitative data
Technical knowledge related to the job
Proficiency with computer software programs
Ability to create and/or edit written reports
Ability to sell and influence others
Web Resources
This website provides school communities with free, ready-to-use resources and tools designed to raise awareness of depression and suicide prevention among middle and high school youth and families in a positive, honest, fact-based, and culturally inclusive manner. This approach helps build a community in which there is open discussion and appropriate vocabulary about the subject of depression and places it in the broader context of good mental health.
This is a site for parents actively supporting kids' social and emotional development. It focuses on skills promotion and prevention, not on problems. Problems will be addressed but in a way that uses the situation as a “teachable moment” for the child and the whole family. In short, suggestions are meant to be used right away and easily to support you in optimizing your child’s social and emotional learning AND your family’s connectedness. After all, when working toward improvement in a household or a school, “it is the quality of the little things that makes the final difference.”
CASEL has excellent resources for Social and emotional learning (SEL) for parents.
SEL starts at home. Parents and families are critical partners in helping their children develop social and emotional know-how. They can model the kinds of skills, attitudes, and behaviors we want all students to master. And they can be important advocates for SEL at school.
More information here: CASEL!
Sesame Street has developed videos focusing on Social and Emotional Development for children in grades Pre-K through 1st grade. Check out these great videos at the links below!