Social and Emotional Learning for Inclusive Practice

For this session you will be watching a variety of videos, reading articles, and researching how to incorporate Social and Emotional Learning strategies into your classroom.  Please make a copy of this guided note template as you work your way through this course.  

You will be asked to upload this document as part of your attendance verification at the end of the course. 

After watching the two videos above, please explore 2-3 resources to learn more about the impact and benefits of SEL instruction in schools.  When you are finished please answer questions 1 - 3 on the guided note template.  

• Ted Talk “ Social and Emotional Learning: Trish Shaffer ” discusses the practice and value of SEL.

•  Forbes article “ Science Shows Meditation Benefits Children’s Brains and Behavior ” explains the benefits of SEL in the classroom.

•  Edutopia's article “ Why Social-Emotional Learning is Essential for Students ” explores the role of SEL in student success.

• CASEL article “ SEL Impact ” looks at the compelling research documenting the impact of SEL.

• Research results “ The Missing Piece ” dives deeper into understanding the powerful benefits of SEL.

Teacher Agency Resources

Please review 2-3 of these resources and answer questions 7 & 8 on the guided note template.

• The Understood article “ How SEL Helps You as a Teacher ” focuses on integrating SEL into the environment.

• Ted Talk by Aritha Wickramasinghe “ How Social and Emotional Learning Can Bring a Better World ”.

• Greater Good “ Three Keys to Infusing SEL Into What You Already Teach ” focuses on ways to incorporate SEL into daily lessons.

• Article “ Seamlessly Implementing SEL in Learning ” provides implementation tips.

• Edutopia's article “ The Power of Morning Meetings ” explains how to intentionally and explicitly teach SEL.

• Playworks “ Game Library ” offers resources to build SEL through play.

• Videos by Dr. Jennifer Katz “ The Three-Block Model of UDL & The RD Program ” offer a model of UDL and SEL instruction.

SEL and Culturally Responsive Teaching

Please review 2-3 of the resources below and answer question 9 on the guided note template.  

• Article “ Culturally Responsive Social and Emotional Learning ” examines the need for more than a “one size fits all” approach to teaching SEL.

• Article “ Nine Ways to Ensure Your Mindfulness Teaching Practice is Trauma-Informed ”.

•  Edutopia's article “ Making SEL Culturally Competent ” discusses teaching about oppression and consciousness as vital components of SEL.

• Ted Talk by Adam Avin “ Mindfulness in Education to Lower Stress and Violence ” and created “ Wuf Shanti ” to teach students how to manage their emotions.