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Goal of this section
Goal of this section
Educators serve and care for students, families, and communities by centering their voices, building on their experiences, and understanding their needs and strengths. Educators balance competing interests and mitigate challenges by practicing restorative justice, civil discourse, social-emotional intelligence, self-reflection, and facilitating courageous conversations centering on complex issues of educational justice and systemic inequities.
Washington's K-12 Social Emotional Learning Standards (One-Pager)
selstandardsandbenchmarksonepager.pdfSelf Reflection on Social and Emotional Learning Standards
Self Reflection on Social and Emotional Learning Standards
(est. ~25 minutes, for skimming and reflection)
In reflecting upon the elaborated Washington State SEL Standards and the developmental level of the students you work with, think about these questions:
How do I incorporate growth of one of these standard areas into my classroom expectations?
What standard(s) do you find to be most successful to develop upon in your classroom? What standard(s) pose more of a challenge in your classroom?
What teaching practices could implement and model these social-emotional behaviors for students, their families, as well as the broader community?
How can I check in on or assess student's growth in these areas?
Embracing a New Normal: Toward a More Liberatory Approach to Family Engagement
Embracing a New Normal: Toward a More Liberatory Approach to Family Engagement
(~10 minutes)
This is a useful resource in its entirety, but direct your attention to pages 11-15 for an important discussion on Family-School Relationships.
Embracing a New Normal: Toward a More Liberatory Approach to Family Engagement.pdfHere is a list of potential questions that you can ask families when engaging in trust-building conversations with families (taken from page 17):
"What are you most proud of about your child?"
"What are your hopes and dreams for their experience in school?"
"What experiences have you had with schools in the past?"
"What do you want to contribute, and what do you want to learn about?"
"What do you want to know about us?"
Doing Life Where You Teach
Doing Life Where You Teach
by Edutopia
(~5 minutes)
In reading this article, consider these questions:
Why is it important to be engaged in the community where my students are?
How might I understand my students behaviors or backgrounds better if I understood more about their (or our) community?
How do I currently think about community engagement or connection? What are other ways I might consider engaging in my community?
Internal Restorative Justice Practice
Internal Restorative Justice Practice
by Tacoma Public Schools
(~5 minutes)
Restorative Practices are an approach that helps students and staff to strengthen relationships, build community, and prevent conflict. At the heart of this practice is community circles.
Clicking the link below, review the Tacoma Public Schools resource on Restorative Practices.
Are You Consciously Creating a Culture of Respect?
Are You Consciously Creating a Culture of Respect?
(~14min video)
As you watch this video take note on:
Are you creating a space that is respectful of all students?
Is respect apart of your classroom norms?
Do you understand the impact your classroom culture can affect your students?
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