School Climate: The "quality and character of school life" based on how members of the school community experience school and the school's "norms, goals, values, interpersonal relationships, teaching, learning and leadership practices, and organizational structures" (Reference: National School Climate Council). National School Climate Council
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Chats help school administrators understand the experiences and perspectives of those they support while strengthening communication and trust. Use this basic structure and prompts as a loose guide when you check in with staff throughout the year. |
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District, school, and organizational leaders and those leading an SEL team can use these questions to spark reflection about leadership: how they apply social and emotional competencies and focal constructs that center equity and excellence in the way they learn, connect, collaborate, and model SEL as leaders. |
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Encuesta del personal escolar sobre la implementación del SEL en toda la escuela Incluye elementos de encuesta para aprender del personal de la escuela sobre sus percepciones y experiencias de aprendizaje social y emocional y apoyo a la implementación hasta el momento. Cita sugerida: Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). (2021). School-based Staff Survey on Schoolwide SEL Implementation. https://schoolguide.casel.org/resource/tool-staff-family-and-community-partner-survey-on-sel-implementation/ |
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A collaborative effort from the Office of Overseas Schools of the United States Department of State, CASEL, ICMEC, and many mental health professionals, international educators, child protection experts, and SEL leaders, these standards and benchmarks can be used as a first step on the path of embedding social emotional learning and child self-protection into every school day and all curriculums at international schools around the world. |
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Systems-wide Reflection: Indicators of Schoolwide and Districtwide SEL This chart sets CASEL’s Indicators of Districtwide SEL and Indicators of Schoolwide SEL side by side, with links to further information, suggested implementation processes, and examples. District leaders can use this tool to guide reflection, conversation, and planning about how social and emotional learning (SEL) is integrated throughout systems at the school level and at the district level. |
Foster a Supportive School Climate
Schoolwide norms help operationalize how all staff and students will contribute to a school culture that achieves their shared vision.
In addition to driving overall schoolwide SEL implementation, PDSA improvement cycles also provide a powerful structure for quickly testing specific innovative strategies to support SEL.
Adopt an Evidence-Based Program for SEL
Evidence-based SEL programs are grounded in research and principles of child and adolescent development, and scientifically evaluated and shown to produce positive student outcomes.
Continuously Improve Schoolwide SEL Implementation
Use the PDSA cycle to drive high-quality schoolwide SEL implementation.
Create meaningful partnership opportunities and two-way communication that invites families to understand, experience, inform, and support the social and emotional development of their students.