SEL Resources
& Organizations
Social and Emotional Development
About
Our Kids: What SEL is, and how teachers and parents promote
SEL; resources on social and emotional development to age 5; parent
letter on the emotional lives of adolescents.
Bright
Futures: promoting social and emotional development in children
and teens
Center
on the Social and Emotional Foundations of Early Learning: evidence-based,
user-friendly information, practice suggestions, video clips on
techniques, and free training modules for early childhood educators
on building caring and supportive environments, and promoting social
and emotional competence
Child and Family
Web Guide: information for parents on child development, parenting,
mental health issues
Child
Development Institute: parent information on a range of childhood
social and emotional issues
Emotions
and Behavior of Kids' Health.Org: parent information on a range
of childhood social and emotional issues
Laboratory
for Student Success Partnership Series: nos. 109-111 focused
on social and emotional aspects of adolescent identity, and how
schools and parents can support teens
Parent-Teacher
Association: resources for parents on child health and wellness
Search
Institute: 40 developmental assets for adolescents, and how
to promote them
SEL in Schools
Center for Social
and Emotional Education: focuses on improving school climate;
consults with schools; climate research; assessment tools; online
videos; summer teacher institutes
Center
on the Social and Emotional Foundations of Early Learning: evidence-based,
user-friendly information, practice suggestions, video clips on
techniques, and free training modules for early childhood educators
on building caring and supportive environments, and promoting social
and emotional competence
Daniel
Goleman: articles on emotional intelligence, social intelligence,
and SEL
Edutopia:
entire section on emotional intelligence in K-12 schools, with expert
interviews, video clips of SEL-in-action, and what-works briefs
Learning
First Alliance: free publications (notably Every Child Learning)
and information on creating safe and supportive schools, including
a terrific
Search
Institute: resources for how schools can promote student developmental
assets, build relationships, and create supportive environments
Lessons and Activities
Developmental
Studies Center. Several sample SEL activities from the Caring
School Community Program (found under the "What's Taught"
section of the site map)
Do
2 Learn. Offers two free, interactive online emotion games,
the feelings
game, and a facial expressions
game
Educators
for Social Responsibility: online teacher resource center with
lessons on topics such as conflict resolution, building community;
understanding others
Emotional
Intelligence Consortium: focuses on EI in the workplace, but
includes informational resources, consultation, and workshops for
educational leaders on leading with emotional intelligence
National Professional
Resources, Inc.: book and video resources for teachers in areas
such as SEL, character education, diversity, classroom management
Operation Respect:
free Don't Laugh at Me program for schools designed to
decrease bullying
PBS
Arthur Series: Site offers a variety of free SEL activities
for children 3-7 years of age.
Project
EXSEL: lessons, online classroom video clips, and SEL background
information for K-5 teachers
Responsive
Classroom. Several community-building activities can be found
in this site's newsletter archives.
Scholastic
Teacher Resources: lessons in emotional literacy for elementary
children
Program Websites
The following links are to web sites of top-rated programs in our
Safe and
Sound review. Also included are links to a few additional promising
programs that have been developed since our review, or are evidence-based
programs that did not meet our criteria to be included in the review
(e.g., SEL was not the primary focus), but which have outstanding
qualities that support social and emotional development nevertheless.
Kindred Movements
& Organizations
Character Ed
Diversity
Emotional Intelligence
Service Learning
Spirituality
Prevention
Resources for Schools and Parents
General Prevention Resources
Office
of Safe and Drug Free Schools Online Courses: A series of (free)
online prevention education courses for K-12 schools. These 17 courses
offer rich staff training opportunities on bullying and truancy
prevention; promoting school connectedness; gangs; reducing underage
drinking; managing classrooms effectively; and the relationship
between academic success and prevention.
Prevention
Research Center: The Center aims to promote the well-being of
children and youth and to reduce the prevalence of high-risk behaviors
and poor outcomes in children, families and communities.
Promising
Practices Network: The PPN site features summaries of programs
and practices that are proven to improve outcomes for children.
All of the information on the site has been carefully screened for
scientific rigor, relevance, and clarity.
Social
Development Research Group: A nationally recognized, interdisciplinary
team of researchers working to understand and promote healthy behaviors
and positive social development among children, adolescents, and
young adults. Publications, PowerPoint presentations, and other
prevention resources can be found on this site.
Statistics and Surveys
Reviews & Evidence-Based Programs & Practices
Categorical Prevention
Resources
Violence/Bullying
Substance Abuse
Mental Health
Sex
Physical Health
National Professional
Organizations
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