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Sustainable Schoolwide Social and Emotional Learning (SEL): Implementation Guide and Toolkit

Description:
Following up on our SEL program guide, Safe and sound: An educational leaderís guide to evidence-based social and emotional learning (SEL) programs,, CASEL’s latest tool for front-line educators provides answers to questions we hear repeatedly from educators, such as, "Now that I have selected a good program, how do I integrate it with the rest of what goes on in my school? How do I implement and sustain it in a high-quality way? How can we measure the positive effects these efforts are having on our students, staff, and climate?"

This 158-page guide synthesizes research literatures on school reform and organizational change, and summarizes the state of the science of implementation and sustainability of interventions. The research-based information is supplemented with interviews with experts throughout the field—researchers, seasoned educators, and developers of top programs.

Special sections of the 158-page Implementation Guide include:

  • Descriptions and explanations of SEL research demonstrating how providing SEL to students improves their academic performance
  • The unique and pivotal role of the school leader
  • Six research-based factors essential to implementation success
  • The steps and cycles of implementation
    SEL learning standards
  • A self-assessment and planning rubric
  • Case studies of schoolwide SEL implementation

The 272-page Toolkit includes 40 invaluable tools for SEL implementation. Among other helpful resources keyed to each step of the implementation process, the Toolkit includes:

  • Sample mission statements
  • Staff development curricula
  • Suggested learning standards, benchmarks and assessment tools
  • Handouts to explain SEL to parents and involve them in the process
  • Implementation worksheets and checklists
  • Parent, teacher, and student surveys for evaluation

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Order:
$100 list price; $80 educator price; additional quantity discounts available

Download Toolkit Tools:
Schools and individuals purchasing the guide will soon be able to download and reproduce the tools in the Toolkit for planning purposes. Check back soon.

Free Tools:

  • Practice Rubric: Download this rubric for schoolwide SEL implementation to help assess where your school's current level of implementation, where it might go next, and how to get there.
  • Tool 2: Download this simple, clear, annotated powerpoint introduction to SEL, "SEL: What Is It and How Does It Contribute to Students' Academic Success?" Complete with narrative notes for the presenter, it is suitable for use with school staffs, parents, boards of education and broader audiences. Press.

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