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SEL Center

Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety

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The vision of the national Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety is that when all children are educated in places of equity, safety, and learning, and when they receive the integrated academic, social, and emotional supports that meet their individual needs, then they can achieve their greatest potential in K-12 education, as well as in college, career, and life.

Resources for Current Times

The Center has compiled resources to support states, districts, and schools as they serve students throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and as they work to advance racial justice and create more equitable systems. These sets of resources can be found below.

COVID-19 Resources                     Race & Equity Resources
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Peer Collaboratives

As part of our targeted tier of technical assistance, the Center offers peer-to-peer collaborative opportunities for SEAs and LEAs to work on a shared problem of practice relevant to the broader field. This work yields co-designed and participant-tested tools and resources that are then disseminated more broadly to the field.
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Resources

In addition to the tools, resources, and publications that the SEL Center authors, we also review and curate the work of others who offer research-based approaches to social and emotional learning and school safety. Below, we offer a selection of resources to help the field identify and select evidence-based programs and practices.

Rooting Social and Emotional Well-Being Efforts in Equity: A Reflection Guide

Reimagining School Safety: A Guide for Schools and Communities

Participatory Systems Change for Equity: An Inquiry Guide for Child-, Youth- and Family- Serving Agencies

Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Kindergarten Observation Guide

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News

Collaboration

Peer-to-Peer State Collaboratives: Sharing Successes & Final Convening

September 22, 2021
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Events

The SEL Center and other content centers periodically hold events, webinars, and other learning opportunities.

From Vision to Action: Transforming Kindergarten into a Sturdy Bridge from Early Learning to K-12 Education

March 22, 2023

Safe and Supportive Learning Environments Deep Dive

April 11, 2023

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Our Work

The Center intends to expand the knowledge and capacity of the field to integrate evidence-based social and emotional learning (SEL) and school safety practices and programs to support students’ success throughout their K-12 experience and beyond. To do so, the Center will offer three-tiered technical assistance.
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Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety
  • Peer Collaboratives
    • Transforming Kindergarten
    • Data for Truth and Action
    • Comprehensive School Safety
    • Alignment, Coherence, and Strategic Communication
  • State Profiles
  • Resources
  • News
  • Events
  • About
    • Our Work
    • Our Team
    • Contact Us

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