SEL School Personnel Resources
ASCD: 5 Strategies for Teacher Self-Care
These strategies are applicable at any time but especially when managing home and family responsibilities while also planning and delivering learning virtually
Care for Caregivers: Tips for Families and Educators
National Association fo School Psychologist Article.
Parents, teachers, and other caregivers play a critical role in helping children cope with crises, often ignoring their own needs in the process. However, caregivers must take good care of themselves so they are able to take good care of the children in their charge.
CASEL: SEL 3 Signature Practices Playbook
CASEL’s (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) resource book for planning welcoming/inclusion activities, engaging strategies, and optimistic closures for team meetings or class periods, online or in-person
Committee For Children Free Classroom Activities
Countering Coronavirus Stigma and Racism: Tips for Teachers and Other Educators
National Association of School Psychologists
"Since the first cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were identified in China, individuals of Chinese and Asian descent have been experiencing “coronavirus racism,” which includes anti-Chinese and anti-Asian scapegoating for the spread of COVID-19 and other xenophobic reactions including fear, exclusion, microaggressions, and other racist behaviors related to this public health epidemic. Both children and adults have been targets of verbal harassment, avoidance, and exclusion. Bullying and harassment are never acceptable, but they can be especially damaging when certain students or segments of society feel especially vulnerable. School personnel need to be prepared to prevent and to intervene quickly and effectively in the presence of abusive behaviors toward any students. Indeed, schools have a legal and ethical responsibility to uphold all students’ civil rights, which includes preventing all forms of bullying, harassment, and racist intimidation or behavior."
COVID-19 Self-Care Resources
AWHONN recognizes the significant psychological, emotional, and physical impacts on nurses that provide patient/family care during and after COVID-19. Below are some resources to enhance your self-care and stress management techniques. The resources include screening tools, apps, tips and strategy guides, handouts about specific health topics, and accessible hotline information.
EdNC Perspective | Education Matters: Educator self care and wellness
During COVID-19, educator self care is more important now than it has ever been. This week on Education Matters we’re here to discuss staff wellness from teacher, district, and statewide perspectives and how we are supporting those on the front lines of education.
EdSurge: Teachers Are Anxious and Overwhelmed. They Need SEL Now More Than Ever
This article posits SEL as central to supporting educator wellness and self-care during COVID-19, offering data on anxiety and burnout, demonstrating connections to the core SEL competencies, and sharing concrete strategies for prioritizing educator self-care
Evidence-Based Guidance for How Schools Can Respond to A National Mental Health Crisis
Facing History and Ourselves: Support for Teachers During the COVID-19
On-demand webinars, online learning, and resources to support teaching and learning during school closures
Free Micro Courses 3 PD Hours Each
Advancement Courses offers seven free micro courses, each worth 3 PD hrs. Topics include: Social/Emotional Learning, Student Suicide & Self Harm, Managing a Classroom Budget, Bullying, and School Branding.
Indiana DOE Sample SEL Toolkit
Making the Most of “Going Virtual” in Response to COVID-19
Sanford Harmony
Available at no cost, Sanford Harmony is a social emotional learning program for Pre-K-6 grade students designed to foster intergender communication and understanding, connection, and community both in and outside the classroom and develop boys and girls into compassionate and caring adults.
School Social Work in a Changing Landscape
Presentation from School Social Work Association of America. COVID-19 Health Crisis: Getting Through This Together, School Social Work in a Changing Landscape
SEL Strategies and Tools
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is not based on prescribed curricula; instead it is an approach that reflects a set of teaching strategies and practices that are youth-centered. Here are several general strategies and tools to promote social and emotional learning.
Self-Care & Thriving for Educators During a Public Health Crisis
Self-care for Educators & Caregivers During a Pandemic
Social and Emotional Learning in California
Social Emotional Wellness Guides
VDOE and the commonwealth’s public schools work in partnership to support and improve teaching and learning through a variety of programs and activities promoting the safety and well being of students within a positive learning environment. VDOE oversees a variety of programs that directly and indirectly support students in school and community settings.
Stay Mindful During Quarantine: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself
Strategies for Districts to Support Self-Care for Educators During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Hosted by REL West, the Region 15 Comprehensive Center, and the National Center to Improve Social & Emotional Learning and School Safety, offers practical information and guidance backed by research to help school staff cope with the stresses of school closures, service provision, and quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Strategies to Focus on SEL Through Distance Learning
Supporting Our Kids From A Distance: Tools & Strategies To Provide SEL & SpEd Services
In this Zoom workshop, Technology Learning Coach Eric Santos and School Social Worker and SSWN Senior Contributor Marjorie Colindres will provide a range of online tools and strategies that school social workers can use to provide services to their students and families during the COVID-19 crisis. Prof. Michael Kelly will moderate the session, and it will be recorded to share via SSWN and SSWNetwork
Teacher Training Modules: Supporting Grieving Students in Schools
The Coalition to Support Grieving Students provides training resources specially designed for school professionals, including brief video modules on a range of topics. Each video module is accompanied by a handout that summarizes the key points covered in the video; many of the modules are divided into several “chapters” so that you can watch part of the video and return to a subsequent chapter at a later time. The training modules are found at the bottom of the page.
Module Part 1: The first teacher module will help school staff understand the experience of the grieving student and includes information about how children understand death and express their grief.
Module Part 2: The second teacher module presents practical suggestions about how school staff can initiate the conversation and offer support to the grieving student.
Module Part 3: The third teacher module presents practical guidance about how to coordinate resources and manage special issues while you support the grieving child.
Teachers, How Can We Care for Our Mental Health Right Now?
Updated: Free Resource List for Schools During COVID-19 Outbreak
Updated: Free Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources for Schools During the COVID-19 Outbreak
(Updated May 19) Education technology companies and organizations have stepped forward to help educators bring resources for social and emotional learning and psychological wellbeing to teachers, students and families during the COVID-19 school closures.
VCU Autism Center Lunch and Learn
During these uncertain times, VCU-ACE is working to provide resources for families. Weekly, VCU- ACE will provide an opportunity for parents to join us for Lunch and Learn. An interactive and secure Zoom meeting that will address different topics each week. There will be a short presentation with a time for Q&A.
Video: Educator Presentation
Talking to and supporting students and ourselves during the pandemic (running time 26 minutes).
Virginia Association of School Social Workers SEL Resource Page
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence–Managing Anxiety Around COVID-19:Tips for You and Your School