When was the last time a student at your school struggled with mental illness, behavioral issues, substance abuse, or bullying? What support systems do you have in place to support students dealing with these struggles?
Now more than ever, students need a rich education that goes beyond academics to support their social and emotional needs.
Studies show that evidence-based SEL programs lead to improved academic performance and student behavior and yield an average return-on-investment of 11:1.
The evidence is increasingly clear that students benefit greatly from an education that goes beyond academics to foster their social & emotional development.
Incorporating social emotional learning into your school’s curriculum requires a good deal of work. You’ll need to create a cultural shift in your school, provide staff training, and curate educational content vetted by experts to support students and families. But you don’t have to go about all this on your own.
Here are a few resources that can help you get started:
To create a culture of SEL at your school, staff and school leaders alike will need training in best practices. Created in partnership with MDE and MEMSPA, we’ve designed online courses that offer educational leaders & staff strategies for implementing SEL at their school.
With support from the state of Michigan, the most comprehensive mental health and prevention education program and social emotional learning (SEL) programming is now available to schools and districts!
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Association (MEMSPA), and Michigan Virtual have partnered to offer a series of five professional development courses about suicide prevention for adolescents.
Not sure where to start with creating a culture of SEL at your school? In this webinar, Dr. Joe Ricca, superintendent of White Plains Public Schools in New York, shares how he helped his school community embrace social emotional learning.
Because social emotional learning is so critical to student wellbeing, we’ve curated a variety of articles, podcasts, and videos on the topic from researchers and experts in the field. If you find these resources helpful, subscribe to the Digital Backpack to stay up-to-date on our latest tips & tricks for innovating student learning.
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