Social Emotional Learning

  • Social Emotional Learning 

    Teachers will integrate social emotional learning (SEL) into each class.

    Elementary students will be provided with social emotional learning (SEL) that will be embedded in each school day either through in-person instruction or synchronously through a Zoom session. The District utilizes the Second Step curriculum along with a variety of other evidence-based resources in an effort to integrate PBIS, SEL, Culturally & Trauma Responsive, and Restorative Practices into classroom instruction.

    Second Step has created a COVID-19 Response page which provides resources for teachers and families and a Back to School series which will be released in August to support the transition back to school.

    Secondary students will have access to the integration of social-emotional evidence-based practices during academic coursework, including advisory sessions. Additional, social-emotional learning may be accessed through school counseling activities.

    Elementary and secondary students will receive school counseling services as needed through synchronous Zoom sessions or phone calls. 

     

    Elementary Social Emotional Guidance

    WEEK

    FOCUS AREA/ACTIVITIES:

    Sept 8 - Sept 11
    • Community Building Activities: 
    • Explicitly Taught Expectations: Virtual Classroom Procedures & Digital Citizenship, 
    • Social Emotional Learning (SEL):Self-Management: “Regulating our emotions” & Mindup/Mindfulness & using Feel Good Plans.

    Sept 14 - Sept 18
    • Community Building Activities
    • Explicitly Taught Expectations: Virtual Classroom Procedures 
    • SEL: Academic Growth Mindset & Resilience to Thrive
    • SEL: Diversity and We are all responsible for stopping Harassment, Bullying and Intimidation (HIB) Second Step Bullying Prevention (BPU) Lessons

    Sept 21 - 25
    • Community Building Activities
    • Explicitly Taught Expectations:Academic Learner includes Academic Goal setting
    • SEL: Academic Mindset and Resilience
    • SEL: Second Step-BPU

                  Problem solving: how to respond to  HIB behavior(Bystander Behavior)

    Sept 28 - Oct 2
    • Community Building Activities
    • Explicitly Taught Expectations: Academic perseverance, 

                  Use Diagnostic/Assessment of Academic work

    • SEL Self-Management: Second Step lessons
    • SEL: Every day Anxiety Strategies Activities K-7

    Oct 5 - Oct 9
    • Community Building Activities
    • Explicitly Taught Expectations: Academic Stamina, Self-monitoring and independence
    • Self-Management: Second Step & Every day Anxiety Strategies Activities K-7
    • Identify Gaps and Needs: Staff/student climate survey

    Oct 12 - Oct 16
    • Community Building Activities
    • Explicitly Taught Expectations: Fall Spirit Week, Schoolwide Expectations Video/Rap/Song
    • Self-Management: Second Step Lessons &  Every day Anxiety Strategies Activities K-7
    • Identify Gaps and Needs: Universal Screening & Needs Assessments



    Secondary Social Emotional Guidance

    WEEK

    FOCUS AREA/ACTIVITIES:

    Sept 8 - Sept 11
    • Community Building Activities 
    • Explicitly taught Expectation: Online or Classroom Procedures 
    • Social Emotional Learning (SEL): Self-Management-Rethinking Stress/ Coping

    Sept 14 - Sept 18
    • Community Building Activities 
    • Explicitly taught Expectation: Online or Classroom Procedures 
    • Social Emotional Learning (SEL): Self-Management/Resilience to Thrive

    Sept 21 - 25
    • Community Building Activities 
    • Explicitly taught Expectation: Online or Classroom Procedures 
    • SEL: Diversity/How to solve problems Harassment, Bullying & Intimidation (Upstander)

    Sept 28 - Oct 2
    • Community Building Activities 
    • Explicitly taught Expectation: Online or Classroom Procedures 
    • SEL: Academic Perseverance/Mindsets/Goal Setting 
    • Identify gaps/needs: School Counselors’ Needs Assessment

    Oct 5 - Oct 9
    • Community Building Activities 
    • Explicitly taught Expectation: Online or Classroom Procedures 
    • SEL: Academic Perseverance review
    • Identify gaps/needs: Staff/Student School Climate Survey

    Oct 12 - Oct 16
    • Community Building Activities 
    • Review expectations 
    • SEL: Academic Integration of SEL in Academic subjects
    • Identify gaps/needs: Universal Screener