SEL Online Module

The Social Emotional Learning in Washington State Schools: Building Foundations and Strategies Module is designed to build knowledge and awareness, for teachers, administrators, and school staff, of what social emotional learning (SEL) is and why it is important. The module explains how to implement and integrate SEL into different contexts in a culturally responsive way.

Module Structure, Focus, & Key Topics Covered

SEL 1: Introduction to Social Emotional Learning — 3 clock hours

Segment 1 provides a high-level overview of SEL and the benefits of SEL

Key topics covered:

• Defining SEL
• History of SEL
• Benefits of SEL
• SEL in Washington state
• SEL standards
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SEL 2: Embedding SEL Schoolwide — 3 clock hours

Segment 2 explores school-level policies and practices to embed SEL within the functioning of schools

Key topics covered:

• Schoolwide SEL
• Systemic SEL
• Implementation readiness
• Connecting SEL and other initiatives
• Continuous improvement of SEL efforts
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SEL 3: Creating a Professional Culture Based on SEL —2 clock hours

Segment 3 provides information about adult SEL, including implicit bias, culturally responsive practice, and ways to support school staff and engage families with SEL efforts.

Key topics covered:

• Professional culture
• Adult SEL
• Cultural responsiveness
• Implicit bias
• Educator self-care and well-being
• SEL professional learning
• Family and community engagement
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SEL 4: Integrating SEL into Culturally Responsive Classrooms — 3 clock hours

Segment 4 provides tools and resources on how to embed and integrate SEL into classroom practices in a culturally responsive way.

Key topics covered:

• Embedding SEL into daily routines
• Culturally responsive SEL
• Teaching practices that promote SEL
• SEL implementation and integration strategies (classroom level)
• Formative assessment
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SEL 5: Trauma informed Practice and SEL — 3 clock hours

Segment 5 provides information on how trauma impacts the developing brain, and thus potentially academic achievement, and shows how SEL can offer students skills to help combat those experiences.

Key topics covered:

• Defining trauma

• Collective trauma
• Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
• Impacts of trauma
• Trauma-informed practices
• Linking SEL and trauma-informed systems
• Compassion fatigue
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SEL 6: Identifying and Selecting Evidence-Based SEL Programs — 3 clock hours

Segment 6 provides strategies on how to select SEL programs in a way that meets the needs of diverse students.

Key topics covered:

• Effective SEL Programs (SAFE Programs)
• Strength of evidence
• Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles
• Equitable/culturally responsive program selection
• Program evaluation
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SEL7: SEL Considerations for the COVID-19 Context — 3 clock hours

Segment 7 provides information about the various ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted schools, students, and families, and why equitable and culturally responsive SEL instruction is necessary now more than ever to support our states and nation’s students.

Key topics covered:

• State and federal reopening guidance
• SEL and distance learning
• Trauma-informed practices
• Adult SEL and well-being
• Relationship building
• Equity and cultural responsiveness
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