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Circle Work Overview at Valor Collegiate Academies
Valor's social-emotional learning model is based on their Compass, a human development model. Valor students participate in a weekly “Circle” exercise, during which they work to improve themselves, their community, and their relationships with...
Appreciations in Action at Valor Collegiate Academies
Valor scholars regularly show appreciation to one another during Circle.
Active Activities
Provide students with opportunities to engage in physical activity while learning to support them mentally and physically.
Monterey Peninsula: Brainstorming Ideas for Flexibility, Personalization, and Student Sense of Belonging
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District (MPUSD) sought to address a key problem in their district: “How might we increase flexibility and personalization to build a sense of belonging and connection within the context of our labor and policy...
What We Learned from the Strategy Lab
In our work to support seven school systems from the Strategy Lab through the Real-Time Redesign process, we encountered three powerful takeaways about what it means to advance equity and resiliency in teaching and learning in a school system...
Fitness Friday
This strategy enables students to engage, connect, and get moving at least once a week, which helps their bodies and minds during remote and in-person learning time. This strategy enables students to engage, connect, and get moving at least once a...
Just Move It 5
This video shares how one educator in Santa Barbara Unified School District implemented #justmoveit5 with her elementary students to get them moving 5 minutes every single day and includes specific ways to implement it with your own students.
Offer Opportunities for Fun
Offering different ways for students to connect and engage with each other informally is incredibly important for building a strong culture and community, especially when implementing remote or hybrid learning.
Activity: Identity Reflection Through Noticing
PDF version of Activity: Identity Reflection Through Noticing
Prekindergarten - 8th Grade Social Emotional Learning Lesson Pacing Guide
Social emotional lesson pacing guide for prekindergarten through eighth grade, which includes lesson objectives and targeted calming strategies.
Developing Students' Self-Management Skills at Chicago Public Schools
Savannah Bell, Personalized Learning Leader at Chicago Public Schools, describes how teachers and leaders at Tanner Elementary School adapted their social-emotional learning scope and sequence to focus on self-management skills.