Interested in learning the difference between social and emotional learning and preventative mental health? Great! Here are a few FAQ's we hear that may help you plan your SEL plan.

We also touch on ways to combine your mental health and SEL plans to impact your entire program's student population. Let us know if something works for you!

Links from today's episode:

1. Read this article in its entirety here
2. Illinois State Board of Education's SEL Guidelines
3. Preventative Mental Health Webinar
4. Share your Optimistic Thinking story with us!

Here are some links to check out from today's podcast:

• Click here to read the article in it's entirety
• Aperture Education's Resource Page for SEL
• Positive Thinking Research
• Mayo Clinic's ways to reduce stress through Positive Thinking
• 7 Ways to Practice Mindfulness
• Talking Tips for Parents 

Meaghan Dunham, certified Mindfulness and Yoga instructor, joins us to discuss mindfulness in the transition to working from home. 

Links from today's chat:

• Aperture Education
• SEL Chat

Two mindfulness websites:

• Shine
• Insight Timers

John Price joins us to chat about the Ohio Mental Health & Social Emotional Learning Summit.

Here's a link for the summit to see where John was.

Here is Aperture Education's website.

Here is information about the DESSA.

Here is the link to Aperture's Optimistic Thinking Educator Guide (EdSERT)

Don't forget our website!

Share your story here!

Have you heard the news? Today is International SEL Day! The Urban Assembly and SEL4US have started this initiative to bring communities together to support the importance of Social-Emotional Learning. 

In this special edition podcast we chat about what events #SELDay have put together. Tune in then sign up for all the events!

Event links here:

• SELday website
• Move This World "Generating Buy-In for SEL" Webinar 10:00AM EST
• Facebook & Twitter LIVE #SELDay podcast with Imagine Neighborhood at 11:AM PT
• CASEL CARES webinar on Being Your Best Possible 'SEL'f 1PM EST
• Inaugural International Social Emotional Learning Congressional Briefing Webinar 11:30 EST

Search #SELChat on Twitter for a recap of the great conversations held about generating buy-in for SEL

Here are all the great links in our podcast today:

Research on school's not doing enough to help students succeed after high school.

Article on how SEL has been shown to improve academic performance.

Self-Efficacy strategies to incorporate into your teaching.

Teamwork games to try.

Decision-making classroom activities.

Organization routines for students.

Effective Communication TEDtalk.

Goal-setting tips.

Aperture Education's white paper: SEL and College and Career Readiness: A Pathway to a Lifetime of Success.

Dr Paula Love joins us in an hour long discussion about funding your social-emotional learning (SEL) journey. Get creative, review both national and local sources, and look interdepartmentally for funding success. 

Here are links from today's session:

• Dr. Paula Love's RFPMatch website
• Dr. Paula Love's "Get Creative with SEL Funding" Webinar Replay
• Here's a copy of the webinar's slide deck
• Funding Flash Handout
• Aperture's Funding Resource Handout
• Get a certificate of attendance (PD) here
• Check out other episodes here
• Share your SEL story here
  
  
  

Women throughout history have shown a variety of social and emotional skills throughout their lives. Let's chat about three lessons you can use today in the classroom to help students think, talk, and learn about the social and emotional skills used for hundreds of years. 

Here are the links from our 5 Minute Takeaway:

Read the information here

Lesson for History, Economics, Civics & Social Studies

Lesson for Language Arts & History 

Check out the blog article with links here. Below are all of the included links from today's podcast:

CASEL'S "Roadmap to Financial Sustainability"

SEL revenue sources

Peering Through the Funding Looking Glass

Social Emotional Learning Innovation Fund

Understanding Grants, Securing Implementation Funding, Creating Sustainability