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CASEL Competencies Teacher Resources

Use the expertise from the Collaborate for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) to organize the basic Social and Emotional Learning needs of your learners. As part of the five competencies, learners focus on self-management, self-awareness, social awareness, responsible decision-making, and relationship skills. Use these resources to arm your students with a toolkit for life's unexpected emotional rollercoasters!

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Overcoming Obstacles High School Curriculum: Confidence Building

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The second unit module in the Overcoming Obstacles High School Curriculum focuses on factors that can build self-confidence. Participants identify their strengths, values, and healthy habits to reduce stress. They also engage in...
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Overcoming Obstacles Middle School Curriculum: Confidence Building

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The six lessons in the Confidence Building Module of the Overcoming Obstacles course are designed for Middle Schoolers. Activities and games encourage participants to consider who they are and what they value. They learn to identify...
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Overcoming Obstacles High School Curriculum: Skills for School and Beyond

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A series of five lessons teach high schoolers how to set realistic yet challenging goals for themselves. Participants learn how to identify and access the help they need, how to set priorities, and how a positive attitude, visualization,...
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Overcoming Obstacles Middle School Curriculum: Resolving Conflicts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Conflicts are a part of life. It’s learning how to deal with them that’s tricky. Middle schoolers learn strategies for resolving conflicts with the help of the games and activities in the six lessons that make up the Overcoming Obstacles...
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Peacebuilding Toolkit for Educators - Middle School Edition

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Rather than just talking about giving peace a chance, with the 15 resources in this collection middle schoolers learn the skills they need to become peace builders. The lessons were developed by the United States Institute of Peace...
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Crash Course: Business Soft Skills

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
A series of 17 videos teach future entrepreneurs about the soft skills they need to succeed in business. Viewers learn the importance of developing trust, the secrets of business writing, how to speak with confidence, how to craft a...
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Civics Curriculum Guide

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
The 10 lessons in the Civics Curriculum Guide series, designed for high schoolers, contain 28 activities focused on important civic topics. Young scholars consider what it means to be an American and a good citizen, examine the Four...
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Digital Literacy Library: Positive Behavior

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Make cyberbullying a thing of the past with a two-lesson unit about online behavior. Scholars learn about setting boundaries and creating respectful, healthy online relationships.
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Thanks! A Strengths-Based Gratitude Curriculum for Tweens and Teens

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
The activities in a four-lesson collection are designed to help tweens and teens cultivate gratitude in their everyday lives. The unit begins with students taking a short survey that helps them identify their personal attributes and...
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Standing Up for Democracy

For Students 6th - 12th
The mission of the Standing Up for Democracy unit is to bring about “a more humane, just, and compassionate society rooted in democratic values.” These 16 lessons, built on a foundation of mutual respect, tolerance, and participation,...
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Establishing Opening and Closing Routines

For Teachers 6th - 12th
In the post-COVID classroom, it is more important than ever to establish routines that help learners transition into the classroom and focus on the day’s lesson. The 15 activities in the Establishing Opening and Closing Routines...
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Digital Literacy Library: Privacy and Reputation

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Four lessons in the "Digital Literacy Library: Privacy and Reputation" unit underscore the importance of carefully considering what social media users share online. Pupils take a survey about their use, play a privacy game, learn how to...
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My Part of the Story: Exploring Identity in the United States

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Is it possible to combine many voices into one national identity? That is the question addressed by the unit module “My Part of the Story: Exploring Identity in the United States.” The unit consists of six lessons that ask high schoolers...
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Overcoming Obstacles Middle School Curriculum: Problem Solving

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The four lessons in the “Problem Solving” Module of the Overcoming Obstacles Curriculum teach middle schoolers strategies they can use to approach any problem. Participants practice these skills and strategies through a series of games...
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Examples of Social and Emotional Learning in Elementary Mathematics Instruction

For Teachers K - 6th
A 12-page document lists an abundance of math-related activities that boost social and emotional topics; self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making.  
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Iowa Department of Education

Iowa’s Social-Emotional Learning Competencies

For Teachers K - 12th
Whether new to social-emotion learning, or familiar with the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning competencies, this packet is a must-have. The resource contains detailed information about the purpose of the...
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SEL for Educators: Mini Module #5

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Mini Module #5 examines the high-leverage practice of orienting towards optimism. In this 11-minute video, educators take in the importance of optimism as they progress through their social and emotional learning journey, paying special...
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Sample Teaching Activities to Support Core Competencies of Social and Emotional Learning

For Teachers K - 12th
What is social and emotional learning (SEL), and why is it important? Using a helpful resource, teachers discover ways to enhance SEL in the classroom. They show pupils how to regulate their emotions and behaviors, set personal and...
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SEL for Educators: Mini Module #2

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
A 12-minute video details the first social and emotional learning practice—examine identity; how do educators work on their social and emotional wellbeing. One of five high-leverage practices looks closely at values and purpose,...
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Indiana Department of Education

Social Emotional Toolkit

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Looking for some tools to help you incorporate social and emotional learning into your curriculum? Then check out this 79-page kit packed with ideas for developing social-emotional learning competencies. The first section provides...
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Social Emotional Learning Competencies PK-12 Lesson Plans

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Looking for lesson plans that address social and emotional learning competencies? Here's help in the form of a 166-page packet that includes lesson plans for elementary, middle, and high school learners. Seven detailed plans are provided...
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Justice for All - Educating Youth for Social Responsibility: Grades K-5

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
In grades kindergarten through fifth grade, scholars take part in a social-emotional learning unit designed to boost social responsibility. Three hundred pages provide lessons and activities related to everyday classroom practices, the...
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SEL for Educators: Mini Module #6

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Keep stress low by establishing balance and boundaries with Mini Module #5. In this social-emotional learning video, educators discover the ins and outs of final high-leverage practices—understanding the "cost of caring," forming healthy...
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SEL for Educators: Mini Module #3

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Mini module #3 focuses on exploring emotions—one of the five high-leverage practices in an educator's social and emotional development. Viewers take in a 10-minute video that looks at how to label emotions, recognize physical reactions,...