Develop and cultivate social-emotional learning to create a new school climate! As research on the positive outcomes of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) are emerging, schools and districts across the country are adopting the practices and processes to improve student outcomes and teacher capacity. The real-world experiences and evidence-based strategies outlined in this book will guide implementation of a practical and sustainable social emotional learning program. In addition to an integrated workbook readers will find: recommendations for steps with each strategy in an implementation rubric reflection questions to promote deeper thinking on SEL resources to explore at the end of each chapter.

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Introduction: using social-emotional learning to make your school more positive and productive -- Why now? -- Whole-school social-emotional learning -- Strategy #1: identify your why -- Strategy #2: adopt a framework -- Strategy #3: do your detective work-data collection and data analysis -- Strategy #4: work with others to develop a vision -- Strategy #5: the politics of your workplace -- Strategy #6: develop an action plan -- Strategy #7: invest in your infrastructure -- Strategy #8: plan for resistance to change -- Strategy #9: assess your outcomes -- Strategy #10: fill in the gaps of your foundation -- Conclusion: a final message for you: the agent of change.