Social-Emotional Learning

The Building Resilience Institute will introduce participants to a multi-tiered framework comprised of best practices that cultivate educator and student resilience in ways that are culturally responsive and trauma-informed. Sessions will also identify next steps for schools and districts to develop multi-tiered trauma-informed supports.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a great deal of reflection in schools throughout the nation. As you are aware, in our schools, there were already significant mental health, social, emotional, and behavioral needs prior to the pandemic but students need social and emotional learning now more than ever! How can we determine their needs and where do we begin? This session offers tools and best practice processes for social-emotional learning (SEL) that you can implement immediately in any setting. 

Restorative practices are an alternative to punitive approaches to classroom management. These practices humanize the schooling experience and allow individuals who cause harm to make amends.  Restorative practices rely on strong relationships as well as clear systems and procedures to ensure that harm is addressed. The impact is increased equity for BIPOC students as well as a reduction in exclusionary practices such as suspension and expulsion. But as importantly, students change their behavior as they come to understand the impact that it has.