Free digital guide provides practical SEL implementation tools for school leaders

The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) has launched a free, online resource designed to help schools better coordinate social and emotional learning efforts and to implement programs with some evidence of effectiveness. The CASEL Guide to Schoolwide SEL provides an interactive planner, step-by-step guidance, field-tested tools and continuous improvement processes to help educators implement SEL practices systemically.The release of the publication coincides with the increasing demand for practical advice concerning the implementation of SEL and follows the National Commission on Social, Emotional and Academic Development's final report, which encouraged the integration of SEL into all aspects of teaching and learning.While CASEL’s schoolwide implementation process was developed more than a decade ago, the newest guide was created over the past two years after field tests in schools. The new guide features detailed advice on how to build support for and plan SEL efforts, strengthen adult SEL, promote student SEL, and practice continuous improvement by collecting, analyzing and using data.