ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Virginia District Builds Educator SEL Through Professional Learning

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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Virginia district builds educator SEL through professional learning

By Allison Sansone, Anna H. Surratt and Chelyse Stefanik-Miller

Categories: Personalization, Social & emotional learning

August 2021

What does it look like when students and adults develop and practice their social and emotional skills in a safe and equitable environment? What does it feel like to prioritize the well-being of individuals and the collective community? What might be required to accomplish such a vision? Virginia Beach City Public Schools is working to answer these questions, using professional learning to strengthen the capacity and competency of adults to model social and emotional learning (SEL) skills and mindsets, create structures that foster collaboration and trust, and integrate SEL directly into classroom practice. Guided by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning’s (CASEL) District Framework and Guide to Schoolwide SEL (CASEL, 2018), we leverage professional learning to build the capacity of teachers, school leaders,

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References

Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). (2018). SEL 3 signature practices playbook (No. 3). schoolguide.casel.org/uploads/2018/12/CASEL_SEL-3-Signature-Practices-Playbook-V3.pdf

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Responsive Classroom. (2021). Center for Responsive Schools. www.responsiveclassroom.org/about/crs/