• Social and Emotional Learning

    Social and Emotional Learning
    COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

    Launching August 18, 2020
    APPLY NOW (Application Closed)

    Meeting Dates/Times

    3:00PM-5:00PM

    8/18, 9/15, 10/13, 11/17, 12/15, 1/19, 2/16, 3/16, 4/20, 5/1 and 6/18

    Join our Social and Emotional Learning Community of Practice (SEL CoP) aimed at increasing and strengthening the quantity and quality of Social and Emotional Learning opportunities for students, educators, and staff through collective learning and sharing of research and promising practices.

    • How can we develop SEL Competencies necessary for self-care and to care for students and families during COVID-19 and beyond?
    • How can we collectively improve SEL systems and supports to better serve students?
    • How can we intentionally provide culturally relevant SEL practices to promote equity and anti-racist education?
    • How can SEL go beyond just supporting academics & behavior and move towards “Justice” and “Humanization” by supporting the whole child and their lived experiences?

    Audience:

    • District  and Site Level Administrators
    • School Counselors
    • Social Workers
    • Family Engagement Staff
    • Teachers and teacher leaders
    • Expanded learning educators
    • Paraprofessionals
    • School professionals seeking to advance their SEL skills

    Community of Practice  

    Social and Emotional Learning
    At a Glance

    The Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Department helps to create positive, equitable, and welcoming learning environments for staff and students in Alameda County. We provide education and supportive services focused on serving the whole child.

    Our high-quality technical assistance for educators, staff, families, and other stakeholders promotes physical, mental, emotional, and social health so that students can feel safe and supported on their academic journey and in life.

    Our work is grounded on equity, diversity, and inclusion, and is aligned with ACOE’s mission: To provide, promote, and support leadership and service to ensure the success of every child, in every school, every day.

    Programs

    We are responsible for administering the California Department of Education-funded Tobacco-Use Prevention Education (TUPE) and the Region 4 System of Support for Expanded Learning (R4 SSEL) Programs, as well as the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency-funded Arts and Creativity/SEL Program at the REACH Ashland Youth Center. We are a Consortium member for the Bay Area American Indian Council/INCFA Entity Title VI Program serving students in San Leandro, San Lorenzo, and Hayward Unified School Districts.

    Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions, according to the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL).

    SEL During Distance Learning (CDE Resources)

    CASEL District Guide

    California’ SEL Guiding Principles

    SEL Resources (This is not an official endorsement, but a growing repository of accessible resources organized by grade span and SEL competencies):


    Services

    • Coaching
    • Mentoring
    • Consulting
    • Facilitation
    • SEL Resources
    • Arts and creativity
    • Professional development
    • Drug prevention education
    • Alternatives to suspension
    • Youth voice and leadership
    • Expanded learning resources
    • SEL curriculum and instruction
    • Systems-based approach to SEL
    • Family and community engagement
    • Restorative and social justice practices
    • Healing and trauma-informed practices
    • Growth, development, and sexual health
    • Peer education training and Youth Development

    Networks and Communities of Practice

    • Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Network
    • Expanded Learning District Coordinator/Grantee Network
    • Expanded Learning STEAM Hub Communities of Practice
    • SEL Community of Practice