Resources for Educators
Social and Emotional Climate
Counselors, school security, school administration, teachers, other staff
American School Counselors Association: Homepage -The American School Counselors Association is a school counselor networking group that connects counselors, as well as provides materials and education.
https://www.schoolcounselor.org/
ASCD Resources Include:
Emotionally Healthy Kids -This resource provides educational materials for instructors about emotionally healthy kids, what that looks like, and how to create an environment for emotionally healthy kids.
https://www.ascd.org/el/emotionally-healthy-kids?msclkid=36d591bed16611ecab226b5ce6507b15
Social and Emotional Learning -Written by leaders from the state of Massachusetts, this resource educates instructors on understanding social and emotional concepts experienced by children in school and how to work with this understanding.
https://files.ascd.org/staticfiles/ascd/pdf/siteASCD/policy/SEL_PolicyBrief_Final_11-16-15.pdf
Social and Emotional Learning: Policy and Practice -This webinar provided by ASCD informs instructors on policies and practices associated with social and emotional learning for students. It also hosts several other webinars practical for instructors.
CDC Resources Include:
Anti-Bullying Policies and Enumeration: An Infobrief for Local Education Agencies -The CDC wrote this resource describing Enumeration and other common characteristics of students that may be bullied. It addresses the importance of bullying prevention and suggested anti-bullying policies.
Bullying and Absenteeism: Information for State and Local Education Agencies -This infographic provides research for educational institutions and others about bullying and some general anti-bullying policies.
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/health_and_academics/pdf/fs_bullying_absenteeism.pdf
Healthy and Supportive School Environments -This describes what a clean and pleasant physical school environment entails and how leaders can create that for students.
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/sec.htm
Understanding Bullying Fact Sheet -This detailed infographic describes bullying research and prevention suggestions for schools and families.
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/yv/Bullying-factsheet_508_1.pdf
Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution: Conflict Resolution at School and on the Playground -To increase the use of conflict resolution techniques, this group wrote about the importance of teaching it and includes a large list of resources for coaching children.
https://policylab.rutgers.edu/conflict-resolution-on-the-playground/
National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments Resources Include:
Homepage -This National resource is an education-based empowerment tool for instructors to access information on how to create and maintain a safe, supportive learning environment for kids.
http://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/
Ed School Climate Surveys -With help from the U.S. Department of Education, this School Climate Survey is for educators to assess the overall safety and security of their school environment.
https://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/edscls
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: Homepage -This website is an incredible vast resource for educators and others on providing a safe learning environment for kids in every capacity. It discusses racism, monetary provision, disability assistance, and more.
Stop Bullying: Homepage -A government-based resource, this website provides resources for educators and those working with children on how to decrease and prevent bullying. It addresses in-person as well as cyberbullying.
U.S. Department of Education: Policy, Guidance, and Resources for School Climate and Discipline -The U.S. Department of Education created a list of resources for educators and parents to create a positive and healthy school environment including how to safely discipline and support students with disabilities.
http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/school-discipline/index.html
You for Youth: Train Your Staff -To ensure school staff are given detailed and current information for students, this government-based website includes a multitude of resources including STEAM Programming and Math Without Fear.