SEL Resources
Promoting social and emotional learning has become a major focus in schools and youth-serving organizations. Research continues to document the value of such training for both academic and life success. The Resource Finder provides a variety of resources to help you learn about SEL, apply teaching methods and asses your efforts. Jump to the resources.
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Schools have primarily focused on academic learning, but over the past few decades, a growing body of research has shown how efforts to foster social and emotional learning (SEL) in children and youth can make a real difference in children’s lives, both now and in the long term. LEARN about what SEL is, why it is important, and the evidence that supports the promotion of social and emotional competence in children and youth.
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How do you foster SEL in children and youth? In this section of the site, we provide links to a broad range of programs, curricula, lesson plans, activities, books, videos and other resources for promoting social and emotional competencies in children and youth.
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How do you evaluate the success of your efforts to foster SEL? In this section of the site, we focus on the importance of “evidence-based practices”, which involves utilizing programs, lessons and activities that have been shown to be effective as well as evaluating the effectiveness of your own efforts.
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These recommendations on preventing and addressing school bullying and cyberbullying were developed in November 2020 by a Scientific Committee gathered …
The Well-Being BC website offers practical guides and tools for school administrators and educators towards the implementation of schoolwide supports …
The Greater Good Science Center (GGSC) has developed a website to support parents and educators during the COVID-19 pandemic. Resources …
The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional learning (CASEL) has developed an SEL roadmap to support school leaders in planning …
The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional learning (CASEL) has launched a new initiative, CASEL CARES, to equip educators …
As part of the CASEL CARES initiative, CASEL is presenting free weekly webinars with experts to address how SEL can …
This article presents a critical examination of the messages in youth internet safety education programs, informed by research on the …
The Teacher’s Guide to Resolving School Bullying: Evidence-based Strategies and Pupil-led Interventions, is written by Dr. Elizabeth Nassem, a researcher …
An Initial Guide to Leveraging the Power of SEL as You Prepare to Reopen and Renew Your School Community is …
The Conflict Resolution Education Connection is a website dedicated to promoting conflict resolution education (CRE), and helping to develop a …
Published by the US-based Center for Responsive Schools, The First Six Weeks of School is a guidebook for K-6 teachers …
Authors Donnon & Hammond (2007) offer an assessment of the psychometric properties of the self-reported Youth Resiliency: Assessing Developmental Strengths …
The Peaceful Schools program, developed in Syracuse, New York, focuses on promoting healthy conflict resolution in schools. Originally developed in …
At the 2014 TEDx Talk in Cairns, Australia, 9 year-old Charlie Cooper delivered a talk about his own experience overcoming …
A Monster Calls is a widely acclaimed book (2015) written by Patrick Ness, that was later made into a film …
The Power of Our Words is a teacher resource book that emphasizes the power of language to shape learners. Written …
The children’s book Visiting Feelings was written by Lauren Rubenstein, Psy.D. and illustrated by Shelley Hehenberger. The 32-page book was …
How to Heal a Broken Wing, written and illustrated by Bob Graham in 2017, is a 40-page children’s picture book. …
The Kids’ Guide to Working Out Conflicts is a book by Naomi Drew, M.A., a US-based expert on conflict resolution …
Creative Conflict Resolution is a book by William J. Kreidler, a US-based educator specializing in conflict resolution. This book provides …
99 Activities and Greetings is a book by US-based school teacher Melissa Correa-Connolly. This book offers busy elementary and middle …
Connecting with Students is authored by Dr. Allen N. Mendler, an American school psychologist who specializes in behavior and classroom …
Released on September 2019, the Student Social and Emotional Competence Assessment: The Current State of the Field and a Vision …
The CASEL Guide to Schoolwide Social and Emotional Learning was developed by the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning …
The District Resource Center (DRC) website has been developed by the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) to …
“The EQ Difference” by Adele B. Lynn offers practical tips for developing and utilizing emotional intelligence (EQ). The book is …
The book “Bullying in Schools” draws from Ken Rigby’s research that examined the responses of over 20,000 students who described …
Author and educator Carol Gray describes ‘Social Stories’, a strategy used to help children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), in …
In this book, leading experts in Social Emotional Learning (SEL) discuss the programs that teachers, counselors, and administrators can use …
Dr. Thomas Lickona’s book “Educating for Character” presents a 12-point program to teach students about respect and responsibility in every …
The book “School Discipline and Self-Discipline” by Dr. George Bear breaks down the concepts of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) …
The Little Book of Restorative Discipline for Schools outlines strategies that suggest to teachers how they can implement restorative justice …
Kari Dunn Buron and Mitzi Curtis wrote the book “The Incredible 5-Point Scale” to help educators, administrators, and parents understand …
This French NFB short documentary on social media includes English sub-titles and was produced by funding from the Canadian government’s …
This is a CTV W5 segment (from a Canadian media network that explores local concerns) and interview (20 min.) on …
“Pies” (12:17 min) is an animation about two women from Sasketchewan, Canada, who are neighbours. Mrs. Cherwak owns a cow …
Based in India, Like stars on earth (2007) is a movie about Ishaan Awashti, an elementary student with dyslexia in …
This 2:53 min short documentary (2013) depicts elementary students from the Innu Nation in Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam (in Eastern Quebec). …
It’s a Girl’s World is a Canadian documentary directed by Lynn Glazier that showcases social bullying among a group of …
Let’s Talk Emotions is a book by Dr. Teresa A. Cardon, a Behavior Analyst and Speech Pathologist from the United …
It’s all about We is a book written by Dianne Gossen that explores an alternative approach to discipline, called “restitution”. …
“keepin’ it REAL” is a program consisting of 10 free-standing lessons centered around young people’s narratives that explain how they …
CHARACTERplus Way is a district-wide approach to develop students’ social and emotional learning that requires a three-year implementation process. …
Through mindfulness activities that promote self-awareness and self-management, Pure Power teaches students ways to manage stress, respond versus react, act …
Responding in Peaceful and Positive Ways (RiPP) is a program for Gr 6-8 students. With a focus on social-problem solving …
Consistency Management & Cooperative Discipline was created by Dr. H. Jerome Frieberg, Professor in the College of Education at the …
Student Success Skills is an elementary school program developed by Greg Brigman, Professor of counseling at Florida Atlantic University, and …
Project based learning (PBL) is a teaching method geared towards elementary, middle, and high school students that fosters the skills …
Roxanne Henkin’s book Confronting Bullying describes how literacy curricula and character education programs have helped reduce bullying in the classroom. …
Bully-Proofing Your School (BPYS) is a program that empowers students at elementary, middle, and high school to take action against …
School-Connect is designed to foster social, emotional, and academic learning in high school students by promoting self-awareness and relationship building. …
My Teaching Partner is a secondary school program developed at the University of Virginia in the Curry School of Education …
Reading Apprenticeship was created in urban, racially, and economically diverse classrooms. By organizing a “Community of readers” in pairs or …
Sanford Harmony focuses on promoting five themes of diversity and inclusion, empathy and critical thinking, communication, problem solving, and peer …
Wonder (2017) is a movie directed by Stephen Chbosky, based on the New York Times Bestselling book by R. J. …
Bully (2011) is a documentary directed by Lee Hirsch that follows the lives of five American youth who experience bullying. …
In 1991, EL Education was developed as a collaboration between The Harvard Graduate School of Education and Outward Bound USA. …
Leader in Me is based on a program developed by Principal Muriel Summers at A.B. Combs, a magnet school in …
This documentary examines the impact of sexual assault on the lives of female survivors, their families, and their communities. Produced …
Wyman’s Teen Outreach Program (TOP) is designed to help foster the success of economically-disadvantaged youth by offering curricula on a …
Step Up is a set of free-standing social emotional learning lessons adapted for middle school students in response to the …
Ready to Learn is a social, emotional, and learning skills development program designed for children ages 4-7. Created by researchers …
The Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) is a classroom program designed by Stephen Elliott, PhD and Frank Gresham, PhD for …
Getting Along Together is an elementary school program developed by the Success for All Foundation, Harvard University, and the University …
My Social and Emotional Learning Foundations (MySELF) book series is designed to promote positive social and emotional skills for children …
Journey Toward the Caring Classroom, written by Laurie Frank, brings experiential learning into the classroom as a way to …
This book is written by Deborah Butler, Nancy Perry and Leyton Schnellert, professors in special education and educational psychology at …
This Resilience Guide was developed by CMAS (Childminding Monitoring, Advisory and Support), Canada’s leading organization with a focus on caring …
Go Noodle is a free online library of fun videos that encourage movement and cultivate mindfulness in students. Developed by …
This 20-hour self-study course is designed to empower teachers to create a teaching practice grounded in principles of social justice. …
Written by parent and popular blogger Carrie Goldman, and endorsed by top bullying experts, this book provides realistic and practical …
Making Space for Learning: Trauma Informed Practice in Schools, developed by the Australian Childhood Foundation, is a research-informed …
Developed by the Public Broadcasting Service, Finding Family in Chennai, is an activity plan for grade 3 …
Developed by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States, Buster in Beijing teaches grade three students about …
Developed by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States, Arthur’s Guide to Media Literacy teaches children under …
Teaching Refugees with Limited Formal Schooling, developed by the Calgary Board of Education in Alberta, Canada, is a …
Developed by the United Nations Refugee Agency, My Life as a Refugee is a game for IPhone and Android devices …
Developed by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States, Ciao Buster is a set of activities for teaching …
Developed by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States, Arthur’s World Neighborhood: Building Global and Cultural Awareness, …
Produced by the Educational Programming and Outreach Department at Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the US, Arthur’s Communication Adventure: Exploring …
Developed by the Government of Alberta in Canada, the Guidelines for Best Practices: Creating Learning Environments that Respect Diverse Sexual …
Edited by Emily S. Fisher of Loyola Marymount University and Karen Komosa-Hawkins of Chapman University, Creating Safe and Supportive Learning …
This Being Safe, Being Me report, created by the Stigma and Resilience among Vulnerable Youth Centre (SARAVYC) at the University …
The SOGI (sexual orientation and gender identity) 123 Education website is a comprehensive resource for educators aimed at increasing awareness …
Zest is a free downloadable app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch that helps you to remember and appreciate the …
The Respectful Futures – Shaping Healthy Relationships curriculum was developed in British Columbia (BC), Canada, by Stroh Health Care in …
Social and Emotional Skills Training for Children is the manual for the Friendship Group program, an evidence-based, group-intervention for elementary …
Ripple Effects for Teens is an evidence-based tool that allows teens to independently access information and strategies they need to …
Project Northland is an alcohol-use prevention program developed for students in grades 6-8 by Cheryl Perry and colleagues at the …
Class Action is an alcohol-use prevention program developed for students grades 9-12 by Cheryl Perry and colleagues at the University …
Where Everybody belongs (WEB) is a year-long, middle-school transition program developed by the Boomerang Project, a US based company. Recognizing …
Link Crew is a year-long, high school transition program developed by The Boomerang Project, a US based company. Recognizing that …
WINGS for Kids is an after-school program focused solely on promoting social and emotional learning (SEL) in students in Kindergarten …
Girls on the Run is a physical, activity-based, after-school program developed by Girls on the Run International, in North Carolina, …
Before the Bullying, developed by Growing Sound (a division of Children’s Inc.) is a K-8 universal bullying prevention program …
This guide, developed by experts in child development and school psychology, presents educators with classroom-based strategies for supporting student’s psychological …
This volume, edited by Dr. Karen Harris, Professor of Special Education at Arizona State University, and Dr. Lynn Meltzer, Professor …
Full of practical, hands-on strategies, this book provides educators with the tools they need to help improve the social skills …
This volume, edited by Dr. Christopher Willard, from Lesley University and Harvard Medical School and Dr. Amy Saltzman, a holistic …
The lesson plan for Dan Savage’s It Gets Better Project, developed by the British Columbia Teacher Foundation in Canada, …
Examining Homophobia in Sports, developed by the British Columbia Teachers Federation in Canada, provides multiple lesson plans for both …
The Every Teacher Project, developed by Catherine Taylor and colleagues from the University of Winnipeg, is a knowledge mobilization …
The Friends for Life program, founded in 1990 in Australia by Dr. Paula Barrett, is designed to promote resilience and …
What Is a Family is a lesson plan developed by SOGI 123 Education (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Education), and …
Our Friendship Rules, written by Peggy Moss, is a story about Alexandra, who betrays her best friend, Jenny, in …
When I Feel Angry, written by Cornelia Spelman for children PreK- 2, features a young rabbit who feels angry …
Say Something tells the story of a young girl who sees kids being bullied in her school, and comes to …
The Angry Octopus is a fun children’s book that tells the story of a sea child helping an angry octopus …
Ish is a beautifully illustrated story of Ramon, who used to find joy in drawing “anytime, anything, anywhere” with abandon, …
Just Breathe is a short video created in 2014 by US filmmakers Julie Bayer Salzman & Josh Salzman using interviews …
Better Than Carrots or Sticks, written by educators Dominique Smith, Douglas Fisher, and Nancy Frey, advocates for the use of …
The online Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development is produced by the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development (CEECD) based …
This online guide to bullying summarizes current international statistics and research on bullying in a highly accessible, reader-friendly way. The …
The Teachers Change Lives website, created by the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association in Canada, is a collection of personal …
The Parent Toolkit is a website produced by NBC News Education Nation in the US, and supported by Pearson publishing …
The Teaching Refugees with Limited Formal Schooling (LFS) Website was developed by the Calgary Board of Education in Alberta, Canada, …
This 6-page brochure, developed by the US Bureau of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance (BRIA), is designed for educators who are …
From Far Away is a children’s book by Canadian author, Robert Munsch, based on the real life experiences of Saoussan, …
The Welcoming a Newcomer lesson plan from the Critical Thinking Consortium, based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, is designed to help …
Playworks, founded by Jill Vialet in Oakland, CA, is a game-based, recess program designed to promote social and emotional …
The Feeling Buddies curriculum, developed by Dr Becky Bailey, founder of Loving Guidance in Florida, USA, is designed to promote …
Conscious Discipline, developed by Dr. Becky Bailey, founder of Loving Guidance in Florida, USA, is an early childhood program …
The Wise Skills program is designed to develop character, resilience, and grit, and to strengthen social and emotional skills in …
We Have Skills is a video-based social skills program for Grades K-3, developed by IRIS Educational Media with funding from …
The Social Decision Making/Problem Solving (SDM/PS) Program, developed by the Rutgers University Behavioral Healthcare Research and Training Institute in the …
The SECURe program was created by the EASEL lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in collaboration with the …
The Mutt-i-grees Curriculum, developed by the Pet Savers Foundation and the Yale University School of the 21st Century (US), builds …
The Character First program was developed by Character First Education, a division of Strata Leadership based in Oklahoma, USA. This …
This report was commissioned in 2017 by The Wallace Foundation, a New York based philanthropy, to educate school personnel and …
Beauty Is Skin Deep, is a lesson plan developed by SOGI 123 Education (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Education) …
A Girl’s Guide to Knowing Her Rights, developed by the YWCA Canada, is designed for adolescent girls to …
Gender in Short Stories and Poetry, developed by SOGI 123 Education (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Education), provides educators …
Think B4 You Speak, developed by the Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) in the U.S.A., provides teachers …
Lift Off, developed by Amnesty International, provides teachers with an entire curriculum as well as single lesson plans …
Seeking Safety, developed by Amnesty International, provides an instructional resource for students 8-10 years old about refugee and …
I Am Syria is a non-profit, media-based website that provides resources and educational lesson plans about the Syrian Conflict. Lesson …
The Syrian Journey: Choose Your Own Escape game, developed by the British Broadcasting Channel (BBC), serves as an educational …
This blog post by Jes Baker (aka the Militant Baker), a noted public speaker and body positivity activist, provides a …
Recognizing that educators working directly with traumatized children and adolescents are vulnerable to the effects of trauma, this information sheet, …
This section of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) website outlines several considerations for schools and educators for supporting …
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) is a U.S. organization with a goal to improve access to care, treatment, …
The Out on a Limb website was developed to provide educators an accessible tool for teaching children the skills they …
The Center for Refugee Trauma and Resilience at the Boston Children’s Hospital in the United States has developed a web-based …
The Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs (FRP Canada) has created a series of multilingual resource sheets for parents about …
A great way to build relationships and show you care about newcomer students is to learn to speak some caring …
This report was published by Childminding Monitoring, Advisory and Support (CMAS) Canada, a leading organization in supporting immigrant …
These brochures were developed as part of the “New In Canada” Parenting Support Series, created by Childminding Monitoring, Advisory and …
This report, published in Oct 2015 by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) in Washington, DC, examines the experiences of Syrian …
This guide is published by Childminding Monitoring, Advisory and Support (CMAS) Canada, a leading organization in supporting immigrant …
Diversity and difference in early childhood education: Issues for theory and practice, written by Kerry H. Robinson and Criss …
Even in chaos: Education in times of emergency, written by Kevin M. D. Cahill and Miguel H. E. D’Escoto …
Promising practices of early childhood education for immigrant and refugee children of British Columbia, developed by the Affiliation of …
Life after war: Education as a healing process for refugee and war-affected children, written by Tony Tavares and Isle …
This TED talk by Melissa Fleming, Head of Communications at UN’s High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), makes the case for …
This short video (2 minutes, 43 seconds), created by UNICEF, introduces the plight of refugee children through the life of …
The United Nations Refugee Agency website includes a section for teachers, providing teaching tools and resources for educators to raise …
This resource guide was developed in March 2014 as part of the Surrey Welcoming Communities Project in British Columbia, Canada. …
Salam Neighbor, released in 2016 by US film production companies Living on One Dollar and 1001 MEDIA, provides a …
Tease Monster, written by Julia Cook and illustrated by Anita Du Falla (2013), is a storybook targeted for children …
George, written by Alex Gino (2015), is a book for middle school children that focuses on the main character, …
Supporting refugee children: Strategies for educators, written by Jan Stewart (2011), Associate professor in the Faculty of Education at …
A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue, written by Julia Cook and illustrated by Anita Du Falla, is a storybook …
Published in 2010, the Practioner’s Guide to Empirically Based Measures of Social Skills, edited by Douglas W. Nangle, David J. …
Caring for Syrian Refugee Children: A Program Guide for Welcoming Young Children and Their Families, developed by Childminding Monitoring, …
The Refugee Mental Health Project, developed by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Ontario, Canada) aims to build the …
Strategies for Engaging Immigrant and Refugee Families, developed by Promote Prevent, a part of Education Development Center, Inc. in …
Students from Refugee Backgrounds: A Guide for Teachers and Schools, produced by the BC Ministry of Education (British Columbia, …
The Welcoming Syrian Students & Families Info Sheet, developed by School Mental Health-Assist (Ontario, Canada), outlines the importance of …
SMART Education is a 9-week, evidence-based mindfulness program for educators.
The SMART (Stress Management And Resiliency Techniques) program aims to …
The Safe and Caring website offers a wide variety of evidence-based tools and resources for helping schools and communities become …
This website was created by Mrs. Durante, an elementary school teacher from Wisconsin in the United States, to share the …
This article from Edutopia offers eight simple and practical tips for helping children develop their conversational skills of speaking and …
In this article, Joshua Block, a U.S. public school Humanities teacher in Philadelphia, reflects on the role compassion plays in …
A valuable article from the Greater Good website with a list of 15 gratitude activities that can be easily implemented …
This SEL resource page is part of a teacher resource website developed by the Delta School District in British Columbia, …
The inspirED online resource center, jointly developed by Facebook and the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, provides practical SEL tools …
Preparing Youth to Thrive is an online guide of promising practices for promoting SEL in youth-serving programs. Jointly developed by …
Belonging for Educators is a free, interactive online course designed for teachers of K-12 students. Part of the Mindset Kit …
Greater Good in Action is a collaboration between University of California Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center and HopeLab, in …
The Mood Meter app is a tool that helps build emotional awareness and regulation. Based on the Mood Meter tool, …
Great Schools (a US-based non-profit organization) in collaboration with Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence has developed a set of online …
Class Dojo is an innovative way to bring teachers, students and parents closer together using a digital communication platform. This …
The Mind Yeti website, developed by the Committee for Children, offers free guided audio sessions to help kids calm …
Panorama is an organization dedicated to helping schools measure and improve school climate and culture, student’s social-emotional learning, teaching practices …
This online toolkit is designed to help schools and educators incorporate and assess self-regulation in their daily teaching practices. Developed …
The Character Lab website houses an online collection of tools for understanding and promoting character development, designed for use by …
Published in 2003, the Positive Psychological Assessment Handbook edited by Shane J. Lopez and C. R. Snyder, provides information on …
Published in 2007 and written by Julia Cook and illustrated by Carrie Hartman, Personal Space Camp teaches young children about …
My Mouth is a Volcano, written by Julia Cook and illustrated by Carrie Hartman, is a storybook targeted for …
Ripple Effects for Kids is an evidence-based tool for children to develop their resilience and the ability to handle non-academic …
This downloadable assessment toolkit, created by Dr. Lori Desautels, an assistant professor at Marian University (Wisconsin, USA), is designed to …
Institute of Play (USA) aims to utilize games to support education and as engaging systems to develop 21st-century …
The Accredited Schools Online Bullying Awareness Guidebook brings awareness to different types of bullying and its targets, and provides students, …
The Search Institute (Minnesota, USA), founded in 1958, works with organizations, schools, and community coalitions to solve critical challenges in …
This 7-minute video presents the Development of Intelligence Through Art (DIA) Program, a program where children spend time pondering visual …
This 2-part talk with Dr. Clyde Hertzman, former Director of UBC’s Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP), organized into a …
In this 14-minute video, first aired at the Dalai Lama Center’s Heart-Mind 2014 Conference, Daniel Siegel dispels myths regarding the …
This 6-minute video is a 2007 interview at the CASEL Forum with Maurice Elias, a psychology professor at Rutgers University …
This 6-minute video of a 2007 interview at the CASEL Forum with Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, discusses …
This 6-minute video outlines the emotional and academic benefits of social and emotional learning in schools. It introduces five key …
This 18-minute talk was presented by the Dalai Lama at the 2014 Heart-Mind Summit organized by the Dalai Lama Center …
AnxietyBC (British Columbia, Canada), established in 1999, is a non-profit organization that works to raise awareness about anxiety and anxiety …
PassageWorks (Colorado, USA) is an organization whose goal is to support educators and parents in their integration of social, emotional, …
Developed in the 1990s in Australia by drama teacher, Wilson McCaskill, Play Is The Way® is a whole-school approach …
The Reaching In Reaching Out (RIRO) Resiliency Skills Training Program is a 12-hour, evidence-based, skill-enhancement program for service providers working …
In his 2012 book, Dr. Stuart Shanker, a leading Canadian scholar on self-regulation, offers a range of classroom strategies that …
Healthy Transitions includes facilitated, interactive, classroom-based activities (five sessions) designed to improve resilience in youth by teaching them how to: …
Carol McCloud, a former early childhood educator, is the author of several children’s books aimed at teaching kindness toward others. …
The “Ages and Stages” questionnaire is a survey completed by parents that can be used by early childhood educators to …
The Peace Path is a tool that can be used by educators to promote positive responses to conflict in the …
The Promoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence Network (PREVnet) has developed a guidebook that can be used by Canadian educators to …
Smiling Mind is a web and app-based program designed to provide children (7 years of age and older), adolescents, and …
The Bounce Back is a research-based program designed to develop resilience in elementary students with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. …
Aussie Optimism is an evidence-based program designed to build resilience and social-emotional skills in children and adolescents from 1st…
The Classroom Dinosaur Curriculum is a research-based program designed to improve social skills, emotional regulation, and problem-solving skills in students …
Learning for Life K-12 Integrated Academic and Character Development is a research-based program that provides character education and life skills …
In Dr. Ross Greene’s 2014 book Lost at School, he continues to develop his model, Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS), …
Building Emotional Intelligence: Techniques to Cultivate Inner Strength in Children, written by Linda Lantieri and Daniel Goleman in 2008, …
Developed by the Psychology Foundation of Canada, Kids Have Stress Too! (KHST!) is a primary prevention program that provides evidence-based …
Dr. Ross Green’s 2016 book, Lost and Found – Helping Behaviourally Challenging Students, is a comprehensive overview of the Collaborative …
In their 2006 book, Treating Explosive Kids: The Collaborative Problem-Solving (CPS) Approach, Dr. Ross Greene and Dr. Stuart Ablon describe …
The Good Behavior Game is an evidence-based classroom behavior management strategy developed through the American Institute for Research with benefits …
The Michigan Model for Health, distributed by the Educational Materials Center, is a comprehensive and skills-based health education curriculum designed …
The Toolbox Project, developed through Berkley Public Schools in California, is a curriculum aimed at promoting critical social competencies …
Well Ahead is an ongoing initiative of the J.W.McConnell Foundation aimed at enhancing student well-being in school communities. In its …
Strong Kids is an initiative developed at the University of Oregon as part of the Oregon Resiliency Project, aimed at …
The Ekmans’ Atlas of Emotions is an interactive website application that teaches emotional intelligence through self guided exploration of episodic …
Youth.gov (formerly FindYouthInfo.gov) was created by a collaboration between 19 American federal agencies that support programs and services focusing on …
The Parent Toolkit is a collection of resources produced by the NBC News Education Network in the United States in …
Mindfulness Without Borders is an organization consisting of a team of educators, practitioners, and professionals who are dedicated to the …
Facing History and Ourselves is a nonprofit, international educational and professional development organization that works to engage students of diverse …
The Human Early Learning Partnership (British Columbia, Canada) is a collaborative, interdisciplinary research network based out of the University of …
Social & emotional learning and teacher education: What do we know and where do we go from here?, revised in …
Moodgym (Australia) is a free interactive training program developed to help young people learn cognitive behavior therapy skills for preventing …
Vroom is a collection of resources developed by a group of scientists, community leaders, and trusted brands that operates with …
The Mindsight Institute focuses on interpersonal neurobiology (IPNB), which is an interdisciplinary field with the goal to understand the mind …
The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society (Massachusetts, USA) is a non-profit organization that works to transform higher education by …
The Mind and Life Institute, established in 1987, is a non-profit organization whose goal is to build a scientific understanding …
Mindfulness in Education, established in 2001, is a network that sees mindfulness as a solution to stress, confusion, and …
The ChildSpirit Institute (Georgia, USA) is a non-profit network of families, researchers, teachers, health care providers, community and religious leaders, …
The Fetzer Institute (Michigan, USA) is an organization dedicated to improving the human condition through raising awareness of the relationship …
The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL), developed at Vanderbilt University (Tennessee, USA), is a …
The Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility works with teachers, principals, guidance counselors, other school staff, and parents to help …
Acorn Dreams is a website for teachers, parents, and other caregivers that offers information to help guide children aged 3 …
Eyes on Bullying is a toolkit that helps users understand bullying, to re-examine their own knowledge and beliefs about bullying, …
New Horizons for Learning, adapted from the John Hopkins University School of Education, is a web resource designed to …
Mindfuleducation.org is a website created by the Association for Mindfulness in Education (AME), which serves as a collaboration of organizations …
The P.E.A.C.E. Pack, developed in 2001, is an anti-bullying program from Flinders University (Adelaide, Australia). The systematic framework provided by …
Each Kindness, written by Jacqueline Woodson, is a story about a girl named Chloe who reacts unkindly when a new …
Enemy Pie, written by Derek Munson, is about a boy who is having trouble with a new neighbor, Jeremy Ross, …
Those Shoes, written by Maribeth Boelts, is a story about Jeremy, who really wants a pair of “cool shoes” like …
Zippy’s Friends, developed by UK-based charity, Partnership for Children, is a school-based program that aims to promote the mental health …
Apple’s Friends, developed by UK-based charity, Partnership for Children, is a school-based program that aims to promote the mental …
The Ripple Kindness Project for Schools is an Australian, universal, social and emotional curriculum for the whole school that is …
The Awaken the Learner program aims to promote safe and positive school climates, and reduce bullying and violence through fostering …
The Mindfulness Ambassador Council (MAC) program, developed by Mindfulness without Borders (Canada), is designed to help adolescents face life’s challenges …
The Best Buddies program, founded by Anthony Kennedy Shriver, aims to foster inclusiveness and acceptance of people with intellectual and …
The Inner Resilience Program (IRP) was founded by Linda Lantieri in 2002 in response to the effects of the September …
The Mindfulness in Education Network (MIEN) was established in 2001 by a group of educators and students of Zen Master …
Learning to BREATHE (L2B) is a mindfulness-based curriculum for use in classroom or group settings with adolescents, created by founder …
FuelEd, developed by therapist and researcher, Megan Marcus, focuses on educators as agents for students’ academic, social, and emotional learning. …
The Restorative Youth Circles (RYC) program is developed by Peacebuilders International, a Canadian organization dedicated to improving the lives of …
AARF! is an innovative Animal Assisted Therapy Program currently offered in the Coquitlam School District in British Columbia, Canada. The …
The PeaceBuilders program, developed by PeacePartners (California, USA) in 2003, aims to prevent violence in schools through the creation of …
This 8-page article, published in February 2014 by the Center for Youth Voice in Policy and Practice, provides a comprehensive, …
Education.com is an easy-to-navigate website that provides educators and parents with resources to promote learning at home, at school, and …
The Mindful Awareness Research Center at the University of California, Los Angeles aims to foster mindful awareness across the lifespan, …
The Mindful Schools Curriculum, developed by Mindful Schools in Emeryville, CA, brings mindfulness practices into the K-12 classroom, by teaching …
The Authentic Happiness website is developed and maintained by the Positive Psychology Center at University of Pennsylvania, overseen by Dr. …
Edutopia’s SEL Pinterest board- a curated board of creative, SEL-related “pins” submitted by educators. “Pins” include ‘tips and tricks’, activities, …
The What to Do When … book series, written by Dawn Huebner, provides children and their parents with easy-to-read information …
The Don’t Laugh At Me (DLAM) programs, created and distributed by Operation Respect, help build caring school and classroom …
Operation Respect, founded in 1999 by Peter Yarrow, is a non-profit education organization dedicated to creating safe, respectful, “bully-free” …
The ‘Kindness in the Classroom’ program was developed by the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, with the goal …
The Giraffe Heroes project was founded by Ann Medlock to inspire and empower people to ‘stick their necks out’ for …
SEL has become a major focus for many schools and educators in British Columbia, where Social Responsibility is one of …
The “Feeling for Little Children” Series, written by Elizabeth Crary & Shari Steelsmith, teaches toddlers about feelings using song and …
The “Children’s Problem Solving” series, written by Elizabeth Crary, is designed to teach preschool and early elementary school children problem-solving …
The “Dealing with Feelings” series, written by Elizabeth Crary, is about feelings (and the situations that provoke them) that many …
“Two”, written by award winning author Kathryn Otoshi, is a beautifully simple, character-building children’s picture book about friendship, letting-go, self-discovery …
The Quiet Time program, developed by the David Lynch Foundation, aims to reduce student stress, enhance student wellness, and improve …
The Mindful Child, written by Susan Kaiser Greenland, provides adults with practical, easy-to-follow techniques and tools for teaching children …
The Inner Kids Program is developed by Susan Kaiser Greenland, author of “The Mindful Child”. This program aims to …
The Brainology and MindsetMaker programs were developed by Carol Dweck, one of the world’s leading researchers in motivation.
Brainology is …
KidsHealth in the Classroom is created by KidsHealth.org, the most visited, doctor-approved health information site on the Web for …
Lions Quest Canada- The Centre for Positive Youth Development, is a Canadian organization with a mission to provide leadership, knowledge …
The GirlPower & GoodGuys programs, developed by Dana Kerford in Ontario Canada, aims to help children develop the skills, language …
The Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) website is a treasury of resources for inspiring and empowering children and adults to …
StopBullying.gov is a US federal government website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, providing a …
6 Seconds, founded by Anabel Jensen and Joshua Freeman, is a global network supporting the development of emotional intelligence …
The Learning to Give website is a treasury of resources for educators to teach about philanthropy, generosity, citizenship, and civic …
The Teaching Tolerance website is a comprehensive resource for educators, serving as clearinghouse for information on anti-bias programs and activities …
The Life Synergy for Youth program, developed and facilitated by Dwayne Peace, is a set of courses designed to deal …
The Zones of Regulation, developed by Leah Kuypers in 2011, teaches students self-regulation using a systematic, cognitive behavior approach. Within …
A simply and beautifully illustrated children’s picture book, “One” is a story about bullying that teaches children to stand up …
A charming, brightly illustrated children’s picture book, authored by Phillip M. Hoose & Hannah Hoose and illustrated by Debbie Tilley …
In this 2009 article Jennings and Greenberg argue that teacher’s social and emotional competence and well-being play a key role …
This webpage on the Education and Psychology (pre-k to 12) section of the American Psychological Association website provides comprehensive and …
The Raising Healthy Children (RHC) program, developed by the Social Development Research Group in Seattle, WA, promotes positive youth development …
The Respect in Sport program, developed by the Respect Group in Canada, focuses on educating and empowering coaches, youth leaders, …
The Fourth R Program, developed by Dr David Wolfe at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto, …
Building Assets, Reducing Risks is a social and emotional learning school reform model initially developed by Angela Jerabek in the …
This book aims to create an atmosphere at home and school in which children and adults can gain skills to …
In this 2011, illustrated book, children explore the meaning of mindfulness and achieving “true happiness” by bringing all of your …
This 2013 book introduces the basics of mindfulness to children and acts as a guide to cultivating a presence of …
This 2015 guide to mindfulness-based techniques can help teens learn to stay calm in stressful situations such as taking a …
This 2005 booklet offers the reader an approach to anger management called Non-Violent Communication™ (NVC). It outlines a process of …
This 1999 book offers a new “Golden Rule” for Emotionally Intelligent Parenting, and shows how parents can live by it: …
Published in 1998, this book serves as a guide to teaching children to understand and regulate their emotional world, with …
Published in 2005, this book aims to challenge the reader that anger can be used positively, outlining four key truths: …
Written by Levin, Nolan, Kerr, Elliot, and Bajovic, the Fourth Canadian Edition of this book provides a theoretically-based, practical system …
Published originally in 1987, this book outlines how different goal structures – competitive, individualistic, and cooperative – can be integrated …
Published in 2008, this book is designed to address children’s anger problems, academic performance challenges, and anxieties, as well as …
Published in 2011, this book aims to simplify the complexity of school improvement efforts to help schools create a positive …
Published in 2004, this book outlines a 6-step program that engages the intellectual, emotional, and social framework of the individual …
Published in 2007, this book provides teachers, counselors, school social workers, psychologists, and other professional caregivers with a variety of …
Published in 2002, this book describes the Morning Meeting, a daily routine designed for use at the beginning of the …
Published in 2010, this book outlines the concept of Social Behaviour Mapping (SBM), which teaches students how their “expected” versus …
Published in 1991, this book aims includes ideas and strategies for fostering positive relationships, with the primary message that if …
Published in 2003, this book describes the process of life-enriching education, with a goal of educating this and future generations …
Program in Education, Afterschool, and Resiliency (PEAR) is a joint initiative between Harvard University and McLean Hospital whose aim is …
Founded in 1976, Lesson One is a professional development program that is designed to help schools establish and implement a …
TeachSafeSchools.org is a website developed by the Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment that is designed to help school …
FeelingsFactory.com is a website created by a group of mental health therapists who sought to develop tools that are more …
UMassMed.edu/cfm/ is a website detailing the programs and activities available from the University of Massachusetts Medical School Centre for Mindfulness. …
http://marc.ucla.edu is a website detailing the programs and resources available from the Mindfulness Awareness Research Center of the University of …
Published in 2003, this book suggests that combining emotional intelligence (EQ) with academic intelligence (IQ) is essential for developing knowledgeable, …
Published in 1996, this book emphasizes the necessity of imparting caring attitudes and teaching caring skills to children. Included are …
Published in 2007, this book outlines the why, what, and how of using the process of Tribes Learning Communities® …
Published in 2005, this book is a resource designed for parents and teachers of children aged 4-15 to resolve problems …
Published in 1996, this resource book for teachers, parents, and caregivers is about living successfully, non-violently, without fear and with …
Published in 2005, this book aims to provide new and experienced teachers, leaders, and others with influencing conceptual frameworks to …
Published in 1998, this book is a collection of interactive theatre techniques designed to give educators, community workers, youth and …
Published in 1996, this book is a collection of art accompanied by written commentary, created by a Canadian, cross-cultural group …
Published in 2010, Getting the Buggers to Behave provides practical ideas and equips teachers with realistic strategies for classroom management …
Safeteen is an assertiveness training program designed to promote youth empowerment and safety in schools. Published in 2001, this book …
Published in 2001, this book is a compilation of stories and poems written by youth who speak honestly about the …
This paper is written by the first author of the international Organization for Economic and Cooperative Develoment (OECD) report on …
The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP), created by Dr Dan Olweus in 1983 in Norway, is a whole-school, systems change …
The Heart-Mind Online website, developed by the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education in Vancouver, Canada, is a collection …
Steps to Respect is a program developed by the Committee for Children in Seattle, WA, USA, to decrease bullying in …
This TED talk features Kiran Bir Sethi, the founder of the Riverside School in India, a school focused on nurturing …
This TED talk by Linda Cliatt, a principal at a school listed as ‘low performing’ and ‘potentially dangerous’ in Philadelphia, …
The Restitution Self-discipline approach, developed by Diane Gossen in Saskatoon, SK, Canada, focuses on relationships, responsibility and respect as a …
The SMART program, which stands for Stress Management and Relaxation Techniques in Education, was created in 2007 by the Impact …
This report, created in June 2012 by The University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research in partnership with the …
This report, published in 2013 by the World Bank in collaboration with the International Rescue Committee, draws connections between Social …
This article, published in Education Canada in 2010, is a short and easy read summarizing the research on resilience in …
This emotions color wheel presents a fun, interactive way to learn about emotions, and is a useful tool to have …
This book, published in 2012, outlines the Bully Busters Program for High School, a schoolwide program that focuses on empowering …
The Anti-Bullying Handbook, written by Dr. Keith Sullivan in New Zealand, provides a comprehensive overview of the key issues …
Nice is Not Enough, written by Larry Nucci, provides an in-depth understanding of moral development from the early elementary …
The Compassionate Classroom, written by Sura Hart and Victoria Kindle Hodson, provides a curriculum and tools for teaching nonviolent …
The no-fault classroom, written by Sura Hart and Victoria Kindle Hodson, provides a curriculum and tools that help students …
Bullying Interventions in Schools, authored by Dr. Ken Rigby, a renowned scholar in school bullying, is an examination of …
Authored by Dr. Ken Rigby in Australia, an internationally recognized scholar on school bullying, this book offers an in-depth understanding …
Bullying Prevention and Intervention, authored by Swearer, Espelage, and Napolitano, offers research-based information and practical strategies for dealing with …
Social and Emotional Learning in the Classroom, authored by K.W. Merrell and B.A. Gueldner, offers comprehensive yet practical information …
This program, developed by the Canadian Red Cross, is designed to help adults working with First Nations/Inuit/Métis, to recognize and …
The Courage to Teach program, developed by Parker J. Palmer in 1992 in Seattle, WA, USA, attends to the inner …
The CARE for Teachers program (Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education), developed by the Garrison Institute in New York in …