Nashville Case Study: Implementing Social Emotional Learning Across the District
/Excellent Edutopia series on how Metro Nashville Public Schools is bringing coherence and alignment to social emotional learning implementation. The series hits key messages about how to position and integrate SEL so that it is part and parcel of the school culture for adults and students, not another "flavor of the month" program. The series also highlights concrete practices for elementary, middle and high schools and explains how the district uses a common SEL Walkthrough Rubric to guide implementation. Nashville is part of a network of the Collaborating Districts Initiative working with CASEL on district-wide SEL implementation.
Each article is accompanied by a video related to the article theme. (Note: There is reuse of some footage across the videos but each also includes new footage related to the specific theme of the article.)
Resource Links
Nashville Confronts SEL Resistance Head-On (feature article in the series, why Nashville is doing this and key messaging points)
https://www.edutopia.org/article/nashville-confronts-sel-resistance-headThe Big Picture: Integrating SEL Across a District (features the SEL Walkthrough Rubric)
https://www.edutopia.org/video/big-picture-integrating-sel-across-districtSEL as a Foundation for Academics (features SEL implementation in middle school)
https://www.edutopia.org/article/sel-foundation-academicsClosing the Achievement Gap With SEL (features implementation in high school)
https://www.edutopia.org/article/closing-achievement-gap-selAn Inside Look at Trauma-Informed Practices (school-wide approach in an elementary school)
https://www.edutopia.org/article/inside-look-trauma-informed-practicesHow a District Integrates SEL with Academics
https://www.edutopia.org/package/how-district-integrates-sel-academics
Source
Edutopia in collaboration with the National Commission for Social, Emotional, and Academic Development, with support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
