Transformative Social-Emotional Learning (T-SEL)

Information and resources to support student success through implementation of Transformative Social and Emotional Learning (T-SEL).

Transformative SEL is a form of SEL aimed at redistributing power to promote social justice through increased engagement in school and civic life. It emphasizes the development of identity, agency, belonging, curiosity and collaborative problem-solving.

Resources

Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)

• CASEL
• SEL and Equity
• Transformative SEL

Greater Good in Education

• Creating Cultures of Belonging
• Registration Link

Edutopia

• 13 Powerful SEL Activities
• How to Get Started Integrating SEL Into Lessons
• We Need More SEL in High Schools (Here’s How)
• What Teens Say They Need, and How Schools Can Adjust
• Why Social and Emotional Learning Is Essential for Students

Articles

• What Does SEL Look Like in the Classroom?
• 26 Ways Teachers Can Integrate Social-Emotional Learning

Diving Deeper (from CDE)

• Orange County Department of Education’s SEL Resources
• The Aspen Institute's National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development
• Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) Overview of SEL
• Overview of how after school programs can support SEL
• The Center on Great Teachers and Leaders
• The Partnership for Children and Youth
• SEL4CA (Social Emotional Learning Alliance for California)
• WestEd Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety
• U.S. Department of Education: Institute of Education Science (SEL Research Alliance
• American Institutes for Research (AIR)