SEL Every Day: Integrating Social and Emotional Learning with Instruction in Secondary Classrooms (SEL Solutions Series)

by Meena Srinivasan

Overview

Selected as a "Favorite Book for Educators in 2019" by Greater Good.

Social and Emotional Learning is not separate from academics or instruction; it is integral to quality teaching and learning. But not every school has the time, resources, capacity, or conditions to implement a schoolwide SEL program. Prioritizing SEL need not take time from instruction. This book draws on the latest research and resources to offer individual teachers and teacher teams an accessible guide to incorporating SEL into everyday teaching in middle- and high- school classrooms.

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393713596
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	05/07/2019
Series:	Social and Emotional Learning Solutions
Pages:	216
Sales rank:	393,298
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 6.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Meena Srinivasan, a National Board Certified Teacher, is a South Asian-American edupreneur with deep expertise in the fields of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and Mindfulness in Education. She is the Founding Executive Director of Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL). Prior to this role she spent five and a half years working in partnership with the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) to implement SEL system-wide in the Oakland Unified School District. Meena has taught and led in a variety of school settings (public, private, urban, international) and holds a Clear Administrative Services Credential in the state of California. She is the creator of the SEL Every Day online courses and was featured in the Dec 2020/Jan 2021 issue of Educational Leadership Magazine on “Mindful School Leadership.”

Table of Contents

From the Series Editor xi

Acknowledgments xv

1 SEL in the Secondary Context: Why SEE Is Critical for Adolescents 1

2 Creating Community: The Relationship-Centered Classroom 40

3 SEL Teaching Practices and Integration With Common Core 80

4 SEL in Lesson Planning: Tools and Resources 119

5 Reflective Practice: How Do I Know If This Is Making a Difference? 142

Afterword: What's Love Got to Do With It? 163

Recommended Resources 167

References 171

Index 181

Editorial Reviews

"SEL Every Day masterfully addresses high school educators' biggest challenges around SEL: how to fit SEL into the curriculum without taking time away from academic content and how to teach it in a developmentally-appropriate way that meets adolescents' needs. But Srinivasan takes these challenges one step further and centers them in a pedagogy of love—’the ultimate goal of SEL’—where both the adults and their students ‘feel seen, safe, appreciated, and loved.'"

Vicki Zakrzewski

"SEL Every Day is the book that the field of secondary school SEL has been waiting for. It needs to be in the hands of every secondary school teacher who cares about teaching the whole child and knows that both teaching and learning are intrinsically social and emotional. Through Srinivasan’s own embodiment of SEL practices and her direct and extensive first-hand work with students and teachers, this book puts to rest the myth that the teaching and learning of SEL is separate and too time consuming for the secondary classroom."

Linda Lantieri

"I could not put this book down! From Meena Srinivasan’s SEL Everyday: Integrating Social and Emotional Learning with Instruction in Secondary Classrooms, I learned numerous practices and strategies to integrate SEL with Common Core, as well as how to create learning environments where everyone thrives. SEL self-assessments, lesson planning templates, community circle guidelines, mindfulness practices, and reflective questions are provided, making it easy to integrate SEL into subject matter instruction! An exceptional resource for teachers!"

Wendy Baron

"Meena Srinivasan offers educators an invaluable resource for implementing SEL in their schools and classrooms. Drawing on her own experiences as a teacher and a leader, Srinivasan offers insights and suggestions that are grounded, actionable, wise and potentially transformational."

Elena Aguilar

"SEL Every Day is a remarkable map for guiding educators to integrate SEL into their secondary educational settings. Meena Srinivasan is one of the few experts who has done the real work of implementing SEL on a systems level, while embodying and modeling the true principals of mindfulness and SEL from the inside out. This book is full of practical, scientific, and strategic methods for cultivating a more compassionate school environment. SEL Every Day is accessible, full of relatable stories, and a delight to read."

Daniel Rechtschaffen

"Meena Srinivasan offers educators, parents, and students an important and timely book. Grounded in the recognition that cognition and emotion are inextricably linked, SEL Every Day presents both the research underpinnings and the practical actions that schools and teachers can take to develop students’ social-emotional capacities. Let me get personal: I have two young granddaughters and I most definitely want them to be with teachers who practice SEL—every day!"

Jay McTighe

"Educators, students, and parents alike are calling for more attention to social and emotional learning in our schools and communities. This book paints a compelling picture of both the challenges and the urgency of ensuring our adolescent students experience SEL in their schools and classrooms every day. Srinivasan brings rich knowledge of SEL research and lived experience leading and teaching SEL to this practical and inspiring guide to integrating SEL into our secondary classrooms."

Karen Van Ausdal