This trusted resource—now in a thoroughly updated second edition reflecting the tremendous growth of the field—provides a best-practice guide to planning and implementing social and emotional learning (SEL) in K–12 classrooms and schools.
The authors present a roadmap to help practitioners choose exemplary programs and strategies, integrate SEL with academics and mental health interventions, create culturally affirming programming for diverse students, use assessment to guide data-based decision making, and support educator SEL.
In a convenient large-size format, the volume includes illustrative vignettes and 24 reproducible worksheets and other practical tools. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.
New to This Edition
- Chapter on educators’ social and emotional competence and teacher wellness.
- Expanded coverage of implementation and systems issues, strategies for weaving SEL into the school day, applying SEL within a multi-tiered system of support, and professional development.
- Numerous new and revised worksheets—now downloadable—including new educator reflection activities in each chapter.
- Timely topics and themes infused throughout—such as culturally responsive and trauma-informed practices, teacher–family–community partnerships, and relationships as a foundation to SEL success—plus updated SEL resources.
“The authors have created a very readable, practical, and comprehensive how-to manual for creating system change to support SEL. This updated second edition is a ‘must read’ for those in the fields of education and mental health who want the most up-to-date information on SEL. The book presents numerous ideas and actions that will help any school or teacher support students and create caring, compassionate, and supportive classrooms for all.”
—Mark T. Greenberg, PhD, Emeritus Bennett Chair of Prevention Science, The Pennsylvania State University; Chairperson, CREATE for Education
“Gueldner and colleagues offer hands-on advice on how to implement SEL in real-world classrooms and schools. They provide critical information on how to select and implement evidence-based SEL curricula, as well as how to adapt SEL interventions to best meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students and families. Whether you are new to the world of SEL or have been engaged in implementation for years, this book is an essential resource. I look forward to sharing this book with future educators and school psychologists, and to using it in my own research within schools.”
—Katie Eklund, PhD, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin–Madison
“This is a key reference for anyone interested in ‘walking the talk’ of SEL. The volume offers practical wisdom to educators committed to meaningful, lasting, and effective practices. Rooted in the latest research and hard-won experience in the field, the book reflects a deep commitment to helping educators do SEL well. It is sophisticated yet accessible and practical—a rare combination. This book is important reading for practitioners, advanced undergraduates, and graduate students alike.”
—Clark A. McKown, PhD, Division of Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center
