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Use this checklist from Social Emotional Well-Being for Educators to reflect on your currently social and emotional well-being. This self-assessment shows you where you start so that you can begin to move forward.

Learn about the do's and don'ts of trauma informed practices with this infographic.

In this Leaders Coaching Leaders podcast episode, the authors of SEL From a Distance speak from their own experience about how important social-emotional learning (SEL) is for students, teachers, and school leaders.

"Girls’ lives are hard and, let’s face it, adults don’t really understand what girls are going through.  Sure, we might know what it’s like to be a teenager, to struggle with academic or family issues, or to deal with complicated friendships or relationships. But we don’t know what it is like to be a girl today—trying to figure herself out, getting ridiculed and judged on social media, constantly comparing herself to others, never quite feeling good enough, and so afraid to fail that she is plagued with stress and anxiety on a daily basis." Read the full post on Corwin Connect.

Featured on the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning podcast, Episode #91. Jessica and John Hannigan, authors of SEL From a Distance, discuss how the switch to distance learning combined with recent instances of racial injustice has put a spotlight on the cracks in the practice of social and emotional learning (SEL).

In this video, Jessica Djabrayan Hannigan and John E. Hannigan walk you through their unique tool for Self Monitoring, found in their new book, SEL From a Distance.

In this article from The Wall Street Journal, Girls Without Limits author Lisa Hinkelman offers her comments on the social and emotional effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent girls. 

"Week five, and maybe you feel a little more confident. And in the same nano-second of time that you feel like you are just arriving at “I got this,” there is another feeling snuggling right up to your new-found confidence. It feels something like dread. How am I going to do this until the end of the school year? Is this really sustainable?" Read the full blog by author Beth Kelley on Corwin Connect.

"As an educator you have a unique opportunity to role model for your students how to stay calm during uncertain times. The first step is to know how to do that for yourself before you can do it for your children, spouse, family, and students." Read the full blog from author Beth Kelley on Corwin Connect.

In this free excerpt from Teaching, Learning, and Trauma, Grades 6-12, the authors discuss the importance of self-care for teachers and students alike, and provides strategies and tips for maintaining your own mental health so that you can better support students. 

Read the introduction to Teaching, Learning, and Trauma, Grades 6-12, where the authors discuss the need for this book, define what ACEs are, and discuss the impact of ACEs on students and their education.

In this resource from Start With the Heart author Michelle Trujillo, you'll discover critical behaviors for self-care to do during distance education, in order to effectively care for ourselves and others.