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Summary
Chapter 5, “Activate SEL in Your Lessons”: In this chapter, we use the tools and skills we’ve gained from previous steps of the Equity and SEL
Integration Framework to ensure our curriculum is equitable and promotes social-emotional learning.
Part 2 provides K–12 teachers with chapters dedicated to trauma-informed teaching, culturally responsive teaching, and restorative justice for improving their SEL plans. Each chapter provides an overview of an approach, empirical evidence of the approach’s alignment with SEL, and strategies for adopting the approach’s practices in our SEL plans. The chapters in part 2 are as follows.
Chapter 6, “Implement Trauma-Informed Teaching”: This chapter delves into ways in which trauma can affect students’ classroom experiences, and it shares strategies for developing trauma-informed teaching practices in order to help students in need. Chapter 7, “Implement Culturally Responsive Teaching”: This chapter examines culturally responsive teaching strategies and ways in which empowered educators can actively create multicultural spaces for students to engage in. Chapter 8, “Implement Restorative Practices and Restorative Justice”:
This chapter discusses restorative justice in the classroom and examines the large body of research on restorative practices’ effectiveness in schools.
Part 3 focuses on enhancing an SEL plan with inclusive, technology-supported pedagogy and raising equity for students who are marginalized due to race, gender, sexual orientation, and immigrant or refugee status.
Chapter 9, “Add Inclusive Pedagogy to SEL Plans”: This chapter explores inclusive pedagogy and focuses on how inclusivity in the classroom actively improves students’ lives and learning capabilities. Chapter 10, “Activate SEL Through Equity and Educational
Technology”: This chapter provides strategies, lessons, and advice gleaned from teachers who learned to teach remotely through the COVID-19 pandemic, and it shares tips for improving one’s overall digital teaching practice. Also, it highlights technology tools and strategies for engaging students in SEL in hybrid and blended learning environments.
Finally, note that in many chapters, you will find Important Note for Teachers feature boxes that highlight unique elements of a concept or strategy. My aim is to remain on topic but supplement and clarify reader understanding throughout the book.
