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Safe and Sound: An Educational Leaders Guide to Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs. (Original and Illinois Versions)

Description:
Based on a three-year study funded by the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) in the U.S. Department of Education, Safe and Sound is the most comprehensive and inclusive guide to SEL programming available. This guide provides a road map for schools and districts that are launching or adding social, emotional, and academic learning programs. The guide reviews 80 multiyear, sequenced SEL programs designed for use in general education classrooms. Safe and Sound also offers guidance to educational leaders on how to integrate typically isolated or fragmented SEL efforts with other school activities and academic instruction by providing a framework for "putting the pieces together."

The Illinois version (2005) includes the original material from Safe and Sound (2003), plus an introduction about the precedent-setting Illinois SEL standards and policies, and a listing of the K-12 SEL standards, goals, and benchmarks.

Order:
Printed copies of the original (2003) guide are available for $10.

Quantity discounts available:

• 5-24 copies, $8 each
• 25-49 copies, $7 each
• 50-75 copies, $6 each
• 75+ copies, $5 each

Printed copies of the Illinois version (2005) of the guide are available for $12. Note: the Illinois version does not include a CD-ROM (CD-ROM contents listed below).

Quantity discounts available:

• 5-24 copies, $11 each
• 25-49 copies, $10 each
• 50-75 copies, $9 each
• 75+ copies, $8 each

To order the Original version (ISBN: 1-933646-01-2), or Illinois version (ISBN: 1-933646-02-0), call the Chicago Distribution Center at 800-621-2736. Orders can also be placed via email at orders@press.uchicago.edu. Business hours are M-F, 8am-5pm CST.

Download Guides and CD-ROM Documents:
You may download either version of Safe and Sound and the companion CD-ROM documents free of charge.

All files are in pdf format, which requires the free software, Adobe Acrobat Reader. Reader can be downloaded at adobe.com.

Due to the large file size, we recommend you RIGHT CLICK the file name and save the files to your computer for viewing.

Guides:

• Safe and Sound Guide
• Safe and Sound, Illinois Edition

CD-ROM Contents:
Individual Program Descriptions: 132 page document, with the 1-2 page descriptions of the 80 programs reviewed in Safe and Sound.

Rating Scales: Describes all the rating scales used to evaluate the programs

CASEL Guidelines for Effective SEL Practice: 10 guidelines to follow in order to achieve top-quality SEL practice

SEL & Academic Performance: This six-page research brief provides citations and brief summaries of some of the best research demonstrating the relationship between SEL and academic performance. A graphic logic model demonstrates how SEL impacts academic performance, and the citations are linked to the relationships shown in the graphic.

Overview of SEL: A Powerpoint Presentation

School SEL Self-Assessment Guide: Use this guide to help evaluate the state of your practice.

Questions for Program Developers: Once you’ve selected a handful of programs for consideration, here are some helpful questions to ask the program developers before making your final selection.

Academics and SEL: Educational Practices Series booklet from the International Academy of Education (a UNESCO organization) that explains how SEL and academics are related, and provides examples of instruction and practice that promote both. An exceptionally clear and accessible document suitable for explaining SEL to broad audiences

SEL Framework: Journal of School Health article that provides a fuller description of the CASEL social and emotional skills framework, and the program review process.

Every Child Learning: Safe and Supportive Schools: Outstanding report prepared by the Learning First Alliance in 2001 that explains the components of supportive learning communities, research documenting the value of these components, and recommendations and resources for making your school more safe and supportive.

Endorsements of SEL: National Council of State Legislatures resolution supporting SEL; Position of the National League of Cities - Institute for Youth, Education, and Families, Learning First Alliance, And National Collaboration for Youth on the importance of SEL (includes a list of community resources for promoting SEL).

Video Segment on SEL: Watch the “Emotional Intelligence: The Missing Piece” video on the George Lucas Educational Foundation web site demonstrating SEL in practice, in different classrooms around the country.