CSI Resources

As the Collaborating States Initiative (CSI) has evolved since 2016, participating state education agencies, CASEL and other national organizations have developed a wide variety of materials and resources to promote SEL in their states.

The index below provides links to numerous resources. They include a variety of tools and reports from CASEL and other national organizations, as well as many examples from states themselves. Our resources are organized by the four focal areas in the emerging state theory of action, which is aligned to CASEL’s district and school theories of action: planning, adult SEL, student SEL, and continuous improvement. Each focal area is further divided into specific tasks. States can use these tools to:
- - Inform their own work.
  - Learn how their peers are addressing similar issues.
  - Customize many of these materials for their own use.
BUILD FOUNDATIONAL SUPPORT AND PLAN
STRENGTHEN ADULT COMPETENCIES AND CAPACITY
- School cultures and climates
- Equity considerations
- Professional development
PROMOTE SEL FOR STUDENTS
USE DATA FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
- Assessment tools
GETTING STARTED

The CSI has created several tools and briefs to help states get started in developing standards, policies, programs, and communities of learning among districts to support implementation of quality SEL.

Process Tools
- Recommended Process for Developing State Policies and Guidelines
- A Process for Developing and Articulating Learning Goals
Reports
- From Response to Reopening: State Efforts to Elevate Social and Emotional Learning During the Pandemic (2020)
- An Examination of K-12 SEL Learning Competencies/ Standards in 18 States (2020)
- An Examination of Frameworks for SEL (2019)
- Emerging Insights (2018)
- Innovation in Action(2018)
- Deeper Insights (2018)
Strategic Plan Examples (2018)

District Recommendations to States (2018)

The Collaborating States Initiative is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Pure Edge, Inc. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the funders.

Updated Definition of SEL

We are committed to a continuous process of learning, examining, and collaboratively refining the understanding of SEL. We are excited to share updates across definitions and our framework to highlight an expanded vision and growing research base for SEL.

Explore What is SEL to learn more.

GETTING STARTED

Updated Definition of SEL