Standards and Competencies Resources

Dusenbury, L. A., Zadrazil Newman, J., Weissberg, R. P., Goren, P., Domitrovich, C. E., & Mart, A. K. (2015). The case for preschool through high school state learning standards for SEL. In J. A. Durlak, C. E. Domitrovich, R. P. Weissberg, & T. P. Gullotta (Eds.), Handbook for social and emotional learning: Research and practice (pp. 532-548). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
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Berg, J., Osher, D., Same, M. R., Nolan, E., Benson, D., & Jacobs, N. (2017). Identifying, defining, and measuring social and emotional competencies. Washington, DC: American Institutes for Research.
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Berman, S., Chaffee, S., Sarmiento, J. (2018). The practice base for how we learn supporting students’ social, emotional, and academic development. Washington, DC: Aspen Institute.
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Dusenbury, L., Weissberg, R. (2018). Emerging insights from states’ efforts to strengthen social and emotional learning. Chicago, IL: CASEL.
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Dusenbury, L. & Weissberg, R. P. Development and implementation of standards for social and emotional learning in the 50 states: A brief on findings from CASEL’s experience. Chicago: CASEL.
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Dusenbury, L., Dermody, C., Weissberg, R. (2018). 2018 State Scorecard Scan. Chicago, IL: CASEL.
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Johnson, H. & Weiner, R. (2017) This time, with feeling: Integrating social and emotional development and college- and career-readiness standards. New York: Aspen Institute.
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Zinsser, K. M., Weissberg, R. P., & Dusenbury, L. (2013). Aligning preschool through high school social and emotional learning standards: A critical and doable next step. Chicago: Chicago, IL: CASEL
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Dusenbury, L., & Yoder, N. (2017). Key features of high-quality policies and guidelines to support social and emotional learning: Recommendations and examples for the collaborating states initiative (CSI). Chicago, IL: CASEL.
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Yoder, N., & Dusenbury, L. (2017). A process for developing and articulating learning goals or competencies for social and emotional learning. Chicago, IL: CASEL.
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Collaborating States Initiative. (2018). Chicago, IL: CASEL
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