Quest #5 - Module Review: Social Justice, SEL, and Literacy
Social Justice
All students need to be represented in books
SEL (Social and Emotional Learning)
Heartbeat (EDtech tool)
Digital platform designed to help students understand what motivates them, how they learn best, how important their well-being is, and a space to reflect on these ideas.
Encourages teachers to learn the whole child and gives a clearer picture of where the child is coming from or what challenges may stand in their way.
Not designed to replace the teacher-student relationship but to foster that and build a deeper connection between the two.
Discovery Education
Great resource that provides digital lessons and activitiies to help support social justice and SEL in the classroom.
Social Justice topics include the roots of sytematic racism, discrimination, and the importance of equity.
SEL lessons to help promote compassion, empathy, and gratitude.
My younger self - Famous people reflect on what they have learned, reflecting on struggles they've had and what advice they would give their younger self on staying emotinally healthy
Ted Talk Video - The importance of black children being represented, and their culutres to be reflected. The critical need for black authors to tell their storires.
CASEL Framework
3 Ways to Integrate SEL into Learning
- Become an Equity Learder
- Level up your own Social and Cultural Competence
- Help students improve their Emotional intelligence
Plutchik's Wheel of Emotions
SEL Competencies
ISTE Standards
Self Awareness
Self Management
Social Awareness
Relationship Skills
Responsible Decision Making
Social Media can be a tool for change
Digital Literacy Lessons
Digital Literacy Framework
Learning for Justice - Lessons designed to help promote social justice and prompt discussions about diversity.