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Item Equipping Staff(University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth DevelopmentExpertise in social and emotional learning (SEL) begins with a foundation in good youth development practices and grows as you gain a deeper understanding. Staff need to be fluent in the concepts and language of SEL in order to be effective. This section has activities to help your staff build their understanding and fluency of SEL, recognize their cultural values and recognize how their program supports and aligns with high quality youth programs that support SEL skills.Item Mapping Cultural Values(University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth DevelopmentCulture and identity are at the heart of the Ways of Being model. The relationship between cultural values and SEL skills is complex. Cultural values will often determine which social and emotional skills are most important for individual youth. Use this activity with staff to identify personal cultural values and preferences that influence social and emotional learning.Item Quality Learning Environment(University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth DevelopmentBy investing in quality learning environments, youth programs are well poised for effectively supporting social and emotional skill development. This activity explores how elements of the Youth Program Quality Pyramid align with supporting social and emotional skills.Item SAFE-R Corners(University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth DevelopmentThis activity helps staff explore and share the ways that their programs are supporting SEL and brainstorm strategies for improvement.Item SEL + Program Map(University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth DevelopmentUse this template to consider how your program sequence supports social and emotional skill development. A SEL + Program Map can be used to identify natural opportunities throughout your program to intentionally support social and emotional learning.Item SEL Toolkit: Equipping Staff, 2nd edition(University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2019) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth DevelopmentExpertise in social and emotional learning (SEL) begins with a foundation in good youth development practices and grows as you gain a deeper understanding. Staff need to be fluent in the concepts and language of SEL in order to be effective. This section has activities to help your staff build their understanding and fluency of SEL, recognize their cultural values and recognize how their program supports and aligns with high quality youth programs that support SEL skills.Item Ways of Being Model(University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth DevelopmentUse this simple teaching tool to guide conversations about social and emotional learning, regardless of the specific framework or set of SEL skills your program is using. This model is designed to facilitate discussions that deepen understanding of what social and emotional skills look like in action.Item Ways of Being Quick Guides(University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth DevelopmentUse the Quick Guides to teach staff about SEL and spark a discussion about social and emotional learning in your program. Quick Guides provides a concise summary of one dimension of the Ways of Being (WOB) model. Each Quick Guide contains a short description of the WOB, social and emotional skills associated with that WOB, discussion questions to guide staff, and practices to support youth.Item Ways of Being Scenarios(University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth DevelopmentUse this activity with a group of staff to start a conversation about the Ways of Being (WOB) model and youth. Each scenario describes the story of an individual youth (Wobbie) with discussion questions about best practices for working with that youth. This activity will strengthen staff understanding of the Ways of Being model and SEL skills.