Browsing by Subject "SEL"

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    Community Asset Mapping
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Use this activity to help youth deepen their understanding of how their community informs their identity. Youth will participate in a structured walk to brainstorm assets and needs within their neighborhood. Rather than focusing on Ways I Am, this activity explores the Ways We Are as a community.
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    Complaint/Feeling/ Request
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Use the Complaint/Feeling/Request (CFR) process as a communication tool to address issues/conflict through a one-on-one conversation. Introduce CFR when you sense that students need to give one another simple feedback. The process helps individuals bring up challenges and address concerns before they fester. CFR allows youth to explore their Ways of Feeling because it allows them to safely express their emotions about a situation.
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    Consensus Building
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Use this facilitated conversation template to help youth reach consensus regarding a program, project or initiative that they will implement. Use it at the start of a program cycle, or for an isolated event that can accommodate a high level of youth ownership and direction. This activity allows youth to practice their Ways of Doing as they work together to move their project forward.
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    Creating the Learning Environment
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Program environment and culture play an important part in social and emotional learning (SEL). You can influence the culture of your program by paying attention to the ways that routines, behavior expectations, and conflict resolution processes within your program support SEL. This section includes tools and templates to help staff establish expectations, give feedback and reflect.
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    Designing Impactful Learning Experiences
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Social and emotional learning (SEL) takes place when youth are engaged in activities that allow them to practice and develop skills from the Ways of Being model. Use this section to include program activities that focus on developing all four of the Ways of Being. These activities allow youth to explore their individual and community identity (Ways I Am), practice sharing gratitude and communicate feelings (Ways of Feeling), learn about empathy and set group norms (Ways of Relating), and develop clear goals and work towards agreement (Ways of Doing).
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    Eight Arrows
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Eight Arrows is an activity that allows participants to acknowledge what they can commit to bringing to the group, and identify the impact of their shared commitment. Eight Arrows falls primarily in the Ways of Relating category because youth discuss how they will work as a team and what they will accomplish.
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    Emoji Data Dashboard
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Use the Emoji Reflection activity (under Creating the Learning Environment) to track changes over time by creating a data dashboard. At the individual level, the Emoji Reflection activity is a tool for personal growth. At the program-level, it is well-suited for youth-directed measurement and continuous improvement. There are no-tech and low-tech options for creating a data dashboard.
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    Emoji Reflection
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    This template is for regular self-reflection throughout a project. Turn it into a tool to measure individual and program-level progress over time.
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    Equipping Staff
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Expertise 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.
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    Full Value Contract
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Use this discussion guide with youth to establish group norms and common expectations.
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    Goal Sandwich
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Use this activity to help youth identify a short-term goal and create concrete steps to complete that goal. This short process is great for groups new to goal- setting. Goal sandwich allows youth to practice their Ways of Doing by learning the important skills of goal-setting.
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    Gratitude Candle
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Use this activity to create a space for participants to practice expressing gratitude. The exercise allows youth to explore their Ways of Feeling as they share their emotions about another person.
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    Identity Wheel
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Use this activity with youth to think critically about how they see themselves and how they believe the world sees them. By examining their own identity, youth think about the Ways I Am.
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    Mapping Cultural Values
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Culture 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.
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    Mask Making
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Use this activity to help youth actively engage in expressing their identity as a dimension of their Ways I Am. This is an art activity involving decorating the inside and outside of masks with guided instructions. The goal is to have participants do a self-assessment of who they are and how they show up to others.
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    Meet the Wobbies
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Wobbies are case narratives of individual youth who are navigating through one or more parts of the Ways of Being (WOB) model. The stories of these seven characters can be used to spark conversation among youth about the social and emotional skills at play in the stories and in their own SEL development.
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    The Power of Empathy
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Use this animated short of Dr. Brené Brown to explore the differences between empathy and sympathy. This activity allows youth to explore their Ways of Relating through practicing empathy with others.
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    Quality Learning Environment
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    By 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.
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    Readiness Inventory
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    This is an informal inventory designed to help programs evaluate how well their current practices support social and emotional learning. The inventory will help identify program practice strengths as well as areas for improvement. While all four strategies do not need to develop sequentially within your program, all areas are important components of programs that are intentionally supporting social and emotional learning in youth.
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    Reflection Bank
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Use these ideas to incorporate reflection into your daily program structure. Reflection activities can be used throughout your program to create a positive social and emotional learning environment.