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PBL Works

PBLWorks, offered by The Buck Institute for Education, provides a teaching practices approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades 6-12 and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness at grade 12.

Grades
Middle (6-8) High School (9-12)
Settings
Classroom Schoolwide Home Community
Program Outcomes
  • Improved Identity Development/ Agency
  • Improved Academic Performance

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Peace Learning Circles

Peace Learning Circles, offered by the Peace Learning Center, provides a teaching practices approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades K-12 and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness at grades 3 and 4. Translated materials for Peace Learning Circles are available in Spanish and French.

Grades
Elementary (K-5) Middle (6-8) High School (9-12)
Settings
Classroom Schoolwide Home
Program Outcomes
  • Improved Academic Performance
  • Improved School Climate

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Peer Group Connection–High School

Peer Group Connection – High School, offered by the Center for Supportive Schools, provides a lesson-based approach to SEL where 11th and 12th grade students facilitate sessions with 9th grade students. It includes programming for grades 9-12 and demonstrated evidence of effectiveness at grade 9. Translation of all program materials are available in Spanish.

Grades
High School (9-12)
Settings
Classroom Schoolwide Community
Program Outcomes
  • Improved SEL skills and attitudes
  • Improved School Connectedness

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PeerLearning.net

PeerLearning.net provides a teaching practices approach to SEL and offers programming for grades 4-12. Two CASEL-approved evaluations demonstrate evidence of effectiveness in grades 6, 9-10 and 6, 8, 9, respectively. PeerLearning.net is a piece of software designed to support teachers with integrating principles of cooperative learning into their lessons. A student-facing interface guides groups of learners through lessons via a series of task, discussion, and reflection prompts. The online interface can be presented in English, Spanish, and Italian.

Grades
Elementary (K-5) Middle (6-8) High School (9-12)
Settings
Classroom Schoolwide
Program Outcomes
  • Improved SEL skills and attitudes
  • Reduced Emotional Distress
  • Improved School Climate

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Positive Action

Positive Action is a whole-school reform strategy designed to improve social-emotional and achievement outcomes by building school climate, self-control, goal-setting, problem-solving, persistence, and other skills. Students learn these skills through structured discussions and activities, games, and role plays. Teachers receive detailed manuals and materials to support 140 15-20 minute lessons per year (4 days per week). Parents also receive handbooks that parallel the school lessons.

Grades
Pre-K Elementary (K-5) Middle (6-8) High School (9-12)
Settings
Classroom

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Promoting Alternative Thinking Pathways: PATHS

Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies (PATHS) provides a lesson-based approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades Pre-K-6 and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness in Pre-K and grade 1-3 students. Translated materials for PATHS are available in French and Spanish. Demonstrated evidence of effectiveness utilized the training and implementation support model offered by SEL Worldwide.

Grades
Pre-K Elementary (K-5)
Settings
Classroom Schoolwide Home Community
Program Outcomes
  • Improved SEL skills and attitudes
  • Reduced Emotional Distress
  • Reduced Problem Behavior
  • Improved School Climate
  • Improved School Connectedness
  • Improved Prosocial Behavior

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Pure Power

Pure Power, offered by Pure Edge Inc., provides a lesson-based approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades K-12 and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness in grades 9-11. Translated materials for Pure Power are available in Spanish and American Sign Language.

Grades
Elementary (K-5) Middle (6-8) High School (9-12)
Settings
Classroom Schoolwide Community
Program Outcomes
  • Improved Academic Performance

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Ready to Learn

Ready to Learn provides a lesson-based approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades Pre-K-1 and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness in Kindergarten. The Ready to Learn model is designed to be a school-wide SEL program by providing classroom lessons for each grade level. The model also features a parent education component.

Grades
Pre-K Elementary (K-5)
Settings
Classroom Home
Program Outcomes
  • Improved Academic Performance
  • Reduced Problem Behavior
  • Improved Prosocial Behavior

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Resolving Conflict Creatively

The Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP), offered by the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility, provides a lesson-based approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades Pre-K-8 and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness in grades 1-6.

Grades
Pre-K Elementary (K-5) Middle (6-8)
Settings
Classroom Schoolwide Home
Program Outcomes
  • Improved SEL skills and attitudes
  • Reduced Emotional Distress
  • Reduced Problem Behavior
  • Improved Prosocial Behavior

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Ripple Effects for Teens

Ripple Effects for Teens, offered by Ripple Effects Inc., provides a lesson-based approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades 6-12 and demonstrated evidence of effectiveness in grade 6.

Grades
Middle (6-8) High School (9-12)
Settings
Classroom Schoolwide Home
Program Outcomes
  • Improved SEL skills and attitudes
  • Improved Identity Development/ Agency