Evidence Based Social and Emotional Learning
CASEL’s mission is to help make evidence-based social and emotional learning (SEL) an integral part of education
from preschool through high school.
The Collaborating Districts Initiative: Taking SEL to Scale in Eight Large School Districts
This multiyear CASEL project is the most ambitious effort in the country focused on implementing social and emotional learning on a districtwide, systemic basis.
Collaborating Districts Initiative
Given the importance of district-level leadership and coordination, in 2011 CASEL launched a national initiative aimed at supporting districts’ capacities to promote SEL for all students. Called the Collaborating Districts Initiative (CDI), this effort recognizes that positive student outcomes depend on improving classrooms and schools, which in turn depends on improving districtwide capacities and conditions.
Download a two-page fact sheet about the CDI.
Anchorage, Alaska
Austin, Texas
Chicago, Ill.
Cleveland, Ohio
Nashville, Tenn.
Oakland, Calif.
Sacramento, Calif.
Washoe County, Nev.
The CDI is funded by NoVo Foundation and the Einhorn Family Charitable Trust and involves the American Institutes for Research (AIR) as an external evaluator. The CDI is designed to achieve two complementary goals:
- To develop districts’ capacities to plan, implement and monitor systemic changes that will impact schools and classrooms in ways that enhance students’ social-emotional development and academic performance; and
- To document lessons learned that can inform future efforts to support systemic SEL implementation in districts across the country.
2012 Cross-Districts Learning Event
Austin, Tex. hosted the 2012 Cross-Districts Learning Event November 8-9, 2012. Click here for videos and details of the presentations.
2013 Cross-Districts Learning Event
The eight collaborating districts came together for their annual cross-districts learning event on November 13-15, 2013 in Nashville, Tenn. Click here for a description of the event, photos, documents, and videos.
2015 Cross-Districts Learning Event
In 2015 the Cleveland Metropolitan School District hosted the cross-districts learning event on May 5-7. Click here to view a description of the event, photos, documents, and videos.
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News & Events
Position opening at CASEL: Vice President of Finance and Administration. Read more
Atlanta Public Schools partners with CASEL to launch SEL initiative.
The Joseph E. Zins and Mary Utne O’Brien Awards for 2015. Read more
A New Online Course in SEL and related courses leading to a certificate in leadership for SEL and character development.
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NBC creates online SEL toolkit for parents