New Adult Calming Space at Weiss Elementary

SEL Specialist Deborah Carey introduces a new Teacher Calming Space at Martin Weiss Elementary. The teachers and other school staff are exciting to use this new space and available self care resources.

Building Sweet Staff Relationships at Kiest

Getting to know your co-workers can be a challenge. See how the SEL Steering Committee at Kiest created fun ways to help build healthy relationships between all teachers with a Valentine’ s Day PD pot luck.

Making Progress in SEL Implementation

The SEL Dallas team was pleased to host guests from The Wallace Foundation, CASEL, and the Weikart Center at the Forum for Youth Investment for a two day site visit in January to observe and learn more about the progress of SEL implementation here in Dallas.

The First PLC of 2020

Steering committee representatives from our seven SEL Dallas sites, along with SEL central office staff from Dallas ISD, Big Thought, and Dallas Afterschool, all convened at Cowart Elementary for the SEL Dallas Winter PLC meeting.

The Power of Play!

Playworks teaches our SEL team new ways to integrate social and emotional learning through play.