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SEL With Intention · For your staff

Getting Started: Staff Meeting Training

A ready to run 15 to 20 minute staff, department, or PLC meeting. Teachers learn the five skills, find this week's activity, pick the day they will teach it, and commit to one 20 minute activity a week. It is the starting point; The free course, SEL With Intention, goes deeper.

15 to 20 minutesSlides and facilitator notesBring a laptop or phoneNo cost
Open the slidesFacilitator agenda

Short videos

Watch them together at the meeting, or send them ahead of time.

How to find an activity90 seconds · the step by step tour
What your school leaders see90 seconds · the leader dashboard

Reports are for support and recognition, not evaluation. No student data is collected. Explore the sandbox yourself.

The slides

Project these at your meeting. Use the arrow keys or the buttons, and Full screen to present. Speaker notes for each slide appear below the slides.

Staff meeting · 15 to 20 minutes

Getting started withRoseThread Connect

One 20 minute activity a week, inside the content you already teach.

RoseThread Learning · rosethreadlearning.com
Why we are here

Intentional, not accidental.

  • We already build these skills through relationships and routines.
  • Now we name them on purpose, inside our content.
  • Same skills, same words, in every class. Tier 1 for every student.
The five skills · CASEL's SEL Framework

Five skills, in plain words

Self-AwarenessKnowing what I feel, what I value, and my strengths"What do you notice about how you learn best?"
Self-ManagementCalming down, sticking with it, planning toward a goal"What will you do when you get stuck?"
Social AwarenessUnderstanding other points of view and what others need"How might this author see it differently?"
Relationship SkillsListening, working together, working through disagreement"Ask your partner one follow up question."
Responsible Decision-MakingThinking a choice through: options, impact, fairness"What are the options, and who is affected?"
What it looks like

Four teacher moves

  1. Name it. "Today we are practicing social awareness."
  2. Show it. Model it once with your own example.
  3. Practice it in the content. Students use it with today's content.
  4. Reflect on it. One quick question at the end.
Watch · 90 seconds

How to find an activity

Your turn · step 1
1

Open the site and sign in

rosethreadlearning.com/connect

Sign in with Google. You get 10 free activities. No credit card.

Your turn · step 2
2

Find this week's activity

  1. What do you teach? Choose your subject and course.
  2. What are you teaching this week? A topic, a standard, or your textbook chapter.
  3. Pick an SEL skill if you like. Any skill is fine. This week's activity appears.
Your turn · step 3
3

Unlock it and read page 1

  1. Click Unlock it. It is yours to keep.
  2. Read page 1 of the teacher guide: the skill, four timed steps, and what to say.
  3. Look at the student pages and the supports for English learners and students with IEPs.
Your turn · step 4
4

Pick your day

  1. Tap when you will teach it: Today, Tomorrow, or pick a date.
  2. Choose how: Print or Project it.
  3. Tell a partner which one you picked, and your day.
Watch · 90 seconds

What your school leaders see

Our commitment

One activity a week.
Same day each week.

"Today we are practicing one skill: ____. Here is what it sounds like."

Name the skill out loud every time.

Next steps

Go deeper

  • SEL With Intention: the free course, about 30 minutes, with a certificate and badge.
  • After you teach it: send quick classroom feedback in RoseThread Connect.
  • In a few weeks: Teach and Reflect Together, a 40 minute PLC session.
  • PBIS school? Use the PBIS guide to match your expectation of the month.
rosethreadlearning.com/connect/learn
RoseThread Connect

Teach your content.
Intentionally build human skills.

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Facilitator agenda (20 minutes)

TimeWhat happensSlides
0 to 3Why we are here. One activity a week, inside the content. Intentional, not accidental.1 to 2
3 to 7The five skills and four teacher moves. Ask which skills teachers already saw this week.3 to 4
7 to 9Watch the 90 second tour.5
9 to 15Hands on. Sign in, find this week's activity, unlock it, read page 1 of the teacher guide.6 to 8
15 to 18Pick your day. In RoseThread Connect, tap when you will teach it, then tell a partner which one you picked.9
18 to 20What your school leaders see, then commit. Watch the 90 second leader tour, then pick a day each week.10 to 12

Short on time? Skip the tour videos and do steps 1 to 3 together on the projector. Have 30 minutes? Let pairs look through their activity together before they pick a day.

My first activity card Optional

You don't need this. When you pick a day in RoseThread Connect, your plan is already saved. Use this card only if you'd like a printed reminder next to your weekly plans.

My subject
My course
The activity I will teach

Choose your course to see its activities, or just type. Picking one fills in the skill and what to say for you.

The skill
My day each week
How I will name the skill out loud
Students who may need a support (no names, just the support)
After I teach it: what worked, what I will change