What is SEL and How do I Implement it in my Classroom? with Rachel Davis

Listen to the full episode to hear how to implement SEL in the classroom:

The majority of this podcast’s content is literacy-focused, including effective strategies to implement in your classroom, which is all academic. While literacy is an important component in a classroom, so is a students’ mental health. In order to check on students and begin to look at the whole child, implementing SEL is the best way to do that. 

Since the beginning of the pandemic and certainly afterwards, SEL has become a hot topic and the forefront of teachers and other educational professionals’ minds. Although you might know what it is, how can you effectively use it in your classroom to impact students? I have special guest, Rachel Davis, on the podcast today to help share actionable tips and strategies on how to implement SEL in the classroom.

Rachel is the school counselor and curriculum designer behind Bright Futures Counseling. With nearly a decade of experience, a highly rated school counseling podcast, and an engaged online community, Rachel is passionate about helping school counselors increase their impact and advocate for their role. She resides in Costa Rica, and when she’s not working on her business you can find her at the beach playing with her family!

Throughout our conversation, Rachel identifies what SEL is and easy ways it can be incorporated into your already existing schedule. There are so many Rachel shares lesson and engagement ideas, along with simple tips to create a common language and community in your classroom by understanding the whole child through SEL. 

Whether SEL is a new concept for you, you’re very familiar with, or somewhere in between, this episode has something for you. Rachel is a wealth of knowledge and through her tips, you’ll know how to implement SEL as soon as tomorrow!

In this episode on how to implement SEL, I share:

• Having a feelings check provides more than just SEL 
• A variety of themes relevant to SEL topics 
• Rachel provides a list of SEL lesson ideas 
• Why the words preventative and proactive are essential to SEL
• How SEL can make a big impact with little to no prep

Resources Mentioned:

• Join the Writing Made Simple Membership.
• Grab your free writing routine!
• Download Rachels’ Feelings Check Freebie.

Connect with Rachel Davis:

• Follow Rachel on Instagram
• Join her Impact 2.0 Membership
• Listen to her School Counseling Simplified Podcast

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• Subscribe to my E-mail list
• Instagram Posts
• Blog Posts
• Facebook Posts

About The Literacy Dive Podcast:

Do you find yourself seeking new ideas when it comes to literacy instruction in elementary classrooms? The Literacy Dive Podcast was created to offer actionable steps and to share information for teachers, like you, who are always looking to improve their craft! ELA is our jam and we are excited to dive into all things reading and writing with you!

Your host, Megan Polk, is the creator and owner behind The Literacy Dive and loves to support students and their teachers with curriculum, literacy instruction, best practices, and engaging literacy activities.

Dive in with us every Monday for a new episode from Megan! She, and her guests, will chat about various literacy topics and will bring you tips and tricks that can easily be implemented in your classrooms. You can tune in wherever you get your podcasts! Listen to The Literacy Dive Podcast on platforms like Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Google, and more!