Tag: Social-Emotional Learning

Episode 4: Renton School District’s Approach to Staff and Student Wellness, Personalization, and Engagement

In this episode of What Will We Take With Us?, a series featuring our conversations with education leaders across the United States on how they grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic in K-12 education, Bob Ettinger of Renton School District in Washington shares with us how district leadership prioritized both staff and student wellness, facilitated opportunities for authentic engagement through choice and voice, and tackled challenges with the support of teams made up of district personnel and students who co-designed solutions collaboratively.

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September 22, 2021

“Start Safe SEL” Presentation Examples

In response to the pandemic, Renton School District in Washington state prioritized students’ health and wellbeing by embedding social-emotional learning in the first 15-minutes of class, a strategy called “Start Safe SEL.” The following lesson presentations from K-2 demonstrate how “Start Safe SEL” is incorporated, including specific opening activities and rollout.

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April 28, 2021

Active Spelling

This screencast shows how one teacher engages her students in an active spelling activity. In this video, the educator explains and models the strategy in action, sharing how she guides students through physical movements (e.g., jumping jacks) to spell out words.

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December 17, 2020

Application for Remote Classroom Jobs

This Google Form job application allows students to share why they are interested in a specific role, why they would be a good candidate, and how they will act respectfully and responsibly in this role.

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December 11, 2020
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