Integrate SEL & Equity with Transformative SEL 

Transformative SEL (T-SEL) is a form of SEL where young people and adults build strong, respectful, and lasting relationships to engage in co-learning. T-SEL facilitates critical examination of individual and contextual factors that contribute to inequities and collaborative solutions that lead to personal, community, and societal well-being. (CASEL.org). T-SEL leverages SEL skills to focus on just and caring environments and amplifies the following focal constructs:  Identity (Self-Awareness) Agency (Self-Management) Belonging (Social Awareness) Curiosity (Relationship Skills) Collaborative Problem-Solving (Responsible Decision-Making)

Find the T-SEL Competencies and Conditions for Thriving at this CDE site.
Our TCOE team adapted the layout of the T-SEL to show progressions from grade level to grade level in this document.

T-SEL advances educational equity and excellence through authentic partnerships with youth and their families. Here are some strategies to infuse a youth lens into student-centered Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) practices:

• Student-led workshops
• Student-driven initiatives
• Youth-created resources
• Peer mentoring programs
• Youth feedback loops
• Student-designed evaluation criteria
• Youth-authored SEL curriculum
• Youth panels and presentations
• Student surveys and focus groups
• Youth-led SEL initiatives

See the T-SEL Ambassador’s toolkit for many more resources on this topic.