Create an account with The Pennsylvania State University and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. This course is designed to build essential knowledge and skills related to the benefits of social and emotional learning for both young people and adults. It also introduces a range of resources that support the implementation of SEL within community settings.
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Community Engagement Part 3: Nominal Group Technique
This video builds upon the “Community Engagement Part 2: Participatory Decision Making” video (listed as a separate resource on this site) by introducing a structured method for facilitating group input. It explains the Nominal Group Technique to organize and prioritize ideas during coalition or community discussions – helping groups move from open discussion to a ranked set of options in a systematic way. This methodology complements the earlier focus on participatory decision making by offering a concrete tool to ensure all voices are heard and group consensus is achieved more efficiently during planning or action-setting conversations.
What is Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)?
Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) defined Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) three decades ago. This video features educators, students, parents, and community leaders in describing the fundamentals of SEL.
Coalition Check-Up Resource 1 – Coalition Check-Up Guidebook
Coalitions play a crucial role in fostering robust community development. Four tools were developed using the Coalition Check-Up to support the well-being of your coalition and its activities to ensure success! Coalition Check-Up Resource 1 – Coalition Check-Up Guidebook: Need some ideas of how to go about improving something about your coalition or its activities? See this comprehensive resource containing evidence-informed strategies!
The CASEL Guide to Schoolwide Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Essentials
The CASEL Guide to Schoolwide SEL Essentials is a concise, printable mini-book designed to support school teams in implementing systemic social and emotional learning (SEL).
Coalition Check-Up Resource 2 – Action Planning Worksheets
Coalitions play a crucial role in fostering robust community development. Four tools were developed using the Coalition Check-Up to support the well-being of your coalition and its activities to ensure success! Coalition Check-Up Resource 2 – Action Planning Worksheets: Need a worksheet to help you make decisions about next steps and itemize them? Then, this is your resource!
Building Effective Peer Mentoring Programs in Schools
Cross-age peer mentoring programs are an increasingly popular choice for educators and youth development professionals hoping to create positive outcomes for youth. This guide will assist you in your recruitment, training, and activities involving peer mentoring programs.
Coalition Check-Up Resource 3 – Action Planning for a Strength Worksheets
Coalitions play a crucial role in fostering robust community development. Four tools were developed using the Coalition Check-Up to support the well-being of your coalition and its activities to ensure success! Coalition Check-Up Resource 3 – Action Planning for a Strength Worksheets: Is something about your coalition going really well? Do you wonder how to give attention to that success and sustain the focus or practice going forward? Then, this is your resource!
Coalition Check-Up Resource 4 – Action Planning Progress Tool
Coalitions play a crucial role in fostering robust community development. Four tools were developed using the Coalition Check-Up to support the well-being of your coalition and its activities to ensure success! Coalition Check-Up Resource 4 – Action Planning Progress Tool: Need a tool to help you track implementation progress of your action plan? And find solutions to barriers you encounter along the way? Then, this is your resource!
What is the Community Tool Box?
The Community Tool Box is a long-standing, mission-driven resource created to promote community health and development by connecting people, ideas, and practical tools. Launched in 1994, it was designed to provide accessible, real-world guidance on core community-building competencies—such as leadership, program evaluation, and grant writing—that can be used by both professionals and community members across diverse issue areas. Over time, it has grown into an extensive, multilingual resource with more than 340 sections and thousands of pages of content, serving community leaders and practitioners, organizations that support community change, and funders seeking to strengthen and sustain effective community improvement efforts. In addition to its extensive content, the Community Tool Box is designed for ease of navigation and practical use. Each section follows a clear, practical structure explaining what a skill is, why and when it matters, and how to apply it, supported by curated resources, real-world examples, tools and checklists, and ready-to-use PowerPoint slides that facilitate training, technical assistance, and real-world application.