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*Please note: These resources are independent of WSCA but may have content helpful to school counselors*
OSPI Attendance and Chronic Absenteeism Truancy 101 Webinar
Best Practices and Strategies from OSPI
Language Arts
The ELA menu offers best practices for students in grades for K-4 (2022) and K–12 (2020). At the heart of the menu is a focus on accelerating student ELA performance. The practices align with Washington State K–12 Learning Standards for English Language Arts (Common Core State Standards).
2020 ELA Menu of Best Practices & Strategies
(K-4 only) 2022 ELA Menu of Best Practices & Strategies
Mathematics
The math menu offers best practices for students in grades K–12 as well as connections to best practices for all students as aligned with the Washington State K–12 Learning Standards for Mathematics and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
2020 Math Menu of Best Practices & Strategies
Behavior
The behavior menu provides best practices for students in grades K–12 and focuses on addressing behavior needs to improve academic outcomes. The menu aligns with the work of the OSPI Student Discipline Task Force, the Educational Opportunity Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee (EOGOAC), and the Social-Emotional Learning Benchmarks Workgroup. The practices and strategies in the behavior menu also reflect research-based guidance from the U.S. Department of Education on how to improve school climate and discipline.
2020 Behavior Menu of Best Practices & Strategies
Instructional Practices That Integrate Equity-Centered Social, Emotional, and Academic Learning from the American Institutes for Research
Webinar: Linking SEL and Academics in the Learning Environment
Linking SEL and Academics in the Learning Environment (Presentation Slides) (PDF)
Academic Learning is Social and Emotional
 OSPI has launched a new SEL learning opportunity for Washington’s education professionals called Academic Learning is Social and Emotional. It is an online course that you can take at your own pace. Participants will earn 3 free clock hours. This self-paced, interactive course and supporting resources will help educators build their knowledge and skills to use SEL practices in their classroom instruction. This course will prepare educators to use SEL practices that focus on equity and supportive classroom environments to improve their students' classroom experiences. All three sections and the final quiz must be completed to receive clock hours.
Click here to access the web page for Academic Learning is Social and Emotional. Please contact Diane Stead with any questions. |
Multilingual & Dual Language Resources
The ML Reference Sheet is a one-page document that includes links to key OSPI resources and professional learning opportunities to support multilingual learners (MLs). The DL Reference Sheet is also a one-page document that provides links to resources and professional learning for dual and heritage language programs. Download and keep these documents handy to access all of these resources! |