What are the five essential ingredients for ensuring all students succeed academically, socially, and behaviorally? This practical guide details each ingredient, why it matters, and how to implement it. The Recipe for Student Well-Being goes beyond the idea of a purchased curriculum to cover how different factors integrate to comprehensively meet students' social, emotional, and behavioral needs as enablers to academic success.

Education leaders will:

Learn the what, why, and how of the key ingredients for student well-being Foster a school culture and climate that promotes student growth and academic success Understand why and how to focus on educator well-being first in order to yield positive student outcomes Garner strategies and tools to establish, restore, and maintain positive teacher-to-student and student-to-student relationships Maximize success with tips on how to ensure SEL initiatives works Reflect with end-of-chapter questions that make the content relevant Implement research-based SEL curriculum and instruction that aligns with the values and culture of a school

Contents:

Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction Chapter 1: The SEL Recipe Chapter 2: SEL for Adults Chapter 3: Safe, Predictable, and Positive Environments Chapter 4: Positive Relationships Chapter 5: SEL Curriculum and Instruction Chapter 6: Assessment Epilogue