SEL & Story Resources
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Data and Statistics on Children's Mental Health - CDC
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Reading Rockets/WNET - Guides and Resources
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The Current State of Disability Representation in Children's Books - Book Riot
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On the Power of Stories
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How Stories Connect And Persuade Us: Unleashing The Brain Power Of Narrative - NPR
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How Stories Change the Brain | Greater Good Magazine
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"Will They Think I'm Crazy?" Busting Childhood Mental Health Stigma - Salud America!
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Why we need diverse books
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Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors - Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop
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Social-Emotional Learning & Diverse Books: One Cannot Exist Without the Other - Lee & Low Blog
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CCBC Diversity Statistics - Cooperative Children’s Book Center
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Publishers Weekly Booklist of Social Emotional Learning Titles (2018)
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Teaching Empathy & SEL in Education
Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) - Edutopia
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We All Teach SEL: Empathy Activities and Tools for Students - Common Sense Education
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How SEL Helps You as a Teacher - Understood
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Teaching With Empathy: Why It's Important - Understood
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Developing Empathy - Learning for Justice
Resources for School Librarians
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First Book's Social Emotional Learning Hub
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Trauma Toolkit - First Book
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Promoting Respect & Empathy: A Toolkit for Educators of All Grades - First Book
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News Literacy Must Include Social Emotional Learning - School Library Journal
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Activities to Support Social-Emotional Learning in the Library - Demco
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Story/writing Resources from Authors
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Writing Workshop: Writing Your Feelings With Alyson Gerber
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Chris Baron
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A Short Exercise for Developing Characters with author Chris Baron
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Read Aloud and Poetry Exercise with Chris Baron: ALL OF ME and "Writing I Am" Poems
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Tell Your Own Story with Elle McNicoll - Reading is Magic Festival
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Elle McNicoll’s Lockdown Writing Class Videos (15 sessions)
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Elly Swartz's "For Educators" SEL Booklists and Journaling Resources
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Writing Lesson from Mark Oshiro: Turn an Idea Into a Story
How to Tackle a Blank Page with Lorien Lawrence, Tanya Guerrero, Shannon Doleski & Janae Marks - Middle Ground Book Fest
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Writing Neurodivergent characters
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Disability in Kidlit
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Writing Autistic Characters: Behaviorizing vs. Humanizing Approaches - Elizabeth Bartmess
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Autistic Representation and Real-Life Consequences: An In-Depth Look - Elizabeth Bartmess
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Neurodiversity in MG Books with Adriana White - Middle Ground Book Fest
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Autism in MG Books
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The Human Brain is a Storytelling Brain - Sally J Pla
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