Second Step® Implementation Resources for Site Leaders

Recorded Webinars

Implementing Second Step® Programs in a K–6 School

Implementing Second Step programs in a K–6 school involves combining Second Step Elementary and Second Step® Middle School. This webinar will help you design your school’s implementation, whether you’re using the Second Step Elementary classroom kits or the Second Step Elementary digital program.
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Curriculum Onboarding for School Leaders: Second Step® Early Learning

Curriculum orientation, implementation strategies, and best practices for implementing and teaching Second Step Early Learning at your site.
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A Strong Start—Starting Now: Rolling Out Your Second Step® Elementary and Early Learning Kits for Site Leaders

This webinar is designed to help site leaders effectively plan and lead a successful implementation of Second Step Early Learning and Second Step Elementary classroom kits, no matter when in the year you’re getting started. We’ll provide guidance on motivation, planning, goal-setting and monitoring, and tools for getting your staff ready.
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Resources

There’s an abundance of material embedded in your program kits. The following links and suggestions will help you find it. To access most materials, you’ll need to be logged in and have previously activated your online resources with your Activation Key.

Second Step® Early Learning

Staff training is provided as a slide presentation, including embedded videos. There are two options: one for providing training in a group (with full scripting and notes) and the other for self-guided training. The following are direct links to videos contained in the training.

• Video: What’s in a Kit?

• Playlist: What & Why? SEL Concepts

  • English Playlist
  • Spanish Playlist
• Second Step® Early Learning in Action Video Playlist

Second Step® Elementary Classroom Kits

This Program Roll-Out Decision Guide is designed to help you make key decisions about to whom, by whom, and when Second Step Elementary will be taught as you prepare for your school’s implementation.

We provide tools for sitewide implementations.

Staff training is provided to all who use a kit Activation Key. There are three self-guided modules. When staff complete the modules, they’ll receive a certificate.

Walk-through videos are available to help you get started with our Second Step programs.

Recorded Webinars

A Strong Start—Now: Implementing the Second Step® Elementary Digital Program

This webinar is designed to help site leaders effectively plan and lead a successful implementation of the Second Step Elementary digital program for the new school year. We’ll provide guidance on motivation, planning, goal-setting and monitoring, and tools for getting your staff ready.
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Implementing Second Step® Programs in a K–6 School

Implementing Second Step programs in a K–6 school involves combining Second Step Elementary and Second Step® Middle School. This webinar will help you design your school’s implementation, whether you’re using the Second Step Elementary classroom kits or the Second Step Elementary digital program.
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For district leaders introducing principals to the Second Step Elementary digital program, we offer the District Principal Launch Presentation, separate from resources designed for principals introducing the program to their staff. Clicking the link will download the document.

Resources

• This Program Roll-Out Decision Guide is designed to help you make key decisions about to whom, by whom, and when Second Step Elementary will be taught as you prepare for your school’s implementation.

• Check out the Getting Started for School Leaders and Planning for Schoolwide SEL sections of the implementation planning materials.

• We provide a Program Evaluation Guide.

• All-staff meetings help you kick off and review the program with your whole school.

• The “Social-Emotional Learning: What Is SEL and Why SEL Matters” video introduces staff, families, or anyone else to social-emotional learning.

Recorded Webinars

Curriculum Onboarding for School Leaders: Second Step® Middle School

Curriculum orientation, implementation strategies, and best practices for getting your school’s Second Step Middle School implementation started.
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Resources

• This Program Roll-Out Decision Guide is designed to help you make key decisions about to whom, by whom, and when Second Step Middle School will be taught as you prepare for your school’s implementation.

• Check out the Getting Started for School Leaders and Planning for Schoolwide SEL sections of the implementation planning materials.

• We provide a Program Evaluation Guide.

• All-staff meetings help you kick off and review the program with your whole school.

• The “Social-Emotional Learning: What Is SEL and Why SEL Matters” video introduces staff, families, or anyone else to social-emotional learning.

Resources

Second Step Out-of-School Time activities are found in the facilitator notebooks. Use your Activation Key (found on the first page of any of your books) to access online Program Supports and Program Training materials.

If you have the site leader role on your Second Step SEL for Adults license, we encourage you to read the Principal Quick Start materials before inviting your staff, including your Leader Team, to the license.

All Leader Team members have access to the Leader Hub, which has important supports including an implementation checklist, staff presentations for whole-staff meetings, and guidance for implementing multiple Second Step® programs.

Recorded Webinars

Second Step® SEL for Adults Orientation

Curriculum orientation, implementation strategies, and best practices for getting your school’s Second Step SEL for Adults implementation started.
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Resources

• Check out the Spark Your Start! Top Tips for Launching Second Step® SEL for Adults in a Way That Works for You blog post.

• We provide an Implementation Snapshot.

Users will need to either use their kit Activation Key or be assigned to a license to access the Bullying Prevention Unit training. In addition, if site leaders want to track training, users must be assigned to a license even if they’ve already used their Activation Key. If your site doesn’t have a Bullying Prevention Unit training license, please connect with your Education Partnerships Team member or contact support@secondstep.org.

Recorded Webinars

Curriculum Orientation for K–5 Site Leaders: Second Step® Bullying Prevention Unit

Get ready for October, which is Bullying Prevention Month! Designed for site leaders, this webinar provides curriculum orientation, implementation strategies, and best practices for planning and beginning your Bullying Prevention Unit implementation for Grades K–5. (Note: There are lessons about recognizing bullying and harassment for Grades 6–8 in Unit 2 of Second Step® Middle School.)
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Resources

• Check out the “Bullying Prevention in Schools Starts with Social-Emotional Learning” white paper.

• We provide a Bullying Prevention Resources page.

• Our annual Captain Compassion® campaign helps kids recognize, refuse, and report bullying.