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The ATP program helps pre‐service teachers enrolled in the Master’s in Teaching program learn to focus on the psychological space for learning. Students who are getting certified to teach in middle and high school are taught mindfulness and self‐regulation strategies to increase their own self‐awareness and recognize their own emotional triggers. The program focuses on how to create a classroom environment that is optimal for implementing other pedagogical practices. While not a complete SEL program, the ATP is a yearlong program that helps teachers learn how to manage and cope with the future stresses they might experience as a teacher. The program was co‐created and is co‐taught by Tanner Wallace, PhD, and Shannon Wanless, PhD.

Source: Modified from Schonert‐Reichl, K.A., Kitil, M.J., & Hanson‐Peterson, J. (2017). To reach the students, teach the teachers: A national scan of teacher preparation and social and emotional learning. A report prepared for the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia.

What this means is that although most states don’t require teachers to have knowledge and skills in SEL, teachers are required to teach and promote student SEL competencies. This gap between what teachers are required to know about SEL and what they are required to teach students is an area where schools must prioritize their efforts in order to implement a sustainable approach to SEL.

These are but a few of the many challenges faced in implementing SEL, but these are by no means the only ones. Implementation of SEL is a comprehensive process involving many stakeholders and many aspects of a school’s or district’s operations. It is not a “one‐size‐fits‐all” model. Rather, it is a process through which a school or district must include all stakeholders and all systems involved. It requires a thorough analysis of all programs, resources, policies, procedures, operating guidelines, and other relevant data, which can then be used to inform a multistage plan for aligning all system components, allocating resources, identifying targeted areas of need, and implementing with fidelity and integrity. A detailed discussion of implementation planning will be discussed further in Chapter 14.