38. Adding DEI and SEL to Your Curriculum with E-chieh Lin and Emily Schorr Lesnick

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Does your curriculum encourage students to be DEI and SEL proficient? Recognizing how diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) work together, and being more intentional about them in your curriculum, will help teachers navigate these tough subjects in their classrooms.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">E-chieh Lin and Emily Schorr Lesnick worked together to develop the DEISEL curriculum and framework at University Prep in Seattle. Listen in to learn about how this curriculum is preparing their students to thrive and be more engaged in social progression.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">About E-chieh Lin and Emily Schorr Lesnick:</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">E-chieh is the Director of Diversity and Community and the Director of Hiring at</span> <a href="https://www.universityprep.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">University Prep</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(UPrep). She previously worked as an instructor at Cornell University Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Emily is currently the Director of Social Emotional Learning at UPrep. Previously, she worked as the Upper School Director of Service Learning and Associate Director of Community Engagement at Riverdale Country School in the Bronx.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">They co-created the DEISEL framework and curriculum, which intentionally linked diversity, equity, and inclusion with social emotional learning. Learn more about DEISEL learning</span> <a href= "https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1599853529/universityprep/qwcbhskjlb8lwtoo9thq/Social-Emotional-Learning-2020-FINAL.pdf"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can keep up with UPrep and the work they do on</span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/pages/University-Prep-Seatt