social and emotional learning (sel): a pathway to
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SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL): A PATHWAY TO CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE
SCHOOLS EDUCATING CHILDREN OF COLOR CONFERENCE—JANUARY 14,
2017
ELIZABETH DOMANGUE, PHD
ELIZABETH RAITZ
Do Now: Write your first name on both sides of the folded cardstock.
QUICK WRITE:
FOR 60 SECONDS, WRITE (WITHOUT STOPPING) WHY DO YOU THINK WE SELECTED THIS POWERPOINT DESIGN FOR THIS SESSION?
PURPOSE
TO DIVE INTO SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) AND HOW THE TENETS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO DEVELOPING AND SUSTAINING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SCHOOLS.
Focused Breath and Introductions
Let’s Connect
CHECK-IN
Fist to 5--Knowledge and Understanding of SEL Fist--I don’t even know what the acronym means. 5--I could be leading this session.
Pair Share with a Shoulder Partner
How do you attempt to make connections with students who seem hard to reach? Why do they seem hard to reach?
SEL and Cultural Competency Note Catcher
1. New 2. Questions 3. Insights/Reflection 4. Action
WHAT IS SEL? • SOCIAL-EMOTIONALLEARNING(SEL)ISTHE PROCESS
THROUGH WHICH CHILDREN AND ADULTS ACQUIRE AND EFFECTIVELY APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE EMOTIONS, SET AND ACHIEVE POSITIVE GOALS, FEEL AND SHOW EMPATHY FOR OTHERS, ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS, AND MAKE RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS.
Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
WHAT IS Social Emotional Learning?
Social Emotional Learning
RESEARCH THESE ARE THE SKILLS, ATTITUDES, AND BEHAVIORS THAT PARENTS, EDUCATORS, AND EMPLOYERS ALIKE VALUE. STUDENTS WITH THESE COMPETENCIES DO BETTER IN SCHOOL, ARE MORE ENGAGED, AND ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE INVOLVED IN RISKY BEHAVIORS, AS DOCUMENTED BY A GROWING BODY OF RESEARCH.
FINDINGS: SEL IMPACT ON ACADEMIC OUTCOMES
ACCORDING TO A META-ANALYSIS OF 213 STUDIES INVOLVING MORE THAN 270,000 STUDENTS, THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN EVIDENCE-BASED SEL PROGRAMS SHOWED AN 11 PERCENTILE-POINT GAIN IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT COMPARED TO STUDENTS WHO DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN SEL PROGRAMS. COMPARED TO STUDENTS WHO DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN SEL PROGRAMS, STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN SEL PROGRAMS ALSO SHOWED IMPROVED CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR, AN INCREASED ABILITY TO MANAGE STRESS AND DEPRESSION, AND BETTER ATTITUDES ABOUT THEMSELVES, OTHERS, AND SCHOOL.
FINDINGS: SEL IMPACT ON EQUITY AND POVERTY
ACCORDING TO A 2015 REPORT BY THE AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE AND THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION, SEL COMPETENCIES ARE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE LONG-TERM SUCCESS OF ALL STUDENTS IN TODAY’S ECONOMY.
FINDINGS: SEL IMPACT ON LIFETIME OUTCOMES
A 2015 NATIONAL STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOUND STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN SEL SKILLS IN KINDERGARTEN AND KEY OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG ADULTS YEARS LATER IN EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, SUBSTANCE USE, AND MENTAL HEALTH.
THE STUDY CONCLUDED THAT EARLY PROSOCIAL SKILLS DECREASED THE LIKELIHOOD OF LIVING IN OR BEING ON A WAITING LIST FOR PUBLIC HOUSING, RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, HAVING ANY INVOLVEMENT WITH POLICE BEFORE ADULTHOOD, AND EVER SPENDING TIME IN A DETENTION FACILITY.
Much of culturally responsive schooling focuses on curricular choices.
The effectiveness versus the
affectiveness.
Culture
The term culture has been defined as "a learned system of meaning and behavior that is passed from one generation to the next" (Carter & Qureshi, 1995, p. 241), and as "all the customs, values, and traditions that are learned from one's environment" (Sue & Sue, 1990, cited in Sodowsky, Kwan, & Pannu, 1995, p. 132).
Social Constructs
Share to Sit Example: Gender and restrooms
What does Culturally Responsive mean?
Culturally responsive (or relevant) teaching has been described as "a pedagogy that empowers students intellectually, socially, emotionally, and politically by using cultural referents to impart knowledge, skills, and attitudes" (Ladson-Billings, 1994, p. 382).
Teacher Perspective
My job is to: It is not my job to:
• Model emotional control -Provoke students
• Build relationships -Question the identity of others
• Provide students with the tools to -Lower my expectations based on race,
self monitor gender, or economic class • Plan for collaboration -React instantly • Feel the pulse
What does SEL look like in my classroom?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz1rS2Ha6icJMjM4Z0pkeHRZWDg/view?usp=sharing
While you watch this clip, consider factors that allow for social and emotional learning
to take place.
Why is SEL important to the Classroom?
“Researchers have highlighted how interpersonal, instructional, and environmental supports produce better school performance through the following means: (a) peer and adult norms that convey high expectations and support for academic success, (b) caring teacher-student relationships that foster commitment and bonding to school, (c) engaging teaching approaches such proactive classroom management and cooperative learning and (d) safe and orderly environments that encourage and reinforce positive classroom behavior.”
(e.g., Blum & Libbey, 2004; Hamre & Pianta, 2006; Hawkins et al., 2004, Jennings & Greenberg, 2009)
As an Educator What is Another Way I Can Understand the Benefits of SEL?
Colorado Teacher Quality Standards: -Quality Standard II
Teachers establish a safe, inclusive and respectful learning environment for a diverse population of students.
-Quality Standard III Teachersplananddelivereffec>veinstruc>onandcreate
anenvironmentthatfacilitateslearningfortheirstudents.
What is your “comfort zone” when thinking about physical space or touch? How is your “comfort
zone” determined? Story of an aggressive student
Administrator Perspective
Hiring for Academic and SEL competencies Modeling Matters (how we speak with students, staff, families, community partners)
What have we been doing? -Relentless belief in students
-Making student work visible
-Establishing a “no yelling” culture
-Pockets of staff using relaxation practices in classes (e.g., mood meter)
-Peer mediation as a way to speak to each other
-Just starting PBIS that focuses on student-to-student interactions
-AVID binder (shift in culture of excellence and expectation)
-Student-led conferences
-Willing to try small hacks (tests-of-change)
-Right to Read (quiet and peaceful)
-Starting work with staff that focuses on SEL
-Use data to inform interventions (6th grade)
-Student-led conferences
-Silent queues
-Connection Circles with 7th grade team
-Know one thing about every student
Student Led Conferences:
What happens when all students are given the opportunity to take ownership of their learning?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz1rS2Ha6icJYVY4MEx4dEVZYWM/view?usp=sharing
Questions for Discussion
Action: Next Steps
What is one thing you will try in the next week or month?
Closure
Contact Information & Reference
Contact Information: Elizabeth Raitz -- [email protected] Elizabeth Domangue -- [email protected] Reference: CASEL -- http://www.casel.org