Social and Emotional Learning: An Essential Component of High Quality Education

1. Social and Emotional Learning:An Essential Component of High Quality Education

2. Amy WalkerClient Outreach Representative800-634-4449, ext. 6514awalker@cfchildren.org Meaghan FlemingClient Outreach Representative800-634-4449, ext. 6505mfleming@cfchildren.org

3. Presentation Overview

4. A nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting • social-emotional learning and academic success and • the prevention of bullying, child abuse and youth violence through education. • 30 years • 9 million children reached • 26 countries

5. About CASEL • CASEL is the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and was founded in 1994 as a national collaborative to make social and emotional learning (SEL) an essential part of every young person’s education by: • Advancing the science of SEL • Expanding effective SEL practice • Improving state and federal policies • CASEL serves as a strategist, collaborator, supporter, and convener for the national SEL community. www.casel.org CASEL 2012 4

6. Focusing Activity CASEL 2012 Type into the chat box to share your response to the following questions: • What comes to mind when you hear the words “social and emotional learning”? • What are you hoping to get out of our session today?

7. What is SEL? Why is it important for high-quality education?What research supports SEL?

8. What skills and qualities do we most want for our children?

9. SEL In Action CASEL 2012 Stop. Think. Act. The Rise of Social and Emotional Learning As you watch this video, pay attention to what you are learning about SEL in terms of: • SEL instruction • Research that supports it • SEL connection to classroom and academic success

10. Video Discussion CASEL 2012 What examples did you see ofSEL skills were taught, both explicitly and implicitly? What does the research say about the impact of social and emotional learning? What did you learn about the connection between SEL and academics?

11. What is Social and Emotional Learning? Social and emotional learning (SEL) involves the processes 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. CASEL 2012

12. The Five Competencies CASEL has identified five core areas of social and emotional competence. Self-Awareness Self-Management Responsible DecisionMaking Social Awareness Relationship Skills © CASEL 2012 12

13. Self-Awareness CASEL 2012 Identifying emotions Accurate self-perception Recognizing strengths Sense of self-confidence Self-efficacy

14. Self-Management CASEL 2012 Impulse control Stress management Self-discipline Self-motivation Goal setting Organizational skills

15. Social Awareness CASEL 2012 Perspective taking Empathy Appreciating diversity Respect for others

16. Relationship Skills CASEL 2012 Communication Social engagement Building relationships Working cooperatively Resolving conflict Helping/Seeking help

17. Responsible Decision Making CASEL 2012 Problem identification Situation analysis Problem solving Evaluation Reflection Ethical Responsibility

18. The Five Competencies CASEL has identified five core areas of social and emotional competence. Self-Awareness Self-Management Responsible DecisionMaking Social Awareness Relationship Skills © CASEL 2012 18

19. Skills Employers Want • Learning-to-learn skills • Listening and verbal communication • Adaptability: creative thinking and problem solving • Personal management: self esteem, goal setting, self motivation • Group effectiveness: interpersonal skills, negotiation, teamwork • Organizational effectiveness and leadership • Competence in reading, writing, and computation • -U.S. Department of Labor: Employment and Training Administration

20. SEL Promotes Success in School & Life Long-term Outcomes Short-term Outcomes Inputs/Approaches Evidence-based SEL Programming SEL Skills Instruction: • Self-awareness • Self-management • Social awareness • Relationship skills • Responsible decision-making Greater Success in School, Work, and Life Greater Attachment, Engagement and Commitment to School • Positive Learning Climate & Instructional Strategies • Safe, Caring • Well-managed • Engaging • Cooperative • Supportive • High Expectations Less Risky Behavior, More Positive Development CASEL 2012

21. Benefits of SEL in Schools • Relationships provide a foundation for learning. • Emotions affect how and what we learn. • Social and emotional skills can be taught. • SEL has positive impact on academic performance, health, relationships, and citizenship. • SEL skills and dispositions are demanded by employers. • SEL provides a coordinating framework to overcome fragmentation of prevention and positive youth development programs. CASEL 2012

22. How is SEL taught and learned? What does SEL look like in the classroom and school?

23. SEL In Action Video CASEL 2012 “Educating Hearts: Anchorage, Alaska School District Pay attention to the many ways in which SEL is taught both explicitly and implicitly to create positive climate, build skills, and support academic learning through districtwide SEL implementation.

24. Skills for Social and Academic Success Research Links SEL to Higher Student Success • 23% gain in SE skills • 9% gain in attitudes about self/others/school • 9% gain in pro-social behavior • 11% gain on academic performance via standardized tests (math and reading) • And Reduced Risks for Failure • 9% difference in problem behaviors • 10% difference in emotional distress Source: Durlak, J.A., Weissberg, R.P., Dymnicki, A.B., Taylor, R.D., and Schellinger, K. (2011). The Impact of Enhancing Students’ Social and Emotional Learning: A Meta-Analysis of School-Based Universal Interventions. Child Development, 82, 405-432.

25. Ways Positive Learning Environment is Established CASEL 2012 • Student-centered classroom • Inclusive and caring relationships • Shared agreements for a safe and caring classroom. • An approach to discipline that fosters SEL • Practice opportunities throughout the day for the five SEL competencies • Curriculum based on inquiry, collaboration, reflection, and application

26. Instructional Practices that Promote SEL MORE Inquiry/project based learning Integrated learning Cooperation Critical thinking & problem solving Collaborative structures Student-centered Self-assessment Less Teacher lecture Disconnected subject areas Competition Rote learning Independent seatwork Teacher-directed Rewards CASEL 2012

27. What do we want students to know? What do we want students to know and to do?

28. Think about SEL in your School/District SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING How does your school and your classroom feel to all the members of the learning community? How are you intentionally teaching the knowledge and skills of SEL? How do you intentionally address SEL through other academic areas and instructional strategies? Integration Culture and Climate Explicit Instruction

29. What are you already doing?

30. What’s Needed? SEL can help districts and schools move from… Fragmented efforts Piecemeal implementation No common language Credit: CASEL CASEL 2012

31. Imagining the Future…in the PRESENT When you walk into your school a year from now, with SEL at the heart of what you are about:

32. Implementation Planning Build Readiness Create a SEL Team: Investigate Curriculum Prepare Staff (Training & Sharing the Evaluation/Assessment Schedule) Involve Parents Begin Implementation Provide Ongoing Support & Plan Check-In Meetings Evaluation Outcomes