Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Erin Dawson, Kasey Smith Trish Shaffer

More Alike Than Different

Get out your phone Stand up Find a person you do not know One partner find a picture on phone The other partner will try to match. Keep looking for pictures until you find a match Share about your photos When instructed, find a new partner

SEL Implementation Team Take a few minutes to review the following documents :  School –Based SEL Implementation Commitments  What are the connections?  Implementation Plan  Cohort Calendar  Elementary Outcomes  Train the Trainer model  Materials  Resources ?? Questions/Comments?? 5

Three day SEL Training Agenda Overview DAY 1: Introduction to SEL & School Culture and Climate What is SEL? Why is it imperative for students to be college and career ready? PBIS and SEL Connections Team Planning Day 2: Academic Integration & Direct Teaching Instruction Methods Student Voice Academic Integration SEL goal setting Team Planning Day 3: Direct Instruction Curricular Resources Elementary & Middle School = MindUP High School = School Connect Team Planning 6

7 SEL is a process for helping children and adults develop the fundamental skills for life effectiveness. SEL teaches the skills we all need to handle ourselves, our relationships, and our work, effectively and ethically. MTSS Core Curriculum & Instruction PGS Climate & Engagement Inclusive Practices

Social & Emotional Learning in WCSD  NoVo Foundation, Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL)  Collaborating Districts Initiative (CDI) Austin, Anchorage, Chicago, Cleveland, Nashville, Oakland, Sacramento, Washoe  Goal: To successfully implement Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) on a systems level  SEL instruction by teachers, supporting counselors – Academic integration – Climate and culture – Direct instruction  Implementation celebrations  All schools by June, 2016  AIR report  IES Grant 8

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

Math Practices: #3 Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. #6 Mathematically proficient students try to communicate precisely to others. Academic Implications Speaking/Listening: To build a foundation for college and career readiness, students must have ample opportunities to take part in a variety of rich, structured conversations—as part of a whole class, in small groups, and with a partner. Being productive members of these conversations requires that students contribute accurate, relevant information; respond to and develop what others have said; make comparisons and contrasts; and analyze and synthesize a multitude of ideas in various domains

Direct Instruction MindUP (K-8) School Connect (9-12) 11

Self-Awareness Self- Management Social Awareness Relationship Skills Responsible Decision- Making What is Social and Emotional Learning? SEL is a process whereby young people and adults acquire knowledge, skills, and dispositions related to five competencies: CASEL 2012

What Does the Research Say?

Science Links SEL to Student Gains: Social-emotional skills Improved attitudes about self, others, & school Positive classroom behavior 11 percentile-point gain on standardized achievement tests And Reduced Risks for Failure: Conduct problems Emotional distress Source: Durlak, J.A., Weissberg, R.P., Dymnicki, A.B., Taylor, R.D., & Schellinger, K. (in press). The Impact of Enhancing Students’ Social and Emotional Learning: A Meta-Analysis of School-Based Universal Interventions. Child Development. SEL Improves Student Outcomes © CASEL

College and Career Ready Tier 1 colleges and universities are using non-cognitive assessments (SEL skills) as part of entrance requirements, including: – Cal-Berkeley-Tier 1 – Harvard-Tier 1 – DePaul-Tier 1 – University of Pennsylvania-Tier 1 – University of S. Cal-Tier 1 – George Mason University-Tier 1 – Oregon State University-Tier 1 – Northern Illinois-Tier 1 WCSD is working with ETS to craft questions for college entrance exams that will directly assess student’s non-cognitive/SEL skills -

At age 21 – fifteen years after participating in a good SEL program – Seattle young people still outpaced their peers: 1  Higher HS graduation and college attendance  Better rates of employment and economic status  Better emotional and mental health  Fewer with criminal record and substance problems  Cost-benefit: $3.14/student for $1.00 invested 2 SEL Pays Off Long Term Sources: 1.Hawkins, J. D., Kosterman, R., Catalano, R.F., Hill, K.G., Abbott, R.D. (2005). Positive Adult Functioning Through Social Development Intervention in Childhood: Long-Term Effects from the Seattle Social Development Project. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 159 (1), pp Aos, S., Lieb, R., Mayfield, J., Miller, M.,, Pennucci, A. (2004). Benefits and Costs of Prevention and Early Intervention Programs for Youth. Washington State Institute for Public Policy. Accessed from

Economic Value of SEL Estimated Cost $44,000 per 100 Students Benefits in terms of reduced aggression = $388,000 per 100 participants Benefits to reducing the number of YAR = $711,000 per 100 participants AND, if assumed those benefit do not fade in three years - - Benefits of reducing the number of YAR = $796,000 per 100 participants

Economic Value of SEL Average return on investment is $11 to $1 The Economic Value of Social and Emotional Learning (2015) Center for Benefit- Cost Studies in Education, Teachers College, Columbia University

Fortune 500 Company CEOs were asking which skills they most desire in employees Teamwork Writing Organizational Skills Computation Motivation Creative Thinking Problem-Solving Leadership Oral Communication Listening Creative Thinking Personal Development Interpersonal Skills What are the Top 5?

Business Leaders see computation as an important skill, but it is only one of 13 skills desired by Fortune 500 companies. These skills are (in order of importance): Teamwork Problem Solving Interpersonal Skills Oral Communication Listening Personal Development Creative Thinking Leadership Motivation Writing Organizational Skills Computation Reading From: Are They Really Ready to Work? Employers’ Perspectives on the Basic Knowledge and Applied Skills for New Entrants to the 21st Century U.S. Workforce. (2006) Available at

Reflection Questions Discuss as a group your thoughts on SEL as an integral part of academic instruction, how it sets conditions for learning, and benefits youth at risk. How does this compare with what you (or one of your partners) “thought you knew” at the beginning of the session?

SEL Training Module 1 (Introduction) Module Map Key 22 WCSD Unchangeable Slide Participant Connecting Activity Brain Break- Up Regulation or Down Regulation

Team Planning Discuss: Team goal in this training & at your school site What role this team plays at your school site Individual team roles (who is in charge of what/when/how) Review the full day presentation, module one and two. Pick an pull the information you feel would be beneficial to share at your school site (slides with a start in the left hand corner must be present) 23

Internal SEL ResourcesExternal SEL Resources WCSD Website: MTSS Department Tab &PageType=17&DomainID=202&ModuleInstanceID=3447&Event DateID=6179&CurrentView=month CASEL: casel.org/ Core Task Project MindUP: Climate Survey-School Reports 1 NBC Parent Toolkit SEL Tedx Video fI1ho Edutopia: Pinterest: -emotional-learning/

Reflection 3 new ideas or takeaways from today 2 specific messages I connected to 1 note to the presenters

Elevator Speech SEL is a process for helping children and adults develop the fundamental skills for life effectiveness. SEL teaches the skills we all need to handle ourselves, our relationships, and our work, effectively and ethically. Colleagues Parents Elected officials Business community Students 26