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IMPORTANT NOTE

The SELOC-E is designed to observe and support teachers’ SEL pedagogy;

it is NOT designed to assess or evaluate teachers’ job performance.

Schools should never use the SELOC-E for this purpose.

This research is funded by the �Institute of Education Sciences (R305A210262)

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OUR TEAM

NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

Christina Cipriano�Principal Investigator

Craig Bailey�Co-Principal Investigator

Michael Strambler�Co-Principal Investigator

Almut Zieher

Co-Principal Investigator

Cheyeon Ha�Postdoctoral Associate

Zoë Soeters�Lab Coordinator

Joanna Meyer

Research Associate�

Tia N. Barnes�University of Delaware

Keeth Matheny

SEL Launchpad

David Adams

Urban Assembly

Sara Rimm-Kaufman

University of Virginia

Marc Brackett

Yale University

Jason Downer

University of Virginia

Alexandra Skoog-Hoffman

CASEL

Bridget Hamre

University of Virginia

Linda A. Reddy

Rutgers University

This research is funded by the �Institute of Education Sciences (R305A210262)

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SCHOOL PARTNERS

This research is funded by the �Institute of Education Sciences (R305A210262)

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PROJECT TIMELINE

2021-22 and 2022-23: Co-develop and iteratively test the Social-Emotional Learning Observation Checklist for Elementary Schools (SELOC-E)
2023-24 and fall 2024: Pilot the SELOC-E in 50+ schools and 300 K-5 classrooms and collect evidence of reliability and validity
2025: Complete data analysis and finalize dissemination plan

This research is funded by the �Institute of Education Sciences (R305A210262)

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WHAT WILL SEL LEADERS DO?

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Learn to use the SELOC through an online, asynchronous training.

Identify up to 6 K-5 classroom teachers in your school to partner with you for the 2024-25 school year.

Conduct 2 structured classroom observations and recordings with each of your partner teachers by Dec. 31, 2024.

Complete brief surveys about your professional background, SEL experience, and experience with the SELOC-E.

This research is funded by the �Institute of Education Sciences (R305A210262)

*Many more opportunities to work with researchers as you are interested, this is only the minimum ask

Participate in at least one debrief session or focus group with a researcher*

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WHAT WILL TEACHERS DO?

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Work with the SL to complete the guardian permission and student assent process.

Teach as usual while being video-recorded and observed by the SL during two classroom visits.

Complete brief surveys about their professional background, classroom, and SEL experience.

Report on the social-emotional skills of five students (randomly selected from those students whose parents have given permission).

This research is funded by the �Institute of Education Sciences (R305A210262)

Unless prohibited by district policies, each teacher who completes these activities will receive a $200 gift card.

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HOW WILL MY DATA BE USED?

This research is funded by the �Institute of Education Sciences (R305A210262)

The research team will examine the reliability and validity of the SELOC-E by analyzing observations, surveys, and de-identified student data.

Yale researchers will code video from your classroom with the SELOC-E.
An independent consultant will code video from your classroom with the CLASS measure.

Videos will be used only for research and training purposes.

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HOW WILL MY DATA BE PROTECTED?

This research is funded by the �Institute of Education Sciences (R305A210262)

Information associated with you will be assigned a participant ID.
Your name, contact information, and Participant ID will be stored in a different file from your other data.
We will use your contact information only to communicate about activities associated with the study.
We will permanently delete the file that links your participant ID to your contact information after the study is over.

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HOW WILL MY DATA BE PROTECTED? (cont.)

This research is funded by the �Institute of Education Sciences (R305A210262)

We will retain classroom video recordings indefinitely for research and training purposes only, unless you ask us to destroy them.
Video recordings from focus group sessions will be destroyed at the end of the study. We will only retain de-identified transcripts.
We will retain other de-identified data (for example, de-identified survey responses) indefinitely for research purposes.
If we use your de-identified data for future research studies, we will not ask for additional informed consent.

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HOW WILL MY DATA BE PROTECTED? (cont.)

This research is funded by the �Institute of Education Sciences (R305A210262)

Electronic data, including videos, will be stored in secure, encrypted, password- protected file storage.
Only Yale researchers and those responsible for research oversight will have access to information that could identify you.
Will only share information that could identify you if you agree or if we have to because a law requires it.

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WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE RISKS TO ME?

This research is funded by the �Institute of Education Sciences (R305A210262)

The SELOC-E is designed to help SLs observe and support teachers’ SEL pedagogy

It is NOT designed for the assessment or evaluation of your job performance and should never be used for this purpose.

An authorized official for your school signed an agreement stating that district, school, and school personnel would refrain from using study information to assess or evaluate teachers’ job performance.
Your SL has made the same commitment.

Please notify the research team immediately at YaleSELOC@yale.edu if you believe any district/school personnel are using study information to assess or evaluate your job performance or the job performance of any other teacher.

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WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE RISKS TO ME? (cont.)

This research is funded by the �Institute of Education Sciences (R305A210262)

You may feel uncomfortable being observed or video recorded.
We will collect your contact information so we can contact you about study activities and study incentives. We will destroy this information at the end of the study.
The study is confidential but not anonymous, and the loss of confidentiality is possible. If this happens, you will be informed.
We will request consent to video-record students, teachers, and other adults who are regularly in the classroom, as well as educators who participate in optional focus groups.
We will ask focus group participants to respect the privacy of other participants, but we cannot guarantee compliance. We will remind participants not to share anything they would not want others to know.

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WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE BENEFITS?

This research is funded by the �Institute of Education Sciences (R305A210262)

You may learn about strategies for supporting students’ social and emotional development.
Your SL may learn about strategies for partnering with teachers to promote social-emotional teaching.
We hope that our results will add to the knowledge about the teaching of social and emotional skills by better understanding teacher’s pedagogical practices.
Our research may inform study participants’ practices as well as the field of social and emotional learning and teaching more broadly.

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FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS

This research is funded by the �Institute of Education Sciences (R305A210262)

Are there any costs to participation?

No, you will not have to pay for taking part in this study.

Will I be paid for participation?

Yes, you will be paid for taking part in this study if your district permits it. Unless prohibited by your district’s policies, each teacher who completes the study activities described above will receive an electronic gift card for $200 at the end of the 2024-25 school year.

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DO I HAVE TO PARTICIPATE?

This research is funded by the �Institute of Education Sciences (R305A210262)

Taking part in this study is your choice.
You can choose to take part, or you can choose not to take part in this study.
You also can change your mind at any time.
Whatever choice you make will not have any effect on your relationship with your school or district, or with Yale.
To withdraw from the study at any time, please email YaleSELOC@yale.edu.

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WHO DO I CONTACT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS?

This research is funded by the �Institute of Education Sciences (R305A210262)

If you have any questions about this study, you may contact the research team at YaleSELOC@yale.edu or the principal investigator, Dr. Christina Cipriano, at christina.cipriano@yale.edu or 617-959-1960.
If you have questions about your rights as a research participant, would like to talk with someone other than the researchers to discuss problems, concerns, or questions, or to obtain information or offer suggestions, you can call the Yale Institutional Review Boards at (203) 785-4688 or email hrpp@yale.edu.

Additional information about research participant rights and protections is available using the QR code:

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

I am not an expert in SEL work. Can I participate this project?	YES! We welcome the participation of any full-time K-5 classroom teachers who teach a single group of students at a school that is enrolled in the SELOC-E project. We would love to learn with you whether you are expert in SEL or new to the field!
My school is not enrolled in the SELOC-E project. Can I participate?	Unfortunately, we cannot enroll individual teachers. We are enrolling school teams that include an SEL school leader and 4-6 classroom teachers.
How will joining this project benefit me as an educator?	The SELOC-E is designed to provide teachers with useful feedback about their SE teaching practices. Working with your SEL leader to host SELOC-E observations can serve as a growth opportunity for teachers who want to reflect on how they support student SEL.

Have more questions?�Please contact us at yaleseloc@yale.edu

This research is funded by the �Institute of Education Sciences (R305A210262)

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NEXT STEPS

Complete the SELOC-E teacher consent form by clicking here or scanning the QR code.

Please email yaleseloc@yale.edu with any questions or concerns. The research team would be happy to speak with you!

This research is funded by the �Institute of Education Sciences (R305A210262)