Increasing students’ success through social and emotional learning�
Gates Foundation Washington Bridge Portfolio Community of Practice
May 26, 2021
Welcome
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Vicki Nishioka, Ph.D.
Practice Expert
School Climate, Discipline, & SEL
Education Northwest
Julie Petrokubi, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor
Youth Development & Evaluation
Elena Schmidt, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor
Equitable Learning Environments
Agenda
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Our goals
LEARN FROM EACH OTHER
SHARE RESOURCES
BUILD CONNECTIONS
SEL in Washington
Social and emotional learning in Washington
“Social and emotional learning (SEL) is a process through which individuals build awareness and skills in managing emotions, setting goals, establishing relationships, and making responsible decisions that support success in school and in life.”
(Washington SEL Indicators Workgroup, 2019, p.C-3)
Washington State’s social and emotional learning standards
Self | Social |
STANDARD 1: SELF-AWARENESS—Individual can identify their emotions, personal assets, areas for growth, and potential external resources and supports. | STANDARD 4: SOCIAL AWARENESS—Individual can take the perspective of, and empathize with, others from diverse backgrounds and cultures. |
STANDARD 2: SELF-MANAGEMENT—Individual can regulate emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. | STANDARD 5: SOCIAL MANAGEMENT—Individual can make safe and constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions. |
STANDARD 3: SELF-EFFICACY—Individual can motivate themselves, persevere, and see themselves as capable. | STANDARD 6: SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT—Individual can consider others and show a desire to contribute to the well-being of school and community. |
(Washington SEL Indicators Workgroup, 2019, p. D-3 and D-4)
Families are the primary influence on youth social and emotional development.
SEL occurs across settings
(Newman & Dusenbury, 2015; Osher et al., 2020)
Image source: Washington SEL Indicators Workgroup, 2019, Appendix C
Youth develop and practice SEL through everyday interactions with peers and adults in their communities.
Students experience both implicit and explicit SEL in school.
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A communitywide vision for social and emotional learning
Image source: Washington SEL Indicators Workgroup, 2019, Appendix C
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“Good intentions to develop the whole child mean nothing
if they are not grounded in a fierce commitment to equity.”
(Berger, Berman, Garcia, & Deasy, 2019, p. 7)
Student social, emotional, and academic development
Learning environment
Educator social and emotional awareness, skills, and well-being
(Schonert-Reichl, 2017)
Student SEL is part of a bigger, complex system of relationships that includes adults and learning environments.
Therefore, the urgent need to eliminate systemic inequity requires us to ask:
Chat blast
Please reflect on the question below and write your thoughts in the chat. Post your chat when I say “SEND”!
How can SEL intentionally support diversity, equity, and inclusion in our schools?
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SEL equity opportunities
SEL emphasizes development of the whole child
SEL highlights the role of relationships in learning
SEL names important student mindsets and skill sets
SEL equity challenges
… yet few models consider context and culture.
… yet few models explicitly address issues of power.
… yet few models include indicators of adult SEL.
(Barnes, 2019; Hecht & Shin, 2015; Jagers, Rivas-Drake, & Williams, 2019; Mahfouz & Anthony-Stevens, 2020; Simmons, Brackett, & Adler; 2018; Taylor, Oberle, Durlak, & Weissberg, 2017)
Considering SEL in context highlights issues of equity �
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(Barnes, 2019; Berg, Osher, Moroney, & Yoder, 2017; Crosby, Howell, & Thomas, 2018; DeCandia & Guarino, 2015; Greenberg, Brown, & Abenavoli, 2016; Hammond, 2014; Hecht & Shin, 2015; New York State Education Department, 2018; Schonert-Reichl, 2017)
Understanding the effects of COVID-related trauma on students’ learning needs
Addressing the significant stress that students have experienced is an urgent problem of practice
Student stressors
Relative to a typical school year, students will start the school year with an average of:
(Darling-Hammond, Schachner, & Edgerton, 2020; DePaoli et al., 2021; Gleason & Berg, 2020; Kuhfeld et al., 2020; Miller, Riley, & Slay, 2021; Patrick et al., 2020; Rosanbalm, 2021)
Students describe feelings of stress and loss
(Youth Liberty Squad & ACLU of SoCal, 2020, pp. 3−4)
Stress decreases our ability to learn
Stress and loss
Anxiety and depression
Somatic physical symptoms
Weakens problem-solving and concentration
Decreases our ability to communicate and learn
(Perfect et al., 2016; Thomas, Crosby, & Vanderhaar, 2019; Wolpow et al., 2009)
Chat blast
Please reflect on the question below and write your thoughts in the chat. Post your chat when I say “SEND”!
What has the pandemic surfaced about your district’s capacity for SEL?
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Students who receive SEL instruction have better short- and long-term outcomes than students who do not
Better SEL skills, positive attitudes, positive behaviors, and academic performance
Lower emotional distress and behavioral problems
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11% | gain in academic achievement |
(Durlak, Weissberg, Dymnicki, Taylor, & Schellinger, 2011; Mahoney, Durlak, & Weissberg, 2018)
SEL promotes a sense of belonging
(Goodenow, 1993, p. 80)
Student-centered instruction embeds SEL and promotes a sense of belonging
Teacher-centered
Student-centered
(Cortina, Arel, & Smith-Darden, 2017; Hofstede et al., 2010; Trumbull & Rothstein-Fisch, 2011)
Creating a continuum of trauma-informed SEL instruction
SEL builds safe and caring learning environments for all students
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(Berg, Osher, Moroney, & Yoder, 2017; Darling-Hammond & Cook-Harvey, 2018)
Organizing a continuum of SEL opportunities
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Top tier
Intensive supports
Middle tier
Increased monitoring, small group interventions
Bottom tier
Schoolwide monitoring; school and classroom interventions to teach academic, behavior, or social and emotional learning skills
Top tier: Intensive SEL support, interventions, mental health and/or wraparound services that meet their individual needs.
Middle tier: Early intervention and support for students who require additional support such as small group SEL, mentoring, or other supports.
Bottom tier: Schoolwide and comprehensive system of support that establishes safe and caring school climates, healthy relationships, clear expectations and teaches SEL throughout the school day.
(Hanover Research, 2019a)
�Explicit instruction of specific SEL skills, often using a program model or curriculum. ���Embedded support for SEL in the learning environment, with adults using strategies to model and coach SEL.
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Image source: Washington OSPI, 2019, p. C-3.
(Newman & Dusenbury, 2015)
Build adult capacity
(Jones & Doolittle, 2017, p. 9)
Teach SEL kernels
Adaptable strategies that can easily be implemented into classroom or school routines that:
SEL kernels can help students practice:
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(Bailey et al., 2019; Embry & Biglan, 2008)
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Breakout Room Activity
Please reflect on and answer the questions below about your district. Please share the strategies you discuss in the chat.
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Building district capacity to explicitly teach and embed SEL
Strategic, ongoing attention to these factors is necessary to ensure that students benefit from evidence-based programs
Implementation quality and fidelity
Positive outcomes
(Bertram, Blase, & Fixsen, 2015)
Assign a representative multidisciplinary leadership team
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(Hanover Research, 2019a)
Connect SEL with the academic vision and mission of the district and school
Create a shared vision and goals and gain buy-in for them
Ensure coherence and alignment across culturally responsive SEL, academic, and behavioral strategies
Measuring SEL implementation
Adapt strategies as data are collected and reviewed.
(Bertram, Blase, & Fixsen, 2015; Cook et al., 2015; Elias et al., 2015; Hamilton & Schwartz, 2019; Kendziora & Yoder, 2016; Newman & Dusenbury, 2015; O’Conner et al., 2017; Wanless & Domitrovich, 2015)
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Assess local needs, culture, and priorities
Review policy and regulations
Disaggregate administrative data
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(Green, 2017; Hanover Research, 2019a; McIntosh, Bohanon, & Goodman, 2010)
Use data to determine students’ SEL needs and level of support required for success
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(Hanover Research, 2019b)
Next steps
How SEL can help
(Hanover Research, 2019a; Jagers et al., 2017; Perfect et al., 2016; Thomas, Crosby, & Vanderhaar, 2019; Wolpow et al., 2009)
Questions to guide SEL implementation planning
(Bertram, Blase, & Fixsen, 2015; Petrokubi, Pierce, & Nishioka, 2021; Scholl et al., 2018)
Questions to consider for setting a vision for SEL
(Bertram, Blase, & Fixsen, 2015; Scholl et al., 2018)
Questions to guide selection of SEL curriculum or strategies
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(CASEL, 2013; Hanover Research, 2019a; Jones et al., 2018; Jones & Kahn, 2018)
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Barnes, T. N. (2019). Changing the landscape of social emotional learning in urban schools: What are we currently focusing on and where do we go from here?. The Urban Review, 51(4), 599–637.
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Cook, C. R., Frye, M., Slemrod, T., Lyon, A. R., Renshaw, T. L., & Zhang, Y. (2015). An integrated approach to universal prevention: Independent and combined effects of PBIS and SEL on youths’ mental health. School Psychology Quarterly, 30(2), 166.
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Darling-Hammond, L., Schachner, A., & Edgerton, A. K. (2020). Restarting and reinventing school: Learning in the time of COVID and beyond. Palo, Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED610890.
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DePaoli, J. L., Hernández, L. E., Furger, R. C., & Darling-Hammond, L. (2021). A restorative approach for equitable education. Palo, Alto: Learning Policy Institute. Retrieved from https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/product-files/WCE_Restorative%20Approach_Equitable_Education_BRIEF.pdf.
Durlak, J. A., Weissberg, R. P., Dymnicki, A. B., Taylor, R. D., & Schellinger, K. B. (2011). The impact of enhancing students’ social and emotional learning: A meta‐analysis of school‐based universal interventions. Child Development, 82(1), 405–432. http://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ927868
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Hamilton, L.S., Schwartz, H.L. (2019). Get smart about social and emotional learning measurement. Washington, DC: American Enterprise Institute. http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED602480.pdf
Hammond, Z. (2014). Culturally responsive teaching and the brain: Promoting authentic engagement and rigor among culturally and linguistically diverse students. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
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