Benefits of SEL • Reduced emotional distress Fewer reports of student depression, anxiety, stress, and social withdrawal • Fewer negative behaviors Decreased disruptive class behavior, noncompliance, aggression, delinquent acts, and disciplinary referrals • Improved attitudes and behaviors Greater motivation to learn, deeper commitment to school, increased time devoted to schoolwork, and better classroom behavior • Better academic performance Achievement scores an average of 11 percentile points higher Source: Durlak, J.A., Weissberg, R.P., Dymnicki, A.B., Taylor, R.D., & Schellinger, K. (2011) The impact of enhancing students’ social and emotional learning: A meta-analysis of school-based universal interventions. Child Development : 82 (1), 405-432.
Vision Assets and Needs Assessment Goals and Strategies Engaging Stakeholders Next Steps
Vision Assets and Needs Assessment Goals and Strategies Engaging Stakeholders Next Steps
It starts with a vision….
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ACTIVITY: Write Your Own Headline • Imagine it’s three years in the future. Your SEL plan has been a huge success. • You pull up the local news site for your community. What would the headline to say? • Write the headline in large print on both sides of your folded card. • Discuss: How would things be different in your community if this headline came true?
Let’s hear your headlines!
Vision Assets and Needs Assessment Goals and Strategies Engaging Stakeholders Next Steps
Vision Assets and Needs Assessment Goals and Strategies Engaging Stakeholders Next Steps
Action Planning: Assessing Assets and Needs
Assets and Needs Assessment Questions for Reflection Implementing and Prioritizing SEL Integrating SEL Monitoring and Operationalizing SEL Evaluating SEL
Individual Reflection Identify 2-3 questions that are most relevant to your community
Group Share Share and discuss your selected questions with your group
Current Reality of SEL
Community Share Share one key opportunity you/your team identified
Enjoy your lunch! Think about over lunch: • What needs to be built on or addressed to reach your vision?
Welcome back!
Vision Assets and Needs Assessment Goals and Strategies Engaging Stakeholders Next Steps
Vision Assets and Needs Assessment Goals and Strategies Engaging Stakeholders Next Steps
Action Planning: Goals and Strategies
With your vision in mind, now focus on how to get there
Outcome goals Effort goals
Planning for Social & Emotional Learning Present Reality → Path → Preferred Reality
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ACTIVITY: Plan Initial Goals and Strategies • You drafted a vision (preferred reality) , then assessed your assets and needs (present reality) . What’s the path? • Brainstorm effort goals and strategies that will move from present to preferred realities. • Consider – Impact vs. Effort – Emotions drive change
Consider the Impact for the Effort Effort Impact
ACTIVITY: Plan Initial Goals and Strategies • You drafted a vision (preferred reality) , then assessed your assets and needs (present reality) . What’s the path? • Brainstorm effort goals and strategies that will move from present to preferred realities. • Consider – Impact vs. Effort – Emotions drive change
Sharing your goals and strategies
What stood out for you from this process?
Goal Examples
Vision Assets and Needs Assessment Goals and Strategies Engaging Stakeholders Next Steps
Vision Assets and Needs Assessment Goals and Strategies Engaging Stakeholders Next Steps
Action Planning: Engaging Stakeholders
What are some of your SEL goals? What stakeholders need to be engaged to accomplish these goals?
Possible Stakeholders Student Support Administrators Teachers Staff Youth Development Special Subjects Paraprofessionals Young People Professionals Teachers Parents/Caregivers Media Specialists Elected Officials Community Mental Coaches Faith Leaders Etc., etc…. Health
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Stages of Concern I have ideas about something that Refocusing would work even better. How can I connect what I’m doing with Collaboration what others are doing? Is this working? Consequence How can it have more impact? Management How can I do this? Personal How does this affect me? Information What does this involve? Awareness New initiative? I haven’t heard about one.
Stages of Concern Refocusing What are Collaboration some strategies Consequence you might use Management to address Personal these concerns? Information Awareness
How to Assess Stakeholder Concerns “When you think about [the program/practice/initiative], what concerns Ask! do you have? Please be frank.” – Survey – “One-legged interview”
• For each priority stakeholder, consider what would likely motivate them to support your community’s SEL initiative and how best to communicate with them about it.
Vision Assets and Needs Assessment Goals and Strategies Engaging Stakeholders Next Steps
Vision Assets and Needs Assessment Goals and Strategies Engaging Stakeholders Next Steps
Action Planning: Next Steps
What are the next immediate steps? Brainstorm with team or thought partner: • Who will you share this process with? And when? • Actions to leverage and expand current bright spots • Actions to bring in allies • Actions to gather information
Things to Consider • Keep the effort vs impact matrix in mind • Be as specific as possible • Identify people who will be responsible • Timelines • How is this impacting both students and adult community
Evaluation/Closing
Please complete the online evaluation for today’s event
Share with a partner What do you expect to accomplish in the next 3 months?
Follow-up Activities • Informal regional follow-up gatherings • Statewide follow-up conference calls • SEL4MA committees • Future regional events
SEL4MA Committees • Communications • Events • District SEL • Policy and Advocacy Coordinators • Steering Committee Job-Alike Group • Teacher Education • Equity & Inclusion
And your planning and implementation continues….
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