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Social and Emotional Learning for School and Life Success

Social and Emotional Learning for School and Life Success. Debbie Rohlmeier McKinney ISD. Reflection Question:. What knowledge, skills, and qualities do students need to possess by the time they graduate from high school?. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL).

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Social and Emotional Learning for School and Life Success

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  1. Social and Emotional Learning for School and Life Success Debbie Rohlmeier McKinney ISD

  2. Reflection Question: What knowledge, skills, and qualities do students need to possess by the time they graduate from high school?

  3. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) SEL is the process whereby children and adults develop essential social and emotional skills, knowledge, and attitudes related to: Recognizing one’s emotions and values as well as one’s strengths and limitations Self-awareness Making ethical, constructive choices about personal and social behavior Managing emotions and behaviors to achieve one’s goals Self-management Responsible decision-making SEL Social awareness Relationship skills Forming positiverelationships, working inteams, dealing effectivelywith conflict Showing understanding and empathy for others

  4. Why Promote Students’ Social and Emotional Competency? Students who receive SEL instruction are: more connected to teachers and school more engaged in learning more motivated to learn more well behaved/less likely to engage in problem behavior able to perform better on achievement tests and get better grades Source: Zins, Weissberg, Wang, & Walberg (2004). Building Academic Success on Social and Emotional Learning (SEL): What Does the Research Say?

  5. SEL Improves Academic Outcomes 23% increase in skills 9% improvement in attitudes about self,others, and school 9% improvement in prosocial behavior 9% reduction in problem behaviors 10% reduction in emotional distress 11% increase in standardized achievement test scores (math and reading) Source: Durlak, J.A., Weissberg, R.P., Taylor, R.D., & Dymnicki, A.B. (submitted for publication). The effects of school-based social and emotional learning: A meta-analytic review.

  6. SEL Teaches 21st Century Skills • Critical thinking and problem-solving • Ethics and social responsibility • Communication • Teamwork and collaboration • Lifelong learning and self-direction • Leadership • Global awareness Source: Partnership for 21st Century Skills

  7. How Does SEL Lead to Student Success? Inputs ProximalOutcomes Distal Outcomes Evidence-based SEL Programming • Effective Learning Environments: • Safe • Caring • Well-managed • Engaging • Supportive • High Expectations Greater Success in School, Work, and Life Greater Attachment, Engagement and Commitment to School SE Skills Instruction: • Self-awareness • Self-management • Social awareness • Relationship skills • Responsible decision-making Less Risky Behavior, More Positive Development

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