creating professional learning communities that see beyond the 3rs… liascd october 14, 2005
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Social and Emotional Literacy Social and Emotional Literacy
is is the capacity to…the capacity to…
• decode the behaviors of oneself and decode the behaviors of oneself and others.others.
• communicate and model values and communicate and model values and attitudes.attitudes.
• create environments where create environments where constituencies learn, grow, and constituencies learn, grow, and achieve together.achieve together.
New York TimesAugust 16, 2005
“No Emotion Left Behind”
By: Timothy P. Shriver and
Roger P. Weissberg
SEL enhances the ability to…
• problem solve creatively• appreciate cultural diversity• resolve conflicts peacefully• achieve higher scores • develop social/political consciousness• effectively communicate and be empathetic
SEL Is Worth The Effort!
Reflective Journal Entry
How would you use this story in your school or district as a
preview to SEL?
Reflective Practitioners understand that example is the most powerful
teacher. They live their lives so that when their students think of caring
and integrity…
Source: How to Develop a Professional Learning Community: Passion and Persistence by Rick DuFour
Reflective Practitioners…• L ife-long learners• E nthusiastic and love their subject matter• A ctively participate in school-wide and district-wide
activities• R isk-takers• N avigate and design effective instruction• E ducate all constituencies• R espectful and responsible• S ensitive to the social, emotional and intellectual needs of
their students
What is the impact on the Organization?
• T he creation of a Professional Learning Community
• A safe, caring and responsive environment
• L ong-term collaboration
• E nhances the culture
Systemic Change
Professional Learning Communities…
•C hange the fabric of the school community
•O rganize teams
•R ecognize and support collaborative cultures
•E mphasize mutually respectful relationships
Source: How to Develop a Professional Learning Community: Passion and Persistence by Rick DuFour
Passion and Persistence
Video Presentation:How to Develop a Professional Learning
Community– By: Richard DuFour
Brainstorm an idea that would contribute to establishing or enhancing a
Professional Learning Community or an SEL Steering Committee in your school.
Reflective Journal Entry
Professional Learning Professional Learning Communities,Communities, Social & Social & Emotional Literacy,Emotional Literacy,
andand
The BIG PICTUREThe BIG PICTURE
• New Teacher Orientation Programs
• In-Service Training
• Teacher Leadership Positions
• SEL Steering Committee
• Mentoring Programs
• Differentiated Supervision
A safe, caring and respectful classroom emphasizes:
Cooperation Caring communication Appreciation of diversity Expression of feelings Responsible decision making Conflict Resolution
Source: Center for Social and Emotional Education
The Peaceable Classroom
What values and attitudes do you want demonstrated in your classroom/school environment?
AThink, Pair, Share
Activity
The Delivery of Instruction in a SEL Classroom
• M ultiple Intelligences
• A ctive Student Participation
• S EL
• T hink Time
• E nrichment
• R esearch-based
• T each for Meaning
• E xcite and Motivate
• A ccept yet EXTEND
• C heck for understanding
• H OTS
• E valuate
• R eflective Practice
• S trategize
How can this be done without detracting from the schools’ primary mission of
providing our students opportunities for
developing competence as
academic learners?
• Exploring conflicts and points of view in literature
• Exploring current issues and “hot topics”
• Using problem solving and critical and creative thinking skills across the disciplines
Source: Center for Social and Emotional Education
What is What is Voices of Love and Freedom?Voices of Love and Freedom?
A comprehensive K-12 reading, writing, and character education
program.
Source: Voices Publishing John Bluthardt, Business Director
217 California StreetNewton, MA 02458
617-964-3503Fax: 617-964-3513
Voices of Love and Freedom can be used as a stand alone or
complementary:
• Character education program• Violence prevention/conflict
resolution program• Drug prevention program• After school program • Family literacy/family reading
program
Source: Voices Publishing
Quality
Circles
Leaders Strategies
Student Ambassadors Bystander Responsibility
Conflict ResolutionCommunication
eave no one out
mpower yourself
muse with humor
istract the bully
nlist help
umors stop with you
upport the victim
“Leadership is the ability to help other people achieve
great things”.-Author Unknown
• Student Team Advisors
• Brave Ambassadors Coordinators
• Quality Circle Facilitators
Jericho Middle School
Social and Emotional Learning Resources
http://www.jerichoschools.org/ms/library/sel.htm
Project Wisdom TM
K-12
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched,
but felt in the heart”.
-Helen Keller
For more information: www.projectwisdom.com
Life Lessons Through Literature
Universal attributes of good character that form the foundations of community.
Justice
Respect
Hope
Honesty
Loyalty
Courage
Love
For more information:www.heartwoodethics.org
Facing History and Ourselves
•History is a moral enterprise.• Teaching is a craft.
•Adolescents are our future.
Facing History and Ourselves is based on the belief that education in a democracy must be what Alexis de Tocqueville called “an apprenticeship in liberty.” Facing History helps students find meaning in the past and recognize the need for participation and responsible decision making.
For more information: http://www.facing.org
The Center for Social and Emotional Education (CSEE) is an educational and professional development organization dedicated to supporting effective social emotional learning, teaching and leadership in our K-12 schools:
Promoting children’s social and emotional competencies; and,
Creating safe, caring, and responsive schools and homes.
CSEE integrates research and best practices from risk prevention, health promotion, mental health, effective citizenry, character education and social emotional learning to promote students’ ability to learn and develop in healthy ways.
Source: www.CSEE.net
CASEL Star Program(The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning)
CASEL has identified “22” SEL programs which meet the highest standards for
effectiveness.
The results are available in a booklet entitled Safe and Sound: An Educational
Leader’s Guide to Evidence-Based Social and Emotional Learning
Programs on the CASEL website www.casel.org
Great Teachers…• Teach each child as an individual• Engage students in thinking for
themselves• Demonstrate mastery of and enthusiasm
for their subject matter• Have integrity and character• Are reflective practitioners who create
classroom environments grounded in SEL• Understand that SEL is a prerequisite for
academic success• Make professional growth an ongoing
process- Author Unknown
Professional Development Program
Creating Classrooms to Meet the Academic, Social, and
Emotional Needs of Students
For additional information:http://www.wsboces.org/library/pdfs/iss1087.pdf
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