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0:00we're really excited to talk today about
0:02the foundations of social and emotional
0:04learning this is an sel 101 we're going
0:07to be talking about what sel is and
0:11how we see it promoted throughout
0:13schools and communities and we'll be
0:16also sharing with you resources for
0:17those of you that want to dig a little
0:19deeper
0:20uh before we get into the meet let's
0:22start by uh thinking a little bit about
0:25students or young people who are in our
0:27lives
0:28let's think about a young person in your
0:31life and think about what is it that you
0:33hope that they will learn and be able to
0:35do to prepare them for the world
0:36tomorrow
0:38so i invite you to add into the chat
0:42a comment or two about how you what you
0:44would prioritize for the young people in
0:46your lives and what would be most
0:48important to prepare them for the world
0:49that they will be living in
0:56resiliency i see a lot of compassion
1:00wow it's going quickly
1:02perseverance
1:04empathy
1:05strong relationships
1:07emotion regulation
1:09a growth mindset gratitude these are all
1:13amazing responses i'm happy to see all
1:16of these things popping in here
1:20and this really does set us up well for
1:22what we're going to be talking about
1:24today before we get into sel just a
1:27brief note on who is castle
1:30for those of you that are new to castle
1:31castle's been around for 27 years
1:34we're the collaborative for academic
1:36social and emotional learning it's a
1:38non-partisan nonprofit
1:40that defines social emotional learning
1:42more than 20 years ago
1:45the goal of castle's mission is to
1:47really help make sure that sel is part
1:50of every child's education pre-k through
1:5212. we do that in a number of different
1:55ways we do that by advancing the science
1:57of sel
1:59by really looking at what does the
2:00research say about social emotional
2:02learning and its impact on
2:05other outcomes
2:06we also have a practice team which is
2:09what i lead our practice team to really
2:11understand what does sel look like in
2:14classrooms in schools and in districts
2:17we have a policy effort which is where
2:19we're focused on the federal level and
2:21most importantly the state level to
2:23create those conditions within states so
2:26that districts can prioritize seo
2:28and all of this is done in collaboration
2:31with
2:32sel
2:33partners and organizations and convening
2:37folks together to really bring forth the
2:39best research the best practice the best
2:41policy ideas so that we can advance the
2:43field
2:45sometimes people think that castle has a
2:47program or curriculum ourselves we do
2:49not we're collaborative and we are
2:51really
2:52our goal is to advance the field so
2:54let's take a quick poll before we get
2:56into the sel and just answer quickly
2:59how familiar are you with social and
3:02emotional learning
3:09so go ahead and answer if you're
3:10extremely familiar you're a pro or
3:12you're somewhat familiar moderately
3:14familiar or not familiar at all
3:23i'm just going to give it about five
3:25more seconds and then we'll take a look
3:26at the results
3:30all right so this will help me to get a
3:34sense of who's in our audience and how
3:36much time to spend on different things
3:38ah looks like most of our audience
3:40almost half
3:41is moderately familiar um and actually a
3:44big chunk of you are extremely familiar
3:46so thank you for joining us um and some
3:49of you are somewhat familiar and a small
3:52percentage are this may be your first
3:54opportunity to learn about social
3:55emotional learning so we're happy to
3:57have all of you here today
3:59before i tell you about castle's
4:01definition we are going to actually hear
4:03from a student who can describe for us
4:06how they understand seo
4:20social emotional learning to me
4:22provides students with purpose seo
4:24was a great foundation and
4:27catalyst for me atomic to value
4:29education and value human connection
4:32well seo
4:33taught you to step up when you need to
4:35but also step back when you
4:37had to so you were creating space for
4:39yourself but also making space for
4:41others
4:44so this is in the words of a student and
4:46we think it's always great to bring the
4:48voice of kids into the conversation
4:51let's talk about castle's definition and
4:53how we understand social and emotional
4:56learning
4:57so this actually this definition has
4:59been updated um about
5:02gosh almost a year ago now the
5:04definition now is the process through
5:06which all young people and adults
5:08acquire and apply the knowledge skills
5:10and attitudes to develop healthy
5:12identities to manage their emotions and
5:15achieve personal and collective goals to
5:17feel and show empathy for others to
5:19establish those positive relationships
5:21and to make good decisions
5:24you all may be familiar with the
5:27research on sel and there's a lot of
5:29research on our website that that our
5:31research team has been synthesizing and
5:33conducting these are some of the high
5:35level outcomes that we've seen and this
5:37has been well documented that sel leads
5:40to improved academic outcomes and
5:43behaviors that sel benefits are not
5:46short term but they are actually long
5:48term and that we see benefits globally
5:51we know that investing in sel is a wise
5:54financial investment there's research
5:56that suggests that investment in sel has
5:59an 11 to 1 return on investment
6:01and we also know that it's not simply
6:04about outcomes in school but long-term
6:07life outcomes
6:09so if you're interested in more about
6:11the research
6:13you can learn about the meta-analysis
6:15and all the different studies that have
6:16been done on sel by clicking on this
6:18link below which when you receive the
6:20slides this will take you to where you
6:22can learn more about sel research
6:26when we think about why schools and
6:28districts implement sel we've learned
6:31that schools and districts have a number
6:33of different priorities for why they see
6:36sel as a key part of their mission these
6:39are some examples of the kinds of
6:41priorities that school districts have
6:44that they really feel like their sel
6:46implementation is designed to
6:48advance
6:49in some cases schools are focused on the
6:52benefit of sel to their academic
6:54achievement others are really focused on
6:56college and career readiness workforce
6:58readiness
6:59we see a growing number of schools and
7:01districts who are understanding that sel
7:03can play a critical role in their equity
7:05work
7:07obviously mental health is a key
7:09priority across the nation especially in
7:11the wake of the pandemic
7:14and also really understanding that sel
7:16is foundational to civic learning and
7:18civic engagement these are just a few of
7:20the different priorities that we've seen
7:22and we really do believe that every
7:25school should examine what their local
7:28priorities are and what their vision is
7:30for their young people and then think
7:32about their sel implementation as part
7:35of advancing that mission
7:37so when you think about these priorities
7:39or others that you may have
7:41which of these are you working on when
7:44you think about scl implementation so
7:45we'll take another quick poll to kind of
7:47hear from our audience about which of
7:48these or other priorities your sel
7:51implementation is focused on
8:05so thanks for clicking in on which of
8:07these you feel is for your local context
8:11most relevant
8:12i'm eager to see the results of this
8:14poll and love the opportunity to hear
8:16directly from you in real time
8:19so go ahead and click on one of these
8:21boxes and
8:23if you selected other go ahead and drop
8:25in the chat what your other is
8:30and i'll give it about five more seconds
8:32and then we'll see
8:34what folks are focusing on
8:44ah mental health with a strong showing
8:47at 76
8:48i have to say i would have predicted
8:50that especially in this day and age the
8:53priority for sel
8:55had been growing significantly before
8:58the pandemic and we've seen a really
9:01sharp increase in the priority for sel
9:04as a result of the pandemic
9:06so i'm not surprised to see that mental
9:08health is top of mind for so many folks
9:10and we agree with you that social and
9:12emotional learning is a key
9:15element to providing a preventative um
9:19and positive universal approach to
9:22supporting positive mental health
9:24also about a third of you are saying
9:26academics is a key priority which we
9:30know from research that sel can have a
9:32strong impact on academics college and
9:34career readiness is in there at 16
9:38um equity at 31
9:40so that is another trend that we've seen
9:42throughout the country over the last
9:44several years that our mission for
9:46equity we recognize that sel can play a
9:48role there as well
9:50and civic learning is something that's a
9:52little smaller percentage but we'll be
9:55talking later about how we'll be sharing
9:56more information about scl's role in
9:58civic learning next week at our virtual
10:01summit
10:02okay and in the other category
10:05it looks like many people have popped
10:07into the chat that they are looking at
10:09some other things climate and culture in
10:12schools nutrition education
10:14um
10:16really looking at physical and healthy
10:18development responsible thinking and
10:20ethics so lots of ways in which you see
10:24priorities showing up at schools and how
10:26sel can play an important role in that
10:29so let's talk for a minute about what we
10:31mean by social and emotional learning
10:34i think probably many of you are
10:35familiar with castle's wheel
10:38we're going to just take a minute and
10:40talk about these competencies we these
10:43five competencies are interrelated
10:47and they are critically important and
10:49they sort of within each one there's a
10:52number of examples of things that would
10:54be
10:55sort of exemplars of that competency
10:57let's start in this orange section with
11:00um the self so when we think about
11:03self-awareness we think about how do we
11:06understand who we are how we feel
11:09what we value
11:11what our growth mindset might be
11:14what is our sense of purpose what
11:16matters to me this is really about how
11:18we understand ourselves and our own
11:21thoughts and beliefs and values and this
11:24is critically important that we really
11:26take time to reflect on who we are
11:29and also on the self-management this has
11:32to do with how we behave as an
11:34individual how do we manage those
11:36emotions how do we manage stress how do
11:39we manage our impulses how do we stay
11:41focused
11:42how do we have perseverance in the face
11:44of obstacles how do we stay organized
11:47how do we take initiative how do we
11:49understand that we have power to make a
11:51difference all of this is part of our
11:54sort of self-management
11:56and um you know understanding who we are
11:59and how we behave given what we
12:01understand about ourselves
12:03so let's next move into the green zone
12:05which is where we really think about
12:07others
12:08in social awareness this is where we
12:10really begin to understand how other
12:12people think how other people feel can
12:15we can we read body language can't we to
12:17tell how people are feeling can we put
12:20ourselves in their shoes to really
12:22understand their perspective
12:24can we express gratitude um can we
12:27create and experience a sense of
12:30belonging with others do we understand
12:32what the social norms and demands are at
12:35any given time what's going on around us
12:37that's all the social awareness
12:40and then of course it's how do we engage
12:42with others
12:43than all of that so how do we
12:45communicate effectively how do we
12:47demonstrate cultural competence how do
12:49we build positive and healthy
12:51relationships how do we manage conflict
12:53how do we ask for help when we need it
12:55how do we offer help when we see that
12:57others need it what kind of leadership
12:59we have here and really are we willing
13:02to engage with others and stand up for
13:04others when we see um when we see that
13:06there's a need for that so the green
13:08zone is about how we understand others
13:10and how we engage effectively with them
13:13and then we put that all together to
13:14make responsible decisions so are we
13:18are we being curious to learn more about
13:21situations and analyzing what could be
13:23what could be consequences of different
13:25decisions are we able to solve problems
13:28on our own and together are we able to
13:31sort of take be ethical in how we behave
13:34are we able to reflect on my role and
13:36what role i can play in the broader
13:38community that's the responsible
13:40decision making so these are the
13:41different competencies and skills that
13:44we know are foundational to success in
13:49school success in the workplace and
13:51success in life
13:52and when we want to promote these within
13:55school there's a lot of different ways
13:57that we would do that
13:59there are key settings that are
14:01critically important as we think about a
14:03systemic approach to promoting social
14:06emotional competence the first and
14:08obvious one is the classroom here's
14:10where you would find
14:11curriculum that's designed to teach
14:13those skills you would find
14:15opportunities for a positive classroom
14:18climate
14:19and ways that we're engaging together
14:22also within the school there are
14:24opportunities to promote social and
14:25emotional competence throughout the
14:27building in terms of how the school
14:28climate and how the adults are
14:30interacting with each other there are
14:32also really important opportunities as
14:34we partner with families and caregivers
14:37to work together to promote healthy
14:39social emotional competence for our
14:41young people and to relate positively to
14:43families and caregivers and throughout
14:46our community so here's where we would
14:48really want to align our efforts with
14:50community partners and also think about
14:52how we can contribute to our communities
14:53through service learning and what have
14:55you
14:55um so this model is castle's model for
14:59school-wide sel where we are promoting
15:02these social and emotional competencies
15:05within these different environments and
15:06we're coordinating the practices um and
15:10policies within the different
15:12environments so that we are promoting
15:14what we call a systemic approach
15:16but this model is still pretty abstract
15:18and sometimes people ask us so what does
15:20that actually look like in a school
15:24here are 10 indicators of school-wide
15:28sel
15:29that really provide more information
15:31about what this looks like within a
15:33school so sometimes people believe oh if
15:36we're doing sel in our school that means
15:38we're doing explicit sel instruction and
15:41we would say yes that is super important
15:44and it's really important that schools
15:46allocate time for explicit instruction
15:48and sel skills but it's by no means
15:51sufficient so in addition to that sel
15:54instruction that's explicit we also know
15:57that there are great opportunities to
15:58promote social emotional competence
16:01while teaching academic content so it's
16:04not a either or it's a both and
16:07additionally we know that it's important
16:09for young people to have an opportunity
16:11to use their voice to make decisions to
16:14show leadership
16:16within the classroom and within the
16:17school
16:19also throughout the school we know it's
16:21important that the climate and the
16:23culture of the school is supportive and
16:25positive that the adults themselves have
16:28an opportunity to reflect on and develop
16:31their own social emotional competence so
16:33they can be in healthy relationships
16:34with each other and with students and
16:36model those skills we know that
16:38discipline policy can promote social and
16:40emotional learning in in restorative
16:43ways
16:44um if we are careful about how we
16:46structure those policies and and provide
16:48that support
16:50we also know it's important to provide
16:52an integrated support just like you
16:54would for academics that there are
16:56universal tier one supports for social
16:59emotional learning and that there are
17:00also opportunities to provide additional
17:02support for students who need that
17:05i mentioned earlier that authentic
17:07family partnerships is a key part as
17:09well as authentic community partnerships
17:11where we are aligned in our mission and
17:14always looking at what we're doing and
17:16thinking about are we getting the
17:18results we're looking for and how should
17:20we improve our implementation to achieve
17:22those results so the continuous
17:23improvement process is key so these are
17:26the different sort of things that you
17:28would see in a school that is
17:30prioritizing social emotional learning
17:32it can be overwhelming to think that we
17:34have to do all of these things typically
17:36castle would recommend that schools
17:38focus on certain priorities at a time
17:42not try to do everything at once and we
17:44provide a lot of guidance free on our
17:46website on how to do that let's take
17:48another poll and just reflect on these
17:5110 indicators and think about which of
17:53these do you think is an area of
17:56strength which is something that you
17:58feel your school or district is doing
18:01well in this moment
18:03and secondly which of these represents
18:06an area of growth
18:10so emily's going to launch this question
18:12here
18:13so there's two questions here the first
18:16one again is to look at what do you
18:18think your school or district what's
18:20relatively speaking an area of strength
18:25and relatively speaking where do you
18:27feel like would be an important area for
18:30you to focus for growth
18:38this will take just a few more minutes
18:55all right we'll give it just a few more
18:57seconds and then we'll look at the
18:58results make sure you see that there are
19:00two questions you have to scroll down to
19:03get to that second one which represents
19:05an area of strength relatively speaking
19:08and where do you feel like there's great
19:10opportunity for growth
19:12okay
19:13uh emily let's see
19:15what we learned
19:17wow so this is kind of all over the
19:19board here
19:23i don't know if you all are able to see
19:25the full results but it looks like
19:27supportive climate is maybe the most
19:30often
19:31it has the most responses relative to
19:33the others and that's at 20 so a fifth
19:36of you believe that you have a strong
19:38climate which is great
19:40um and it looks like
19:42uh in this first one
19:44um
19:45very few would list adult sel as a
19:49strength which is interesting to me
19:51because adult sel has a lot to do with
19:55how we create a supportive climate um so
19:57that's kind of an interesting finding
19:59there and then let's look at how we
20:02responded on the second one which
20:04represents an area of growth which we
20:06see lots of areas of growth and again
20:08adult sel has a lot of folks 29 saying
20:12this is an area of growth family
20:14partnerships looks like an area of
20:16growth
20:18um actually it looks like since people
20:21were able to select more than one that
20:23there's a lot more areas of growth
20:26uh
20:27reported here than strength so it looks
20:28like we all have work to do i think
20:31what's helpful about looking at these
20:32indicators is recognizing that um
20:35you know a systemic approach to sel is
20:38not just one thing there are many
20:41different ways that we can be promoting
20:43uh our young people's social emotional
20:45learning and we don't have to take all
20:47of it on at once but just being aware of
20:49the different areas can be helpful as we
20:51think about our work
20:54okay so let's move on we're not going to
20:58have time to get into
21:00how you actually do this which is i know
21:02what everyone is really eager to learn
21:05um but castle does have a number of
21:08resources that are free and available on
21:11our website that can help you really
21:14think about what are the first steps for
21:17getting a systemic approach to sel
21:20implemented and how do i work with
21:22others to do that whether you're at a
21:24school level or a district level
21:27on our website i'm just going to give
21:28you kind of a quick preview of some of
21:30the things that you'll find on our
21:32website
21:33if you're at a district level the
21:35district resource center is extremely
21:38valuable as a resource because the
21:40district resource center
21:42gives an overview of
21:44how you do this at a district level
21:47it provides guidance on the different
21:49areas of implementation and it also
21:52provides examples from other districts
21:55who have already done this
21:57so when we think about the ways to do a
21:59systemic implementation at the district
22:01level
22:02for example one of the key areas is
22:04developing a communications plan for how
22:07parents and staff and students will
22:09understand the priority for sel rather
22:11than starting from scratch you'll find
22:13in the district resource center
22:14templates for doing that examples from
22:17other districts you'll see strategic
22:18plans on for example and you'll see lots
22:21of those you know sel 101 presentations
22:24that other districts have given don't
22:25need to reinvent the wheels the district
22:27resource center is extremely valuable
22:29and at the school level
22:31there's the guide to school-wide sel and
22:34that really is designed to help
22:36schools
22:38think about how they can get started
22:40with their implementation there's a
22:42rubric if you want to do a
22:43self-assessment that goes through those
22:4510 indicators and you can rate yourself
22:47on how
22:48how deep is your implementation on each
22:50of those which can help you lead to your
22:52action plan
22:53and then there's guidance on how to
22:55think about everything from establishing
22:58an sel team to creating a vision to how
23:00to think about promoting um social
23:03emotional learning for students and a
23:05continuous improvement strategy so the
23:07school guide to school-wide sel is
23:09extremely valuable for schools who are
23:11thinking about how they approach this
23:14work
23:15if you want more than that guidance on
23:17our website there actually is
23:19professional learning that castle offers
23:22um both live and on demand we have a
23:24live uh version a live session that will
23:28be started in january that's a four part
23:30series that you can register for we'll
23:32also be launching an on-demand series if
23:34you are not able to make the live time
23:36so there is professional learning that
23:38really takes you through
23:39how do we actually do this in our school
23:42if assessment is something that you're
23:44interested in there is also guidance on
23:46how to assess social and emotional
23:48learning and how to choose an
23:51appropriate measure for that whether
23:52you're thinking about assessing your
23:54implementation or assessing the outcomes
23:57that students might get
23:59you can see the sel assessment guide
24:02one of the most common questions that we
24:04often hear is how do i choose a program
24:07for social emotional learning
24:09again castle does not have a program but
24:11castle has reviewed the evidence in the
24:14field on how programs have been
24:16effective so the guide to sel programs
24:19is available and that can help you think
24:20through a process for selecting an
24:22evidence-based program
24:24we also have the fcl roadmap to
24:26reopening which helps
24:28schools that are reopening after covid
24:30think about the best way to reopen
24:33by this time i'm hopeful that all
24:35schools have reopened but there's great
24:37guidance in there as well and then
24:38there's also some really important
24:40resources available for
24:42for parents and thinking about how they
24:45can promote social emotional learning
24:46including a a recent campaign to help
24:50parents learn more about scl so all
24:53these resources are available on our
24:55website if you go to castle.org
24:58you'll see up in the upper right corner
25:01castle websites that's where you're
25:02going to find most of these resources
25:04because they're all kind of mini
25:07websites within castle's website

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