SEL Foundations
SEL stands for...
Social and emotional learning
The CASEL framework consists of self-awareness, self-regulation, social awareness, relationship skills, and what other competency?
Responsible decision-making
A student exhibiting a “freeze” trauma response might show what behaviors?
Dissociation, sleepiness, disengagement
What does research indicate about the effectiveness of culturally adapted SEL programs?
Some examples: Strong/supportive relationships, sense of belonging at school and a positive school climate, developing SEL skills to help them navigate challenges
Name one common myth about SEL in education
Ex. SEL programs takes away from instruction time and therefore lead to worse academic performance
Provide one example of a strategy a teacher may use to foster a supportive, inclusive climate in their classroom
Greetings at the door, community building circles, classroom shared agreements
True or False: All adverse childhood experiences lead to the same trauma for students
False
Disciplinary policies that strictly enforces predetermined punishments for student misconduct is also known as…
Zero-tolerance policies
Universal screening and school-wide initiatives to promote mental health fall into which tier of support services? (MTSS)
Tier 1
Integrating SEL with academic instruction promotes the g_____________ of SEL skills
Generalization
Honoring student perspectives and engaging students as leaders, problem-solvers, decision makers, is which school-wide indicator of SEL?
Youth voice and engagement
Students who experience ____ ACEs are at a higher risk for adverse educational, health, and social-emotional outcomes
More (4+)
Name one way exclusionary discipline policies (ex. suspensions, expulsions) might harm students, or adversely impact their education
Missed class time, lower academic performance, negative attitudes toward school, higher rates of retention and drop-out
What percentage of students with mental health needs currently receive appropriate professional support?
~50%
At what point in the lifespan (if any) does social and emotional learning stop?
It doesn't!
In meta-analyses, SEL programs lead to improvement in which outcome domains? (name one)
School climate/safety, civic attitudes, peer relationships, SEL skills
Prosocial behaviors, externalizing behaviors, school functioning, emotional distress
About what proportion of students experience a potentially traumatic event before graduating high school?
2 in 3
One example of restorative discipline practices is making affective statements. Provide an example of an affective statement
I feel sad when I see my students being mean to one another
I feel so proud of my students when they are kind to one another
Name one behavior that may indicate a student is struggling with mental health
Agitation, decline in participation/focus, sleepiness, changes in eating, disproportionate emotional reactions, suicidal ideation (list from Gueldner et al., 2020)
How do developmental theories impact our understanding of SEL in schools?
SEL skills are developmentally specific, which competencies growing more complex as students age
One barrier to implementing SEL is teachers not buying into SEL programs. What is an implementation strategy to overcome this barrier?
What was the most important finding of the Philadelphia ACEs Project find? Consider how students in urban schools might compare to others in their risk of experiencing ACEs
Urban populations were at higher risk for experiencing more ACEs
What is the name of the framework that provides 8 dimensions of adapting SEL programs to different cultural contexts?
Ecological validity framework
A student who has no clinical mental health symptoms, but also has few supportive relationships and feels unmotivated and disengaged in school, would fall into which category of the dual-factor mental health system?
Languishing (vulnerable)