SEL/SRL
SEL in the BC curriculum (Self-Awareness, Self-management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, Responsible Decision-making)
What are the BC Core Competencies?
Teachers must critically examine their own biases, attitudes, beliefs, values and practices to facilitate change
What is the first step to establishing decolonizing and anti-rasist pedagogies and what is one of the BC Standards for Educators?
When an individual practices looking after their own health by using the knowledge and resources that are available to them, such as wellness apps, and district resources
What is self-care?
The regulating body for teachers
Who is the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF)?
Builds community and connection by creating respectful, inclusive, and supportive interactions among students and between students and the teacher which leads to overall satisfaction in learning
What is positive classroom discourse?
Children do not have the coping skills to manage their feelings like adults do, and thus need to be taught this
What is self-regulated learning?
A helpful way to start the conversation about decolonization
What are stories?
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation reports that we lose 30% of teachers in the first five years because of this
What is teacher burnout?
Duty to care for their students
What is an educators ultimate responsibility?
A model where teachers create opportunities for conversation-like dialogues between students
What is Facilitate-Listen-Engage?
Improved academic performance, less risky behaviours, more positive attitudes towards self, fewer conduct problems, and lower emotional distress
What are the benefits of SEL and SRL?
Formative assessment with the goal of inclusivity, lifelong/continuous learning, collaborative /collective assessment process with the communities, flexible pacing and timeline for assessment completion, promote mastery and developing expertise
How can you incorporate Indigenous perspectives into assessment?
This program is not only beneficial for students and should be built into daily learning experiences of the teachers
What is SEL?
Social media posts that are judgment in nature, illegal or reckless, uncomfortable or unwelcome attention to students, legal but controversial are examples of this
What are problematic issues involving teachers and social media?
Scaffolding, role playing, asking open ended questions, starting with smaller group discussions, providing choice of topics and conversation parameters are example of this
What are strategies for creating positive classroom discourse between students in grade 1/2
Shout Out, Appreciation, Apology or Aha are examples of this
What are strategies for implementing SEL/SRL in a grade 1/2 classroom?
Celebrating diversity and students’ identities in a safe environment is an example of this
What is a practical application of anti-racism pedagogy?
This can be the easiest way to set healthy boundaries
What is saying no?
Teachers are expected to maintain a high level of professional conduct and ethical behaviour at all times, both during work hours and outside of work hours
What is being held to a higher standard?
Assuring that students are given the freedom to bring forward whatever they deem significant to the discussion
What is developing student autonomy?
Involving students in setting new expectations, updating the class profile and classroom rules
What immediate actions can help re-focus the grade 1/2 class?
Land based education (including land acknowledgements, daily outdoors time, localizing, collaborative experiences) is an example of this
What is a practical application of decolonizing pedagogy?
The most valuable resource for new teachers is this
What is time?
If an educator believes that physical harm, sexual abuse, exploitation, or significant emotional damage to a student has occurred it is their job to do this
What is duty to report?
When a teacher frequently has one-on-one time with their students
What is modelling positive discourse and relationship skills?