Janice Toben, M.Ed What is SEL? Janice Toben, M.Ed is an educational - PDF document

2/10/15 Special Agents of Change Spring 2015 Webinar Series How Games Can Help Trip Hawkins & Janice Toben, M.Ed. Feb 10 Children with Special Needs 10AM PT How Games Can Help Children with Special Needs Develop Critical Life Skills 1PM ET Develop Critical Life Skills Dr. Shari Robertson Mar 17 10AM PT How to Become a Change Agent for Better Readers With Early Collaborative Partnerships 1PM ET Dr. Martha Burns Apr 21 10AM PT Presenters: Janice Toben, M.Ed. Educational Consultant and Co-Founder of the Institute for SEL The New Science of Learning: Effective Approaches for Older Students with Autism & Attention Disorders 1PM ET Trip Hawkins Founder of Electronic Arts, Digital Chocolate and If You Can Dr. Frances Stetson May 21 Moderator: Clay Whitehead Co-CEO and Co-Founder, PresenceLearning 10AM PT Five Easy Ways to Fail in Education 1PM ET Watch the webinars at plearn.co/change-2015 #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead February 10, 2015 SEL is Called “The Missing Piece” in Education Today Today’s Presenters “From the schoolhouse to State House, ‘academic skills’ have been emphasized, tested, and reported upon, but another essential aspect of a child’s education — social and emotional learning (SEL) — has been underemphasized or altogether forgotten — with serious consequences to children, schools, and communities.” — from the “The Missing Piece” report from CASEL.org (2013) Trip Hawkins Janice Toben, M.Ed. #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead Janice Toben, M.Ed What is SEL? Janice Toben, M.Ed is an educational Social and Emotional Learning consultant, co-founder of the Institute according to Maurice Elias of Rutgers University for SEL (InstituteforSEL.org) and former director of SEL at The Nueva School. Key Components: Janice works with schools nationwide • ! Dynamic process that occurs within the self and between others. to promote positive school climate • ! All learning is cognitive and social and emotional. through the skills of social and emotional intelligence. Definition: The process through which people learn to recognize and manage emotions, care about others, make good decisions, behave ethically and responsibly, develop positive relationships and avoid negative behaviors. #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead 1

2/10/15 5 Social & Emotional Competencies 5 Social & Emotional Competencies Intrapersonal (Self) Interpersonal (Others) 1. ! Self-Awareness 3. ! Social Awareness Recognizing and assessing feelings Sensitivity to the emotions of others 2. ! Self-Management 4. ! Positive Relationships Handling and understanding emotions Conflict resolution, cooperation and negotiation #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead Inter- & Intra- Personal Skills 5 Social & Emotional Competencies Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Teachers and Educators: 5. ! Responsible Decision-Making • ! Expand focus to include inter- and intra- personal skills Assessing risk and rewards e.g. Start your class with a check in or relaxation exercise Understanding personal and group ethics • ! Help regulate in the moment through content • ! Don’t see SEL skills as separate from core curriculum • ! Recognize challenges students face in the cafeteria, hallways, classrooms… How are you today? #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead Social and Emotional Learning Research Shows Academic Benefits • ! Not “soft” - backed by extensive neuroscience and 2011 Durlak & Weissberg Study of SEL showed: psychological research ! ! 11% gain in achievement for academic performance • ! Not meant to be disciplinary but problem-solving in nature • ! Builds on inquiry, metaphor and creativity ! ! 50% improved achievement scores in general • ! It isn't therapy—it’s therapeutic • ! Facilitated and experiential discovery ! ! 38% improved grade point average #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead 2

2/10/15 Research Shows School Benefits The Building Blocks of SEL • ! Positive interior and school climate; more compassion for self and others • ! Incidences of misbehavior drop by 28% • ! Suspensions drop by 44% Setting Boundaries ! • ! Increased positive behavior by 63% • ! More encouragement and team work Win-Win Solutions are not Understand That Conflict • ! More resilience Always Compromises But Escalates & De-escalates ! Bringing Ideas Together ! • ! Shifting perspectives • ! Ease depression (Meryl 2008) Conflict Active ! Assertiveness Understanding ! Resolution: “I” • ! Dan Goleman states, “Mental outlook proves a better Listening ! Training ! Emotions ! predictor of survival than any medical risk factor” statements ! #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead SEL Teaching Techniques SEL Best Practices for Schools Institute for Social and Emotional Learning: • ! Develop and use vocabulary around SEL tools in classroom discussions and advisory sessions • ! Develop inter- and intra-personal questioning and reflection • ! Introduce humor, fun and encouragement into group work • ! Explore characteristics of introversion & extroversion • ! The use of metaphor and silence • ! Encourage students to find their identities and understand differences • ! Practice rituals like appreciation/acknowledgment circles • ! Encourage students to seek clarification and support from • ! Class meetings and small groups each other to build a climate of empathy & understanding • ! Awareness of recess/out of classroom activities • ! Creatively weave SEL into curriculum • ! School assemblies/Buddy systems with other classes • ! Field trips #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead SEL with Technology Trip Hawkins • ! Gaming is an exciting supplement to face to face learning Trip Hawkins founded and built legendary games company, Electronic • ! Gaming and creative interactive technology enhance social Arts, and played a key role in the early and emotional learning days at Apple. Now, he is redefining Social Emotional Learning (SEL) as co- • ! Games allow opportunities for playful and creative founder and CEO of If You Can Company, repetition to deepen understanding of SEL skills and tools a maker of educational games. • ! Games offer an exciting way to engage students, teachers and parents in SEL #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead 3

2/10/15 If— How Learning Games Help by Rudyard Kipling • ! A 21 st century learning model for today’s If you can keep your head when all about you !!! If you can make one heap of all your winnings evolving learning environment !!! And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, !!! Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, !!! And lose, and start again at your beginnings If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, • ! Interactive games offer new means of !!! And never breathe a word about your loss; !!! But make allowance for their doubting too; !!! If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, engagement with students !!! To serve your turn long after they are gone, !!! !!! Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Or being hated, don’t give way to hating, • ! Kids and caregivers both benefit !!! Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’ !!! And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise: If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, !!! If you can dream—and not make dreams your master; !!! !!! Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch, !!! If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim; !!! If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, !!! If all men count with you, but none too much; !!! And treat those two impostors just the same; !!! If you can fill the unforgiving minute If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken !!! With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, !!! !!! Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, !!! Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, !!! And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son! !!! And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools: #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead Today’s Environment A Wide Array of Special Needs • ! We’ve shifted away from kids growing up • ! Autism Spectrum Disorders learning by observing parents and elders • ! Alarming rates of depression of the tribe • ! Developmental delays • ! Today’s educational focus on academic issues often excludes social and • ! Communications disorders emotional issues • ! Learning differences • ! How do we help digital natives become modern citizens? • ! Behavioral and social issues #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead 21 st Century Learning Model What Computers Do Well • ! Digital natives with tablets • ! Immersive simulations • ! Need for adults to curate materials for • ! Fantasy elements kids using these devices • ! Stimulate dopamine drives • ! We need more constructive choices motivation for rewards • ! Games can be very effective as a • ! “What if?” cause and effect foundation for learning • ! Government supported curriculum • ! Data and tracking • ! Legitimate assessment & transfer of • ! Adapting to users skills to real world #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead #SPEDAhead 4