EL 5723 Module 4 Communicating the Findings

What Are i am TALKING ABOUT TODAY?

What Are WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY?

• WHY IS SEL IMPORTANT especially

REGARDING LITERACY

• WHAT DOES SEL MEAN?
• 5 STEPS TO WORK OUT A PROBLEM!

Why does the video suggest that LEARNING SEL SKILLS ...

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FEELINgs JOURNAL

FEELINGS JOURNAL

Instructional Procedures: Begin a feelings journal with the class. Define what a feelings journal is and indicate that it will be used as a resource to provide age appropriate vocabulary words. (e.g., happy, sad, hurt, mad for young children, rejected/disappointed, angry/irate for older children). Lead class activity that asks students to identify feelings they might have in different situations using age appropriate vocabulary (e.g., lead age-appropriate discussions using questions such as, “How would you feel if you got all A’s on your report card?” “How would you feel if a you could not read a word in a book?” “How would you feel about speaking in front of your class?” etc.) Next use the feelings journal to draw or write “How I am feeling is ________.” As they complete this section, have the students go to the next prompt, which is “What is making me feel this way is __________.” Lastly, “The way I solve this problem is____________.”

DATA

#1: SELF-AWARENESS

• Being able to identify YOUR FEELINGS and what is CAUSING those FEELINGS

• "I am feeling so MAD because he took my snack without asking!"

#2: self-management

• The way you RESPOND OR MANAGE your feelings.
• "I am feeling stressed, I will take 3 DEEP BREATHS TO CALM MYSELF DOWN!"

#2: self-management

#3: Social Awareness

• The way you INTERPRET AND RESPOND to the people around you.
• Alice observes Mike is feeling left out during recess and she decides to ask him, "Hi Mike, do you want to join our handball game?"

#4: Relationship skills

• YOUR ability to communicate and grow your friendships in a healthy way.
• Scott says to his friend "I was captain at our last soccer game, it can be someone else's turn."

#5: Responsible Decision-mAking

• Identifying problems and using problem solving skills to find a solution.
• "I am feeling upset because I am arguing with a friend. I will talk it out with my friend and find a common solution to our problem."

FISCAL ReQUIREMENT

The fiscal requirements needed to provide social and emotional training for elementary school children in our district will be $25, 000 per school. There are thirteen schools in district. There would be seven SEL School Counselors that would be assigned two schools each, totaling $175, 000. Each school would have a twenty percent contract per school site. In addition, a Coordinator of Social and Emotional Support would be hired for $100,000 for a grand total of $275,000.

resources

What resources does my school have?

Currently, there are three school sites that have social and emotional learning (SEL) counselors. But there are thirteen elementary schools total in the district. Two of those school sites have their funding from Title 1 services and another school receives the funding from Parent Teacher Association funds.

What resources will my school need?

The district needs to provide each elementary school site with SEL counselors without taking the funds from each school site. If the district sees the data, then they can offer the resources through general funds. Because the district does not currently cover the cost, there are very few resources available. Therefore, the district can partner with University of Southern California, Master of Social Work program to help meet the needs of students’ social and emotional well-being. Six interns would need to be assigned to the district as Social and Emotional Learning Counseling Interns. Each intern would be assigned to two

PROJECT BUDGET

$25, 000 X 7 SEL Schools= $175,000

$100,000 X 1 Coordinator of Social and Emotional Support=$100,000

USC Interns (6) = $0.00

Supplies=$5,000

Total=$280,000

BUDGET

Summary of faculty input on the target, intervention, and budget/resources from faculty

• Input by the Executive Director, Santa Ana Unified: Agrees, there is a growing need for SEL services at each elementary school site.
• Intervention: Providing SEL individual and group classes and classroom workshops will assist students to receive a curriculum that is already established and researched. Is the evaluation piece clear and user friendly for studnets in the elementary school setting?
• Budget/Resources: Is there a way to sustain it that is not based on grant funding? How do show the value and cost savings as a district?

SEL in Action

"The most effective social and emotional learning (SEL) requires a strategic, systemic approach that involves everyone, from district and school leaders to community partners to family members, working together to ensure students receive the support they need. Successful SEL is not a standalone program or an add-on. It is central to how schools, communities, and families value and support the social, emotional, and academic development of their children."

-CASEL

References

Brack, J. (2006). Sensory Processing

Disorder: Simulations and solutions for parents, teachers and therapists.

CASEL (2018). Education Heart, Inspirting

Minds. Retreived from https://casel.org/

Denham, S.A., Bassett, H.H., Wyatt, T.M.,

and Zinsser, K. (2014). How Preschoolers' Social–

Emotional Learning Predicts Their Early School Success: Developing Theory Promoting, Competency Based Assessments, Infant and Child Development, 426-454.