Creating Professional Learning Communities that see Beyond the 3Rs… LIASCD October 14, 2005.

Creating Professional Learning Communities

that see Beyond the 3Rs…

LIASCD October 14, 2005

“We need to put our minds together and see what life we can

make for our children.”- Sitting Bull

Educators… leaders of the PAC!

Believing in the Rights and Value of Every student is

the foundation of the

BRAVE Program

What is

SEL?

Social and Emotional Literacy Social and Emotional Literacy

is is the capacity to…the capacity to…

• decode the behaviors of oneself and decode the behaviors of oneself and others.others.

• communicate and model values and communicate and model values and attitudes.attitudes.

• create environments where create environments where constituencies learn, grow, and constituencies learn, grow, and achieve together.achieve together.

Why SEL?

New York TimesAugust 16, 2005

“No Emotion Left Behind”

By: Timothy P. Shriver and

Roger P. Weissberg

Good grades depend not just

on brains,

but on HEARTS.

Research tells us that…

SEL enhances the ability to…

• problem solve creatively• appreciate cultural diversity• resolve conflicts peacefully• achieve higher scores • develop social/political consciousness• effectively communicate and be empathetic

SEL Is Worth The Effort!

Reflective Journal Entry

How would you use this story in your school or district as a

preview to SEL?

Reflective Practitioners understand that example is the most powerful

teacher. They live their lives so that when their students think of caring

and integrity…

Source: How to Develop a Professional Learning Community: Passion and Persistence by Rick DuFour

they think of them!

Reflective Practitioners

Master the

3Rs

Reflective Practitioners have a common…

Vision

Philosophy

Language Base

Reflective Practitioners…….*L*E*A*R*N*E*R*S

T.P.S.

Reflective Practitioners…• L ife-long learners• E nthusiastic and love their subject matter• A ctively participate in school-wide and district-wide

activities• R isk-takers• N avigate and design effective instruction• E ducate all constituencies• R espectful and responsible• S ensitive to the social, emotional and intellectual needs of

their students

What is the impact on the Organization?

• T he creation of a Professional Learning Community

• A safe, caring and responsive environment

• L ong-term collaboration

• E nhances the culture

Systemic Change

Professional Learning

Community

Social/Emotional Literacy

Academic Success

Reflective Practitioner

Professional Learning Communities…

•C hange the fabric of the school community

•O rganize teams

•R ecognize and support collaborative cultures

•E mphasize mutually respectful relationships

Source: How to Develop a Professional Learning Community: Passion and Persistence by Rick DuFour

Do not Reinvent the

wheel

Build Bridges

Jericho Middle School

The past, the present and the future

How can you build a bridge with an existing program or philosophy in

your district?

T.P.S.

Passion and Persistence

Video Presentation:How to Develop a Professional Learning

Community– By: Richard DuFour

Brainstorm an idea that would contribute to establishing or enhancing a

Professional Learning Community or an SEL Steering Committee in your school.

Reflective Journal Entry

Professional Learning Professional Learning Communities,Communities, Social & Social & Emotional Literacy,Emotional Literacy,

andand

The BIG PICTUREThe BIG PICTURE

Leadership is the ability to help other people achieve great

things.- Author Unknown

Try a piece of the…

P.I.E.

Creating an

Approach… for Professional Growth

• New Teacher Orientation Programs

• In-Service Training

• Teacher Leadership Positions

• SEL Steering Committee

• Mentoring Programs

• Differentiated Supervision

• The SEL Classroom• Curricular Integration• The Implementation Process

Creating SEL classrooms…

• Peaceable Classrooms

• Values and Attitudes

• Delivery of Instruction

• Curricular Integration

A safe, caring and respectful classroom emphasizes:

Cooperation Caring communication Appreciation of diversity Expression of feelings Responsible decision making Conflict Resolution

Source: Center for Social and Emotional Education

The Peaceable Classroom

What values and attitudes do you want demonstrated in your classroom/school environment?

AThink, Pair, Share

Activity

The Delivery of Instruction in a SEL Classroom

• M ultiple Intelligences

• A ctive Student Participation

• S EL

• T hink Time

• E nrichment

• R esearch-based

• T each for Meaning

• E xcite and Motivate

• A ccept yet EXTEND

• C heck for understanding

• H OTS

• E valuate

• R eflective Practice

• S trategize

How can this be done without detracting from the schools’ primary mission of

providing our students opportunities for

developing competence as

academic learners?

• Exploring conflicts and points of view in literature

• Exploring current issues and “hot topics”

• Using problem solving and critical and creative thinking skills across the disciplines

Source: Center for Social and Emotional Education

What is What is Voices of Love and Freedom?Voices of Love and Freedom?

A comprehensive K-12 reading, writing, and character education

program.

Source: Voices Publishing John Bluthardt, Business Director

217 California StreetNewton, MA 02458

617-964-3503Fax: 617-964-3513

Voices of Love and Freedom can be used as a stand alone or

complementary:

• Character education program• Violence prevention/conflict

resolution program• Drug prevention program• After school program • Family literacy/family reading

program

Source: Voices Publishing

Quality

Circles

Leaders Strategies

Student Ambassadors Bystander Responsibility

Conflict ResolutionCommunication

Believing in the Rights and Value of Every student is

the foundation of the

BRAVE Program

What Can Bystanders Do?

eave no one out

mpower yourself

muse with humor

istract the bully

nlist help

umors stop with you

upport the victim

GRADE 6

• Session 1: The Trial

• Session 2: The Movie

• Session 3: Class Quality Circle

SEL and Quality Circles:

Integrated Approach

BRAVE Moves Beyond the Classroom…

“Leadership is the ability to help other people achieve

great things”.-Author Unknown

• Student Team Advisors

• Brave Ambassadors Coordinators

• Quality Circle Facilitators

Lunch-timeQuality Circles

Jericho Middle School

Social and Emotional Learning Resources

http://www.jerichoschools.org/ms/library/sel.htm

Project Wisdom TM

K-12

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched,

but felt in the heart”.

-Helen Keller

For more information: www.projectwisdom.com

Life Lessons Through Literature

Universal attributes of good character that form the foundations of community.

Justice

Respect

Hope

Honesty

Loyalty

Courage

Love

For more information:www.heartwoodethics.org

Facing History and Ourselves

•History is a moral enterprise.• Teaching is a craft.

•Adolescents are our future.

Facing History and Ourselves is based on the belief that education in a democracy must be what Alexis de Tocqueville called “an apprenticeship in liberty.” Facing History helps students find meaning in the past and recognize the need for participation and responsible decision making.

For more information: http://www.facing.org

The Center for Social and Emotional Education (CSEE) is an educational and professional development organization dedicated to supporting effective social emotional learning, teaching and leadership in our K-12 schools:

Promoting children’s social and emotional competencies; and,

Creating safe, caring, and responsive schools and homes.

CSEE integrates research and best practices from risk prevention, health promotion, mental health, effective citizenry, character education and social emotional learning to promote students’ ability to learn and develop in healthy ways.

Source: www.CSEE.net

CASEL Star Program(The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning)

CASEL has identified “22” SEL programs which meet the highest standards for

effectiveness.

The results are available in a booklet entitled Safe and Sound: An Educational

Leader’s Guide to Evidence-Based Social and Emotional Learning

Programs on the CASEL website www.casel.org

Translate beliefs into an

Individualized Action Plan (IAP)

Great Teachers…• Teach each child as an individual• Engage students in thinking for

themselves• Demonstrate mastery of and enthusiasm

for their subject matter• Have integrity and character• Are reflective practitioners who create

classroom environments grounded in SEL• Understand that SEL is a prerequisite for

academic success• Make professional growth an ongoing

process- Author Unknown

“ We must be the change we want to see in the

world”.-Gandhi

Would you have made the same choice??

Read-A-loud

•Teaching changes the World

•Teaching brings Dreams to Life

•Teaching is a Work of

Professional Development Program

Creating Classrooms to Meet the Academic, Social, and

Emotional Needs of Students

For additional information:http://www.wsboces.org/library/pdfs/iss1087.pdf

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