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Design Subcommittee Interim UpdatePresented to the PAUSD SEL Curriculum Committee - September 14th, 2016
Design Subcommittee Charge: Review research, analyze data , and propose recommendations for an SEL framework, learning s tandards and grade level targets
Our Charge Tonight: Develop shared unders tanding of key research on SEL frameworks , learning s tandards , and grade level targets . Provide feedback to Des ign subcommittee to complete development of proposed recommendations to SCC on 10/ 5/ 16.
Guiding Questions for Tonight
What research and data have been reviewed?
What f indings are mos t important for SCC dis cus s ion?
What feedback is needed to complete final recommendations?
Main Sources of Research & Data
Correspondence & ConversationVicki Zakrzewski (Greater Good Science Center - Education Director)J ulie Norton (New Teacher Center - SEL Director)Mary Hurley (Oakland Unified SD - Dis trict SEL & Leadership Director)Meena Srinivasan (Oakland Unified SD - Secondary SEL & Leadership Dir.)Peter Price (Aus tin Independent SD (TX) - SEL Director)Randi Peterson (Bellevue SD, (WA) - SEL Curriculum Developer)
Univers ity of Chicago: Foundations for Young Adult Succes s Report“The Wallace Report” (funded by the Wallace Foundation)
Dis trict Surveys (data provided by Allison Green, PAUSD)
State, County, City, Dis trict, School Policies & Programs
Key Findings
● “SEL” is a rapidly evolving field - creative/ practical tens ion between aligning/adapting to lates t res earch and working with studied/tested models
● CASEL is the most implemented/tested/robust model out there, but is missing critical elements/contexts that current res earch and implementation s ugges ts are needed...
● ...an ethical and culturally-responsive (pro-social) context examining values, mindsets, and identity - particularly in the context of race, gender, class, culture, equity, and agency
● ...must be tailored/adaptable to the target community and evolving res earch, systemicallyimplemented (beyond the clas s room), and developmentally differentiated (age-appropriate)
● ...requires systemic/adult capacity and buy-in to do deep work in competent, s afe environ’ts
● ...must be woven into academic practice (teaching/ learning) rather than s eparate from it.
Other Key FindingsPAUSD schools are already implementing rela ted programs and as ses sments (further
inves tigation needed) that focus on mindfulnes s , SEL, socia l jus tice and empathy, res ilience, and character development (e.g., Project Corners tone).
CA Ed Code: ca lls for principles of characterSCCOE: refers to CASEL and Mindfulnes s w.r.t. Student Wellnes s
District surveys/studies indicate need for belonging, meaning and purpose in learning, res iliency, healthier mindsets around definitions of succes s , worth, and value, and more cons tructive communication and connectednes s between s tudents , teachers , and parents .
Surveys a lso indicate need to addres s systemic/cultural deficits.
Focuses on cultivation of awareness and development of skills
Focuses on creating pos itive, functional relationships with s elf and others (intra-personal and inter-personal)
Skills are particularly relevant to early and middle childhood development - very appropria te for pre-K and elementary
The New Teacher Center - Modified CASEL+ Framework
Places specific emphas is on the connectionbetween competencies and broader culture, community, and society.
Emphas izes systemic supports and barriersto manifes ting competencies in a culturally relevant way.
Gives these competencies enduring meaning, purpose, relevance - goes beyond intra-and inter-, and includes the extra-personal element.
Chicago/Wallace FrameworkPlaces specific emphas is on the key role of
mindsets and values - as well as knowledge/ skills and s elf-regulation
Mindsets : beliefs and attitudes about s elf, others , the world and the rela tionships between them
Values : beliefs about what is good, bad, important in life - guidelines for living -often culturally defined
Particularly relevant to early and middle adolescents (middle/ early high s chool)
Chicago/Wallace Framework
Places specific emphas is on agency and identity - as well as competency
Agency - the ability to make active choices(including s eeking support and guidance) in s ervice to one’s life goals
Identity - perception of self and one’s place/value in relation to peers , family, community, culture, and the world
Particularly relevant to middle adolescents and young adults
Chicago/Wallace - Developmental Framework
CASEL vs Chicago/Wallace: Pros & Cons
CASEL
Accessible, trans la table, familiar
Abundant resources / support
Well-tested, s trong foundation
Less current, comprehens ive
Lacks deeper, “more mature” trans formational elements
Lacks developmental model
Chicago/ Wallace
Inline with current research
Emphas izes deeper, more trans formational factors
Has developmental model, cultural & systemic focus
More abstract, les s familiar
Untested, little developed
Key Findings: Oakland UnifiedBegan ~5 years ago when CASEL was the only available framework
Immediately worked to adapt/augment to f it community culture - race, gender, equity, socia l-jus tice and academic engagement
Conscious ly decided to move slowly, not rush to program implementation
Focused on developing adult/systemic capacity (leadership, teachers , community)
In parallel, implemented programs on small scale, voluntary basis where capacity a lready exis ted - let those experiences inform evolution of framework and broader program development
Recently, began using Chicago/Wallace as additional guide to program/ practice
Now in Year 5, just starting to implement broad-based programming
Key Findings: Austin Independent (TX)
Began ~5 years ago us ing CASEL framework
Focus ed primarily on students (not adults )
Als o encountered lack of “culture” piece in CASEL
SEL happens differently at different schools, recognize need for it to be infused in every aspect of school (not jus t one clas s period)
Now beginning to focus on cultivating adult capacity
Sugges ted perhaps drawing from both frameworks (CASEL & Wallace)
Key Findings: Bellevue SD (WA)
Began ~ 6 years ago using CASEL+
SEL Consortium likely to a lign to CASEL - language community friendly/universal
Development/ implementation more complicated than anticipated
Initia l focus on anti-bullying trans itioned to pro-social development
WA s tate is emphas izing cultural responsiveness, SEL dominant culture focused
Eas ier to get elementary s taff on board, much harder for secondary
Time to orient/ train teachers thoughtfully is crucia l, buy-in is essential
Ex: New Haven, CT spent a full year working w/adults before s tudents
Looking a t combining character development with SEL
Key Findings: Connection to ImplementationCultivating adult capacity is critical
(prof. dev., parent ed., involvement, buy-in)
Shifting organizational practice/culture is critical (leaders hip, policy, commun. inv’t)
Developing capacity takes time, investment, and patience - don’t rus h to programs
Can be concurrent with pilot programming -informs ongoing framework refinement
Adapting framework to f it community is hard work, iterative, req’s broad collab’tion
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CASEL + Austin - SEL Implementation
Student Practice and Adult Practice
Questions to DiscussGiven the development of framework, objectives, & targets will be informed by further proces s &
collaboration: how specif ic can/ do thes e recommendations need to be by our Oct 5th report for other s ubcommittees to make progres s ?
How s hould already existing programs in various PAUSD s chools inform the development and adoption of our framework?
Is there anything els e we s hould look at more deeply to ans wer thes e ques tions ?
What are the deepest needs our SEL programming is trying to meet? (Cons ider not jus t s tudents , but s chools , dis trict, & community.)
Should our framework focus only on traditional SEL skill development as outlined by CASEL, or should it a lso explicitly addres s broader, deeper, contextual factors such as mindsets , values , character, identity, agency, equity, and cultura l difference?
To what extent should our framework specifically target our systems (i.e. adult s tructures / capacity -s chool, community, culture) in addition to our clas s rooms (i.e., s tudents )?
CA School Parent Survey (15-16)
* %Disagree/Strong Disagree increases from ES→MS→HS.
“Quality support for SE needs” - 11% → 11% → 27% (15% don’t know/ NA)