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Infusingsocial,emotionalandciviclearningintoexistingcurriculum

JonathanCohen

DesiredResultsGoals:Whatrelevantgoals(e.g.contentstandards,projectobjectives,learningoutcomes)willthisdesignaddress?

Thisworkshopprovidesdetailedguidelinesthatsupportclassroomteachersdevelopingsocial,emotionalandciviclearningobjectivesandlinkedlearningactivitiesintoexistinglessonplansandunits.Wewillusebully-victim-witnessissuesasorganizingexamples.Participantswilllearnaboutresourcesrelatedtosocialemotionallearning-relatedscopeandsequence,evidence-basedcurricularoptionsandinfusingsocial,emotionalandciviclearningintoexistingcurriculumwillbecovered.Understandings:Participantswillunderstandthat…Whatarethebigideas?Whatspecificunderstandingsaboutthemaredesired?Whatmisunderstandingsarepredictable?• Wearealwaysteachingsocial,emotionalandcivic(SEC)lessons.Theonlyquestionistowhatextenttheyareintentional,systemicandhelpful.• Thereareaseriesoflesson/unitplanningstepsthatwecangothroughthatsupportourintentionallyinfusingSECintoexistinglessonplans,unitsandAdvisoryactivities

EssentialQuestions:Whatprovocativequestionswillfosterinquiry,understanding,andtransferoflearning?•Whatkindofsocial,emotionalandcivic(SEC)teacherdoyouwanttobe?• WhataretheSEClessonsthatyouareteachingnow?• HowcanyoubecomeanevenmoreeffectiveSECteacherinwaysthatarealignedwithyourgoals?

Participantswillknow…Whatknowledgeandskillswillfacultyacquireasaresultofthissession?• howtodeveloplearningobjectives,activities,preliminaryassessmentmethodsandfollowupactivitiesthatcanbeinfusedintoexistinglessonplans.

Participantswillbeableto…Whatshouldtheyeventuallybeabletodoasaresultofsuchknowledgeandskill?• Buildingonalessonplanthattheyhavebrought,toinfuseSEClearningintothisplan.

AssessmentEvidencePerformanceTasks:Throughwhatauthenticperformancetaskswillparticipantsdemonstratethedesiredunderstandings?Bywhatcriteriawill

OtherEvidence:Throughwhatotherevidence[(observations,homework,journals)]willparticipantsdemonstrateachievementofthedesired



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[performancesof]understandingbejudged?• Intheinstitute,theprimarycriteriatobeusedwillbetheeducators’professionalassessmentofhowmeaningfulandengagedthelessonplanthattheyhavedevelopedis.

results?Howwillparticipantsreflectuponandself-assesstheirlearning?• Peertopeerreflectivediscussions• Discussions• workshopevaluationforms.

LearningPlanLearningActivities:Whatlearningexperiencesandinstructionwillenableparticipantstoachievethedesiredresults?Howwillthedesign…W=HelptheparticipantsknowWherethesessionisgoingandWhatisexpected?HelptheinstructorknowWheretheparticipantsarecomingfrom(priorknowledge,experiences)?

Priortothestartoftheworkshopparticipantswillbeaskedtobringalessonplanwiththemtotheinstitute.Participantswillalsoreceivesuggestedreadings.

H=HookallparticipantsandHoldtheirinterest?

Atthestartoftheworkshopseducatorswillbeaskedabouttheirowngoalsfortheworkshopandtheinstitute.

E=Equipparticipants,helpthemExperiencethekeyideasandExploretheissues?

Educatorswillworktogetheraswellasindividuallyinthelessonplanning/infusionprocess.

R=ProvideopportunitiestoRethinkandRevisetheirunderstandingsandwork?

EducatorswillbeabletorethinktheirideasthroughinfusingSECintothelessonplanthattheyhavebroughtwiththem.

E=AllowparticipantstoEvaluatetheirworkanditsimplications?

Educatorswillreflectonandevaluatetheresourcesandframeworkspresentedaswellastheirownworkinanintermittentbutongoingmanner

T=BeTailored(personalized)tothedifferentneeds,interests,andabilitiesoflearners?

Participantswillfocusonthelessonplanthattheyhavebroughttotheinstituteandbefocusedontheirstudentsandtheircurriculum.

O=BeOrganizedtomaximizeinitialandsustainedengagementaswellaseffectivelearning?

Theworkshopwillmovefromgeneralconceptstoactuallessonplanningandsharing

Agenda

Length Activity Description Materials5min. Welcome&

Introductions• Facilitatorintroducethemselves• ReviewObjectives+Agenda



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10to15min

Yourgoals? • Learningaboutthegoalsthatparticipantsbringtothisworkshopthatarerelatedtoinfusionwork

20min. Wherearewenow?Needs?

• Reviewrubricbelow.Reflecton“wherearewenow?And“whatdoweneed”to“gothenextstepinourinfusionefforts?”

Rubric(below)

30min. IdentifyingDesiredResults

(i)Whatareyour“academic”goals(e.g.languagearts,socialstudies,etc)?• Howdidyoudelineatethesegoals?• Towhatextentarethey“measurable”?• Towhatextent(ifatall)aretheycoordinatedwithgoalsthatothersinyourdepartment/gradearesetting?

(ii)WhatareyourSECgoals?• Howtoalignyourlearninggoalswithyourschoolmissionstatement?• Howdidyoudelineatethesegoals?Thechallengeofnothavinganevidence-basedSEEcurriculum!-IllinoisSELlearningstandards-Commonsense:Knowingourstudents-Askingourstudents(e.g.whenyouthinkaboutbeing“responsible”,“respectful”or“kind”whatdoesthismeanandtranslatetobehaviorally?• Towhatextentarethey“measurable”?• Towhatextent(ifatall)aretheycoordinatedwithgoalsthatothersinyourdepartment/gradearesetting?

(iii)Whatkindofpre-assessmentmightyouusetoevaluatecurrentknowledgeandcompetenciesfortheplannedlessonorunit?Forexample,whatkindsoffeedback,demonstration,support,examples,andpracticewouldbemostuseful?Howcanongoingassessmentbecomeaprocessthatsupportsstudent–andeducator–learning?

(iv)Whatskills,knowledgeanddispositionshavewebeenpromotingthroughour(a)behaviorand(b)ourclassroommanagementstyleaswellasourstated/explicit(c)academicgoals?

(v)TowhatextentareouracademicandSEEgoalsmeaningfulandengagingtostudents?And,howdoweknow?

• Lessonplanthatparticipantsbroughtwiththemorthattheyhaverecreatednow

• Schoolmissionstatement

30min. Learningactivities

(i)WhatareyourcurrentacademiclearningactivitiesandwhataretheimplicitSEClearning’shere?(ThereisvirtuallyalwaysaSEEdimensioninourteaching,learningandbehavior.)



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(ii)WhatkindsofSEElearningactivitieswillsupportstudentsachievingtheSEElearningobjectivesandwhy?• Promotingknowledgeand/orskills?• ProvidingtimeforstudentstoreflectonSEElearningduringclass• StrategiesthatwecanusetopromoteSEEskillsanddispositions:-InitiallyteachingSEEskills(e.g.conflictresolutionorflexibleproblemsolving)inisolation-Coaching-Postlearningactivities

(iii)Reinforcingandfollowingupclassroombasedlearning?• Endofclassstudentreflections:-Iusedtothink….-Now,Ithink….• Followupassignments• Collaborationswithfellowteachers,communityservice/servicelearningcoordinators,athleticstaff

10min Break20min. Learningfrom

oneanother• Sharingoflessonplanningandplans• Lessonslearned?

15min. Comprehensiveandcoordinatedefforts:Teachinginisolationand/orwithothers?

• HowareweworkingtocoordinateourSEEandacademiclearningobjectiveswith:fellowteachers?Parents/guardians?Studentleaders?Communityleaders?

• Whatareoneortwoorthreestepsyoucouldtaketofurtherthiskindofcoordinatedeffort?

15min. WorkshopreflectionsandSessionEvaluation

• Whatwasmostandleastusefulaboutthissession?• Whatdoyoumostneednowtosupporteffectiveinfusionwork?

SessionEvaluation

Considerhowyouroveralllearningobjectivesarealignedwithyourmissionstatement.

Howdopreaswellasfollowingassessmentshelpteachersandlearnersunderstandhowlearningisalignedwithmissionstatement

Materials:



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Category NotPrepared GettingStarted

EmergingProficiency

Masterful

InfusingSEEintoexistingcurriculum

• Teachershavenotconsideredwhattheirsocial,emotionalandethical(SEE)learninggoalsareforstudents.• TeachershavenotconsideredwhatkindsofSEE“lessons”theyareteachingbytheirbehavior,andwhatisrewardedintheirclassroom.• SEEisanimplicitpartoftheirteachingandthelifeoftheschool.•.TeachershavenotconsideredwhatkindsofSEElessonsareappropriatefortheirstudents.

• TeachersarebeginningtothinkexplicitlyaboutSEEgoals.• Teachersarelearningabout‘scopeandsequence’frameworks(e.g.IllinoisSELstandards)todeveloplearningobjectives.• TeachersarebeginningtoreflectontheSEElessonstheyareteaching,intentionallyornot.• TeachersarebeginningtothinkabouthowtoinfuseSEEintolessonplanningandtheirbehavior.• Teachersarebeginningtoconsiderandexperimentwiththerangeoflearningactivitiesthattheycanusetoactualizegoals.• Teachersarebeginningtothinkaboutpreandpostlessonassessment.

• TeachersoftenstateSEEgoalsexplicitly.• Teachersarelearningfromandusingexistingscope&sequenceframeworkstoshapelearningobjectives.• Inanongoingmanner,teachersreflectonhowtheirbehavior,classroommanagementstylesandfocusinclasssupportSEEandacademicgoals.• Teachershaveexperimentedwitharangeoflearningactivitiesandhavedevelopedanunderstandingthatgivenactivitiesaremoreorlessusefulwithgiventopicsand/orstudentsatgivengradelevels.• Teachershavedevelopedanumberofassessmentstrategiesthatbegintoallowthemtoevaluatepreandpost

• TeachershaveexplicitSEEgoalsthatshape(a)lessonplanningand(b)theirbehavior.• SEEgoalsarebasedonadevelopmentallyinformedunderstandingofwhattheirstudentscanlearn.• Learningobjectivesandactivitiesaredevelopedwiththeintentofbeingengagingandmeaningfultotheirstudents.• ClassroombasedSEEinstructionisapartofaschool-wideefforttopromotetheseskillsanddispositions.• TeachersconsideredhowtheycoulddevelopformalandinformalextensionsofSEElearningintheclassroomtootherfacetsofschoollife(e.g.servicelearning;athletics).• TeachershaveinfusedspecificlearningactivitiesintoexistinglessonplansthatwillpromoteparticularSEEskillsanddispositions.• TimeisprovidedforstudentstoreflectonSEElearningduringclass.• Teachersareinvolvedwithapplying,reinforcingandextendingSEEthroughpostclassactivities(e.g.servicelearning;collaborationwitheducationalandothercolleagues.• Dependingonthe



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lessonSEElearning.• TeachersasagrouparetalkingabouthowtoreinforcetheSEEgoalsthattheyschoolisfocusingincollaborativeways.

needsofgivenstudentsand/orclasses,teachesuseanynumberofinstructionaltechniques.• TeachershavedevelopedandshareSEEinformedassessmentproceduresthatsupportteacheraswellasstudentlearning.

CASEL(www.casel.org)hasidentifiedfivecoregroupsofSELcompetencies:* Self-awareness—accuratelyassessingone’sfeelings,interests,values,andstrengths;maintainingawell-groundedsenseofself-confidence* Self-management—regulatingone’semotionstohandlestress,controlimpulses,andpersevereinovercomingobstacles;settingandmonitoringprogresstowardpersonalandacademicgoals;expressingemotionsappropriately* Socialawareness—beingabletotaketheperspectiveofandempathizewithothers;recognizingandappreciatingindividualandgroupsimilaritiesanddifferences;recognizingandusingfamily,school,andcommunityresources* Relationshipskills—establishingandmaintaininghealthyandrewardingrelationshipsbasedoncooperation;resistinginappropriatesocialpressure;preventing,managing,andresolvinginterpersonalconflict;seekinghelpwhenneeded* Responsibledecision-making—makingdecisionsbasedonconsiderationofethicalstandards,safetyconcerns,appropriatesocialnorms,respectforothers,andlikelyconsequencesofvariousactions;applyingdecision-makingskillstoacademicandsocialsituations;contributingtothewell-beingofone’sschoolandcommunity

Social,emotionalandethicalorcivicliteracy:1) Reflectiveandempathiccapacities:“decoding”selfandothers;

And,thenusingthisinformationtobea:2) FlexibleProblemSolver/DecisionMaker;and,3) Social,emotionalandethical/civiclearner

SEECompetencies Concepts EssentialQuestions1.

Connectingwithourselvesandothers:Reflectiveandempathic

capacities

ActivelisteningSelf-awarenessAppreciationCooperation

Howcanwebestsupportourlisteningtoourselves?

Howcanweshowwehave



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(Thefoundationforsocial,emotionalandcivicliteracy:“decodingselfandothers”)

understoodanother’sthoughts?

Whyisitimportanttoacceptone’sownuniquecharacteristicsandvaluetheuniquenessof

others?

Howdowevalidateothers?

Howdoweputourselvesinanother’smoccasins?

Whatbeliefsmightbecriticalforapositivesocialenvironment?

2.Problem-solvinganddecision-

making

PlanningDefiningtheproblemPossiblesolutions

Flexibleandcreativeproblem-solving

Goal-setting

Whataretheprinciplesofflexibleandcreativedecision-

making?

Whataretheprinciplesofethicaldecision-making?

Whatcanassistlearnerstothinkabout,describeandimprove

theirthinkingaboutproblems?

Howshouldwedecidewhat’srightandwronginreallife

situationsandissues?

Whathelpslearnerstomanagedisagreementproductivelyandaccommodatealternativepoints

ofview?

Whatknowledge,skillsanddispositionsareneededto

createandpursueachievablegoals?

3.Beingasocial,emotionalandciviclearnerinthefollowingsix

ways:



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3AImpulsecontrolandanger

management

LabelemotionsRecognizephysicalsignsof

emotionsPerspectivetaking

Beingabletomodule(regulate)feelingsandimpulses

Whatarethewordstodescribefeelings?

Isthereawordtodescribeeveryfeeling?

Howdoourbodiesfeelwhenweareangry?

Whatdowedowhenwefeelangry?

Giventhatangerisalwaysa“secondaryemotion”,whatisthenatureoffrustrationand/orhurtand/orfearthatunderlies

myangernow?

Whatstrategiesworkforyouwhenyou’refeelingangryor

afraid?

3BCooperative/collaborative

capacities

FriendshipTurntakingAcceptanceToleranceRespect

SharedgoalValuingthegroup

Howarewedependentandinterdependentonothers?

Whydowedialogue?

Whatdowelearnfromothers?

Canwealwaysagreewithothers?

Whatmakesaneffectivelearningorfriendshipgroup?

3CCommunicativecapacities

EyecontactFeelingsintowords

Verbalandnon-verbalcommunication

AttentivelisteningIstatementsRighttopass

Whatcommunicationskillsareneededtoestablishand

maintainhealthyandhappyrelationships?

Whatwoulditbelikeifpeople’sfacescouldn’tshowemotions?

HowdoIshowIamlistening?

Whyisitimportanttoexpressingpersonalrightsandfeelingsandhowisthisdone



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appropriately?

Towhatextentmusteachpersonparticipateineach

situation?

3DFormingandbeingableto

maintainfriendships

SenseofbelongingSupportiveCaring

PerspectivetakingTrust

Whyhavefriends?

Howdoweformnewfriendships?

Whatmakesagoodfriend?

Aretheredifferenttypesoffriends?

Howdofriendshipsdevelop?

Howcanproblemswithfriendsbesortedout?

3ERecognizingandappreciating

diversityanddifference

AppreciatingdiversityanddifferenceIndividuality

Identifyingdifferenceandsimilaritiesinanon-judgmental

wayEmpathyPrejudice

DiscriminationPicturesofStereotypesInclusion-

Whyvaluediversityincultures,people,plantsandanimals?

HowcanIgettoknowmoreaboutothers?

Whatleadstodiscriminationandexclusion(orwhatisscary

aboutdifferences)?

Whataresomeuniversalvaluesthatmaybeinterpreted

differently?

HowcanIdemonstrateacceptanceofdifferenceanda

valuingofdiversity?

3FAltruisticcapacities

(appreciatingthehonorandpleasureassociatedwithhelpingothersandfurthering“good

works”)

ActivelylistenEmpathize

Creativelyproblem-solveHelpingothersReflecting

Communityservice

Howcanasenseofempathybestrengthenedsothatlearnersactresponsiblyforthegreater

good?

Towhatextentdohumanbeingshaveacapacityforgood?

Howeasyisittobealtruistic?



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Doesaltruismextendtoanimalsandtheenvironment?

Howimportantisaltruism?

Reflectivecapacities:thefirst“R”ReflectiveLearningwithinaSocial,EmotionalandCivicFramework

ReflectivecapacitiesprovidethefoundationforallSEClearning.Reflectivelearningwithinasocial,emotionalandethicalframeworkinvolvesunderstandingthatideasareinfluencedbyemotionsandassumptions.Reflectivelearnersusedeliberateprocessesandstrategiestodevelop,checkandrefinetheirbeliefs,exploringvariousperspectivesandperceptions.Theyevaluatetheirlearningortheirthinking,makingconnectionstoreal-lifesituations,andmaymodifytheirthoughtsastheyjustifyconclusions.

Therearenumerousstrategiesfordevelopingreflectivelearningthatfocusattentiononstudents’socialandemotionallearningandwellbeing.PosingSECfocusedquestionsisonewaytoassiststudentsinacquiringreflectivelearningpracticeswithinasocialandemotionalcontext.ThesequestionscanalsobeusedattheendofanylessonthatintentionallyseekstopromoteSECaswellasintellectualskillsanddispositions.

Social:Individualreflection/groupreflectionDideveryindividualinthegroup…

• speakinanaudibletone• contributetothediscussion• taketurns• listentoothers• acknowledgeeachothers’contributions• agreeonaprocess• understandtheirrole• takeindividualresponsibility• co-operatewillinglytoperformthetask?

Asawholegroup,didpeople…• treateachotherwithrespect• acceptotherviewpoints• explaintheirpositions• empathizewithothers• explaintheirfeeling• explaintheirthinking• disagreeinagreeableways?



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Emotional:EmbedwithinunitplanningasappropriateHowdoesthetextortopicmakeyoufeel?Howwouldyouexplainhowyoufeelaboutthetextortopic?

Whatdoyouthinkisthepurposeforthisparticulartopic?Howdoesitrelatetoyourreallifeexperiences?

Doyouneedtofindoutmoreabouttheauthorand/orthetime?Howdoyouthinkthiswillinfluenceyourunderstanding?

Whichaspectsoftheissue/texthavethegreatestimpact,inapositiveornegativeonyou?Whydoyoufeelstronglyaboutthis?

Aretheredifferentaccountsofthesameeventthatyoucouldcompare?Doyouthinkdifferentpeoplemightseetheeventdifferently?

Whatmightbesomealternativeendings?Whatwouldyouchooseasanappropriateordesirableendingandwhy?

Whatvalueconflictsorassumptionscanyouidentify?Whatassumptionsandvaluesareyouinfluencedby?

Doyouthinkthereisthereanyomittedinformation?Whatotherinformationdoyoufeelyouwouldliketoknow?

Howdoyourownthoughtsandvaluesalignwiththistextortopic?Whydoyouthinkthistextortopicisimportant?Whathaveyoulearntfromthistopic?Howhaveyoulearntthis?

Whatelsewouldyoustillliketolearninthistopic?Howcouldyoulearnthis?

Whatelsedoyoustillneedtoconsider?Whatcouldyouhavedonedifferently?

Whatengagedyouinthistopic?Howhasyourthinkingandfeelingschangedinthecourseofstudyingthistopic?



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Resources:

CurricularResources:• ADL(Anti-defamationLeague)CurriculumConnections:AntibiaslessonplansandresourcesforK-12educators:www.adl.org/education/curriculum_connections/ AWorldofDifferenceInstitute:RecommendedMulticulturalandAntibiasbooksforChildren:www.adl.org/bibliography/• Edutopia:www.edutopia.org/social-emotional-learning• FacingHistoryandOurselves:www.facinghistory.org/• TeachingTolerance:(classroomactivities,kitsandhandbooksandmuchmore!):www.tolerance.org/teach/?source=redirect&url=teachingtolerance

ScopeandSequence-related:• AnchorageSchoolDistrictSELstandardsandbenchmarks:www.asdk12.org/depts/SDFS/SEL/SEL_Standards.pdf

• IllinoisSocialEmotionalLearningstandards:www.isbe.state.il.us/ILS/social_emotional/standards.htm

• FirstAsk,ThenListen:HowtoGetStudentstoHelpYouTeachThemBetter:ATeachersGuide:www.whatkidscando.org

Informationaboutevidence-basedinstructionalandsystemicprogramsandefforts;• BlueprintsforViolencePreventionProgramMatrix(Blueprints)http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/blueprints• CASELprogramguides:http://www.casel.org/guide/• CharacterEducationPartnership:Whatworksincharactereducation(2005):www.character.org[goto“Resources]• OfficeofJuvenileJusticeandDelinquencyPreventionProgramsGuide(OJJDP)http://www.dsgonline.com/mpg2.5/mpg_index.htm/• SAMHSA’sNationalRegistryofEvidence-basedProgramsandPractices(NREPP)http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/find.asp• UnitedStatesDepartmentofEducation’sExemplaryandPromisingSafe,Disciplined,andDrug-FreeSchoolsPrograms2001(USDOE)www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/exemplary01/exemplary01.pdf• USDepartmentofEducation,InstituteofEducationSciences,NationalCenterforEducationalEvaluationandRegionalAssistance(2003).Identifyingandimplementingeducationalpracticessupportedbyrigorousevidence:Auser-friendlyguide.http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/evidence_based/evidence_based.asp



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• CenterforMentalHealthinSchools(2005).Systemicchangeandschoolimprovement:Designing,implementing,andsustainingprototypesandgoingtoscale.LosAngeles:UCLACenterforMentalHealthinSchools.RetrievedDecember15,2005from

NationalOrganizations:• Character.org:www.character.org/• CollaborativeforAcademic,SocialandEmotionalLearning:www.casel.org/• EQ.ORG:www.eq.org/• HarvardFamilyResearchProject:http://www.hfrp.org• TheChildren,YouthandFamilyConsortium'sElectronicClearinghouse(Anelectronicbridgetoinformationandresourcesonhealth,educationandwell-beingofchildren,youthandfamilies):www.cyfc.umn.edu/• SchoolPsychologyResourcesOnline:www.schoolpsychology.net/• UCLASchoolMentalHealthProject:http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/

JonathanCohen,Ph.D.President,NationalSchoolClimateCenter;AdjunctProfessorinPsychologyandEducation,TeachersCollege,ColumbiaUniversity;Co-editor,InternationalJournalonSchoolClimateandViolencePreventionjonathancohen@schoolclimate.org(212)707-8799,ext1

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