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Program DirectorCenter for Equity in Learning

Research ScientistCenter for Social,

Emotional, and Academic Learning

Senior Education ConsultantSEL Solutions

LEARNING | MEASUREMENT | NAVIGATION


Free Mawi Learning Student Curriculum

Super ELLMiddle SchoolHigh School

Blended courses that can be used in-home now

(or in the classroom later)

Access through end of June 2020

Easy-to-use, flexible lessons

• Equity and purpose• Leveraging SEL to provide equitable outcomes• Promote equity with ACT's SEL solutions

Equity in education means that we provide ALL students with a meaningful and high-quality education

Educational equity continues to be a challenge

• Our schools and classrooms grow in diversity every day

• It is more crucial now than ever that we ensure all students receive the support they need to reach their full potential to succeed

• Leveraging SEL to do so can help bring us one step closer to making educational equity a reality


• Family income < $36,000/year • African American, Hispanic, Native American, or

Pacific Islander race/ethnicity • First-generation college student (FGCS)• Hispanic college students are the racial/ethnic

group most likely to be FGCS


• Students who meet more criteria (based on ethnicity, income, and/or first-generation status) demonstrate progressively lower college and career readiness rates

• Studies on Hispanic FGCS have linked them to the poorest academic outcomes, as compared to FGCS in other racial/ethnic groups

• Least likely to attain a bachelor’s degree within 8 years of high school graduation

• Lowest first- to second-year persistence rates



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When provided with appropriate supports/interventions then ALL students can view the game.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/coronavirus-job-losses-could-total-47-million-unemployment-rate-may-n1172111


Critical Current Issues

Inequitable access to digital learning and time for teacher professional development

Jobs with higher risk of exposure in low paying service jobs

Lack of devices, tools, wifi, smart phone data-plan size, systematic format for delivering instruction

PTSD, lack of access to mental health care, healthcare and no PCP to obtain COVID-19 virus testing

Increase in poverty rates Increase of academic and access gap

Food and housing insecurity Public charge concerns

Financial insecurity or instability Economic losses

Family layoffs and furloughs, personal layoffs, underemployment

Family loss, through death or those needing care and trauma

"In one of the wealthiest school systems in the country...

they ran out of food to pass out. Three schools had lines as long as the one seen here."

COVID-19 Magnifies Lack of Equity

• Promotes college and career readiness

• Equips students with tools they need to lead healthy and productive lives

• Enables educators to interrupt inequitable practices

• Fosters a strengths-based perspective


https://www.act.org/content/act/en/k12-educators-and-administrators/college-and-career-readiness/holistic-framework.html


A more comprehensive description of the knowledge and skills that individuals need to know and be able to do in order to succeed in education and work settings

(Casillas, Way & Burrus, 2015)

Interpersonal, self-regulatory, and task-related behaviors important for adaptation to and successful performance in education and workplace settings

National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development


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M E A S U R EWHY

Set a clear vision that broadens the definition of student success to prioritize the whole child

Change instruction to teach students social, emotional, and cognitive skills; embed these skills in academic and school-wide practices

Align resources that leverage partners in the community to address the whole child

SEL SKILLS?


Partnership with Region One Education Service Center

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Economically Disadvantaged

Hispanic MigrantLimited English Proficient

• Longitudinal cohort of 10,000 students • 96% Hispanic, 52% FCGS

• Administered ACT’s first-generation SEL assessment yearly from grades 7-12

• Measured various social and emotional skills • Included Academic Success Index (predicts

likelihood of achieving GPA > 2.0 in high school or first year of college)

• Comparison to a national sample (N = 143,937) of other test-takers





• Region One students show similar behavioral trends as those reported in the literature, but higher performance than a national sample• This is likely due to the range of

interventions provided• Region One students who scored at the lowest

levels at the beginning of the grant achieved the most gains

• SEL can help students achieve equity-based outcomes

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• Ongoing partnership with Region One • Year 2 of GEAR UP grant cycle • Engagement in assessment, reporting,

intervention, and PD cycle • Purpose: to create same gains and opportunities

for underserved learners to achieve college and career readiness through SEL




• Equity in education goes deeper than providing equal education to all students

• Equity in education is providing each student with the education they need to live and thrive

• It is about ensuring equally high outcomes for all students regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, language, disability, sexual orientation, and cultural or socioeconomic background



Embedding SEL into theeducational structures through a Systems-Based Approach

ensures that all individuals share in in the responsibility for achieving equity


• SEL promotes academic performance and success in college and the workforce• SEL is important for everyone to promote success

• SEL is even more important for underserved students • Increased access to resources• Increased opportunities to access those resources

• By helping underserved students develop SEL skills, we are helping to develop needed strengths and prepare them to thrive in education and career



• ACT Tessera is a family of social and emotional skills assessments • Includes Assessments• Reports• Lessons for skill

improvement

https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/act-tessera/methodology.html

https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/act-tessera/methodology.html


A story of tenacity and triumph

Mawi Asgedom, Founder• Refugee from Ethiopia• Former ELL• Harvard University

Graduate• Author


1,000,000+ Students Trained

ELL Students reported statistically significant increases in• Sense of belonging• Academic confidence • Connection to academic success


This course helped me become a Super ELL! It helped me with putting together my future goals and helped me see all my past achievements. They also helped me become more confident in who I am, helped regain my pride in where I come from, and showed me even though I come from a different country and lifestyle I can come outon top no matter where I am."

- 11th Grade Super ELL Student



Traditional Approach


Resources for Students and Teachers


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Tessera

Empowering English Learners for Classroom Success

Powerful EducatorSuper ELL Elementary

Turbo Elementary

Super ELL

Critical Thinking and Study Skills

College and Career Readiness

Super ELL Super Student

Turbo Leadership

Turbo Leader Suite

Super ELL

Tessera

• Underserved learners continue to lag behind their peers in college and career preparation

• SEL provides an avenue for students to close gaps and prepare for the future

• ACT is a thought leader in holistic approaches to education and work success and has a comprehensive SEL solution (assessment, reporting, curriculum, and PD) that can meet the needs of all learners, particularly underserved ones!

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3. An access code will be emailed directly to you for your free curriculum


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