Why SEL Matters to Everyone & K-12 School Level Program Directories

 

The national work related to SEL offers great opportunities to meet components of the vision of The World Economic Forum's Education 4.0, a guide that can help prepare students for the 4th industrial revolution. The following information is provided by a 2016 Congressional brief by CASEL & the Committee for Children.

 

WHY is AP a Community Partner for SEL Success?

The AddyPres foundation supports high level SEL frameworks, tools & CASEL recommended programs for schools & communities because we believe they build the life skills children need for the world we are handing them, NOW. The AP GIVE PROGRAM, COMMUNITY FORUM, CREATE A SOLVER6 PROGRAM & AP Young Stewards Activation Pages are all built with fundamental principles that integrate SEL. We believe the 5 core competencies of SEL are fundamental for success in life, learning and future careers. Please onboard the AP GIVE Program from the educator toolboxes.

 

 

WHAT Is SEL?

CASEL defines social emotional learning (SEL) as "the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes and skills they need to understand and manage emotions, set and accomplish positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships and make responsible decisions. There are 5 core competencies of SEL, as defined by CASEL: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social-Awareness, Relationship Skills & Responsible Decision Making.

WHO is CASEL?

The Collaborative for Academic Social & Emotional Learning (CASEL). Their mission is to help make evidence-based social and emotional learning (SEL) an integral part of education from preschool through high school. As a thought leader, field builder, and advocate, CASEL spans the fields of research, practice and policy to achieve their ambitious goals, creating tools and resources to help districts, schools & communities with the successful implementation and sustainability of integrated, evidence based SEL Programs.

 

WHO is the ASPEN INSTITUTE?

The Aspen Institute National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development is uniting leaders to re-envision what constitutes success in our schools. With the help of teachers, parents, and students in communities across the country, the Commission will explore how schools can fully integrate social, emotional, and academic development to support the whole student. Please explore this commission's tools:

Aspen Institute National Commission on Social Emotional and Academic Development

 

 

WHY DO SEL Programs matter to EVERYONE?

Research shows that skills taught in SEL curricula have wide ranging benefits that affect children's success in school, career and life. Because children and the people they become creates the WORLD and the WORKFORCE for everyone, their success matters to all. Of the 16 skills identified in a World Economic Forum report as important for the 21st century--- including foundational literacies, competency in approaching challenges, and character qualities-- 12 are social and emotional skills. Children need to learn social and emotional skills if they are to thrive in the workplace of the 21st century. Read the full 2016 CASEL & Committee for Children Congressional Brief

 

WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE POWER MY LEARNING PROGRAM FOR K-8 SCHOOLS

This program integrates effective SEL infrastructure and planning for high level, personalized learning while blending 21st century tools; supporting educators and students so they are more able to utilize the resources THEY HAVE to their HIGHEST VALUE. The tech based family-school connect tools set this program framework on a level above the rest. This award-winning digital learning platform enables teachers to collaborate with their colleagues and enlist families as learning partners in order to truly personalize learning for students, discovering and adapting quality K-12 content in all subject areas.

 

 

 

View the Full Directory Document: CASEL Effective Social & Emotional Learning Programs- Preschool and Elementary School Edition 

 

View the Full Directory Document: CASEL Effective Social & Emotional Learning Programs- Middle & High School Edition

 

OUR HIGHLY RECOMMENDED CASEL PROGRAM & FRAMEWORK SUGGESTIONS

 

 

The Hawn Foundation's MindUp Program

MindUP™ is grounded in the pillars of Neuroscience, Positive Psychology, Mindful Behavior and Social, Emotional Learning. This unique integration of four competencies means that MindUP™ helps children overall build personal resilience — a quality that is key to thriving in today’s world.
At its heart, MindUP™ consists of 15 lessons that are tailored to a child’s age group and development level. Brought to life by a teacher in the classroom, each lesson offers students new mindful strategies that can increase self-control, focus, empathy and optimism. MindUP™ even benefits teachers, restoring order to the classroom, reducing their stress, giving them more time to teach and even improving the quality and quantity of their sleep.
MindUP™ offers an immersive experience and daily practice that shifts a child’s perspective and drives positive behavior, improved learning and scholastic performance. The objective of MindUP it to fully integrate its lessons into the fabric of a safe and optimistic school culture.

 

 

The Committee For Children's Second Step Programs for Elementary & Middle School & Their Mind Yeti online Centering Tool

The Committee for Children's mission for over 37 years has been to foster the safety and well-being of children through SEL based programs & development. Their Second Step Elementary SEL Program reaches thousands of students supporting educators with the right preparation and tools to meet the very different needs of their students. The program address the complexity of requirements for improving student behavior and outcomes while optimizing budgets and results, offering a unified approach: the Second Step Suite.
By integrating their evidence-based Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Program with their Bullying Prevention and Child Protection Units, the program forms a cohesive foundation for a safe and supportive learning environment. Together, these products can help educators achieve real and lasting results.

 

 

The New Second Step Middle School Program addresses the challenges of early adolescence giving middle schoolers the skills and mindset to thrive in life and learning. The new Second Step Middle School Program is a first-of-its-kind SEL curriculum that’s modern, web-based, and responsive to the needs of today’s students and educators. It’s underpinned by the latest research in adolescent brain development and social psychology, and it’s been refined through multiple pilot programs in classrooms across the country. The result is a program that doesn’t just help kids do better in school. It helps them do better in life.
This program provides a full year’s lessons for three grades and 176 advisory activities, so teachers can expand or adapt it based on the unique situation in their classroom. The program also requires minimal prep time, and because it’s web-based, everything is in one place.
Instead of scripted lectures, Committee for Children created dynamic, relevant, discussion-based content that offers practical skills for situations both in and out of the classroom.

 

 

Committee for Children's Mind Yeti tool compliments all classrooms as a guided mindfulness tool to help kids calm down, focus their attention, and get ready for what ever's next!

 

 

The Collaborative for Academic Social Emotional Learning's (CASEL) Recommended Program Guides: Effective Social and Emotional Learning Programs—Preschool and Elementary School Edition and Middle & High School Edition has four goals:

  1. To provide a systematic framework for evaluating the quality of classroom-based social and emotional learning (SEL) programs;
  2. To apply this framework to rate and identify well-designed, evidence-based SEL programs with potential for broad dissemination to schools across the United States;
  3. To share best-practice guidelines for district and school teams on how to select and implement SEL programs; and
  4. To offer recommendations for future priorities to advance SEL research, practice, and policy

When implemented well, these programs have a documented record of significantly improving school climate as well as students’ behavior and academic performance.

While many SEL programs are available to schools, not all of them have been carefully evaluated to determine their quality and impact. The CASEL Guides highlight effective programs and provides information for educators on how to select and implement them effectively. These Guides are valuable resources for educational leaders and teams aspiring to implement research-based approaches that promote students’ social-emotional development and academic performance. They provides educators with objective information about nationally available multi-year programs for general education classrooms.