SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING:

ESSENTIAL FOR LEARNING, ESSENTIAL FOR LIFE

August 2018

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I have no doubt that the survival of the human race depends at least as much on the cultivation of social and emotional intelligence, as it does on the development of technical knowledge and skills. Most educators believe that the development of the whole child is an essential responsibility of schools, and this belief is what has motivated them to enter the profession.

Linda Darling-Hammond Handbook of Social and Emotional Learning: Research and Practice, 2015

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 6 Social Emotional Learning Defined ................................................................................................. 7 Multi-Tiered Systems of Support .................................................................................................... 8 Equity and SEL ............................................................................................................................... 10 What the Research Tells Us .......................................................................................................... 11

Impact of SEL on Academic Achievement ................................................................................ 11 Impact of SEL on Personal and Behavioral Outcomes .............................................................. 12 Impact of Trauma on Social Emotional Development .............................................................. 13 National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development .............................. 14 SEL Benefits and Cost Effectiveness.............................................................................................. 14 Benefits ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Cost Effectiveness ..................................................................................................................... 15 Status of SEL in New York State .................................................................................................... 16 Progress to Date........................................................................................................................ 16 SEL and NYSED's School Climate Index ..................................................................................... 20 New York State SEL Goals ............................................................................................................. 21 Systemic Whole School Implementation of SEL ........................................................................... 22 School Culture and Climate....................................................................................................... 24 Approach to Discipline .............................................................................................................. 25 Instruction ................................................................................................................................. 28 Professional Development........................................................................................................ 28 Afterschool, Summer School and Community School Programs.............................................. 29 Anticipated Barriers to Success .................................................................................................... 29 Federal Support for SEL Implementation ..................................................................................... 30 Acknowledgements....................................................................................................................... 32 References .................................................................................................................................... 36 Appendix A: Example of Multi-Tiered System of Supports .......................................................... 42 Appendix B: New York State Safe Schools Task Force .................................................................. 43

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Appendix C: New York State School Climate and Student Engagement Workgroup Recommendations ........................................................................................................................ 45 Appendix D: Systemic Whole School Implementation of Social Emotional Learning .................. 48 Appendix E: Range of Restorative Practices ................................................................................. 49 Appendix F: Pending National Legislation .................................................................................... 50

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