2019 SEL Exchange Program (Online Version)

8 | S OCIAL & E MOTIONAL L EARNING EXCHANGE 2019 Facilitator: Nancy Guerra, Ed.D. Dean, School of Social Ecology and Professor, Psychological Science, Univ. of California, Irvine Featured Speakers: Anantha Duraiappah Ph.D. Director, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Org. Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Ed. for Peace and Sustainable Development (UNESCO MGIEP) Koji Miyamoto Senior Economist for Education Global Practice, World Bank, USA Louka Parry, M.A. CEO and Founder, The Learning Future; Executive Committee, Karanga Plenary Sessions Social and Emotional Learning: The Global Movement Welcome Timothy P. Shriver, Ph.D. CASEL Board of Directors Chair and Chairman, Special Olympics SEL Exchange Planning Committee Co-Chair Remarks Joan Cole Duffell Special Advisor, Committee for Children Mark T. Greenberg, Ph.D. CASEL Board Member Emeritus, Edna Peterson Bennett Endowed Chair in Prevention Research, Professor of Human Development and Psychology, Penn State and Chair of CREATE for Education Session Host Karen Niemi, M.A. CASEL, President and CEO Youth Moment City Year: Elowyn Pfeiffer, Lily Proudman, Maggie Lyman, Sydney Hicks,Yaslin Ruiz, Trixie Cortes, and student guests Topic Description: Interest in and adoption of social and emotional learning and whole-child approaches to education are increasing across the globe. Speakers with multi-national perspectives on SEL practice, policy, and research will discuss their experiences as the field gains momentum, alongside the challenges of maintaining quality while being responsive to a wide variety of contexts and cultures. Learn about SEL initiatives and studies taking place across multiple countries and continents and what the field needs to do next to ensure SEL can fulfill its promise and be part of the solution to the myriad global opportunities and challenges of our time. Goals for American Life: Civil Society, Citizenship, and SEL Youth Moment Mikva Challenge: Olivia Jardin, Jennifer Rubio, Connor Wallace, Anely Lopez Session Hosts David Adams, M.Ed. Director of Social-Emotional Learning, The Urban Assembly; CASEL Board of Directors Marc A. Brackett, Ph.D. Director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence; Professor, Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine; CASEL Board of Directors Topic Description: How we define American values and empower and educate our children to embody those values are critical evergreen questions with even greater urgency in 2019. Our speakers will discuss the role SEL has in sustaining the vibrancy and integrity of our democracy in a climate of division and how education could be harnessed to promote a sea change in our citizenry and society. Exploring the value of civil discourse and the responsibilities of citizenship and their connection to SEL will be topics of this important conversation among national leaders with diverse perspectives. Speakers will name possible pitfalls, describe successful examples, and acknowledge young people who are already leading the way. Day 1 - Thursday, October 3, 2019 Opening Plenary 8:30am - 9:50am Location/Room Grand Horizon Ballroom (4th Floor) Day 1 - Thursday, October 3, 2019 Lunch Plenary 12:45pm - 2:50pm Location/Room Grand Horizon Ballroom (4th Floor) Programming begins at 1:30pm Facilitator: Janice K. Jackson, Ed.D. Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Public Schools, CASEL Board of Directors Featured Speakers: Linda Darling-Hammond, Ed.D. President and CEO, Learning Policy Institute; Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Ed. Emeritus, Stanford Univ.; President, California State Board of Ed. Rick Hess, Ph.D. Resident Scholar and Director of Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute Tim Ryan, J.D. Ohio Congressman and Presidential Candidate 2020