2019 SEL Exchange Program (Online Version)

Breakout Sessions S OCIAL & E MOTIONAL L EARNING EXCHANGE 2019 | 21 Day 1 - Thursday, October 3, 2019 Mid-Day Session 11:35am - 12:45pm An Equitable Approach to SEL Data: Building Youth-Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships for Assessment Design and Use Session focus area: Practice Secondary focus area: Research Topic: Assessment Too often, people in power make decisions without being in dialogue with those impacted by those decisions. At the Student Success Network (SSN), youth, researcher, and practitioner voices are critical to ensuring equity and quality in social and emotional learning (SEL) assessment design and use. In this session, participants will learn SSN’s journey from adult-dominant decision-making to youth-practitioner-researcher partnership as told through the perspectives of both youth and adult facilitators; take a closer look at the key aspects of the SSN model that enable authentic youth-adult partnership; critically examine youth participation at their organizations; and make action commitments focused on youth partnership. Building Restorative School Communities Through the Power of Circle Session focus area: Practice Secondary focus areas: Policy, Communication Topic: Supportive discipline policies and approaches, Circle Work and Restorative Justice Restorative school communities place an emphasis on building and nurturing relationships in classes, schools, and districtwide. This session focuses on the foundational principles of Restorative Justice (RJ) and their connection to the social and emotional learning (SEL) competencies, as well as to Indigenous Principles of Learning. Presenters will share a strategic plan for whole school implementation of RJ, as well as considerations for adopting districtwide RJ initiatives. Community-building circles are one of the most powerful tools of RJ, and session attendees will engage in a participatory circle experience that reflects the core principles of SEL. Building Sustainable SEL Leaders Through Micro- Credentialing Session focus area: Practice Secondary focus area: Policy Topic: Educational leadership Building sustainable SEL leaders across a large, urban district requires strategic action. Austin Independent School District is in the third year of a comprehensive micro-credentialing leadership pathway for teachers focused on SEL. Over four semesters, teachers take a deep dive into CASEL’s five competency areas and executive functions, all parts of Austin’s SEL competency wheel. This process builds SEL leaders who create safe, inclusive, culturally responsive, academically engaging, equitable learning environments both in their classrooms and, in collaboration with their principals, on their campuses as a whole. These environments serve as the foundation for the district’s work. Participants will learn how to use micro- credentialing to build an SEL leadership pathway for their district. Location/Room Architecture Speakers Pete Price Austin Independent School District Caroline Chase Austin Independent School District Aleza Sitarz Austin Independent School District Katie O’Neil Austin Independent School District Location/Room Physiology Speakers Alexandra Lotero Student Success Network Sooah Rho Student Success Network Omar Khan Student Success Network Location/Room Geography Speakers Ian Robertson Coquitlam School District - SD43 Laurie Ebenal Coquitlam School District - SD43 Darcy Ellis Coquitlam School District - SD43 AS YP