2019 SEL Exchange Program (Online Version)

Breakout Sessions S OCIAL & E MOTIONAL L EARNING EXCHANGE 2019 | 39 Day 2 - Friday, October 4, 2019 Morning Session 10:00am - 11:10am Racially Equitable Communities: Using the Five Competencies of Social and Emotional Learning to Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline Session focus area: Practice Secondary focus area: Policy Topic: Supportive discipline policies and approaches Are you disrupting or contributing to the School-to-Prison Pipeline? Join this session to examine the history and current impact of mass incarceration, and how social and emotional learning is an effective, proactive alternative to punitive discipline measures. During this session, participants will gain strategies to explore their individual, school’s, and district’s approach to school discipline, and reflect on their racial and social justice lens. Finally, participants will explore examples of how the five competencies have been implemented through intensive training and coaching in a cohort of Baltimore City Public Schools. Restorative Practices and SEL: Lessons Learned from a Collaborative Technical Support Project for Practical Schoolwide Integration Session focus area: Practice Secondary focus area: Research Topic: Aligning related approaches and fields Restorative practices (RP) and social and emotional learning (SEL) are core elements in many schools’ academic and climate improvement efforts. School leaders often need support to 1) communicate with educators about the complementary nature of RP and SEL and 2) integrate their efforts to reduce barriers and increase program fidelity and effectiveness. A K-8 school principal and a district climate and culture administrator, along with implementation specialists from RP and SEL, will share real world experience and practical strategies to lead an integrated implementation of RP and Tier 1 SEL, including staff training, implementation support, and sustainability. Strength in Student Stories: How to Use Youth-Written Texts to Support Social and Emotional Learning Session focus area: Practice Secondary focus area: Communication Topic: Student voice and activism True stories by teens are the foundation of Youth Communication’s story- based approach. Written by an extraordinarily diverse group of young people, these stories all have a common underlying humanity that builds bridges between the writer and the reader, among teens in classes, and between teens and adult staff. Learn how these bridges are built and how these stories consequently bolster social and emotional learning for both youth and adults in this interactive workshop. Ideal for those seeking to implement literacy-based SEL, participants in this session will gain insights on how to let student voice take center stage in the secondary classroom and explore the benefits of having teens read and discuss stories by their peers. Speakers Shantay McKinily Postive Schools Center, Social Work Community Outreach Service, University of Maryland School of Social Work Location/Room History Speakers Keith Hickman The International Institute for Restorative Practices Juliet Kandel Committee for Children Jody Greenblatt School District of Philadelphia Fatima Rogers Copper Beech Elementary School, Abington School District Location/Room Water Tower B Speakers Janelle Greco Youth Communication Location/Room Biology