Ready, S-E-T, Go, Building a Culture of SEL- learn how to create a culture of SEL by Supporting, Engaging, and Teaching

First Presenter's Institution

WINGS for Kids

First Presenter's Brief Biography

Nicole has spent the last 17 years creating, implementing, evaluating, and delivering the WINGS for Kids curriculum. Before WINGS, she counseled youth and their families for two years at the South Carolina Department of Mental Health and has a juvenile justice degree from Shippensburg University. In addition to working tirelessly for WINGS, Nicole is invested in the schools in which the programs operate, serving on several committees and school improvement councils. In 2009 she was recognized as a promising leader on the “Forty under 40” list in the Charleston Regional Business Journal.

Second Presenter's Institution

WINGS for Kids

Second Presenter’s Email Address

Mallory@wingsforkids.org

Second Presenter's Brief Biography

Mallory Dorsey is the Community & Partner Project Specialist with Wings for Kids. She works closely with the Chief SEL Officer and external partners to determine programming needs. Mallory also oversees the implementation of the curriculum and delivers training with partners. She started as a WINGSLeader at Memminger in January 2009 while a student at College of Charleston. After graduating with her Bachelor of Sociology she took on the Program Associate role in 2011. In 2012, Mallory relocated to Atlanta, GA to open a program as Program Director at S.L. Lewis Elementary. Mallory moved back to Charleston to complete her master degree in 2014 at Charleston Southern University. Once back in Charleston, Mallory continued her work with WINGS as Program Director for Memminger Elementary and then Program Coordinator and Coach for Burns Elementary. In 2019 she started working as the Program Quality Manager, overseeing the Carolinas Region and working closely with the Chief Program Officer to ensure quality programs across all WINGS sites. Mallory is passionate about working with kids and believes it is important for kids to develop their social and emotional skills so they are able to understand how to handle situations that happen in their life. She graduated with her Master of Science in Criminal Justice in 2017 and plans to go back to school for her doctoral within the next year. She enjoys reading, cooking, and traveling. She plans to work for the FBI and one day start a nonprofit for delinquent youth.

Document Type

Event

Primary Strand

Social-Emotional Learning

Relevance to Primary Strand

This session will deepen participants' knowledge of Social Emotional Learning by breaking it down into its five competencies, self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, social awareness, and relationship skills. Participants will have time to self-reflect on these competencies and learn strategies for teaching these skills to students. Participants will learn how to create an environment that is conducive to SEL.

Alignment with School Improvement Plan Topics

Leadership / Development

Brief Program Description

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is not just for kids- in fact, it begins with the adults in this session. Participants will deepen their understanding of SEL and practice building their own SE skills through interactive polls, discussions, and activities. This framework helps participants critically think and brainstorm ways to foster a culture of SEL to create an environment that is S-E-T: Supporting, Engaging, and Teaching.

Summary

Learn from a nationwide organization Wings for Kids who run direct service programs around the Southeast and several partnerships across the country. Our mission is to equip kids with the social and emotional skills needed to succeed in school, stay in school and thrive in life. Through our 23 years of experience and a Randomized Control Trial (RCT) we have codified our programming and curriculum and want to share our knowledge so kids can succeed everywhere.

This framework guides educators and program leaders in building their own SE skills to work with students. During the session, participants will discuss specific ways to be S-E-T, including how to be supportive, engage kids during downtime, and begin teaching SEL by being a role model, observant and thoughtful.

The session will conclude with an interactive component during which participants will practice some engaging SEL activities they can use immediately in their programs.

Evidence

In a study done with 213 school-based SEL programs, results showed that compared to controls SEL participants demonstrated significantly improved SE skills, attitudes, behavior, and academic performance that reflected an 11 percentile point gain in achievement. (Durlak et al., 2011). Developing social emotional skills is not a look away from academics but truly how academics will succeed. These skills can be integrated into an already existing framework but it is up to the adult to intentionally sense and seize moments where they can teach these skills to our students.

Learning Objective 1

Participants will expand understanding of the competencies of SEL

Learning Objective 2

Participants will develop personal social emotional skills and be able to incorporate SEL into school climate and interactions with all students

Learning Objective 3

Participants will earn how to explicitly teach social and emotional skills to students with concrete strategies and techniques

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Ready, S-E-T, Go, Building a Culture of SEL- learn how to create a culture of SEL by Supporting, Engaging, and Teaching

Learn from a nationwide organization Wings for Kids who run direct service programs around the Southeast and several partnerships across the country. Our mission is to equip kids with the social and emotional skills needed to succeed in school, stay in school and thrive in life. Through our 23 years of experience and a Randomized Control Trial (RCT) we have codified our programming and curriculum and want to share our knowledge so kids can succeed everywhere.

This framework guides educators and program leaders in building their own SE skills to work with students. During the session, participants will discuss specific ways to be S-E-T, including how to be supportive, engage kids during downtime, and begin teaching SEL by being a role model, observant and thoughtful.

The session will conclude with an interactive component during which participants will practice some engaging SEL activities they can use immediately in their programs.