Social Emotional Learning
April 11,2023
Click or tap the image below to see the video, or follow this link: Professor Jeanne Tsai: How Does Culture Shape Our Feelings?
Culturally relevant learning and social emotional learning are inextricably tied and go hand in hand; both are key not only to academic success of students but also in preparing students to enter the workforce and broader society. Cultural responsiveness is a key tenant of the Washington SEL standards of Social Awareness and Social Engagement. For students to meet these standards, a culturally responsive learning environment must be in place so that students can engage with and learn from other cultures, including the cultures of their peers.
For more information on this topic, read the Washington SEL Implementation Brief: Focus on Culturally Responsive Practices.
The next SEL Advisory Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, 9:00 – 12:00. The meeting will be held via Zoom (link attached).
We encourage the public to attend meetings and time is provided for public comment. You may also provide public comment to the SEL Advisory Committee at any time by using the comment link on the SEL website.
More information is available on the SEL Advisory Committee webpage. If you have questions, please email tammy.bolen@k12.wa.us.
Congratulations to the awardees of our most recent round of SEL Curriculum Grants! These grants have now been awarded to over 25 districts and are helping to drive statewide SEL implementation in our schools and districts with evidence-based SEL curriculum. The application for the next cycle of grants will open in Fall of 2023.
For more information on the SEL curriculum grants, reach out to Ben Everett at ben.everett@K12.wa.us.
The Washington state Since Time Immemorial curriculum is an incredible resource for schools and districts across Washington to use and ties closely with the SEL standards – specifically social awareness. By using place based STI curriculum, students of all backgrounds learn about the history of where they live and build understanding, empathy, and connections to their peers and other community members whose backgrounds and experiences may differ from their own. If you have any questions about STI, please contact Joan Banker, Office of Native Education, joan.banker@k12.wa.us.
Click the image below or follow this link: Bilingual Educators: Transforming Lives through Dual Language Education.
 Dual language programs in Washington state teach content in English and a partner language, such as Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, or Mandarin Chinese. While gaining language skills, these programs allow students to practice SEL standards like Social Awareness and Self-Efficacy. As Aidé Villalobos, Bilingual Educator at Evergreen Elementary School, notes in this video: "[...] when you develop another language, you're also developing another perspective." If you're interested in learning more about these offerings, read OSPI Explains: What Are Dual Language Programs? and visit OSPI's Migrant and Multilingual Education webpage.
 The Washington Open Educational Resources (OER) Commons is a great source for standards-aligned, high quality instructional materials. This Animating Civic Action series provides lesson materials for elementary, middle, and high school levels with a focus on student refugee experiences. The elementary lesson aligns with SEL standards for Social Engagement, Social Awareness, and Self-Awareness. Click the image above or follow this link to learn about other Washington OER offerings: Washington Open Educational Resources.
Peer-to-Peer Learning Series: SEL and Equitable, Trauma-Informed, Culturally Sustaining Practices.
Starting this spring, the Washington Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Professional Learning Network is offering a new Peer-to-Peer Learning Series that will provide three 90-minute, group sessions for LEA teams to examine social emotional learning (SEL) within equitable, trauma-informed, culturally sustaining teaching practices. In session one, LEA teams will learn about and reflect on how their current SEL practices connect with culturally sustaining teaching approaches that are equitable and trauma informed. In session two, LEA teams will identify an area for improvement, collaboratively brainstorm strategies and solutions with their peers, and begin to build an action plan to address their area for improvement. The series will conclude with an informal session where LEA teams can connect with a subject matter expert or peer LEA team to further refine their action plans focused on connecting SEL to equitable, trauma-informed, and culturally sustaining teaching practices. Throughout the process, participants will connect with peers and build a network of support to sustain the implementation of culturally sustaining practices that embed SEL in a trauma-informed and equitable way.
SEL and Equitable, Trauma-Informed, Culturally Sustaining Practices
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023 4:00-5:30 p.m. PST
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SEL and Equitable, Trauma-Informed, Culturally Sustaining Practices Part I
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Wednesday, June 21, 2023 4:00-5:30 p.m. PST
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SEL and Equitable, Trauma-Informed, Culturally Sustaining Practices Part II
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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
4:00-5:30 p.m. PST
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SEL and Equitable, Trauma-Informed, Culturally Sustaining Practices Part III (Strongly recommended but optional)
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Register online through pdEnroller.
This Peer-to-Peer Learning Series is available for LEA teams with a minimum of two people. We encourage you to connect with your colleagues to secure a spot in this professional learning opportunity! Space is limited, so please register as soon as possible.
Practical Strategies for Implementing SEL Standards, Benchmarks, and Indicators
The Washington Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Professional Learning Network will host two webinars on practical teaching strategies for implementing SEL standards, benchmarks, and indicators. The webinars will be similar in structure, with one geared toward the elementary level and the other focused on the secondary. During the sessions, participants will review the Washington SEL standards, benchmarks, and indicators. Then they will explore current, practical teaching strategies and practices to apply the SEL standards and support SEL implementation. Throughout the webinar, participants will be encouraged to share strategies they have found successful in integrating the SEL standards, benchmarks, and indicators in their classroom practices as well as how to support this work as teachers, school leaders, and district leaders. Participants will leave with collaboratively defined solutions to challenges educators and educational leaders face in integrating SEL into a learning environment.
If you would like Clock Hours, please register in pdEnroller.
Click the image below to register or follow this link: Graduation Equity Webinar Registration on Zoom.
 The Graduation Equity webinar series helps educators and education advocates learn from Washington districts who are closing opportunity gaps. Using OSPI data and experience from the field, these webinars reveal the systems that drive success, an equity focus, and the key strategies that are getting students to graduation. For more information on this series and to review previous sessions, visit the Graduation Equity Webinar page. If you'd like to receive Clock Hours you will need to register in pdEnroller. Questions on Clock Hours? Contact ronnie.larson@k12.wa.us.
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“Mitigating Effects of Intergenerational Trauma and Strengthening Social Emotional Development within Education for American Indian and Alaska Native Children, Youth, and Families”
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Washington school staff is invited to attend a one-day training, made in collaboration between OSPI's Office of Native Education and the Social Emotional Learning team, facilitated by Arlie Neskahi. Due to a limited budget, priority for registration will be given to ESSA schools requiring Tribal consultation and State-Tribal Education Compact schools (STECs).
Thursday, April 27th in the Port Angeles area
Wednesday, May 3rd in the Yakima area
Wednesday, May 10th in the Spokane area
Tuesday, May 16th in the Omak area
Topics will include:
- Impact of generational trauma on student experience
- Indigenous social/emotional development
- Inviting social emotional development activities and programming into the school
- Forming alliances with local Tribes or Native community
For more information and to register, please contact Joan Banker, Office of Native Education, (360) 725-6160 or joan.banker@k12.wa.us.
 Join experts from across the state as they share their experiences incorporating SEL best practices to support students and help them thrive, both in the classroom and out. Physical and Health educators, and anyone invested in promoting Whole Child Health are encouraged to join. Click the image above to register for Clock Hours or visit the pdEnroller event page.
In 2020, the Washington State Legislature affirmed inherent rights assured through tribal sovereignty and expressly put into law that school districts must allow American Indian and Alaska Native K–12 and higher education students who are members of federally recognized tribes to wear tribal regalia and objects of cultural significance at graduation ceremonies and related events (House Bill 2551). More information is available in the March 30, 2023 OSPI Bulletin.
Please contact Bernie Thomas, Interim Executive Director, Office of Native Education, bernie.thomas@k12.wa.us with questions.
Click the image below or follow this link to learn more: Doggyland series on YouTube.
 This series of YouTube videos represent diversity with a cast of 3D characters to share creativity, culture, and inclusion through educational songs, rap, and dance that promote social emotional learning. Creators and partners, Snoop Dogg, October London, and Claude Brooks encourage kids and parents to learn new SEL skills and spread the joy of learning.
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