December 14, 2018

PSELI Points A bi-weekly e-newsletter to inform you of updates regarding PSELI

Updates and Highlights

Kudos to Diamond View Elementary

A special shout out to Diamond View Elementary for touching base as an SEL team while incorporating SEL practices such as the welcoming ritual and optimistic closure. Diamond View staff who attended the Scottsdale PSELI convening created a presentation to debrief other members of their team. This is a great tool not only for sharing information, but also for promoting team-building and positive climate. We appreciate your commitment to PSELI, keep up the excellent work!

RAND Reminder

Pilot sites, please respond to RAND's request for dates, campus maps, and master schedules. If you have any questions, please contact Gail Sherman, PSELI Lead at gail.sherman@palmbeachschools.org.

Glossary of Terms and Revised Messaging

Join us in creating a PSELI Palm Beach County Glossary of Terms to help in defining acronyms and high level vernacular we commonly use that may be confusing to outside audiences. We have started the list and plan to define after collecting a list of terms.  Click here   to contribute to the PSELI Palm Beach County Glossary of Terms. In addition, please click here to review the revised PSELI Key Messages for your final feedback by January 11, 2019.

Mark Your Calendar

Community of Practice February 8, 2019 Our next PSELI Community of Practice will be on Friday, February 8, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Crosspointe Elementary. Join us for a day of site-level work as well as cross-site collaboration. We will do goal planning and other activities designed to focus our efforts in Year 2 and beyond. We look forward to seeing all SEL team members at this event. Upon request, the Department of Extended Learning can support OST with coverage. Please keep an eye out for a calendar invite with registration link!

OST Social and Emotional Learning Academy SEL III – The Art of Social Connection Registration is now open. Social awareness begins with connection. This training builds upon the self-awareness skills explored in previous sessions and introduces the importance of perception in managing ourselves and relating to others. Participants will reflect on their own ways of perceiving and regarding others to build more equitable relationships. This provides a foundation for effective greetings, using facilitation techniques that create more emotionally safe, supportive and positive environments where youth can find meaning and self-worth.   Prerequisites:   Afterschool professionals from a PSELI pilot school, Prime Time Registry ID   Live Session Time:   3 hours     Session Materials:   None

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PSELI Resources

An Activity Didn’t Go Perfectly? Debrief With SEL in Mind

Sometimes Morning Meeting, Afternoon Meeting or another SEL activity doesn’t go as planned. Kids may be off-task and things may feel a little chaotic. When this happens, it’s important to remember three things: 1.      Learning – not perfection – is the goal. 2.      Even if the activity wasn’t perfect, children were still building SEL skills. 3.      Debriefing after a less-than-perfect activity offers an opportunity to further reinforce SEL skills. Click here to view questions you can use to debrief, along with relevant CASEL/Weikart SEL domains. As the teacher/OST practitioner/activity facilitator, be sure to model by sharing your own honest answers with kids.

Respected Perspectives of Youth in High School & SEL

Respected: Perspectives from Students on High School & Social and Emotional Learning, a new report written by Civic and Hart Research for CASEL and made possible by The Allstate Foundation, reveals that children and youth see the benefits of attending schools that emphasize SEL - but there is more work to be done. 77 percent of recent high school students believe their schools could have done a better job helping them develop their SEL skills.

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PSELI Intranet

https://pselipbc.org/ PSELI now has an intranet that will house all PSELI-related news including trainings and events, highlights, resources and more. Feel free to leave comments on posts and leave questions when you need answers.  Click here   to view.

Questions or Concerns?

Knellee Bisram  SEL Specialist, Prime Time Palm Beach County kbisram@primetimepbc.org 561-244-5119 Lauren Peragine  SEL Specialist, School District of Palm Beach County lauren.peragine@palmbeachschools.org 561-292-4110 X 84110