https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7 What SEL competency is an area of improvement for your school and why? What could you to help with this area? en-us 2017-06-20 20:24:55 UTC 2017-07-22 23:12:18 UTC hello@padlet.com JenAdkison https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177167656 Our school has a SEL curriculum that the Specials teachers implement of half days. However, given our population of students, this is not enough. We need to improve self management, awareness, etc. Sometimes, I look at the generation of students today and are completely taken back by the lack of respect they have for school, staff, and peers. Then I look at our community and realize, as a school district we have to have higher expectations for our students, but also spend extra time teaching SEL. ]]> 2017-06-22 05:29:57 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177167656 https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177373549 I'm not aware of my school using any of the programs listed in the guide. It is a great resource for me to take back to my school. It could really benefit the school as a whole. There are a lot of Tier 2 behavior plans in the general education population. 

Cecilia]]> 2017-06-25 14:29:57 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177373549 petluvr2012 https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177378638 Our school social worker does 2nd step every other week or so with each class. I do not know exactly what she does and what it contains but, the students and teachers like the curriculum. 

Hilari

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Tori ]]> 2017-06-27 01:40:51 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177498899 https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177499222 My school uses the "4B's." Once a month, we focus on one of the 4B's: be safe, be ready to learn, be responsible, be respectful.  While this is good whole class curriculum, with it being only once a month, I think  that instruction doesn't take place often enough to make an impact on children, much less children with disabilities. 

Alysha]]> 2017-06-27 01:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177499222 https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177584111 I think we need to do a better job of teaching respect and diversity. Some of my learners question when others walk or talk differently and I try to instill that everyone's different and that's just the way the world works. There's not explicit instruction on diversity and respect to one another. I think doing activities that show what diversity looks like would help. I also think with respect, it would help to narrow that into a more targeted objective.]]> 2017-06-27 19:16:52 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177584111 tnrich16 https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177609037 I'm honestly not sure, this is something my school social worker leads. I think we use something 2nd Step and MELT?? I'm not involved with it since my students use a different social skills program called Teachtown. 
Tiffany]]> 2017-06-28 02:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177609037 https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177680705 We are implementing a SEL curriculum this year that I volunteered to help with this summer. It is going to have lessons for teachers to use with their students during morning meeting time that focus on intergrity, courage, respect, and other core values that our students are missing and still need to be taught. 
Tammy

]]> 2017-06-28 19:39:19 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177680705 ajoh1672 https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177681397 One competency our school can work on is relationships between students. We do not really address healthy friendships or bullying until it happens. Our social worker has completed a cyber/social media training with some students, but I think we can start implementing these standards into classroom instruction. ]]> 2017-06-28 19:52:01 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177681397 pemm7 https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177689629 We have a school wide behavior plan that focuses on character education.  This was our first year implementing it and we had a really positive response to it.  I am on the team that helped design this plan and we will continue to tweek it and use it again this year.  Other than that, our school social worker and  school psychologist run our groups for students who have been referred to them for specific concerns.  They have done a nice job with this in the past and work with the teachers to let them know what specific things they are working on and how we can carry these skills over into the classroom.
Patti]]> 2017-06-28 22:32:00 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177689629 christina_jester https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177784850 I think my school needs to do a better job with teaching students how to handle stress. I teach at junior high and students are always stressing out because it is so different from grade school. However, they do not know how to deal with it and nobody knows they are stressed until they reach a breaking point. Next year, I would like a meditation club or a de-stress club. Students can come learn about techniques to de-stress. ]]> 2017-06-30 01:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177784850 hmjirka https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177792365 My school uses Second Step. I only see the adapted version of second step for my class and I think it's appropriate, so I'm not sure how the school can improve.]]> 2017-06-30 04:33:00 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177792365 mlmccas https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177874446 We use PBIS at my school, and it is very beneficial as far as managing student's behaviors. Since I work with such a young age group, they are able to easily relate to PBIS and are able to understand how they can regulate their emotions. As an SLP, I try and just identify when a student is feeling upset, and talking through that to determine what interventions are needed.]]> 2017-07-02 01:15:30 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/177874446 https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/178820621 We currently do no implement an SEL curriculum school wide. I believe this is something the school will be implementing this following school year. I will be a part of the team to make sure all students with their different ability levels will be included.]]> 2017-07-17 02:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/178820621 saramc1107 https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/179235076 Improving on the use of Second Step with fidelity.  Some teachers don’t even want to teach it.  Next year the PE teachers are going to teach Second Step once a week to cut down on the amount of people who are responsible for teaching it.]]> 2017-07-22 23:12:18 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandramsmith2/hlrvi6o251u7/wish/179235076