Welcome everyone!

excited & tired

overwhelmed but optimistic

I'm having trouble with my audio so I'm feeling very anxious not hearing the first part of this discussion lol

Rushed and blessed

productive

Overwhelmed and tired

busy busy

Stressed and blessed

Happy but stressed

Tired but productive

Overwhelmed

Energized and stressed

overwhelmed but appreciative for this!

At peace

overwhelmed at times but happy

accomplished and able to focus

Tired but appreciative

I like the idea to put SEL within and not on to teachers. It can be easily infused in Morning Meeting discussions that are already in the schedule.

because if you can get teachers to buy into the idea of it's already something they are doing on some level and it is not something new or another thing they have to add, they are less resistant.

Allow staff to recognize it is not "one more thing" but something that is already part of the day and we want to highlight this!

Help provides safety and structure for students and becomes ingrained as part of the culture

SEL language and discussions become part of the day, every day.

new initiatives tend to die/pushed out by another initiatives

Teachers often feel overwhelmed by all they have to do already, but I once heard a very elegant way to describe SEL in this context: If a teacher says my plate's already full. A good response is SEL IS the plate.

We don't move through the world separate from our SEL, our SEL helps create the space for thriving and so IN makes great sense

When you deal with schools, it has the propensity for teachers to think that it is just "one more thing."

There was no buy in by stakeholders.

Person implementing is might be less invested

resource investment gives it value

not as invested in the process, easy to fall by the wayside

it becomes a checkbox

people don't get personally invested

Perhaps there is no substance to the implementation.

It's not as embedded in the community

just checking off boxes if it's that easy

I think a lot of the narrative in society about teachers these days can be an obstacle to feeling validated.

please do not put me in a breakout

thanks

Sorry, we had a fire drill and I had to step away

Research based/Evidence based for the buy in.

Peer leaders implementing programs brings more buy in from students

I think some top-down influence can be helpful. If the principal prioritizes SEL for the school, teachers will likely follow

The perils of working in a school

We spoke about having an accountability piece from the top down being helpful. Also truly including every stake holder in the process of picking how to implement it.

I didn’t have an opportunity to share bc I got pulled into a student crisis, but I think ownership comes when you can demonstrate to teachers that they are already incorporating SEL practices into their classroom, they are just not identifying it as SEL. And then giving the teachers lots of positive reinforcement for continuing to incorporate and expand on their SEL practices.

Piloting with specific teachers, then those teachers support their grade level colleagues.

from a mental health clinician's perspective, educating faculty/staff that SEL can be prevention of more serious or concerning behaviors or coping

Great metaphor

this school year we added multiple posters throughout the building listing our district's core values - respect, serving, giving, empathy, integrity and trustworthy. We did mini, interactive lessons on each value in the summer transition program for incoming ninth graders.

Thank you so much! Have to go lead my after school club. Have a great afternoon!