Dallas ISD New Podcast Series Shares Early Lessons From The Partnerships For Social And Emotional Learning Initiative

Dallas TX

23 February, 2021

9:47 PM

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Press release from the Dallas Independent School District: February 23, 2021 By Jessica Coppedge Dallas ISD is one of six school communities across the nation that is a part of the Partnership for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative (PSELI), an initiative funded by The Wallace Foundation. A new podcast series from The Wallace Foundation shares findings and early lessons from a RAND Corporation study of PSELI. The five-episode series features in-depth conversations with school, district, afterschool and out-of-school time leaders about their experiences working together to help children develop social and emotional skills. PSELI is a comprehensive, multi-year initiative to explore whether and how children can benefit from intentional partnerships between schools and afterschool/out-of-school time programs focused on building social and emotional skills. Juany Valdespino-Gaytan, executive director for Dallas ISD's Social and Emotional Learning department, is featured in episode 3 of the series. Episodes in the series focus on: The importance of social and emotional learning and the initiative's design Developing adults' capacity to promote social and emotional learning in students Building effective partnerships between schools and afterschool/out-of-school time programs The role of designated coaches in promoting social and emotional learning Steps to integrate social and emotional learning across in- and out-of- school settings Listen here: https://bit.ly/2ZDqT1Q More on SEL Dallas In 2017, Dallas ISD and Big Thought were awarded a social and emotional learning implementation grant from the Wallace Foundation. Together with key partners Dallas Afterschool and City Of Dallas Parks & Recreation, SEL practices are being implemented both in-school and out-of-school, with the long-term goal of sharing our resources and learning citywide. This collective is known as SEL Dallas. This press release was produced by the Dallas Independent School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.