Together We Flourish: SEL as a Tool - Lever - Strategy for Healing

24 Public Square,Cleveland OH 44113

21 April, 2022

Description

SEL is helping us flourish during these challenging times. We're offering eight different choices of Social and Emotional Learning sessions. Humanware is an initiative of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District supporting the commitment to providing safe and supportive schools where our scholars can succeed and thrive. Humanware advocates for evidence-based best social emotional learning (SEL) practices. Humanware Partners serve as thought-partners, planners, professional learning providers, and coaches to CMSD Educators to facilitate the integration of SEL core competencies into schools to engage students, family, educators, and community to create safe, supportive, and successful learning environments. Humanware advocates for best practices that ensure that all human resources in a child's school, family and community function together so that students are learning in safe, supportive and successful schools. SEL Conference Catalog Information, April 2022 Brianne Otey, Antonio Sanford, Marvin Foster; W.A.V.E. Specialist/Training Coordinators, CMSDWhat is your style? Using Conflict Styles as a part of your SEL framework This workshop will examine what it means to know and use conflict styles to your advantage regarding social emotional learning for various situations. We will explore the definition of SEL, the five core competencies as well as the five conflict styles and their meanings. We will also have participants figure out what their “go-to” style is and discuss how to utilize the most effective style. Jared Fox, Director of Strategic Projects, CMSDAffirming Environments for LGBT Students, Families, and Staff Members This session walks attendees through terminology, policy, and best practices. Oftentimes conversations around LGBT students focus on "safe" environments. This workshop takes these conversations beyond safety and into affirming and celebratory environments. Joseph Gerics, Ed.D., Director of SEL for the Ashtabula Area City SchoolsHow to Integrate Academics with SEL SEL and academics were never meant to work against each other or compete for educator investment. Research validates that an integrated approach of SEL and academics fosters an environment for student success. Learn actionable and tangible strategies to integrate SEL into your academic approach. Gregory Williams, Sgt, Safety and Security, CMSDBrief Overview of CPI This session will explore proven tactics in de-escalation along with referencing ODE regulations regarding de-escalation, seclusion, and restraint. Interactive time will be spent with examples and videos focusing on the empathic skills essential for de-escalation. We will also address why it is important to understand best practices should actual physical intervention be needed. Leah Hough, M.Ed., Trauma-Informed Education Professor and Doctoral, Researcher, Lesley UniversityUnderstanding Trauma-Sensitive Education What is trauma, and how can it impact student learning and behavior? This session will lay the foundation for understanding the physical, neurobiological, and socioemotional responses to chronic stress and trauma from a whole-child perspective. Using this information as a basis, we will then consider how schools can be places of healing and safety for students and staff and introduce various strategies for constructing a trauma-sensitive school. Marcy Shankman, Ph.D., Chief Organizational Learning Officer, CMSDCleveland Metropolitan School District Management Training Adult SEL is often stated as a priority for educational organizations to address along with issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion; however, they do not always do it. CMSD addressed the challenge head on through a comprehensive management learning, training, and development series, starting with central office administrators. What did it entail? Who was involved? Did it matter? Lathardus Goggins II, Ed.D., Executive Director, Urban Ounce of Prevention, Behavioral Health Services, Inc.Cross Walking SEL, Restorative Practices, Healing-centered Engagement, and PBIS Participants will receive and discuss a crosswalk of the SEL and PBIS frameworks and Restorative Practices and Trauma-Informed/Healing-centered Engagement. Participants will learn how SEL, Restorative Practices, Healing-centered Engagement, and PBIS have overlapping characteristics and support one another. Participants will learn and discuss how an activity can effectively address multiple frameworks through deliberate intention. Denise Dimaria-Scaccia and Gina Rose, School Psychologists (Restorative Practices Trainers)Brief Overview of Restorative Practices Participants learn the importance of developing a sense of community and managing conflict and tensions by repairing harm and restoring relationships. The fundamental hypothesis of restorative practices is that human beings are happier, more cooperative, and productive, and more likely to make positive changes in their behavior when those in positions of authority do things with them, rather than to them or for them. This workshop will provide a brief overview of the guiding principles involved in implementing Restorative Practices. LaWanda Smith, Mentor Teacher on Assignment/SEL Trainer and GiGi Elder, Certified Class Meeting Trainer and Ohio Master Teacher, Medically Fragile ClassroomRelationship Building through Class Meetings Class meetings are an ongoing prevention and intervention tool designed to enhance students' social and emotional development, while increasing school, teacher and peer connectedness through activities that infuse academics in the process. Meetings create safe, open environments where students feel safe to explore emotions, concerns, and find support. An integral part of the process is learning social and emotional skills and utilizing Restorative Practices. Dorothy Morelli, CEO, and Educator, SEL Worldwide EducationForming Successful Relationships with Students This session focuses on “Can Do” Strategies to encourage better relationships with students of all ages.