What are the essential SEBL competencies?
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Is SEBL a fad?
No, there's mounting evidence that correlates positive school environment and improved academic performance and achievement.
Isn't SEBL just one more thing to do?
You could see it that way if you are randomly inserting an SEBL activity, but if it is infused routinely into your daily life, far from being a burden, it helps make school life better.
Don't you have to be a social worker, psychologist, or
counselor to teach SEBL?
No, all adults who work with students and parents, model desired behavior, promote cooperation, help children set and achieve goals, and encourage taking risks for new learning. They probably don't call this SEBL, but it is, nonetheless. Social workers, psychologists, and counselors can help as colleagues, co-facilitators, and consultants, but they don't own SEBL.
What's the connection among Social and Emotional Learning, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), Character Education, Personalization, Developmental Assets, Children's Mental Health, Safe and Drug-Free Schools, Healthy Schools! Healthy Kids! and all the other programs, initiatives, and fields that have my head spinning?
There's a lot of connection and overlap. One of the great advantages of the PBIS model is that it helps a school to:
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assess the resources it has |
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connect the dots |
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eliminate redundancy |
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use what it has more effectively |
For more information about PBIS visit www.pbis.org
Isn't SEBL just good teaching?
Yes.
Do we have to do SEBL?
No, it is not mandated, but it is good practice and it supports mandates such as personalization, anti-bullying, Rhode Island Health Education Standards, and Functional Behavioral Assessments for some students with IEPs.
RInnovations,
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Isn't SEBL just a little touchy-feely?
No, it's all about teaching and learning skills. The process is often alive, enjoyable, and inspiring, but at its best it's never a frivolous tack-on.
What does SEBL have to do with academic performance and achievement? That IS the bottom line, after all!
Students who feel safe and connected to their schools are more open to academic learning. |
