SEBW Monthly August 2020
from the Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Wellness Team
Middle School Alignment of SEL Competencies with Academic Standards
Click here to watch a video explanation of how to use this new resource.
Social-Emotional Learning Activities for the First Three (3) Days of School
SEL and Race Bibilotherapy
As school re-entry begins, please reference this resource as social-emotional learning and diversity are incorporated into K-12 classrooms. The Bibliotherapy is organized by The Seven Indiana Social-Emotional Learning Competencies and books about race. Each book title has the correlating lexile band, appropriate grade level, and author.
Educator Wellness
Updated Resource
The educator wellness infographic has been updated to reflect current challenges facing schools as teaching resumes. Please reach out to Michelle Clarke with additional questions.
Re-Opening Video for Indiana Teachers
This video is from Indiana educators for Indiana educators. To access this video click here.
Self-Care Strategies for Educators During the Coronavirus Crisis: Supporting Personal Social and Emotional Well-Being
Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
IDOE is excited to have Dr. Lori Desautels provide a free training on adversity and trauma responsiveness through a Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Framework. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and protests related to racial injustice, the trainings will be addressing specific protocols, practices, and strategies as educators prepare for the re-opening of schools. IDOE recognizes the urgent importance of providing this training to educators, paraprofessionals, student services, and administrators as students are welcomed back to school.
Introduction 101 A New Lens for Discipline and Behavior, and Priming the Brain for Learning Through an Academic Lens
- Educators have minimal knowledge of Applied Educational Neuroscience (AEN)/ brain and trauma-responsive frameworks
- MTSS minimal levels of understanding and application into the SEL, Behavior, and Academic sections of MTSS
- Minimal knowledge and application of brain development applications, through an educator's lens, as we explore trauma, adversity, stress response systems, and resiliency.
Intermediate 210 A New Lens for Discipline and Behavior, and Priming the Brain for Learning Through an Academic Lens
- Educators have explored and integrated applications from the Applied Educational Neuroscience (AEN)/ brain and trauma-responsive frameworks
- MTSS moderate levels of understanding and application into the SEL, Behavior, and Academic sections of MTSS
- Educators have explored and have moderate knowledge and application of brain development applications, through an educator's lens, as we explore trauma, adversity, stress response systems, and resiliency through the AEN framework.
August 14, 2020 (same presentations as July 17th)
MTSS 101 (9-11:00am EST)
MTSS 201 (12:00-2:30 EST)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://butleru.zoom.us/j/99142153525
Meeting ID: 991 4215 3525
Please use zoom link to join, no registration needed.
Project AWARE
Attention Indiana School Administrators!
IDOE is pleased to announce a FREE virtual opportunity for Indiana school administrators, led by Dr. Adam Saenz, titled The Art and Science of Emotionally Intelligent Leadership. The Division of Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Wellness is accepting applications starting today through August 14th to participate in one of two sessions: AM 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. or PM 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. on August 24th, 25th, and 26th. To learn more about this opportunity and fill out a short application, please visit here. To be eligible for this opportunity, administrators must be able to attend all three dates during the selected time.
School Social Work
Trauma and Resiliency Virtual Video Series
This series is a collaboration with Indiana State University Associate Professor Dr. Chavez Phelps and the IDOE. This is a four-part virtual series to address the impact of trauma in children and adults during the Covid-19 epidemic; as well as, how to prepare a classroom to best create a resilient learning environment.
Module 1: Children and the Covid-19 Pandemic
Student Confidentiality During Covid-19
The public health pandemic of Covid-19 has forced the field of education to “think outside the box” and do things very differently. While that can be a great way to meet the current needs of students and expand our array of service provisions, it may also enable us to become lax in some basic tenants of School Social Work, such as protecting student confidentiality. Therefore, some links below have been provided by the United State Department of Education and the School Social Work Association of America to serve as a reminder about this important element of our work.
· https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/training/ferpa-and-virtual-learning-during-covid-19-webinar-recording
School Safety and Social-Emotional Learning
Important School Safety Re-Entry Guidance
As this school year begins, there are important reminders concerning beginning of year activities including drills and emergency plan certification. Information can be found here.
Community-Care Strategies for Schools During the Coronavirus Crisis: Practical Tips for School Staff and Administrators
Jenny Betz; Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety
School Nurses
New Health-Related Resources for Schools
The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) has created a webpage of health-related resources for schools. This webpage can be accessed here. Schools are encouraged to check this site frequently to ensure they have the most current information and to access new guidance documents as they are created. If you have additional questions, please direct school health-related questions to ISDH by clicking here.
School Attendance and Chronic Absenteeism
Guidance on School Responsibilities for Adhering to Instructional Time and Student Attendance Requirements
As a result of the recent shifts to virtual, online, or remote learning options, and predictive increases in mobility in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, IDOE recognized the potential for miscommunication regarding expectations around instructional time and attendance requirements. This document aims to clearly translate legal requirements and general expectations for instructional programming and obligations related to reporting attendance across instructional environments for the 2020-2021 school year.
Key Concepts for Leveraging Chronic Absence During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Although chronic absence is being waived as an accountability metric in response to the coronavirus pandemic, monitoring when students miss too much school is more essential than ever.
The pandemic has exposed the harsh reality that many students and families are living paycheck to paycheck, with limited access to sufficient food, stable housing or health care, and no savings to fall back on after a sudden loss in income. Distance learning also shines a spotlight on the many families who don’t own a computer or lack quality internet service so children can benefit from virtual learning. The disproportionate impact of the Coronavirus on Black, Latino and Native American communities illustrates the long-term health effects of unequal access to resources due to racism.
Monitoring when students miss opportunities to learn – whether offered in person or through distance learning – is an invaluable tool for strengthening the efforts of educators, community partners and families to reduce the adverse impact of this pandemic on the country’s more than 55 million school children.
School Counselors News You Can Use
Events
Mental Health Online Seminar from MHANI School Care Network
As the School Care Team at Mental Health America of Northeast Indiana works to prepare for year of unexpected turns and twists throughout all districts in the state, we are happy to share with you our first video in what will be a comprehensive library of resources available to teachers and other who work with youth.
This first video is the result of many ideas and hours working through technical learning curves. The link provided offers you a sneak peek at Scarcity Mentality, a stressful thinking distortion that we know is impacting families and teachers, even students.
We would like to share this pilot presentation statewide to gather insight and feedback.
The School Care Team hopes that you might be willing to share this learning opportunity with your constituents. We would love to hear your thoughts on scheduling and possibly provide live interaction with our presenters via Zoom after a scheduled viewing.
Another layer to this project will involve adding it to our new learning management system. The 45 minute video will be broken into short modules that contain short quiz questions to help us measure increased knowledge of participants as they move along through the course. The School Care Team is creating more courses that include topics such as SEL BASICS, ACEs, RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, and GRIEF. Shortened modules throughout each course will allow flexibility in viewing based on a professional’s busy schedule. Teachers and professionals who take the course via the LMS can also receive PGPs or CEUs.
2020 SEBW Blitz Playlist
All of the videos from the 2020 SEBW Blitz are now ready to be viewed. Here is the link to the YouTube Playlist from the day: 2020 SEBW Blitz Playlist. There are a total of 33 videos of sessions, including both keynotes. The videos are free for all to view.
From the MSD of Wayne Township SEL Team
Archive
Lisa Truitt
State Attendance Officer
Email: LTruitt1@doe.in.gov
Website: www.doe.in.gov/sebw
Location: 115 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Phone: 317-233-6016
Twitter: @LisaTruitt_SEL