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A school's social and emotional climate encompasses the psychosocial aspects of students' school experience that affect their social and emotional development. A positive social and emotional environment is one that provides a supportive culture of learning that is inclusive and allows all students, families, and staff members to feel safe, secure, accepted, and valued. Part of this environment incorporates the important work of social-emotional learning. Like academic subject areas such as science and mathematics, social-emotional learning is a key ingredient to challenging and preparing Marion students to become resilient, persistent lifelong learners. Students with strong social and emotional foundations are better able to interact with others in their schools, communities, homes, and later in their workplaces. MCSD aligns their social-emotional learning practices with NYSED Guidance: Social-Emotional Learning: Essential Learning, Essential for Life.
An Overview of Social and Emotional Learning
An Overview of Social and Emotional Learning
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) defines SEL as the "process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions." CASEL identifies five interrelated sets of SEL competencies:
Self-awareness: Our ability to accurately recognize our own emotions, thoughts, and values and how each influences our behavior
Self-management: Our ability to successfully regulate emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in different situations every day.
Social awareness: Our ability to empathize and see things from different perspectives. This includes understanding social and ethical norms for behavior and recognizing where family, school, and community resources and supports are found.
Relationship skills: Our ability to establish and maintain healthy and rewarding relationships among a variety of individuals and groups.
Responsible decision-making: Our ability to make constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions based on ethical standards, safety concerns, and social norms.
Social and emotional learning (SEL) competencies can be valuable in educating the whole child by establishing a more safe and healthy school environment,
Programs & Initiatives
Programs & Initiatives
Second Step: Second Step programs are research-based, teacher-informed, and classroom-tested to promote the social-emotional development, safety, and well-being of children from Early Learning through Grade 8. MCSD uses Second Step in the MES as our Tier 1 Social-Emotional Learning program.
Panorama Education: Provides actionable data and insight about the whole child by bringing together SEL, MTSS, RTI, School Climate, and Student Voice to one platform. MCSD has begun the implementation of the Panorama Education platform to help us make better decisions for all students to help them achieve their fullest potential.
SPARK PE: SPARK Physical Education curriculum makes PE more inclusive, active, and engaging for PK-12 students. This curriculum is designed to get students active while learning key concepts that align with national and state standards as well as the SEL competencies. MCSD has begun transitioning in the 21-22 school to this new curriculum.
Tools & Resources
Tools & Resources
The CASEL Guide to Schoolwide SEL: An online platform offering guidance and evidence-based tools to help school health teams implement high-quality SEL and improve existing practices.
NYSED Guidance: Social-Emotional Learning: Essential Learning, Essential for Life
Professional Learning Opportunities
Professional Learning Opportunities
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