Student Social and Emotional Competence Assessment Clark Mc

Student Social and Emotional Competence Assessment Clark Mc. Kown November, 2019 1

The Main Point • Social and emotional competence assessment can be used to guide social and emotional instruction and practices much in the way a high-quality formative math assessment can guide math instruction. 2

The Elements of SE Competence Assessment What do you want to assess? How do you intend to use assessment data? What assessment is the best tool for the job? When and how do you gather the assessment data? What do you do with your assessment data? 3

What do you want to assess? How do you intend to use assessment data? What assessment is the best tool for the job? When and how do you gather the assessment data? What do you do with your assessment data? 4

What Skills that matter… …that are in standards… …and are important locally… …that you plan to teach.

Why What do you want to assess? How do you intend to use assessment data? What assessment is the best tool for the job? For Tier I: When and how do you gather the assessment data? What do you do with your assessment data? (NOT for: • To guide instruction for all • Screening for risk • To evaluate progress • Diagnosis • To make program decisions • Placement) 6

What + Why Ready Pick an Assessment What do you want to assess? + How do you intend to use assessment data? What assessment is the best tool for the job? When and how do you gather the assessment data? What do you do with your assessment data? Where to find good assessments: • CASEL Assessment Guide • RAND Education Assessment Finder • WI DPI! 7

Kinds of Assessments Direct Assessment: What does this girl feel? Some use administrative records.

Execution and Data Use What do you want to assess? How do you intend to use assessment data? What assessment is the best tool for the job? When and how do you gather the assessment data? What do you do with your assessment data? (Focus on this) 9

Imagine this is your situation: + Your assessment goal: Use SEL assessment as an instructional planning tool. 10

Relating assessment to program scope & sequence 11

Here’s the Practice Model 1. Assess SEL Skills Measure social-emotional strengths & needs Fall 3. Teach SEL Support skill development 4. Re-Assess SEL Skills Measure progress Spring 2. Review data 5. Review data Review and reflect on assessment data to focus use of SEL program resources Review and reflect on student growth and plan for the fall

1. Assess SEL Skills Measure social-emotional strengths & needs Fall 2. Review data Spring Review and reflect on assessment data to focus use of SEL program resources 13

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Linking assessment data to instruction In light of the assessment data, how might you use your program resources to build on strengths and address needs? 15

Linking… In light of the assessment data, how might you coach teachers to find creative ways to build on strengths and address needs? 16

1. Assess SEL Skills Measure social-emotional strengths & needs Fall 3. Teach SEL Support skill development 4. Re-Assess SEL Skills Measure progress Spring 2. Review data 5. Review data Review and reflect on assessment data to focus use of SEL program resources Review and reflect on student growth and plan for the fall 17

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Elements of Data Use 1. Clear understanding of what the assessment is designed to measure 2. Clear understanding of what the numbers mean 3. Opportunities for review and reflection 4. Data informs decisions about what to do next 19

The Broad Aspiration Social and Emotional Learning Framework Standards Teaching and Learning Assessment Shared expectations of Educational actions to foster Measures of the competencies students should know and be able to demonstrate at different ages. Professional Learning 20

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Contact Information Clark Mc. Kown, President x. SEL Labs cmckown@xsel-labs. com 22