This document summarizes Pebble Hill Traditional School's inquiry into whether implementing social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies increases student resiliency. It describes various SEL activities used in classrooms, such as using books and videos to teach calming techniques. School-wide SEL implementation includes the PBIS framework and collecting student survey data both before and after SEL instruction. The conclusion indicates teacher SEL knowledge and student awareness have increased, while collected data will inform future instruction. Next steps include continuing SEL language, activities, and data collection to further develop the school's SEL program.

1. Pebble Hill
Traditional
School
Inquiry
2012 – 2013

2. Our School Inquiry Question:
“ Does the implementation of S.E.L.
strategies/activities increase the
resiliency of Pebble Hill students by
improving students’ abilities to solve
problems, cope with challenges, and
bounce back from
disappointments?”

3. The Brainstorming Process:

4. Brainstorming how SEL is
related to what we do at PH.

5. A few examples of the
numerous ways teachers at
PH are implementing Social
Emotional Learning in their
classrooms…

6. Ways we can help the
Grinch’s heart grow bigger!

7. Acts of Kindness in the
Classroom
Students filled
this heart with
random acts of
kindness that
were carried
out by their
friends.

8. Class meeting suggestion box

9. Our Friend Fin
from Fin’s Friends Program

10. Fin is making sure we stay on
track!

11. We are the little school that
could…”I think I can, I think I
can, I know I can, I know I
can…”

12. Chime breathing. We are
calm, quiet and focused on
our breathing…
 Chime Breathing Video

13. Self-direct learning – students
taking pictures of themselves
and describing their emotions.

14. Shhhh….the chime has rung
and we are focusing on our
breathing…

15. SEL books and resources. Our
P.A.C. is purchasing more SEL
themed books for our library.

16. Every class in our school is
working through the Second
Step Program…

17. … and the
MindUp
Curriculum

18. The Care Kit…

19. Kindergarten children love to
talk with Katie Koala and write
letters to put in her mailbox!

20. Listen to our calm down
song…
 “calm down video”

21. School-Wide
Implementation of SEL

22. PBIS
Positive
Behavioural
Interventions
And
Support

24. PBIS Planning:
School acronym
School wide matrix
Matrix implementation
Develop support system for the
children in the top tier
Implement check-in check-out
system

27. Check in Check Out Checklist

28. Demonstrating our Panther
P.R.I.D.E. at our PBIS assembly

29. Collection of Data:
Primary and intermediate
students were given a
resiliency survey in January
and in June to collect data on
the resiliency of PH students
Teacher anecdotal notes for
three students were kept from
Jan. – June to track changes

32. Collaborative Teaching:
Built in collaborative time on
Tuesday afternoons
Teachers work in pairs to
collaborate on such topics as
SEL

33. In Conclusion:
 Teacher knowledge, understanding, and
enthusiasm around SEL has increased
greatly
 Students at PH have an increased
awareness of school-wide expectations
and are able to use the appropriate
language associated with SEL
 School-wide data has been collected to
support the direction of SEL instruction
 Teachers have begun to analyze the data
collected
 Data has begun to inform direction of
inquiry for teachers

34. Next Year:
 Continue to use our common language
and increase our collective knowledge of
SEL
 Expand school-wide SEL activities to
create a larger SEL community inside and
outside of the school
 Fine tune survey questions for next year
 Continue to collect data to support
direction of inquiry