Social and Emotional Learning in Out-Of-School Time

Elizabeth Devaney, Children’s Institute, University of Rochester.Deborah A. Moroney, American Institutes for Research

The social and emotional development of our nation's youth is a common, essential concern of those working in school and out of school. This volume will be the catalyst for long overdue conversation, collaboration, and synergy. It is essential reading for practitioners, researchers, and policy makers in both contexts who are concerned with preparing children for the tests of life, and not a life of tests."" —Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D. Rutgers University, Co-director Academy for Social-Emotional Learning in Schools and After School Settings.""Having spent all of my adult life working with, and advocating for, high-quality youth programming, I understand the critical role out-of-school-time (OST) programs play in the social and emotional development of young people. As the Executive Director of the New York State Network for Youth Success, I am thrilled to see such a comprehensive view of current best practices and research on social-emotional learning (SEL) in OST programs. It is exciting and encouraging to see so much documented progress with SEL in OST condensed into one comprehensive book that furthers understanding of both research-informed practices and systems building around policy. This book, edited by two leading researchers in the field, Elizabeth Devaney and Deborah Moroney, should be required reading for any practitioners, policy makers, and educators in the field. Both the editors' and contributors' emphasis on making SEL an ""intentional practice"" is the exact conversation we all should be having right now."" —Kelly Malone Sturgis Executive Director, New York State Network for Youth Success.""Social Emotional Learning and Out-Of-School-Time: Foundations and Futures is an extremely important and timely publication. The scope and depth of this work makes it a must read for any serious out-of-school-time or K-12 educator. In 2014 California identified social emotional learning as the most promising bridge to bring coherence between expanded learning programs and the school day. (A Vision for Expanded Learning in California – Strategic Plan 2014-2016) I have found this to be the exact case. All across California, school day and out-of-school-time professionals are having deep and authentic conversations about youth centered collaborative efforts. We also know that providing social emotional development opportunities is a corner stone for any high quality out-of-school-time program. I plan to share this publication widely with K-12 educators, policy makers, parents and so many others."" —Michael Funk, Director, Expanded Learning Division, California Department of Education.

• Foreword: Social and Emotional Learning In and Out of School Benefits Young People; Joseph L. Mahoney and Roger P. Weissberg.Section I. SEL in OST: Background and Frameworks.Chapter 1. Focusing and Framing SEL in OST: An Introduction to the Volume; Elizabeth Devaney and Deborah Moroney.Chapter 2. The Challenges of Blending Youth Development and Social and Emotional Learning: Getting More Intentional About How Competencies Are Both Caught and Taught in Out-of-School Time; Dale A. Blyth.Section II. Research-Informed SEL Practice.Chapter 3. From Quality to SEL: A Community in Motion; Christina Dandino, Luiz A. Perez, and Carla Stough Huffman.Chapter 4. Social and Emotional Learning in Elementary School; Bridget Durkan Laird, Jolie Logan, and Elizabeth Mester.Chapter 5. A Combined Approach to Summer, SEL, and STEM in Boston and Providence; Hillary Salmons and Chris Smith.Chapter 6. Supporting Social and Emotional Learning Among Teens Through Instructor Practice; Mary Ellen Caron and Jill Young.Chapter 7. Social and Emotional Learning and Connections to the School Day; Katie Brohawn and Saskia Traill.Chapter 8. How Out-of-School Time Can Support College and Career Readiness Through Social and Emotional Learning; Jennifer Brown Lerner and Carinne Deeds.Section III. SEL Systems and Policy.Chapter 9. Building a System of SEL: A Pathway to Change; Leona Hess, Denice Williams, J. Tyler McCormick, and Jessica Jackson.Chapter 10. The Role of Statewide After-School Networks in Social and Emotional Learning Systems Building; Ken Anthony.Chapter 11. Building Capacity for Social and Emotional Learning at the District and State Level; Katie Brackenridge.Chapter 12. Social and Emotional Learning in Out-of-School Time: Public Opinion and Policy Landscape; Jodi Grant and Dan Gilbert.Chapter 13. SEL: Fertile Ground for Philanthropy; Rebecca Goldberg, Haviland Rummel Sharvit, and Polly Singh.Section IV. SEL Research, Measurement, and Assessment.Chapter 14. The Measurement of Youth Social and Emotional Competencies in OST Settings; Gil G. Noam, Patricia J. Allen, and Bailey Triggs.Chapter 15. Describing and Measuring Adult Instructional Practice in OST Settings for Middle and High School Youth; Kiley Bednar, Karen Pittman, Joseph Bertoletti, Poonam Borah, Stephen C. Peck, and Charles Smith.Chapter 16. Measuring Social and Emotional Skills in OST Settings: Opportunities and Challenges; Neil Naftzger and Sarah Terry.Chapter 17. Closing Commentary; Karen Pittman.