Yale backs team‑based SEL PD
The Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence urged team‑based SEL training rather than one‑off PD, arguing that collaborative approaches produce more durable changes in practice and climate. The recommendation amplifies calls for school‑level systems that align adult behavior and student supports across grades. (x.com)
Yale’s RULER model is designed as a systemic SEL approach for pre‑K through 12 and is listed as a CASEL SELect program. (medicine.yale.edu) Yale’s implementation resources describe a multi‑year rollout that begins with training a core school team and continues with coaching, access to online curricula, staff‑development guides, and family engagement materials. (medicine.yale.edu) In its 2023–2024 “Research Year in Review,” the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence said it has refined its agenda to prioritize intervention evaluation, implementation quality, and sustainability of schoolwide SEL efforts. (medicine.yale.edu) CASEL’s national professional‑learning modules explicitly cover embedding SEL schoolwide, creating an SEL‑based professional culture, and aligning adult practices across grades. (casel.org) Program guides and the CASEL program profile note evidence of RULER’s effectiveness in early childhood and specifically in grades 5 and 6, and they highlight leader and staff alignment as central to changing school climate. (pg.casel.org) Recent meta‑analyses and systematic reviews across K‑12 research show that sustained, collaborative PD with instructional coaching produces larger and more durable changes in teacher practice and implementation fidelity than single‑event workshops. (journals.sagepub.com)
