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Prosocial and Active Learning (PAL) Classrooms: Using Engagement to Grow Kindness

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Colorado Convention Center, Bluebird Ballroom Lobby, Table 38

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Instructional Specialist
Haylee Anderson is a(n), in order of occurrence: daughter, individual, learner, friend, creator, Spanish-speaker, teammate, athlete, reader, world-traveler, published writer, cat mom, college graduate, 7th grade ELA educator, Master of Education, high school Spanish educator, fiancée, dog mom, high school English educator, wife, Specialist in Teacher Leadership, Instructional Specialist. She is constantly in the process of becoming and creating who she was meant to be, and she believes that her purpose in life is to make it less difficult for others.
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eMINTS Professional Learning

Session description

Prosocial and Active Learning (PAL) Classrooms is a federally-funded Education Innovation, and Research (EIR) grant designed to help classroom teachers support social-emotional learning (SEL) in the form of building prosocial behaviors through engaging learners in active, problem-based learning experiences that require collaboration and teamwork.

Purpose & objective

Participants will:
Explain how prosocial education helps to enhance the learning environment
Understand how a variety of technology tools can be used to support collaboration in professional development as well as in the classroom.
Describe the findings of the research evaluation.

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Outline

Large poster with project details will be displayed throughout the presentation.
A supporting slideshow will be on continuous display to provide additional, in-depth information regarding all elements of the project including but not limited to the program overview, competencies, and outcomes; research-based strategies; evaluation results; and future research implications.
Three project staff will continuously greet participants and share a project overview and answer questions.
QR codes will be on display for participants to scan with their mobile devices to easily access all program information.

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Supporting research

- https://wwnorton.com/books/Designing-a-Prosocial-Classroom
- Bergin, C. (2014). Educating Students to be Prosocial at School. In L.M. Padilla-Walker & G. Carlo (Eds.), Prosocial development: A Multidimensional Approach (pp. 279-301): Oxford University Press.
- Bergin, C., Wang, Z., & Bergin, D. (2013, April). Prosocial Behavior and Engagement in Fourth to Twelfth Grade Classroom. (Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, San Fransisco).
- Brown, P.M., Corrigan, M.W., & Higgins-D'Alessandro, A. (Eds.). (2012). Handbook of Prosocial Education. Lanham, MD: Rowan & Littlefield.
- Friedlaender, D., Burns, D., Lewis-Charp, H., Cook-Harvey, C.M., & Darling-Hammond, L. (2014). Student-Centered Schools: Closing the Opportunity Gap. Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education.
- Goodnough, K., & Cashion M. (2010). Exploring problem-based learning in the context of high school science: Design and implementation issues. School Science and Mathematics, 106 (7), 280-295.
- Hmelo-Silver, C.E. (2004). Problem-based learning: What and how do students learn? Educational psychology review, 16 (3), 235-266.

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Session specifications

Topic:
Social emotional learning
Skill level:
Beginner
Audience:
Principals/head teachers, Teachers, Teacher education/higher ed faculty
Attendee devices:
Devices useful
Attendee device specification:
Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
ISTE Standards:
For Educators:
Learner
  • Stay current with research that supports improved student learning outcomes, including findings from the learning sciences.
Citizen
  • Create experiences for learners to make positive, socially responsible contributions and exhibit empathetic behavior online that build relationships and community.
Collaborator
  • Use collaborative tools to expand students' authentic, real-world learning experiences by engaging virtually with experts, teams and students, locally and globally.