16.060-2 - Beyond Subject Knowledge Acquisition: Two Distinct Approaches Toward Student Well-Being and 21st-Century Competencies

• In Event: 16.060 - Roundtable Session 3

Session Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

Internationally, the role of public education in advancing student’s non-academic skills such as creativity and social emotional learning has been increasingly emphasized by diverse stakeholders in government, health, education, and business. Although advocates in the field have generated momentum, this movement has not taken root comprehensively in school culture, policy and practice. This session compares two school system change projects with the goal of advancing student wellbeing. Measuring What Matters, represents a sector partnership in Ontario, Canada that focuses on defining and measuring broad areas of student success across the system. WellAhead, the second project, in British Columbia, Canada collaboratively develops, tests, and iterates approaches of social and emotional wellbeing into school culture, policy, and practice.

Sub Unit

• Division L - Educational Policies and Politics / Division L - Section 3: Curriculum and Instructional Practice

Chair

• Kim M. Garrison, University of Rochester

Papers

• Classroom and School Assessment of Creativity, Social Emotional Learning, Citizenship, and Health: The Importance of Collaboration, Risk-Taking, and Experimentation - David Hagen Cameron, People For Education

• Measuring What Matters: Connections and Disconnections Between Jurisdictional Measurement and Classroom-Based Assessment in Measuring Student Well-Being - David Hagen Cameron, People For Education; Annie Kidder, People for Education

• Applying a "Social Lab" Process to Advance Student Well-Being in K–12 Schools - Vani Jain; Paul McArthur, McConnell Foundation

• "Everyday Practices" as Disruptive Innovations in Advancing Student Well-Being - Paul McArthur, McConnell Foundation; Mali Bain, The University of British Columbia