School Counselors: We ’ re in the Student Success Business NASAP Annual Conference Tucson, AR June...

School Counselors:We’re in the Student

Success Business

NASAP Annual ConferenceTucson, AR

June 27, 2009

Greg Brigman, Ph.D.Paul Peluso, Ph.D.Florida Atlantic University

Overview

• Introduction of the

Student Success Skills

K-12 Model– Research Base

– Program Components

• Demonstration and Discussion of Key Skills & Strategies

Setting Students up for Success

• Ready to Learn: K-1

• Ready for Success: 2-3

• Student Success Skills: 4-10

• Parent Success Skills: 2-10

What do they have in Common?

Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from what you can do.

Pat Summit John WoodenUT UCLA

Fundamentals and Teamwork

Your playbook alone will not get you there.

You must work on fundamentals and teamwork everyday.

Three Keys to Building Academic and

Social Competence

• Skills: Cognitive, Social and Self-management

• Attitudes: Healthy Optimism,

Self Efficacy

• Climate: Caring, Support, Encouragement

Embedding key skills and strategies into the daily curriculum to make the

“learning net” tighter.


Five classroom lessons• Introduce student to the 20

SSS strategies

Begin early in the fall• So students have a tighter

fishing net all year

SSS strategies are embedded• Into the regular curriculum

to assist learning

Research Base for Student Success Skills:Five Key Reviews Of Research

Wang, et al. (1994)Reviewed 50 years of research on “What helps students learn”

Hattie, Biggs & Purdie (1996)Reviewed 10 years of research on “The effects of learning skills interventions on student

learning”

Masten & Coatsworth (1998)Reviewed 25 years of research and identified “The most critical factors associated with

academic and social competence”

Marzano, et al. (2001)Reviewed 10 years of research on “Classroom instruction and

summarized research-based strategies for increasing student achievement”

Zins, et al. (2004)Reviewed 10 years of research on “The relationship of social and emotional learning to

academic success”

Student Success Skills: Key Skill Areas

Goal setting and progress monitoring

Creating a caring, supportive and encouraging classroom

Cognitive/Memory skills

Performing under pressure: Managing test anxiety

Building Healthy Optimism

What happens when you teach these fundamental skills to students?

Very encouraging results

Rigorous research design gives us a high level of confidence in results

National Panel for Evidence-Based School Counseling Programs

Carey, Dimmitt, Hatch, Lapan, & Whiston (2008). Professional School Counseling.

Found “Strong and Promising” evidence for Student Success Skills program

SSS Efficacy Research

Four studies• 50 school counselors

• 36 schools - two counties

• Over 1100 students

• Grades 5,6,8,9

• All four studies found students who receive the SSS program outperform comparison students.

RTL Efficacy Research

Three studies Pre-K Head Start Kindergarten First Grade

All three showed similar trends of positive gains for students in RTL classes compared to those not receiving RTL.

SSS Efficacy Research

15 published articles on SSS and RTL in leading professional journals.

Two national award winning research articles

Consistent Findings:

Standardized math scores improved for approximately 86% of SSS students. Average increase was 30 pts for SSS students VS. 5 for comparison students.

Standardized reading scores improved for approximately 78% of SSS students. Average increase was 25 pts for SSS students VS. 7 for comparison students.

Follow-up study shows SSS students continue to make similar gains two years after participating in the program.

Study Break – Brain GymWe learn better when our brains are awake and alert

Goal setting and progress monitoring (cont.)

4 Steps for Life Skills & 7 Keys Ask students to look at item on Life Skills or 7

Keys goal sheet & Rate progress for that week.

Next ask “Who has improved even a little during the past week?”

Ask for examples from 1-2 students. “Tell us what you did to improve”

“How many of you agree that would be a healthy way to improve_____?”

Ask volunteer to read next item and continue pattern for rest of items

Goal Set Sequence

THINK

WRITE

PAIR SHARE

VOLUNTEER SHARE

Creating a caring,

supportive,

encouraging

classroom community

Four Key Skills Embedded into Pair Share

Attending

Listening

Empathy

Encouragement

Pair Shares & Information Processing

Ah ha’s – New ideas, strategies

Ta da’s – Validation of ideas or strategies with which you have had success

Questions for clarification

Coyote Story

Building a Caring supportive, Encouraging Community

What are other strategies you have used to build caring, supportive and encouraging community?

Think, pair share, volunteer share

Strategies for Boosting Memory

Every 20-30 minutes student share “Most important ideas” • Think, write, pair share,

volunteer share

Location Memory

Brain Gym

Body Location Memory Pegs

Ten top foods for health:

• Blueberries

• Nuts

• Salmon

• Broccoli

• Bananas

• Frozen Yogurt

• Olive Oil

• Brown Bread

• Spinach

• Tomatoes

Safe Place

Use your imagination to create a safe place.

Breathe, Picture, Focus Breathe in slowly to

count of 5, hold for count of 5, exhale to count of 5

Picture yourself in your “Safe Place”

Focus on your strategy for the task at hand

Kaizen

Japanese

• Continuous and never ending improvement

• The ability to notice even very small improvements in ourselves and also in others

Kaizen

Little by little,

Bit by bit,

I’m improving,

Everyday

Optimism

• One of the greatest predictors of student academic success is their level of healthy optimistic thinking. Seligman (1995).

Optimism

Don’t doubt your ability

Doubt your strategy

If what you are doing is not working

Try Something Different!!!

Optimism Can Be Learned

We can help students learn optimism by teaching them to:

Use cognitive, social and self-management strategies

Set realistic goals

Notice even small improvements

Outcome: Students see that what they do makes a difference and become more

optimistic and resilient.


Five classroom lessons• Introduce student to the 20

SSS strategies

Begin early in the fall• So students have a tighter

fishing net all year

SSS strategies are embedded• Into the regular curriculum

to assist learning

Students Fishing for Higher Achievement

Help students get a tighter net

Tighten their net with

Cognitive, Social and Self-Management Skills

Pair Shares & Information Processing

Ah ha’s – New ideas, strategies

Ta da’s – Validation of ideas or strategies with which you have had success

Questions for clarification

Parent Success Skills

Parent Success Skills: Building a Community of Caring, Support and Encouragement


PARENTS DO MATTER!!According to Christenson (2003):A good family-school connection increases the probability that

students will be successful in school.

The goal of family-school connections for children’s learning must be to create a culture of success that enhances learning experiences and competencies across home and school and underscores that the partnership means shared goals, contributions and accountability (p. 457).


Correlation with National PTA Standards1. Communicating- Communication between home and school is

regular, two-way, and meaningful.2. Parenting- Parenting skills are supported and maintained.3. Student Learning- Parents play an integral role in assisting student

learning.4. Volunteering- Parents are welcome in the school, and their support

and assistance are sought. 5. School Decision Making & Advocacy- Parents are full partners in the

decision that affect their children and families. 6. Collaborating with Community- Community resources are used to

strengthen schools, families, and student learning.


Goals of the Program

1) Improving student academic and social performance by

increasing child’s exposure of and mastery of “Student

Success Skills” (SSS)

2) Proving parents with proven, effective tools

3) Fostering family wellness.

Parent Success Skills Schedule for Each Session

Part 1: Overview of the Student Success Skills Program (45 minutes)

Part 2: Parent Success Skill (45 minutes)


Paired Parenting Skills Topics

Session 1: Understanding your child’s behavior

Session 2: Parenting with style: Guiding your child through life

skills.

Session 3: Building Optimism Through Encouragement and

Refocusing.

Session 4: Communicating IS the heart of the matter!



Session 1: Understanding your child’s behavior

Parenting Skill- Understanding the Goals of Behavior

Attention, Power, Revenge, Demonstration of Inability

Discussing Connection to Belonging (Adler/Dreikurs)

SSS Principle- 7 Keys to Mastering Any Course

As new ideas are incorporated, misbehavior may increase.

7 Keys and Understanding Goals help reduce tension.



Session 2: Parenting with style: Guiding your child through life skills.

Parenting Skill- Understanding Your Parenting Style

“Hands On”, “Hands Off”, and “Guiding Hands”

Discussing Consequences of Each

Holding “Guiding Hands” (Family) Meetings (Adler/Dreikurs)

SSS Principle- Life Skills

Having the family practice goal setting and progress monitoring.

“Guiding Hands” approach allows children to see parents struggle, and celebrate

together.



Session 3: Building Optimism Through Encouragement and Refocusing.

Parenting Skill- Using Encouragement

How encouragement focuses attention on the child

How to properly use encouragement

DO WE REALLY NEED TO SAY IT??? (Adler/Dreikurs)

SSS Principle- Teaching Healthy Optimism

Healthy Optimism Leads to Academic Success

Optimism “Cheer”

“Imagine, Practice, Start Over, You are Very Close”



Session 4: Communicating IS the heart of the matter!

Parenting Skill- Effective Communication Strategies

Problem-Solving, Brainstorming, and Sharing

Choosing solutions and putting them to use

SSS Principle- Listening with Eyes, Ears, and Heart

Have parents decide what the family would look, sound, and feel like if they were

communicating respectfully.

Understand and using Pair-Sharing Techniques to increase communication

Cognitive reframing mistaken beliefs.

Cognitive Reframing

• That’s not like me to______

• I’m usually more_________

OR

• Up until now I__________

• From now on I __________

Parent Success Skills PARENTS DO MATTER!!

In SSS, Students are taught that success in Academic Achievement

requires a certain set of skills.

Success in Parenting also requires a certain set of skills.

In SSS, Students are taught that they can constantly improve their strategies.

Parenting is also something that can be constantly improved.

In SSS, Students respond rapidly and positively to changes in the classroom.

Changes in parenting can also lead to rapid and positive changes in families.

Helping Students Develop the Skills They Need to Succeed

– What do you most want to take away with you from this presentation?

– Share with a partner

– Discuss any questions you have

School Counselors:We’re in the Student

Success Business

www,studentsuccessskills.com

Greg Brigman, Ph.D.Paul Peluso, Ph.D.Florida Atlantic University

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