Experts agree that SEL advances educational equity and excellence through authentic school-family-community partnerships to establish learning environments and experiences that feature trusting and collaborative relationships, rigorous and meaningful curriculum and instruction, and ongoing evaluation. SEL can help address various forms of inequity and empower young people and adults to co-create thriving schools and contribute to safe, healthy, and just communities.
bettertogether3 was developed with the most current research in adolescent brain development and social psychology. We are proud of the research and evidence behind our turnkey SEL program. We are especially proud of our commitment to CASEL’s newest priority of adult SEL- we put educators first!
The study, which was performed over the course of the 2020-2021 school year, indicates significant gains in self-awareness, regulation, and social awareness for schools utilizing the bettertogether3 program.
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The findings of bettertogether3‘s curriculum during the 2021-2022 school year, provided by an outside evaluator found statistically significant progress in SEL across diverse school populations. Successful results were shown in spite of the many obstacles students and educators have faced throughout the pandemic. Findings were significant between intervention and control groups, as well as for nearly all areas of SEL in the examination of pre and post-tests. The success of this pilot program emphasizes its applicability in multiple learning modalities, with diverse student populations and school settings.
The most important finding of this pilot study was statistically significant progress in SEL across diverse school populations and amid a pandemic. Findings were significant between intervention and control groups, as well as for nearly all areas of SEL in the examination of pre and post tests. While pandemic distress may not disrupt future school years, the improvements seen in this study translate to likely success in a multitude of learning environments. The success of this pilot program emphasizes its applicability in multiple learning modalities, with diverse student populations and school settings. The study also highlights the importance of instituting an SEL curriculum while in pandemic recovery. This pilot study clearly indicated student progress in all of the following major CASEL areas of SEL (CASEL, “What is SEL?”, 2017):
