Educational Equity: Solutions Through Social and Emotional Well-Being

Watch this video to learn how schools and districts are bringing students’ social and emotional well-being – and its connection to their education experiences – to the forefront of their practices and planning to ensure educational equity.

This video serves to complement “Educational Equity: Solutions Through Social and Emotional Well-Being,” a series of briefs written by MDRC, its collaborators, and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Guest will share their advice and experiences on:

• the importance of establishing a district-wide initiative;
• strategies, and the supports needed for these initiatives to succeed;
• opportunities educators can provide to empower students to advance their social and emotional well-being both inside and outside of the school building; and
• how state departments of education can support these efforts by breaking down silos across institutions, especially pertaining to implementing new policies and best practices.

Guests:

• Alejandro Diasgranados, 2021 CCSSO National Teacher of the Year finalist – Elementary Teacher, District of Columbia Public Schools
• Sharon Fishel, Education Specialist, Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
• Michael Lamb, Deputy Chief, Learning and Development Sciences, District of Columbia Public Schools
• Ayna Sibtain, Student at Metro Nashville Public Schools
• Seth Thorpe, Student at Metro Nashville Public Schools

Moderator:

• Phillip Lovell, Associate Executive Director, All4Ed