Summary
Growing Early Mindsets (GEM), offered by Mindset Works, provides a lesson-based approach to SEL with academic integration with literacy and science. GEM includes explicit instruction and embedded learning routines and practices across learning environments; home/school connections via family newsletters (available in Spanish) that introduce families to the learning routines practiced at school; and community problem-solving via service learning projects.
Strategies supporting educational equity (CASEL)
Not available at this time.
Implementation
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Grade(s)
Pre-K, Elementary (K-5)
Setting
Classroom, Home, Community
Cost
Pricing available through provider
# Lessons
Unspecified
Program Design
Tier 1 (Universal)
Technology Requirements
Unspecified
Staffing Requirements
No additional staffing required
Professional Development
Onsite, Virtual
Outcomes
Improved SEL skills and attitudes
Reduced Emotional Distress
Improved Identity Development/ Agency
Improved Academic Performance
Reduced Problem Behavior
Improved School Climate
Improved School Connectedness
Improved Prosocial Behavior
Improved Teaching Practices
Improved SEL Skills and Attitude
Evidence of Effectiveness
Results from a quasi-experimental evaluation conducted over three consecutive academic years from 2013-2016 (unpublished report written in 2020) supported the effectiveness of GEM for early elementary school students. This evaluation included 554 kindergarten through grade 3 students in rural and urban schools in the U.S. West region (79-84% white, 11-16% Latino; between 43-58% were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (FRPL)). This evaluation found that students participating in the GEM program showed significantly greater growth in teacher-reported classroom self-regulation behaviors compared to students in the control group (outcomes reported approximately 18 weeks after baseline, while controlling for outcome pretest).
Published Studies
Refer to the provided CASEL for the most up-to-date published studies.
Coates, K., Fredericks, A., & Roberts, S. (2020). Growing Early Mindsets (GEM): A Preliminary Test of Impacts Shows Promise for GEM to Increase K-3 Students Approaches to Learning and Social and Emotional Development. Unpublished Manuscript.