SEL in 5: Self-Efficacy and Collective Efficacy
Read this month's digest of SEL leadership insights.
This month, we unpack the SEL skill of self-efficacy and explore the concept of collective efficacy.
3 SEL Leadership Thoughts
One’s perceived self-efficacy is something that is acquired. We are neither born with motivation nor with self-efficacy. But students (and adults) can develop perceived self-efficacy when we acquire the skills to predict when our efforts lead to the results that we are hoping for. [Tweet This]
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Collective efficacy is more than just the sum of the self-efficacy of individuals in a group. It is a result of the interactions between these individuals that leads to a collective belief about what they can accomplish together as a team. [Tweet This]
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If we want people to think differently, we need to give them different ways to think. If we want to foster collective teacher efficacy, we need to shift mindsets. If we want to improve students’ perceived self-efficacy, they need to know that their voices are being honored and leading to adult mindset shifts that are being reflected in changes in practice. [Tweet This]
2 Quotes from SEL Leaders
“Most successful people begin with two beliefs: the future can be better than the present, and I have the power to make it so.” – David Brooks [Tweet This]
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“Self-efficacy is a little different from confidence, which we tend to think of as a personality trait; self-efficacy is a judgment and domain-specific. For example: I have strong self-efficacy relative to writing; I am confident that if there is an idea I want people to understand, I can communicate it effectively in writing. But that sense of self-efficacy does not extend to fiction.” – Isobel Stevenson [Tweet This]
1 Question for You
How can we give our teams (and ourselves) different ways to think?
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Until next month,
Nick Woolf
Author of SEL in 5
Founder of Inside SEL
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