2011 CASEL Forum

On April 13-14, 2011, CASEL hosted approximately 100 national leaders in the fields of education, scientific research, philanthropy, and policymaking at a forum in Washington, D.C. The third in a series of CASEL events that take place once every two years, the forum was titled “Expanding Social and Emotional Learning Nationwide: Let’s Go!” The purpose of the forum was to continue building a nationwide movement to take social and emotional learning to scale in school districts across the country. This page provides links to a report summarizing the forum and a photo gallery spotlighting the presenters and participants.

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  Jennifer and Peter Buffett1Jennifer and Peter Buffett of NoVo Foundation, hosts of the opening dinner, welcome guests.
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  Jennifer Buffett2Jennifer Buffett, NoVo Foundation, co-host of the opening dinner, welcomes the guests.
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  Ann Nerad, Judy Biggert3CASEL board member Ann Nerad (l.) presents the Mary Utne O'Brien Award for Excellence in Advancing the Evidence-Based Practice of Social and Emotional Learning to Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.).
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  Robert O'Brien, Judy Biggert, Conor O'Brien4Flanking Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.), winner of the Mary Utne O'Brien Award, Mary's husband Bob O'Brien (l.) and son Conor O'Brien (r.).
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  Hyde Addison student, Linda Dusenbury5CASEL vice president for research Linda Dusenbury (r.) with one of the students from Washington, D.C.'s Hyde Addison Elementary School at the opening dinner.
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  Hyde Addison student, Deidre Farmbry6CASEL district consultant Deidre Farmbry (r.) with one of the students from Washington, D.C.'s Hyde Addison Elementary School at the opening dinner.
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  Hyde Addison student7One of the students from Washington, D.C.'s Hyde Addison Elementary School at the opening dinner.
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  Hyde Addison student8One of the students from Washington, D.C.'s Hyde Addison Elementary School at the opening dinner.
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  Pamela McVeagh-Lally, Hyde Addison student9Pamela McVeagh-Lally, NoVo Foundation, with one of the students from Washington, D.C.'s Hyde Addison Elementary School at the opening dinner.
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  Janice Jackson, Hyde Addison student10CASEL consultant Janice Jackson (l.) with one of the students from Washington, D.C.'s Hyde Addison Elementary School at the opening dinner.
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  Sue Keister, Hyde Addison student11CASEL consultant Sue Keister (l.) with one of the students from Washington, D.C.'s Hyde Addison Elementary School at the opening dinner.
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  Peter Buffett12Peter Buffett at the opening dinner.
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  Tim Shriver, James Comer13CASEL board chair Tim Shriver (l.) with James Comer, Yale University.
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  Wendy Puriefoy14Wendy Puriefoy, Public Education Network.
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  Jeanne Klein15Jeanne Klein, University of Texas College of Education, Austin.
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  Ann Nerad, Mary Gordon, Patton Sarley16L. to r., CASEL board member Ann Nerad; Mary Gordon, Roots of Empathy; and Patton Sarley, Kriens Foundation.
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  Roxann Kriete, Deborah Meier, J. David Hawkins, Carol Comeau, Joan Duffell17L. to r., Roxanne Kriete, Northeast Foundation for Children; Deborah Meier, New York University; J. David Hawkins, University of Washington; Carol Comeau, Anchorage School District; and Joan Duffell, Committee for Children.
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  Meria Carstarphen, Tony Smith, Sheldon Berman, Carol Comeau, Eugene Sanders, Ed Graff, Eric Gordon, Hyde Addison student18L. to r., Meria Joel Carstarphen, Austin Independent School District; Tony Smith, Oakland (Calif.) Unified School District; Sheldon Berman, Jefferson County (Ky.) Public Schools; Carol Comeau, Anchorage School District; Eugene Sanders, Cleveland Metropolitan School District; Ed Graff, Anchorage School District; Eric Gordon, Cleveland Metropolitan School District. In foreground, one of the students from Washington, D.C.'s Hyde Addison Elementary School.
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  Hyde Addison students, Principal Dana Nerenberg19Students from Washington, D.C.'s Hyde Addison Elementary School with principal Dana Nerenberg at the opening dinner.
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  James Comer, Rep. Tim Ryan20James Comer, Yale University (l.), and Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) during the panel discussion following the opening dinner.
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  Tim Shriver, Janice Jackson, Meria Joel Carstarphen 21L. to r., CASEL board chair Tim Shriver, CASEL consultant Janice Jackson, and Meria Joel Carstarphen.
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  Kim Schonert-Reichl, Eric Schaps, Linda Dusenbury22Kim Schonert-Reichl (l.), University of British Columbia; Eric Schaps, Developmental Studies Center and CASEL consultant; and Linda Dusenbury, CASEL vice president for research.
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  M. Ann Levett, Ron Walker, Janice Jackson23L. to r., M. Ann Levett, Yale School Development Program; Ron Walker, Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color; CASEL consultant Janice Jackson.
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  Jane Isaacs Lowe, Roger King, Olga Acosta Price24L. to r., Jane Isaacs Lowe, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Roger King, Developmental Studies Center; Olga Acosta Price, Center for Health and Health Care in Schools at George Washington University.
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  Peggy McCardle, Pat Lowry25Peggy McCardle (l.), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and Pat Lowry, Office of Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio).
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  Linda Lantieri26Linda Lantieri, Inner Resilience Program and CASEL district consultant, leads a morning session get-acquainted activity.
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  Roger Weissberg27CASEL president and CEO Roger Weissberg describes the national social and emotional learning initiative.
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  David Brooks, Tim Shriver, Roger Weissberg28Just before the opening panel on the second day of the forum, l. to r., New York Times columnist and panel moderator David Brooks, CASEL board chair Tim Shriver, CASEL president and CEO Roger Weissberg.
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  David Brooks29New York Times columnist and panel moderator David Brooks.
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  Secretary Arne Duncan30U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
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  Arne Duncan, Eugene Sanders, Meria Joel Carstarphen, Carol Comeau, David Brooks31From the panel on district-wide implementation of social and emotional learning, l. to r., U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan; Eugene Sanders, Cleveland Metropolitan School District; Meria Joel Carstarphen, Austin Independent School District; Carol Comeau, Anchorage School District; moderator David Brooks.
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  Arne Duncan, Eugene Sanders, Meria Carstarphen32From the panel on district-wide implementation of social and emotional learning, l. to r., U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan; Eugene Sanders, Cleveland Metropolitan School District; Meria Joel Carstarphen, Austin Independent School District.
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  Roxanne Kriete33Roxanne Kriete, Northeast Foundation for Children, moderates participant feedback after the panel on district-wide implementation of social and emotional learning.
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  Secretary Duncan, Sheldon Berman34U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (l.) and Sheldon Berman, Jefferson County (Ky.) Public Schools.
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  David Zussman35David Zussman, Boston Development Group.
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  Ron Walker, Deidre Farmbry36L. to r., Ron Walker, Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color, and CASEL district consultant Deidre Farmbry.
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  John Bridgeland, Elizabeth Partoyan, Ruby Takanishi, Linda Dusenbury37From the panel on state education policy, l. to r., John Bridgeland, Civic Enterprises; Elizabeth Partoyan, Council of Chief State School Officers; Ruby Takanishi, Foundation for Child Development; Linda Dusenbury, CASEL vice president for research.
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  John Bridgeland38John Bridgeland, Civic Enterprises.
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  Ruby Takanishi39Ruby Takanishi, Foundation for Child Development, moderator of the panel on state education policy.
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  Elizabeth Partoyan40Elizabeth Partoyan, Council of Chief State School Officers.
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  Karen Pittman41Karen Pittman, The Forum for Youth Investment.
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  Mark Greenberg, Celene Domitrovich42CASEL board member Mark Greenberg presents the Zins Award for Early Career Contributions to Celene Domitrovich, Penn State University.
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  Mark Greenberg, Maurice Elias43CASEL board member Mark Greenberg (l.) presents the Zins Award for Distinguished Scholar to Maurice Elias, Rutgers University.
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  Mark Greenberg, Edward Zigler44CASEL board member Mark Greenberg presents the Zins Award for Lifetime Achievement to Edward Zigler, Yale University.
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  Mark Greenberg, Edward Zigler, Celene Domitrovich, Maurice Elias, Roger Weissberg45CASEL board member Mark Greenberg (l.) and the three winners of the Zins Awards for Action Research on Social and Emotional Learning (l. to r.), Edward Zigler, Yale University; Celene Domitrovich, Penn State University; Maurice Elias, Rutgers University. On right, CASEL president and CEO Roger Weissberg.
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  J. Lawrence Aber46Larry Aber, New York University, moderator of the panel on federal policy.
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  Joan Lombardi47Joan Lombardi, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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  Denise Forte48Denise Forte, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, U.S. Department of Education.
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  Maria Worthen49Maria Worthen, staff of U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa).
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  Jennifer Hoos-Rothberg50Jennifer Hoos-Rothberg, Einhorn Family Charitable Trust.
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  Jennifer Buffett51Jennifer Buffett, NoVo Foundation, introduces the panel on communications about social and emotional learning.
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  Robert Sherman52Robert Sherman, NoVo Foundation.
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  Suzanne Muchin, Rachel Bellow, Dave Clayton, Rich Neimand53From the panel on communications about social and emotional learning, l. to r., Suzanne Muchin, ROI Ventures; Rachel Bellow, ROI Ventures; Dave Clayton, Neimand Collaborative; Rich Neimand, Neimand Collaborative.
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  Susan Keister54Sue Keister, CASEL consultant.
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  Mike Buscemi55Mike Buscemi, Lions Clubs International Foundation.
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  J. David Hawkins56J. David Hawkins, University of Washington.
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  M. Ann Levett57M. Ann Levett, Yale School Development Program.
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  Pamela McVeagh-Lally, Cynthia Coleman, J. Lawrence Aber58L. to r., Pamela McVeagh-Lally, NoVo Foundation; Cynthia Coleman, CASEL; J. Lawrence Aber, New York University.
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  Tim Shriver, Ron Walker 59L. to r., CASEL board chair Tim Shriver and Ron Walker, Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color.
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  Ed Graff, Eric Gordon60Ed Graff, Anchorage School District (l.) and Eric Gordon, Cleveland Metropolitan School District.
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  Karen Pittman, Susan Gorin, John Mitchell61L. to r., Karen Pittman, The Forum for Youth Investment; Susan Gorin, National Association of School Psychologists; and John Mitchell, American Federation of Teachers.
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  Scott Kriens, Ila Sarley62Facing camera, l. to r., Scott Kriens, Juniper Networks, and Ila Sarley, Kriens Foundation.
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  Ila Sarley63Ila Sarley, Kriens Foundation.
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  Tim Showalter-Loch, Carol Comeau64Tim Showalter-Loch, Search Institute (l.), and Carol Comeau, Anchorage School District.
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  Eric Schaps, Jennifer Buffett, Joan Duffell, Linda Dusenbury, Roger Weissberg, Tim Shriver65For the forum wrap-up, l. to r., Eric Schaps, Developmental Studies Center and CASEL consultant; Jennifer Buffett, NoVo Foundation; Joan Duffell, Committee for Children; CASEL vice president for research Linda Dusenbury; CASEL president and CEO Roger Weissberg; and CASEL board chair Tim Shriver.
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  Eric Schaps66Eric Schaps, Developmental Studies Center and CASEL consultant.
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  Tim Shriver67Moderator Tim Shriver presents the Call for Collaboration.