Building and Supporting Character Development in the Classroom
Social Emotional Learning
Course Objectives:
- Adopt an understanding of what it means to teach character, and how to reinforce it in the classroom.
- Examine and discuss a range of classroom strategies.
- Design a Character Traits Report card and adopt it for specific classrooms.
- Embed new strategies into existing lessons and units to turnkey new understanding of teaching character traits.
Hours: 10
Teaching for Social and Emotional Learning: K-8
Social Emotional Learning
Course Objectives:
- Examine and discuss what it means to teach social-emotional learning, and to embed it in grade-appropriate customized curriculum.
- Examine and discuss the CASEL 5.
- Examine and analyze embedded social-emotional curricula.
- Design, teach, and discuss lessons with embedded social-emotional curriculum strategies and ideas.
Hours: 10
Teaching for Social and Emotional Learning: 6-8
Social Emotional Learning
Course Objectives:
- Examine and discuss what it means to teach social-emotional learning, and to embed it in grade-appropriate customized curriculum.
- Examine and discuss the CASEL 5.
- Examine and analyze embedded social-emotional curricula.
- Design, teach, and discuss lessons with embedded social-emotional curriculum strategies and ideas.
Hours: 10
Teaching for Social and Emotional Learning: 9-12
Social Emotional Learning
Course Objectives:
- Examine and discuss what it means to teach social-emotional learning, and to embed it in grade-appropriate customized curriculum.
- Examine and discuss the CASEL 5.
- Examine and analyze embedded social-emotional curricula.
- Design, teach, and discuss lessons with embedded social-emotional curriculum strategies and ideas.
Hours: 10
Teaching Grit in the Classroom
Social Emotional Learning
Course Objectives:
- Analyze and discuss the underpinnings of grit as applied to academic performance.
- Examine and discuss examples of grit strategies applied in classrooms.
- Design lessons with embedded grit strategies for immediate classroom application.
Hours: 10
Tier 1 SEL Practices
Social Emotional Learning
Course Objectives:
- Develop a shared vision for school climate and classroom environment.
- Build positive relationships with students, teachers, and other school personnel.
- Integrate SEL into academic instruction through evidence-based intervention.
Hours: 10
Turnkey SEL Practices
Social Emotional Learning
Course Objectives:
- Examine and discuss evidence-based SEL practices.
- Align SEL strategies to specific classroom dynamics and student expectations.
- Prepare presentations of SEL presentations to turnkey in districts and schools.
Hours: 10