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