Joy In SEL - Live with SELinEDU

Friday, March 8th 9:00 - 10:00am

SEL Day is a global, grassroots campaign for social-emotional learning to support children’s academic recovery, mental health, and well-being. Since its inception in 2020, #SELday has reached over 40 million views. 

Listen in as James Simons and Maureen Chapman join Krista Leh of Resonance Ed and other leaders in discussing the joy of social-emotional learning.

Join Maureen and James as they outline a manageable, plan for sequentially building academic, social, and emotional skills throughout the school year. This is a virtual, 3 part workshop is hosted by IL ASCD and will meet on January 23, 30, & Feb 6, 2024 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. CDT. Participating teachers will receive certification of 4.5 PD Hours.

Join a state summit for family members, students, educators, and community members hosted by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Workshops, resource tables and time to learn and talk about how we can work together to make sure our students thrive!

cor creative partners will present during Workshops Block B | 11:10 am -12:00 noon

13: Social Emotional Skills At School and At Home: Unpacking the CASEL Wheel: In this session, we will explore the CASEL wheel, the leading school framework for social and emotional skill development. We will also look at ways families and educators can activate the five competencies: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making for children. Participants will reflect on and share practices with each other and capture ideas they can share with teachers and other family members.

Conference Session at the ASCD Leadership Summit: Grow Together, Lead Together: Your Next Step in Educational Leadership

In this turbo talk, attendees will hear motivational take-home strategies for embracing ambition and "going for it" as a woman.

“As a female teacher, I never raised my hand for available leadership positions in my school. I didn’t feel ready or worthy, I feared the hard conversations, and I worried about the potential toll on my home life. Yet, when I was tapped on the shoulder, I accepted role after role and found each one rewarding. At a certain point, I stopped waiting for the shoulder tap and began instead to raise my hand. In this turbo talk, I'll share my strategies for embracing ambition and "going for it" as a woman.” - cor creative partners Co-Founder, Maureen Chapman

This 5-part webinar series is available to educators at MPY districts. Session 5 Information.

Collaboration for Equity
In the Collaboration for Equity webinar series, educators learn practical strategies for optimizing collaborative conditions, strengthening collaboration skills in oneself and in others, unpacking power dynamics that impact group work, and assessing individual and team success. By the end of the series, participants feel prepared to facilitate and engage in equitable and effective collaboration, whether with colleagues or with students.

Session 5: Assessing Collaboration
During the final session of Collaboration for Equity, educators explore strategies for assessing collaboration based on a team’s progress toward shared goals. Methods of measurement include performance data, diffusion of team practices, and ongoing feedback from each team member based on their experiences and emotions, their understanding of group goals, roles, and responsibilities, and their assessment of individual and group successes and areas for improvement. By the end of the session, educators develop a plan for assessing collaboration, either on one of their professional teams or during group work in their classrooms.

This 5-part webinar series is available to educators at MPY districts. Session 4 Information.

Collaboration for Equity
In the Collaboration for Equity webinar series, educators learn practical strategies for optimizing collaborative conditions, strengthening collaboration skills in oneself and in others, unpacking power dynamics that impact group work, and assessing individual and team success. By the end of the series, participants feel prepared to facilitate and engage in equitable and effective collaboration, whether with colleagues or with students.

Session 4: Unpacking Power Dynamics in Collaborative Teams
During the fourth session of Collaboration for Equity, educators reflect on how our identities, experiences, emotions, and perspectives inform our collaborative relationships, and explore how our proximities to power and privilege impact our approaches to collaboration. By the end of the session, participants develop a plan for fostering an inclusive, empowering, identity-conscious collaborative culture, whether that be on their professional team or in their classroom.

This 5-part webinar series is available to educators at MPY districts. Session 3 Information.

Collaboration for Equity
In the Collaboration for Equity webinar series, educators learn practical strategies for optimizing collaborative conditions, strengthening collaboration skills in oneself and in others, unpacking power dynamics that impact group work, and assessing individual and team success. By the end of the series, participants feel prepared to facilitate and engage in equitable and effective collaboration, whether with colleagues or with students.

Session 3: Strengthening the Skills of Collaboration
During the third session of Collaboration for Equity, participants practice strategies for strengthening their own collaboration skills and for supporting colleagues and kids to do the same. Areas of exploration include reflection and sharing, active listening, perspective-taking, self-advocacy, conflict management, use of data to inform action, and leadership.

This 5-part webinar series is available to educators at MPY districts. Session 5 Information.

The Confident Leader
During this five-part webinar series, leaders join together in a community of practice and support, sharing with each other about their work’s challenges and rewards, and practicing strategies to unlock the potential of themselves and those they support. Participants develop a leadership success plan based on their values and vision, explore how their social identities, experiences, perspectives, and emotions impact their work, find ways to build healthy supportive relationships while deepening their understanding of societal, institutional, and interpersonal power dynamics, and practice communication skills. Finally, participants focus on caring for themselves in addition to caring for others. They explore self-care strategies for improving work-life balance, cultivating a positive mindset, and connecting with the joy and purpose of leadership.

Session 5: Self-Care
In the final session of the Confident Leader webinar series, participants explore ways to care for themselves while caring for others. Through a community of practice and support, participants reflect and share about the social-emotional challenges of leadership including demanding workloads, compassion fatigue, isolation, and accountability that exceeds one’s authority. They then make plans for improving work-life balance, cultivating a positive mindset, and connecting with the joy and purpose of their work.  

This 5-part webinar series is available to educators at MPY districts. Session 2 Information.

Collaboration for Equity
In the Collaboration for Equity webinar series, educators learn practical strategies for optimizing collaborative conditions, strengthening collaboration skills in oneself and in others, unpacking power dynamics that impact group work, and assessing individual and team success. By the end of the series, participants feel prepared to facilitate and engage in equitable and effective collaboration, whether with colleagues or with students.

Session 2: Fostering Collaborative Conditions
During the second session of Collaboration for Equity, participants practice strategies that they can use with colleagues and with kids in order to foster equitable and effective collaborative conditions. Areas of exploration include building strong relationships based on shared purpose, using data to inform action, valuing each individual’s identity, experience and perspectives, empowering team members through roles and responsiblities, and developing impactful schedules and routines.

This 5-part webinar series is available to educators at MPY districts. Session 4 Information.

The Confident Leader
During this five-part webinar series, leaders join together in a community of practice and support, sharing with each other about their work’s challenges and rewards, and practicing strategies to unlock the potential of themselves and those they support. Participants develop a leadership success plan based on their values and vision, explore how their social identities, experiences, perspectives, and emotions impact their work, find ways to build healthy supportive relationships while deepening their understanding of societal, institutional, and interpersonal power dynamics, and practice communication skills. Finally, participants focus on caring for themselves in addition to caring for others. They explore self-care strategies for improving work-life balance, cultivating a positive mindset, and connecting with the joy and purpose of leadership.

Session 4: Communication
In the fourth session of the Confident Leader webinar series, participants hone their communication skills. Through reflection and role playing, participants practice strategies for listening actively, taking an inquiry approach when coaching, delivering difficult messages with clarity and sensitivity, and resolving conflict. 

This 5-part webinar series is available to educators at MPY districts. Session 3 Information.

The Confident Leader
During this five-part webinar series, leaders join together in a community of practice and support, sharing with each other about their work’s challenges and rewards, and practicing strategies to unlock the potential of themselves and those they support. Participants develop a leadership success plan based on their values and vision, explore how their social identities, experiences, perspectives, and emotions impact their work, find ways to build healthy supportive relationships while deepening their understanding of societal, institutional, and interpersonal power dynamics, and practice communication skills. Finally, participants focus on caring for themselves in addition to caring for others. They explore self-care strategies for improving work-life balance, cultivating a positive mindset, and connecting with the joy and purpose of leadership.

Session 3: Social Awareness
In the third session of the Confident Leader webinar series, participants hone their social-awareness skills. They focus on building safe and supportive relationships and on exploring ways to elevate others’ voices, leverage their strengths, and spur their growth. At the same time, participants investigate the societal, institutional, and interpersonal power dynamics that impact their relationships. Areas of focus include navigating shifting power dynamics after internal promotion, unpacking biases and blind spots, and building a positive, cohesive culture within and across teams. 

This 5-part webinar series is available to educators at MPY districts. Session 1 Information.

Collaboration for Equity
In the Collaboration for Equity webinar series, educators learn practical strategies for optimizing collaborative conditions, strengthening collaboration skills in oneself and in others, unpacking power dynamics that impact group work, and assessing individual and team success. By the end of the series, participants feel prepared to facilitate and engage in equitable and effective collaboration, whether with colleagues or with students.

Session 1: Assessing Collaborative Conditions and Skills
In the Collaboration for Equity webinar series, educators make plans for fostering equitable and effective collaboration, whether in their professional teams or in their classrooms. During the introductory session, participants assess pre-existing collaborative conditions, including relationships, shared goals, roles and responsibilities, access to relevant data to inform action, schedules, and routines. Next, they assess the collaborative skills of themselves and of others, exploring competencies including active listening and other aspects of communication, perspective-taking, conflict management, and leadership. Throughout the session, participants practice strategies that they can use either with colleagues or with kids to foster collaborative conditions and to strengthen collaborative skills.

This 5-part webinar series is available to educators at MPY districts. Session 2 Information.

The Confident Leader
During this five-part webinar series, leaders join together in a community of practice and support, sharing with each other about their work’s challenges and rewards, and practicing strategies to unlock the potential of themselves and those they support. Participants develop a leadership success plan based on their values and vision, explore how their social identities, experiences, perspectives, and emotions impact their work, find ways to build healthy supportive relationships while deepening their understanding of societal, institutional, and interpersonal power dynamics, and practice communication skills. Finally, participants focus on caring for themselves in addition to caring for others. They explore self-care strategies for improving work-life balance, cultivating a positive mindset, and connecting with the joy and purpose of leadership.

Session 2: Self-Awareness
In the second session of the Confident Leader webinar series, participants hone their self-awareness skills. They reflect on the personal paths that have led them into a life of leadership, and consider how their social identities, experiences, perspectives, and emotions impact their approach to leadership. 

This 5-part webinar series is available to educators at MPY districts. Session 1 Information.

The Confident Leader
During this five-part webinar series, leaders join together in a community of practice and support, sharing with each other about their work’s challenges and rewards, and practicing strategies to unlock the potential of themselves and those they support. Participants develop a leadership success plan based on their values and vision, explore how their social identities, experiences, perspectives, and emotions impact their work, find ways to build healthy supportive relationships while deepening their understanding of societal, institutional, and interpersonal power dynamics, and practice communication skills. Finally, participants focus on caring for themselves in addition to caring for others. They explore self-care strategies for improving work-life balance, cultivating a positive mindset, and connecting with the joy and purpose of leadership.

Session 1: Vision
In the first session of the Confident Leader webinar series, participants develop, articulate, and refine the vision that they hold for themselves, those they lead, and their organization as a whole. Participants reflect on their guiding values, set personal leadership goals, assess the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, and determine how they will measure their success as a leader.

Participants will have the opportunity to explore with each other the common opportunities and challenges they face. Practitioners might include SEL Directors, Wellness Directors, DEI Directors, Curriculum Directors, School Adjustment Counselors + Social Workers.

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This 5-part webinar series is available to educators at MPY districts. Session 5 Information.

Integrating Academics & SEL in Middle and High School Classrooms
In the midst of the pandemic, students are struggling to activate the academic and social-emotional skills needed to complete complex, grade-appropriate work. In order to support these students, educators need practical, manageable strategies for integrating social-emotional learning in their content areas. This webinar series offers actionable ideas for teaching and assessing the five CASEL competencies of Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationships Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making. By integrating SEL and academics, educators can strengthen students’ subject-specific skills, increase equity, get to know their kids better, and reconnect with their love of teaching.

Session 5: Fostering Responsible Decision-Making Skills in Academic Classes
In this session, educators practice simple strategies for teaching and assessing responsible decision-making in their subject areas. Participants learn how to empower their students to analyze data, think critically, and make choices that are conducive to personal, social, and collective wellbeing and growth.

This 5-part webinar series is available to educators at MPY districts. Session 4 Information.

Integrating Academics & SEL in Middle and High School Classrooms
In the midst of the pandemic, students are struggling to activate the academic and social-emotional skills needed to complete complex, grade-appropriate work. In order to support these students, educators need practical, manageable strategies for integrating social-emotional learning in their content areas. This webinar series offers actionable ideas for teaching and assessing the five CASEL competencies of Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationships Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making. By integrating SEL and academics, educators can strengthen students’ subject-specific skills, increase equity, get to know their kids better, and reconnect with their love of teaching.

Session 4: Fostering Relationship Skills in Academic Classes
In this session, educators learn actionable ways to foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive classroom culture based on positive peer relationships. Participants explore tools that foster the relationship skills necessary for success in group work and in class discussions. Areas of student skill development include clear communication, active listening, collaborative problem-solving, constructive conflict negotiation, and leadership development.  

This 5-part webinar series is available to educators at MPY districts. Session 3 Information.

Integrating Academics & SEL in Middle and High School Classrooms
In the midst of the pandemic, students are struggling to activate the academic and social-emotional skills needed to complete complex, grade-appropriate work. In order to support these students, educators need practical, manageable strategies for integrating social-emotional learning in their content areas. This webinar series offers actionable ideas for teaching and assessing the five CASEL competencies of Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationships Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making. By integrating SEL and academics, educators can strengthen students’ subject-specific skills, increase equity, get to know their kids better, and reconnect with their love of teaching.

Session 3: Fostering Social Awareness Skills in Academic Classes
In this session, educators learn specific strategies to support students as they activate and amplify their social awareness skills by exploring their identities in relation to others in the classroom, in the community, and in the curriculum. Participants learn manageable, ongoing routines to prompt perspective-taking and empathy development, contributing to a classroom culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

This 5-part webinar series is available to educators at MPY districts. Session 2 Information.

Integrating Academics & SEL in Middle and High School Classrooms
In the midst of the pandemic, students are struggling to activate the academic and social-emotional skills needed to complete complex, grade-appropriate work. In order to support these students, educators need practical, manageable strategies for integrating social-emotional learning in their content areas. This webinar series offers actionable ideas for teaching and assessing the five CASEL competencies of Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationships Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making. By integrating SEL and academics, educators can strengthen students’ subject-specific skills, increase equity, get to know their kids better, and reconnect with their love of teaching.

Session 2: Fostering Self-Management Skills in Academic Classes
In this session, educators practice manageable strategies for fostering in students the self-management skills necessary to complete complex grade-level work. Participants walk away with actionable ideas to increase student motivation by incorporating agency and goal setting. Participants also practice ways to teach and assess the skills necessary for students to reach these goals, including the skills of planning, organization, and stress management. 

This 5-part webinar series is available to educators at MPY districts. Session 1 Information.

Integrating Academics & SEL in Middle and High School Classrooms
In the midst of the pandemic, students are struggling to activate the academic and social-emotional skills needed to complete complex, grade-appropriate work. In order to support these students, educators need practical, manageable strategies for integrating social-emotional learning in their content areas. This webinar series offers actionable ideas for teaching and assessing the five CASEL competencies of Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationships Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making. By integrating SEL and academics, educators can strengthen students’ subject-specific skills, increase equity, get to know their kids better, and reconnect with their love of teaching.

Session 1: Fostering Self-Awareness Skills in Academic Courses
In this session, educators practice manageable strategies for fostering in students the self-awareness skills necessary to complete complex grade-level work. Participants explore a suite of student reflection tools that enable students to develop confidence and a growth mindset based on an understanding of their strengths, purpose, and motivation. 

See us present our Literacy PLC project, a finalist in the K12 Innovation Challenge.