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SEL in Media

Tar Heel Teachers at Home

Addressing the Social & Emotional Learning Needs of Students & Educators

Project ACTIVATE on This Week In Education

SEL Featured at the NC State Board of EdUCATION

The August State Board of Education Meeting featured Teri Putnam presenting about Social Emotional Learning Implementation in North Carolina. Teri joined a team including representatives from the Division of Integrated Academic and Behavior Systems and the Exceptional Children Division of NCDPI.

November 4^th SBOE archived livestream regarding the action item of School Mental Health Policy (from the 2:41:06 minute mark to the 3:00:16 minute mark).

Review the presentation here.

Review the policy with revisions highlighted here.

This was passed at the November 5^th SBOE meeting as a Healthy Responsible Students Action Item (HRS1). The archived livestream can be heard here (from the 1:37:35 minute mark to the 1:40:40 minute mark).

Education Matters

Social Emotional Learning During Covid-19

While students are staying home, Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is especially important now more than ever. Today we look at the mental health needs that many kids may be facing at home right now and ways to support social emotional learning from a distance.

Guests:

Dr. Katie Rosanbalm, Senior Research Scientist, Duke Center for Child and Family Policy

Cynthia Floyd, State Consultant for School Counseling, NC Department of Public Instruction

Phil Cook, Principal of West Greene Elementary School, Greene County

School Matters

School Matters, a television series designed to provide information about programs, events, and other local educational issues. Cleveland County Schools’ faculty, staff, and students as well as other community guests are featured in the program.

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Click to watch the September 2019 episode of School Matters, featuring Project ACTIVATE Director, Teri Putnam, and Project ACTIVATE Evaluator and Coach, Ryan Etheridge, discussing the goals and aims of this SAMHSA-funded grant.

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Click to watch the February 2020 episode of School Matters, featuring Project ACTIVATE Evaluator and Coach, Ryan Etheridge, discussing strategies for supporting your child's social and emotional learning.

Building a Culture of Inclusion for All Students

by Christina A. Samuels February 19, 2020

“If you can provide mental health supports, it’s going to just impact everything,” said Aspel, officially the executive director of exceptional children. “Sometimes we have to stop and teach social-emotional learning skills, before we can provide those academic skills.”

Project AWARE on Education Matters!

The April 2nd episode of Education Matters: Supporting the Needs of Student Mental Health Part 2 references NC Project AWARE/ACTIVATE.

Watch from the 13:20 minute mark for the context of the question of how to make funding more sustainable and reoccurring. Rupen mentions NC ACTIVATE and specifically Beaufort, Cleveland, and Rockingham from the 16:40 – 19:00 minute mark.

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