Social & Emotional Learning  has always been part of my educational narrative. I can recall learning to listen to others and ask questions during Show & Tell as a young elementary student. When I got to middle school, I was part of an academic team or pod of core teachers that would structure character education lessons, core content, and experiential learning around building life skills. 

When I entered the teaching field in 2005, I realized the heavy emphasis on academics left little time to discuss real-world challenges, maintaining positive relationships, overcoming failure, and other social-emotional issues that impeded learning. As a Language Arts teacher, I was able to adapt the curriculum utilized and my instruction to infuse social and emotional competencies such as responsible decision-making, self-awareness, and self-management. During my time as a classroom teacher, I also served as the at-risk coordinator for my campus where I helped identify non-academic barriers to academic success. 

In 2013, I became a Student Assistance Program Specialist in the same district where I began my career as a classroom teacher. In this role, I supported the at-risk coordinators on each secondary campus, as well as coordinated after-school support groups.  In 2020, I took on a new role as the Social-Emotional Learning Program Specialist. In the short time that I've been in this role, I created and implemented Adult SEL and Self-care, integrated SEL, and High School SEL. 

Now, I work as one of the SEL/MTSS Professional Services Managers for RethinkEd. I am also the co-host of the Late Registration Podcast.

Ashlea Campbell, EdD

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