Socio-Emotional learning Professional development 

In these socio-emotional learning (SEL) professional development courses, educators will learn how to help students strengthen their emotional intelligence and emotional quotient through self-management, self-awareness, social awareness, relationship and interpersonal skills, and responsible decision-making.

These classes are designed as an easy addition that any classroom teacher can incorporate into their curriculum. The goal is to provide teachers with small, manageable teaching points and slides that can be used with students regardless of the subject they teach. It is my hope that teachers across all subject areas will find it simple to integrate SEL into their classrooms using these modules.

Gun violence. Poverty. State testing. The Covid-19 pandemic. The fight for basic human rights. Social media. War. The pressure to perform perfectly. Hunger. Abuse. Domestic violence. These are just a handful of the issues that plague today’s students day in and day out. Teachers and students are facing these events head-on every day, and the stress and anxiety that ensues can be crippling. Because of this, the need for better mental health, wellness, and socio-emotional support in the classroom is becoming exceedingly more important. 

It is my hope that these classes and materials can present SEL curriculum in an easy, tangible, and enjoyable way for both teachers and students. With these small modules and courses, teachers of all subjects and disciplines can incorporate SEL into their classrooms without interrupting the planned curriculum and standards. Teachers can teach each module at once or break them into smaller sections throughout the school year. This class will expand their emotional quotient by exploring emotional intelligence and SEL disciplines such as self-management, self-awareness, social-awareness, relationship and interpersonal skills, and responsible decision-making that teachers of all subjects can incorporate into their classrooms.