Social-Emotional Learning for Provo City School District
Intentional Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) is a "key component in helping schools and districts prepare students to contribute to the post-COVID-19 world". -(Schlund and Weissberg, 2020)
Provo City School District is offering the January professional development day online to address the needs of teachers in a timely way. We are partnering with BetterLesson to offer virtual learning workshops on a variety of SEL topics on January 22nd. These interactive workshops will equip you to be intentional and thoughtful about how to implement and integrate Social-Emotional Learning into the instructional day. Each teacher can select ONE two-hour workshop.
Below are the workshops we are offering on January 22nd for teachers.
Each workshop is capped at 20 participants. Please register for a session by the end of the workday on Wednesday, January 20th.
To RSVP for each session, please click on the session titles below.
Social Workers and Counselors ONLY click HERE to RSVP for your 10:00 AM Trauma-Informed Systems session.
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Time: |
January 22, 2021 |
| 10 AM - 12 PM |
Social-Emotional Learning: Building Meaningful Relationships Social-Emotional Learning 101: Developing Self-Regulation and Growth Mindset |
| 12 PM - 2 PM |
Social-Emotional Learning: Building Meaningful Relationships Social-Emotional Learning 101: Developing Self-Regulation and Growth Mindset |
Virtual Learning Workshop Topics
Social-Emotional Learning: Building Meaningful Relationships
How can teachers build a learning community, instead of just managing a classroom? By building relationships, students will feel more comfortable seeking support, collaborating, and taking ownership of learning. In coaching or a Virtual Workshop, participants will:
- Define the social-emotional learning (SEL) core competencies
- Explore strategies like the "5-Whys" protocol
- Build and get peer feedback on their plan to integrate SEL into their class culture
Social-Emotional Learning 101: Developing Self-Regulation and Growth Mindset
Now more than ever, students deserve support in identifying, welcoming, and managing their emotions so that they can learn and thrive. Educators can create a safe space in school and at a distance by building self-awareness, self-care, and growth mindset. In coaching or a Virtual Workshop, participants will:
- Define Define 5 core competencies of SEL
- Explore strategies and lesson examples
- Build and get peer feedback on their plan to enhance SEL
Class Community: Creating a Safe and Positive Culture through Systems
Creating a safe and inclusive class culture is the bedrock of all learning. Whether in-person or online, students need routines and expectations, a sense of trust, community, and self-care. In coaching or in a Virtual Workshop, participants will:
- Define the 8 cultural forces, and how they apply at a distance
- Explore real-life scenarios and strategies like gamification, breakout rooms, and consultancies
- Build and get peer feedback on a plan to create positive class culture in flexible learning
Trauma-Informed Practices: Creating Safe Spaces
Trauma-informed practices are always essential to meet students’ needs, but even more so in the face of a pandemic and ongoing racial violence. Whether in school or at a distance, teachers can create a safe environment, stay aware of triggers, and tend to their own wellbeing. In coaching or in a Virtual Workshop, participants will:
- Define childhood trauma and its impact
- Explore scenarios related to self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and decision-making
- Build and get peer feedback on their plan for trauma-informed practice
Trauma-Informed Systems: Building Positive Learning Environments
Trauma-informed practices go beyond our interactions with individual students. How can teachers create positive learning communities and make trauma-informed practices sustainable and consistent over time? In coaching or a Virtual Workshop, participants will:
- Define trauma and its impact
- Explore examples of how to "practice positive" and foster student ownership
- Build and get peer feedback on their plan to build a trauma-informed system
About Virtual Learning Workshops
Our virtual workshops are highly collaborative and participatory -- they are not a webinar! Virtual learning workshops are 2 hours each, that use Zoom video conferencing. Throughout the workshop, a BetterLesson coach will support educators to:
- Learn about high impact instructional strategies in your focus area
- Experience active virtual pedagogy through chatting, digital tools, and small group sessions
- Create and execute manageable implementation steps
- Build a collaborative learning community to share challenges and successes
What are learning norms for when we are in a Session?
- 1:1 devices is key: It is really important to join the session from your own device! It’s tough to engage when you’re sharing a computer with someone else (remember it’s interactive!).
- Arrive early: Please log on to the Zoom room at least 5 minutes before, if possible, to make sure all the technology works and ensure the group to start on-time.
- Be in your own space: If you do have to share a space with other participants, please still have your own device, mute your microphone, and use headphones to reduce feedback noise.
- Show us you: Please leave your camera ON for the session. It is so much better when we can see each other!
- Learning is social: We believe any professional learning should give you time to share with peers and work together. The Chat is an ongoing space to surface questions and share your thoughts, and the series will regularly ask you to work in small groups.
Questions?
If you would like some additional information about the virtual learning series, please reach out to Andrea Boyd, Partner Success Associate at Andrea.Boyd@betterlesson.com.