Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Social-Emotional Learning Professional Development
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As a result of the drastic shift to distance learning and social distancing, families have experienced due to COVID-19, children will be returning to school (in person or virtually) having experienced trauma. Childhood trauma can have direct, immediate, and potentially overwhelming effects on a child’s development and ability to learn. Trauma affects not only individuals but also their families and the communities in which they live and learn. Yet, this issue has largely been ignored by our education system.
Effective social-emotional learning requires teachers to model the five core competencies and deliberately teach skills within those competencies throughout the day, every day. In this session, participants engage in the following activities:
- A review of the research on the five core competencies and reflect on how to model and teach self-awareness and self-management.
- An exploration of classroom practices and strategies that effectively incorporate social-emotional skill-building into academic instruction both in-person and virtually.
- Develop a plan that will work with their specific students to effectively apply the knowledge, behaviors, and skills necessary to identify, regulate, and manage emotions, and set and achieve goals.
In this session, participants will reflect on how to model and teach social awareness and relationship management. Participants will engage in the following activities:
- Reflect on how to model and teach social awareness and relationship management.
- Develop a plan that will work with their specific students to effectively apply the knowledge, behaviors, and skills necessary to understand how and what others may be thinking or doing in a variety of settings, demonstrate empathy, and establish and maintain appropriate and positive relationships.
In this session, participants will reflect on how to model and teach responsible decision making. Participants will engage in the following activities:
- Reflect on how to model and teach responsible decision making.
- Develop a plan that will work with their specific students to effectively apply the knowledge, behaviors, and skills necessary to problem-solve social situations and make responsible decisions to set the stage for success in school, careers, and life.
