Course Description

Social Emotional Learning for K-12 Educators is written to help educators understand the BIG topic of SEL in a manageable way. The course introduces the idea of the 3 Umbrella Skills, a useful and simple way to think about and discuss the broad ideas of SEL instruction. It also evaluates other popular SEL curriculums based on these Umbrella Skills.

Target Audience: K-12 Educators

Course Purpose


This course provides foundational knowledge of Social Emotional Learning, evaluates some of the more popular SEL curriculums in k-12 schools today, provides research to articulate the importance of SEL instruction in schools, and allows students to try writing their own SEL curriculum in their specific content area.


Objectives

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  • Describe the core topics in SEL in terms of the 3 Umbrella Skills
  • Describe CASEL's 5 (sometimes 6) Core Competencies AND articulate how the 3 Umbrella Skills relate to the 5 Core Competencies
  • Evaluate some widely used SEL curricula using the 3 Umbrella Skills
  • Use research to articulate the reasons that SEL instruction is so important for students
  • Write 2 lesson plans that addresses SEL skills in their own content area.


Course Time to Complete


This course will take students about 10 hours to complete. Course is worth 10 PD hours.


Technology Needed For the Course


In order to complete this course, you will need a computer with speakers that is connected to the internet.

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Curriculum


  Syllabus & Course Information
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  Social Emotional Learning Broken Down
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  The Core Competencies (The CASEL 5... or 6)
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  Popular SEL programs
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  What does the research show us? (AKA Convincing Others)
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  Free Tools to Get you Started (AKA How to go it alone)
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  Certificate of Completion
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