Through the lens of a trauma-informed perspective, Matthew Portell tells how to help students to build the 5 core competencies of SEL.
Conference: Beyond SEL Fundamentals 2021
Equity & Social Emotional Learning
Dr. Byron McClure explains using the Human Centered Design Thinking approach to create equitable systems, programs, curriculums, and instruction by design.
Agency/Student Voice
Heather Peterson discusses using student voice as a powerful strategy to build the SEL skills of young people.
Circles as a Foundational SEL Practice
Dr. Lisa Micou examines the role of circles as a core strategy in providing instruction and practice of SEL skills and identifies how circles foster student engagement and connection.
Strengthening Belonging to Enhance Agency
Jennifer Smith outlines the benefits of embedding the three signature practices of SEL into daily routines and procedures.
Reflective Practices to Address Implicit Bias
Dr. Tiffany Hardy explains how implicit bias develops and how it can influence our choices, perceptions, behaviors, and relationships with our students.
Adult SEL
Dr. Diana Theisinger relates how adult SEL can be used as a gateway to student SEL and provides specific practices and strategies.
Designing the Environment for SEL
Dr. Lindsay Orme discusses designing the classroom environment so that students, colleagues, and families feel welcomed, included, and affirmed.
