You can find out more about Bill, his books, and his videos at billhoatson.com or childachievement.com For Adult Social-Emotional Learning Activities visit seleducators.com Timestamps 01:20 – Setting your child up for success before they even go to school 08:00 – The worse the child is doing, academically, the more pleasant the learning needs to be 12:25 – God puts you where He wants … Read More
EP 159 Experience Based SEL with Phil Brown
Find out more at high5adventure.org Visit seleducators.com Timestamps 01:25 – How High 5 Adventure brings experiential learning into the classroom 04:55 – Focusing on connection, empowerment, and leadership 07:15 – What the challenge course is for (and what it’s not for) 11:15 – How is High 5 being used in schools? 15:00 – The result of SEL on disciplinary action … Read More
EP 158 Promoting SEL from the Board of Directors with Valerie Fields
Timestamps 04:55 – Balancing emphasis: SEL is just as important as standardized testing07:35 – SEL is necessary in order to be able to teach students beyond the textbook 10:10 – What makes Felton stand out among other SC schools? 13:20 – The ability to read gives students the ability to learn everything else 14:45 – Making sure that the STEAM … Read More
EP 157 Combining Robotics and SEL with Robert Walker
Timestamps 03:00 – The various cultures in Hawaiian classrooms 04:45 – Aloha is a spirit that keeps the culture respectful 06:45 – Combining SEL and robotics: teaching innovation and creativity in classrooms that may otherwise have scripted and predictable curriculum 12:00 – Mimicking real life and providing support in that environment to teach SEL 14:50 – Robert’s acronyms: fun and … Read More
SEL in the New Normal
TL;DR: Planning for social emotional learning in the new normal. Strategies to prioritize SEL and the whole child, including being flexible, focusing on social issues and changes, checking in with others and meeting them with empathy, and ensuring that we are taking time to understand where students are at in their learning. “New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings” … Read More