Promoting SEL in Teacher Education

Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) in Teacher Preparation Webinar Series • Part Two
February 14, 2017 | 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. (PST)
Live via Google Hangouts on Air

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Join hosts Maria LeRose and SEL expert Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl for part two of our three-part webinar series on Tuesday, February 14th at 10:00 a.m. (PST) as they release findings from a first-ever scan of SEL in teacher preparation, and introduce champions of SEL in teacher education. A few exemplary Teacher Training Courses that integrate SEL will also be highlighted and discussed.

Special guests will be joining Maria and Kim throughout the hour, including:

  • John-Tyler Binfet, University of British Columbia – Okanagan

    Dr. John-Tyler Binfet has two research themes: 1) Conceptualizations of Kindness in School ; and 2) The Effects of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Students’ Well-Being. His areas of expertise include: perceptions of school kindness; social and emotional learning; homesickness, stress reduction in university students, and animal-assisted therapy (particularly canine).

  • Deborah Donahue-Keegan, Tufts University

    Dr. Deborah Donahue-Keegan is dedicated to advancing education practices that foster social-emotional development, deep learning, and cultural competence in all schools. Dr. Donahue-Keegan co-leads the M.A. Consortium for Social-Emotional Learning in Teacher Education . She is also on the steering committee for the M.A. Social-Emotional Learning Alliance.

  • Mark Ginsberg, George Mason University

    Dr. Mark R. Ginsberg is the Dean of the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University , the largest public research university in Virginia with nearly 34,000 students. Dr. Ginsberg’s career spans more than a 30-year period as a professor, psychologist, senior administrator in higher education institutions, and leader of human service and national professional associations. He has published extensively in the areas of education, psychology, human development, and human services. He has lectured and presented at over 200 conferences, seminars, and other educational meetings and professional development events both within the United States and internationally.

  • Gary Sasso, Lehigh University

    Dr. Gary Sasso’s career spans more than a 30-year period as a classroom teacher, researcher, professor, and skilled administrator. He has published extensively in the areas of education, psychology, behavior analysis, human development, and the philosophy of education. He has lectured and presented at over 200 conferences, seminars, and other educational meetings and professional development events both within the United States and internationally. Dr. Sasso is the current Dean of the College of Education at Lehigh University. 

Q&A to follow – audience members can interact with the hosts/guests to ask questions and leave comments.
*Note: There is the option to ask question publicly (by signing into your Google account), or anonymously.

This webinar series is fully accessible to stream by computer, smart phone, and tablet/iPad. A unique link will be emailed to the address you subscribed with the day before the webinar goes live.

Webinar – Part Two (aired live on Tuesday, February 14, 2017):

 

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Working in close collaboration with the faculty of education at the University of British Columbia (UBC), in February 2017 CASEL announced the publication of a new report titled To Reach the Students, Teach the Teachers: A National Scan of Teacher Preparation and Social & Emotional Learning. CASEL funded the research for the report, the first-ever scan of teacher preparation related to SEL, as part of a grant from NoVo Foundation.

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