Explore the concepts of social and emotional competence along with strategies to teach these.

  • Explore the five elements of social/emotional competence.

  • Learn how to infuse and integrate high-impact strategies into your classroom.

  • Create a welcoming/nurturing classroom while maintaining high expectations for academic success.

Your instructor - Dr. Margy Jones-Carey

  • Dr. Margy Jones-Carey spent more than 30 years working in PreK-12 public schools with a variety of titles; teacher, principal, coordinator, director, chief academic officer, assistant/associate superintendent and executive director.

  • She also has experience working in higher education and currently works with doctoral students at college in Buffalo, NY. She has experience working in the areas of curriculum design, curriculum audits, pedagogical practices, strategic planning, social and emotional learning/MTSS, restorative practices and leadership development and coaching.

  • She is the host of the PLC Chalk Talk podcasts and is a contributing author on gettingsmart.com.

Watch Intro Video

A video introduction to your course.

Overview of "Social Emotional Learning: Creating Equitable Learning Spaces"

A PLC International Learning Academy On-Demand Course

  • Join your facilitator, Dr. Margy Jones-Carey, in exploring the 5 elements of social and emotional competence along with strategies to teach these. Participants will also explore the implementation of norms that support equitable learning spaces.

  • The pandemic has reinvigorated the discussion on social emotional learning and what schools can do differently. Learn more about what social emotional learning is, how to infuse strategies into your existing classroom and how to create a classroom environment that is welcoming and nurturing for all while maintaining high expectations for academic success.

Module 1 Learning Intentions

  • DISCUSS – the 5 core competencies for social and emotional health.

  • REVIEW – determining the current state of someone’s social and emotional health.

  • REFINE – your knowledge on the role mindfulness.

  • DEVELOP – a plan for finding out the current state of social and emotional health of your student/s and staff.

Module 2 Learning Intentions

  • DISCUSS – the different ways to teach the 5 core competencies.

  • REVIEW – the 5 core competencies.

  • REFINE – your knowledge on the use of different activities to engage students.

  • DEVELOP – a plan for bringing these new activities directly into your classroom and school.

Module 3 Learning Intentions

  • DISCUSS – the role of norms in the socially emotionally competent classroom.

  • REVIEW – the core competencies and strategies for teaching them.

  • REFINE – your knowledge on measuring the current state of student development of the core competencies.

  • DEVELOP – a plan for bringing these new activities directly into your classroom and school.

Module 4 Learning Intentions

  • DISCUSS – implementing the strategies provided which lead to equity in the classroom.

  • REVIEW – the role of norms I the socially emotionally competent classroom.

  • REFINE – your knowledge of using norms instead of rule.

  • DEVELOP – your plan for implementing your learning.