Social Emotional Learning through the Lens of Children’s Literature

Wednesday January 30, 2019
9:30 - 11:00 AM
2504

Children's literature provides the lens for students to better understand social emotional competencies. This workshop will highlight the success Snow Hill Elementary School in Worcester County Maryland has had with the implementation of morning P.O.P. meetings. The presentation will highlight how the five social emotional competencies can be taught through current children's literature in the morning meeting format. The presenters will share their creation of daily morning meetings that utilize current children's literature and teach each of the five social emotional competencies which are additionally rooted in the Common Core literacy standards. Participants will then collaborate to develop lessons based on the children's book Each Kindness. Each participant will leave with a minimum of a week's worth of lessons around a specific social emotional competency and literacy standards. One person from each group will leave with the book Each Kindness!

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Presenters
Mary Anne Cooper

Dr. Mary Anne Cooper received her doctorate from Wilmington University in innovation and leadership in 2011. Her dissertation focus around the impacts of culture and climate and academic achievement has continued to guide her work around ensuring all aspects of learning are in place for achievement. Dr. Cooper’s philosophy of teaching the whole child resonates in her role as principal of a preschool 3- third grade title one school. Our belief at SHES is that children have to be ready to learn emotionally.
LaVerne Cray

Mrs. LaVerne Cray has been a school counselor at Snow Hill Elementary School for 15 years. Her expertise in elementary counseling and social emotional wellness has been a guiding force at Snow Hill Elementary School in the journey linking social emotional competencies and academics. She has taken the lead as the PBIS and SEFEL coach for SHES leading the way for faculty.
Jill Elliott

Mrs. Elliott has been a kindergarten teacher at Snow Hill Elementary School for over 20 years and during that time has been actively involved with the Title 1 program. She has been a member of the school-wide Parent Teacher Advisory Committee for the past ten years and is responsible for many of the Title One initiatives. Mrs. Elliott is the lead of our Parent Engagement Team and is working to develop a Virtual Parent Resource Center for Snow Hill Elementary School.
Jennifer Spivey

Ms. Jennifer Spivey is a Reading Resource Teacher at Snow Hill Elementary School. Her expertise with reading standards combined with social emotional competencies has provided a seamless integration within the classroom. Her background in children's literature has provided the backdrop for lessons on social emotional competencies at Snow Hill Elementary.
type:
Workshop
theme:
instruction
audience:
classroom leaders
topics:
reading writing, Title I-A, Title IV-A, Title III-A, Title IV-B, Title VI-A, Title VII-B