Social-Emotional Learning for Student Success

Thursday February 23, 2017
3:15 - 3:45 PM
Exhibit Stage 101

Teaching social-emotional learning (SEL) can help schools create a climate and culture where kids can learn and thrive both socially and academically. This presentation will share what the research shows in terms of which social-emotional skills are most important and what research says about the links between SEL and academic success using Committee for Children's evidenced based Second Step SEL Program as an example.

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Presenters
Amy Walker

Amy Walker is a Client Outreach Manager at Committee for Children, the developers of The Second Step Social Emotional Learning Program. She has been supporting districts implementing Committee for Children's resources for over a decade in hundreds of schools around the country. Her background also includes experience working in a preschool, and elementary school, and a high school teaching ELL skills.
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instruction
audience:
286
topics:
school climate & culture, standards