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Supporting Positive School Climate with Schoolwide SEL
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Presented by Dr. Cailin Currie, Senior Research Scientist, Committee for Children
Moderated by Jennifer Sanderlin, Education Partnerships Development Manager, Committee for Children
Sponsored by Second Step
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This edWebinar will explore actionable ways to support the development of a positive, inclusive school climate by leveraging schoolwide social-emotional learning (SEL). SEL has long been considered a tool for creating positive school and classroom climates, but what does that look like in high school? Learn how to take SEL out of self-contained lessons and infuse it into your school environment by engaging educators and students in co-creating an SEL-supportive school climate.
Discover leader-led, schoolwide SEL strategies that support the development of key aspects of school climate while simultaneously creating the type of environment students need to build lifelong social-emotional competencies. In this session, attendees will investigate the importance of school climate for students and educators, explore the connection between schoolwide SEL and positive school climate, and learn to apply SEL strategies to bolster school climate.
This edWebinar will be of interest to school and district leaders of the middle and high school grades. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
About the Presenter
As a researcher, Dr. Cailin Currie has looked at everything from preschoolers’ school readiness and elementary students’ mindfulness to middle schoolers’ academic motivation and traditionally underrepresented undergraduate students’ sense of belonging in STEM majors. In April 2018, she brought her experience in investigating the best, evidence-based strategies for supporting students’ success inside and outside the classroom to Committee for Children, where she works as a Senior Research Scientist conducting assessments and collecting feedback on their products at multiple stages. She’s also supporting one of the company’s product development teams as their researcher. Dr. Currie has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a master’s and Ph.D. in applied developmental psychology from Portland State University.
About the Moderator
Jennifer Sanderlin is the Senior State Partnerships Manager at global nonprofit Committee for Children. She works collaboratively to support partnerships with state leaders and community-based organizations to support social-emotional learning, bullying prevention, and child protection efforts across the U.S. Jennifer has degrees in sociology and elementary education, along with more than two decades of experience in schools, out-of-school time, early learning, and nonprofit settings as a teacher, leader, speaker, and trainer.
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Committee for Children is a nonprofit on a mission to ensure children everywhere can thrive emotionally, socially, and academically. Today, our social-emotional learning (SEL) and child safety programs reach more than 24.4 million children worldwide. Our Second Step® SEL programs include curricula for Early Learning through Grade 8, with additional offerings for out-of-school time and K–12 staff. These research-based programs are designed to help students and adults strengthen social-emotional skills like empathy, resilience, and managing emotions to build a more positive, supportive school climate.
