AI Academy

The Teacher's Social and Emotional Learning

Instructor: Dan Liston , Randy Testa Duration: 1 week at 10 hours a week
Objective 1 Explore the place of sadness and related emotions in teaching
Objective 2 Explore the role of joy and passion related in teaching and how they can concretize a teacher’s set of beliefs about education and teaching
Objective 3 Reflect on the definitions and roles of grit, grace, and personal wholeness in the profession of teaching
Self-Awareness
Resilience
Persistence
Empathy
Emotional Intelligence
Relationship Building
Growth Mindedness
Teaching

SEL for Students: A Path to Social Emotional Well-Being

Instructor: Dan Liston , Emily Claire Price Duration: Approx. 13 hours
Objective 1 Describe social emotional well-being and how it pertains to your classroom and/or circumstances
Objective 2 Identify the purposes and goals of SEL currently, and in its inception
Objective 3 Distinguish how SEL programs differ with respect to their scope, focus, audience, and pedagogical approach
Objective 4 Evaluate the benefits and constraints of a secondary SEL program with consideration for their own circumstances and situation
Education and Training
Higher Education
Program Evaluation
School Psychology
Emotional Intelligence
Child Development
Curriculum Development
Research
Childhood Education and Development
Goal Setting

Expanding SEL

Instructor: Emily Claire Price , Ben Kirshner Duration: 1 week to complete at 10 hours a week
Objective 1 Identify practices that promote a greater critical awareness of self and other, such as critical witnessing & YPAR.
Objective 2 Describe how culture, experience, and identity mediate students’ need for and development of social emotional well-being through SEL.
Empowerment
Social Skills
Social Justice
Emotional Intelligence
Cultural Responsiveness
Mindfulness
Personal Development
Behavior Management
School Psychology
Relationship Building
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives
Cultural Diversity
Self-Awareness
Compassion
Working With Children
Empathy

Teacher SEL: Programs, Possibilities, and Contexts

Instructor: Dan Liston , Randy Testa Duration: 1 week to complete at 10 hours a week
Objective 1 Describe the purposes, practices and rationales for mindfulness programs for teachers
Objective 2 Describe with the purposes, practices, and rationales for Center for Courage and Renewal programs for teachers
Objective 3 Examine narrative as a means of exploring complex responses to students and one’s self in teaching and their origins
Liberal Arts
Collaboration
Storytelling
Adult Education
Stress Management
Parent Communication
Social Studies
School Psychology
Community Development
Cultural Sensitivity
Mindfulness
Self-Awareness
Teaching

SEL Capstone

Instructor: Dan Liston , Randy Testa , Ben Kirshner , Emily Claire Price Duration: 20 hours to complete 3 weeks at 6 hours a week
Objective 1 Effectively implement social emotional learning programs within their school communities.
Objective 2 Understand and communicate the principles and advantages of social and emotional learning for both students and teachers to their school leadership.
Program Evaluation
Professional Development
Higher Education
Emotional Intelligence
Teaching
School Psychology
Adult Education
Advocacy
Self-Awareness
Curriculum Planning