What the Health?

A Webinar for All Educators

On Mental & Social Emotional Health
In the Hybrid Classroom
Blair Warner, Julia Goffredi, & Leslie Silverio

Now that you’ve minimized the Zoom session and

joined this PearDeck, take some deep breaths to
calm your mind before our webinar begins. You
will need to get something to write on (paper, post
it, etc.) and writing utensil.
 Nice to meet y’all!

Blair Warner Julia Goffredi Leslie Silverio

Federal Hill Prep Elementary Notre Dame Prep Moravia Park Elementary
Pre-K UL French 1st grade
Ice Breaker:
Mindfulness Activity
Directions: For one minute, write down any
insecurities you are feeling or anything
currently draining your “bucket” about the
new school year approaching.
 Road Map
❏ What is SEL?

❏ Why is SEL important?

❏ What does SEL look like in the

Classroom?

❏ What are some SEL resources

available?

❏ How can I use this in the classroom?

How would you define
social-emotional
health?
Social-Emotional
Learning (SEL)
“... the process through which
children and adults understand
and manage emotions, set and
achieve positive goals, feel and
show empathy for others,
establish and maintain positive
relationships, and make
responsible decisions” (CASEL,
2020).
 5 Core Competencies

Self Awareness: recognize your emotions

and thoughts, assess your strengths and
weaknesses, process your confidence and
optimism
Self Management: regulate your
emotions, thoughts, and behaviors
Social Awareness: empathy, understand
social and ethical norms
Relationship Skills: establish and maintain
positive relationships
Responsible Decision-Making: make
constructive and respectful choices
Why is SEL important?
(Especially this year…)

● Students and teachers alike are

experiencing trauma at this moment.
● How we feel affects how we learn.
● We need the time and space to work
through this anxiety and loss.
● We can all face the ups and downs by
prioritizing community, connections,
and relationships.
 It Really Works!
Increased
Academic Strong Return
Improved Behavior on Investment
Achievement
What are you currently
doing in your classroom to
promote social-emotional
learning?
 SEL in the Hybrid Classroom
Lesson plans include opening Read books or Incorporate virtual
ritual and optimistic closure share YouTube Reality
Virtual field trips
read alouds

“Together Tuesday” Calming Corner Positivity Wall

Come together with no Physical- Bulletin board
curriculum. Online- note.ly
-Play games
-Digital breakout rooms

Check ins or virtual Be flexible! Give students new words to

“temperature checks” Consider multiple say
assignment options
SEL in the Online Classroom Tech Tools

Google Flipgrid Class Catalyst

Classroom
Stress Check: How are we doing?

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
I’m feeling I have some I’m feeling
great! Let’s questions, but I really lost.
keep going! get it for the Can we go
most part. back a bit?
SEL Resources for Students
and Teachers If you finish early, consider
which strategies you would
Step One use in-person, online, or in
Click on our Symbaloo. the hybrid model.

Step Two
Explore the various resources provided
on the site.

Step Three
Take note of strategies and tools that
appeal to you the most.
Stretch Break!
Let’s take 1 minute to stretch
Time to share!
Once you’ve joined your Breakout Room,
discuss these questions with your group:

Which strategies What are your biggest How will you ensure that
resonated with you the concerns when it comes to both your students’ needs
most? Could they work in a building relationships at and your own needs are
hybrid learning model? the beginning of this being met throughout the
How would you alter them unprecedented school school year?
to fit into this new model? year?
Let’s Review!
Use this Padlet with the
questions from our Road
Map as your guide.

What have you

learned today?
Work Cited
CASEL. (2020). CASEL. Retrieved July 17, 2020, from https://casel.org/

Fogarty, R. J., & Pete, B. M. (2017). From Staff Room to Classroom: A Guide for Planning and
Coaching Professional Development (Second ed.). Corwin.

Sanford Harmony: The Fastest Growing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Program in the United
States. (2020, April 9). Harmony. Retrieved July 20, 2020, from
https://www.sanfordharmony.org/

Social and Emotional Learning. (n.d.). Edutopia. Retrieved July 20, 2020, from
https://www.edutopia.org/social-emotional-learning/

Walker, T. (2020, May 28). Social-Emotional Learning Should Be Priority During COVID-19 Crisis. NEA
Today. Retrieved July 20, 2020, from
http://neatoday.org/2020/04/15/social-emotional-learning-during-covid/