SEL that doesn't suck

Social-emotional learning can be a powerful tool for humanizing education, but sometimes, well, it sucks. SEL sucks when it's overly scripted and doesn't feel authentic, when it imposes norms on our students uncritically, and when it feels like just one more thing we have to check off on the never ending list of initiatives.

In this workshop, learn about ways that SEL can actually feel useful, authentic, and humanizing. Alex will give some frames and ways of thinking about SEL with a focus on how SEL can center humanity in school, and we'll do some collaborative brainstorming and resource-sharing of ideas and examples. As always, Alex will provide a resource list for further learning, and the session will model some of the practices we're talking about.

Some things to know:

• You'll be able to access the zoom link on this site after you register. Alex will also email it as a reminder the day of the event.
• Time is 7pm Eastern standard time.
• PD certificates will be emailed the day after the event. 
• There won't be a recording, sorry!
• Registration is pay-what-you-can. If you're able to contribute more than the suggested fee, you help support others to access the event.

About Alex: Alex Shevrin Venet is an educator, author, and professional development facilitator living in Vermont. You can learn more at unconditionallearning.org