Twitter chat: Coaching with SEL for a strong restart

How will you support the whole student and the whole educator as school restarts? Chat with #TheLearningPro and #EduCoach about how to leverage SEL so everyone can thrive. We’ll be joined by special guests from San Antonio’s North East Independent School District, Panorama Education, and the Learning Policy Institute to talk about articles from the latest issue of The Learning Professional.

To participate in the conversation, follow #educoach on Twitter at the time of the chat. (Not familiar with Twitter chats? Click here for instructions on how to participate in a Twitter chat.)

Chat questions:

1. SEL is always an important foundation for teaching and learning, but especially this year. How has COVID changed your (or your school’s) understanding about SEL?
2. Learning Policy Institute created a graphic to show how SEL can be integrated in many places and ways in a school. What are some creative or underutilized places and ways your school is nurturing SEL?
3. In “Coaching with SEL in mind,” coaches from NEISD explained how they are helping teachers integrate SEL into math instruction. Where does SEL fit in your curriculum and how can you help integrate it?
4. SEL is everyone’s responsibility, but it can help to have some dedicated SEL staff. Panorama Education created a list of SEL-focused positions and responsibilities to help you assess your staffing needs. Who leads SEL efforts in your school or district and how can you collaborate with them?
5. As many articles in The Learning Professional issue highlight, SEL is just as important for adults as it is for students. How are you nurturing your own and your colleagues’ SEL in this stressful year?
6. In her Coaches Corner column, Sharron Helmke pointed out that it’s important for coaches (and all educators) to remind themselves how they are making a difference. What’s one way you will find validation this year?