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    Coaching with SEL in mind

    By Carrie Edmond, Rebekah Kmieciak, Rachel Mane and Ashley Taplin
    Categories: Coaching, Collaboration, Facilitation, Social & emotional learning
    August 2021
    Social and emotional learning skills such as growth mindset and perseverance have always been important for learning mathematics, but educators are not always explicit about how or intentional about integrating them into math classrooms. In the North East Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas, we are working to change that. ''Social and emotional learning skills such as growth mindset and perseverance have always been important for learning mathematics.'' #TheLearningPro Share on X Two years ago, Ashley Taplin, a math specialist and co-author of this article, attended a district-led session where co-author Carrie Edmond and her SEL/behavior team from the office of student leadership and well-being were sharing the importance of integrating social and emotional learning into instructional practices. Our district was in the early

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    References

    CASEL. (2019a). SEL 3 signature practices playbook. schoolguide.casel.org/resource/three-signature-sel-practices-for-adult-learning/

    CASEL. (2019b). Explicit SEL instruction. schoolguide.casel.org/focus-area-3/classroom/explicit-sel-instruction/

    Taplin, A. (2021, April 8). How to embed SEL into your instruction. Edutopia. www.edutopia.org/article/how-embed-sel-your-instruction

    Taplin, A. (2019, November 20). 3 signature practices play card. drive.google.com/file/d/15WVD_e0lDOyur6zZUglxNZ8IAYhvWpVC/view

    Taplin, A., Kmieciak, R., Edmond, C., & Mane, R. (2020, November 21). Explicit dialogue for social emotional learning. www.canva.com/design/DAEZgN2GjcM/Jj3P_g7ivFCwfQH_jpqFDQ/viewutm_content=DAEZgN2GjcM&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton


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    Assistant Director, Student Leadership and Well-Being at North East Independent School District | + posts

    Carrie Edmond (cedmon1@neisd.net) is the assistant director of student leadership & well-being at North East ISD. She is also the founder of The Courage Compass, LLC where she focuses on providing program development, consultation, curriculum writing, and training. Edmond specializes in working with educators, students, at-risk youth, and the community at large. Her approach is compassionate and experiential. She has worked directly with many school districts and community organizations.

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    SEL Coach, Student Leadership and Well-Being at North East Independent School District | + posts

    Rebekah Kmieciak (rkmiec@neisd.net) is a passionate educator with experience spanning from elementary afterschool programming to high school special education instructor and volleyball coach, to her current position as a district social-emotional learning coach. Now in her 14th year in public education, she uses her experience and expertise to model work that is founded on principles of equitable practices and supportive teaching structures.

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    Rachel Mane (rmane@neisd.net) is a math instructional specialists in Northeast Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas.

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    Ashley Taplin (atapli@neisd.net) is a math instructional specialists in Northeast Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas.


    Categories: Coaching, Collaboration, Facilitation, Social & emotional learning

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