Social Emotional Learning for EL Learners

Use Social Emotional Learning (SEL) as a vehicle to (a) re-connect and engage with all your students, and (b)  recognize the strengths your culturally and linguistically diverse students bring to your classroom community. This session offers practical, culturally and linguistically appropriate SEL practices that effectively promote resilience, regulation, and well-being.

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Dr. Laura Feuerborn is a Professor at the University of Washington Tacoma (UWT), a Faculty Fellow in Social Emotional Learning, and a Nationally Certified School Psychologist. Dr. Feuerborn is a co-author of several SEL-focused programs, research articles, and books, including the Strong Kids & Teens programs (Brookes Publishing) and the Second Edition of SEL in the Classroom (Guilford Publishing). Dr. Feuerborn is a co-developer of the Staff Perceptions of Behavior and Discipline (SPBD) and the Student Perceptions of Behavior and Discipline (StPBD), tools that help schools mobilize staff and student voice to implement and sustain positive practices in behavior supports. Feuerborn has been a faculty in the School of Education at UWT since 2006 and works primarily with practicing educators. Feuerborn teaches graduate-level courses including SEL, behavior supports, and systems change.

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