"Social and Emotional Learning Essential Lessons for Student Success (K-12)”

Dr. Emma Gibbs

Dr. Emma Gibbs is a Strobel Education consultant who provides professional development for teachers. As an educational consultant, Dr. Gibbs strives to provide teachers the knowledge and tools they need to implement highly effective and student-centered instruction in their classroom.

Dr.Gibbs is a secondary and higher education English instructor from Central Kentucky. Dr. Gibbs earned her Bachelors's and Master's Degrees in English and Secondary Education from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Gibbs went on to earn her Doctorate in English Pedagogy with a K-12 Literacy specialization from Murray State University. Dr. Gibbs is an experienced teacher who has taught in the secondary and higher education classroom.

ALL are welcome, including anyone in a non-administrative position!

Participants will earn .5 credit (7.5 hours) toward license renewal!

This workshop ALSO counts for step advancement in Clark and most Nevada School Districts!

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In CCSD, those in non-administrative licensed positions may count this workshop for license renewal AND ALSO CU accrual - THOSE IN NON-ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS EARN BOTH!

(unlimited CUs in this category for those in non-administrative positions)

In CCSD, administrators and professional-technical administrators may count this workshop for license renewal OR hour accrual toward step-advancement - not both for administrators.

(maximum of 30 hours per advancement cycle for administrators in this category)!

Washoe County participants will be required to also register for this course in "MyPGS" in order to receive in-service credit toward salary advancement.

Workshop Description:

As teachers, we are guides in both the academic and personal development of our students. We witness our students’ personal growth, struggles, and successes as they learn how to appropriately manage behavior, regulate emotions, and build relationships within their schools and communities. The Happiness Lab provides both teachers and students guided instruction to develop positive social and emotional well-being within the classroom.

This workshop provides teachers with daily mini-lessons to support students' social and emotional development in students’ perspectives, self-efficacy, gratitude, kindness, and mindfulness.

These mini-lessons are engaging, multimodal, and collaborative. Students will have the opportunity to engage in relevant research, collaborate with peers, and practice various strategies to support their regulation of emotions and behaviors. In addition, teachers can promote their students’ personal and academic success by providing social and emotional learning in the classroom.

Workshop Outcomes:

1. Students will engage with relevant research of social and emotional well-being to understand their emotional state and needs.
2. Students will collaborate with peers to build classroom relationships and community.
3. Students will practice a variety of social and emotional regulation strategies to better manage and regulate their own emotions and behaviors.
4. Students will create and implement personal self-care plans and routines to support their emotional well-being.
5. Students will implement daily social and emotional well-being strategies to implement and maintain a positive perspective and emotional state.
6. Teachers will be able to implement a social and emotional learning curriculum in their classrooms to support their students’ social and emotional well-being and promote personal and academic success.