Blending Social and Emotional Learning into the Classroom

This month Stacy and Nicole are talking about the professional development courses they have planned for this summer. Today we talk about Blending Social and Emotional Learning into the Classroom. There is a virtual 3 hour offering of this course on June 1st. Stacy and Nicole will be doing in-person 6 hour courses at Arch Ford on June 9th and July 29th, and at OUR on June 13th. We have dedicated a lot of time this summer to this course content because everyone is asking for it. How do you fold it in? J How do you make it a part of the normal classroom experience? We’re going to spend time figuring that out and practicing some of the strategies. It’s going to a be a very fun and productive PD.

Welcome to season 3 of Arkansas A.W.A.R.E.!

Join Betsy Kindall, Nicole Fairchild, and Stacy Moore as they discuss issues related to mental health in education. Their conversations are witty and relate-able, simultaneously shedding light on issues that can sometimes be hard to confront or understand. These episodes are chunked into small bites and packed with information that would be helpful to educators, parents, children.....anyone! We want to help make everyone more A.W.A.R.E.!

Project A.W.A.R.E. is a grant program funded by S.A.M.H.S.A. (the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration). The Sandy Hook school shooting happened in December of 2012. In 2013 the White House initiative "NOW IS THE TIME" came out with 2 key goals:

1. Make schools safer and more nurturing.

2. Increase access to mental health services.

The "NOW IS THE TIME" initiative laid the foundation for federal grants like A.W.A.R.E. Arkansas applied for and received the second round of funding for A.W.A.R.E. in October of 2018. Our project is dedicated to Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education.

Arkansas A.W.A.R.E. website:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/school-health-services/arkansas-aware

Transcript:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AHrCm30J4g6sQ-3zDtywwBZnEoZ9t3H5/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104750952408493783016&rtpof=true&sd=true

Resources:

A.W.A.R.E. website:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/school-health-services/arkansas-aware

Produced by Donnie Lee
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
More information: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/communications/dese-podcasts