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Sowing Seeds of SEL: University-District Partnership Builds Social and Emotional Learning across the Teacher Pipeline
Learning Professional
Short Title: Learning Professional
Format: Journal Article
Publication Date: 2018/08/01/
Pages: 30 - 34
Sources ID: 90216
Notes: Accession Number: EJ1190328; Acquisition Information: Learning Forward. 504 South Locust Street, Oxford, OH 45056. Tel: 800-727-7288; Fax: 513-523-0638; e-mail: office@learningforward.org; Web site: https://learningforward.org/publications/jsd; Language: English; Education Level: Higher Education; Reference Count: 6; Journal Code: NOV2018; Level of Availability: Not available from ERIC; Publication Type: Academic Journal; Publication Type: Report; Entry Date: 2018
Visibility: Public (group default)
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Social and emotional learning (SEL) is critical to the success of students of all ages--and for educators across all stages of the career continuum. Because SEL skills take time to develop and mature, they should be part of the content addressed in teacher preparation programs, beginning teacher support, and ongoing teacher professional learning. However, training and support for SEL are rare at all of these levels. One powerful way to create effective and meaningful SEL learning across the teacher professional development continuum is through a university-district partnership. This is the approach taken by the Center for Reaching & Teaching the Whole Child together with San José State University and Sunnyvale School District in California. These three partners use student teacher placements to build SEL capacity in two generations of teachers simultaneously. They lead professional learning with cooperating teachers--district teachers who serve as supervisors for teacher candidates' student teaching experiences. Feedback suggests that participants consider the approach helpful in developing an understanding of and competence in SEL.