Classroom Teachers

DC Coaches

Inclusive Education Coaches

Administrators

Jennifer Hingley Superintendent of Schools

☐Expected

☒Invitation

Notes:

☐Division

☒Decentralized

  Mileage Covered by Division

☒On your own

☐Provided

Time: 9:00 – 3:30

Location: Little Red

Bring:

EPBL and Mental Health Connections

Kami Karakochuk

Play is a crucial component of mental health and development. Participants will experience and explore the connections between experiential play-based learning and mental health.

Learning Intentions:

Enhance Teacher Awareness: Increase educators’ understanding of how play supports social-emotional learning in the classroom, recognizing its impact on students’ academic success, mental health, and overall well-being.

Mental Health and Well-being: Equip educators with play-based strategies to identify and address the social and emotional needs of students, thereby contributing to their emotional resilience and mental well-being.

Skill Development: Provide educators with practical tools and techniques to cover curricular components while integrating SEL principles into their teaching practices, including effective communication, empathy, conflict resolution, and self-regulation skills.

Classroom Climate: Help educators create a safe, respectful, and emotionally supportive classroom atmosphere where students feel valued and empowered to express themselves authentically.

Success Criteria:

Educators will feel empowered to more intentionally facilitate play-based strategies that impact social-emotional learning, teaching students to become emotionally intelligent, empathetic, and prepared for success.

Maximum Participants: 20

Register for: EPBL and Mental Health

For workshop information contact:

Kami Karakochuk or Kelly Gerhardt – 764-1571

Resources and snacks are based on registration numbers, you MUST register with the link above.

Complete “Request for Leave” Form:

Staff Dev. Decentralized Teachers (SDDT) School- Based PD Funds