SEL in Palm Beach County

Kicking Off the 2020-2021 School Year with SEL

During the Week of July 27, 2020, school day staff from the PSELI schools participated in “Year 4 Summer Professional Development Series.” More than 300 teachers and instructional staff deepened their learning in best practices for classroom/campus climate and culture, explicit SEL curriculum, and integration and implementation of SEL in the classroom. More than 40 non-instructional staff from the PSELI schools took part in learning about campus-wide SEL and how SEL applies to their role within the school. These hour-long virtual sessions brought each of the seven schools together to kick-off the school year with SEL!

Upcoming School Day PSELI Professional Development

Onboarding for staff new to PSELI
August 11, 2020(9:00-10:30, 12:30-2:00)

Makeup Sessions
August 11, 2020 (9:00-10:00, 10:30-11:30 & 12:30-2:00)

Upcoming Out-of-School Time PSELI Professional Development SEL Basics Onboarding (Virtual Self-Paced Session)*

What does social and emotional learning (SEL) really mean? In this self-paced virtual training, participants will be able to develop a foundational understanding of SEL, including an introduction to common language and structures used in SEL frameworks to guide effective implementation in OST settings. Participants also reflect upon why SEL is important in their personal lives and in the lives of peers and youth through interactive self-awareness practices, journaling and self-check exercises.

This self-paced one hour virtual training session will be available for completion within a seven day period. Out-of-school time participants who complete the training will receive a $25 incentive.

Please note: you must complete the session in one sitting within
the start and end date window below:

Start Date: August 7, 2020 at 12:00 a.m.
End Date: August 14, 2020 at 11:59 p.m.
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AND

Start Date: August 26, 2020 at 12:00 a.m.
End Date: September 2, 2020 at 11:59 p.m.
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*Available for Phase 1 and 2 Sites.

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