Meeting Pattern
Description
Students who have strong social and emotional skillsets will be more successful in the classroom and in life in general. Examine the five SEL competencies—self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making—and explore how each of these can be developed first in the classrooms and then in the schools to create optimal learning environments.
Social & Emotional Learning: Optimizing Learning Environments with Life Skills. Social-emotional learning (SEL) is teaching life skills that are foundational to motivation in the classroom and classroom management. Students who have strong social and emotional skillsets will be more successful in the classroom and in life in general. In this course, students will first examine what social-emotional learning is, including the research foundational to SEL. While examining the five SEL competencies, you will also investigate how these skill sets can affect families and communities.
This computer-based instruction course is a self-supporting program that provides instruction, structured practice, and evaluation all on your home or school computer. Technical support information can be found in the Help section of your course.
Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes
Syllabus:
Review Syllabus: Social___Emotional_Learning_Karen_Lea_VESi.pdf - COURSE MUST BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED BY MAY 8, 2026.
Objectives:
You will:
- Explain the core competencies of SEL.
- Analyze the context and value of SEL.
- Integrate teaching and use of self-awareness knowledge and skills in and outside the classroom.
- Integrate teaching and use of self-management knowledge and skills in and outside the classroom.
- Integrate teaching and use of social awareness knowledge and skills in and outside the classroom.
- Integrate teaching and use of relationship skills knowledge and skills in and outside the classroom.
- Integrate teaching and use of responsible decision-making knowledge and skills in and outside the classroom.
- Communicate SEL competencies and strategies to parents and caretakers.
Materials:
Course materials are available online as part of the course.
Title: Social & Emotional Learning: Optimizing Learning Environments with Life Skills, Dr. Karen Lea
Registration Instructions
Online registration URL closes @ 5:00 p.m. on April 17, 2026.
You will receive an email when you have successfully registered; Please allow 48 hours (2 business days) for your registration to be processed. You will receive access information for online courses prior to the start date.