Social-Emotional Learning and the Arts:
Exploring Connections and Implications
Date:
May 21, 2020
9 am - 1 pm
(This session will be presented in a virtual format)

Description:
High-quality arts education is a powerful catalyst for social-emotional learning. In this session participants will explore how learning in and through the arts fosters social- emotional growth and contributes to positive school culture. The natural alignment between arts education and the five social-emotional competencies will be closely examined through colorful examples, demonstrating the many implications.This session will empower teachers and administrators to cultivate connections between their arts programs and the New Jersey Social Emotional Competencies with greater intention, in order to impact the student experience.

Presenters:

  • Maurice J. Elias, Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University, Director, Rutgers Social-Emotional and Character Development Lab

  • Dale Schmid, Ed.D., Arts Coordinator, NJ Department of Education

This Workshop is part of the Spring 2020 Arts Education series
co-sponsored by Arts Ed NJ and NJPSA/FEA
SEL and Arts Education: Navigating Uncertain Times, Preparing for the Future
WEBINAR ON-DEMAND
Description :
There is nothing normal today for our teachers, students, and parents. Everyone is grappling with the strategies to provide comfort and stability to our students in the face of uncertainty. Join Arts Ed NJ for a one hour webinar that will explore how arts educators can incorporate social-emotional learning (SEL) into their artistic practices with intention, learn strategies for supporting students' emotional needs, and how these strategies will create a foundation for student learning in our post-COVID-19 world.

Presenters:
  • Maurice J. Elias is Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University, Director, Rutgers Social-Emotional and Character Development Lab 

  • Scott N. Edgar is Associate Professor of Music, Music Education Chair, and Director of Bands at Lake Forest College 

  • Bob Morrison is the Director of Arts Ed NJ and CEO of Quadrant Research
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