Why Growing Our Social-Emotional Classroom Skills Takes a Team Effort — Where to Start

In this episode, we discuss why developing our social-emotional skills is ideally a team effort. Join us as we look at how PLCs can best be used to support our social-emotional growth. Follow on Twitter: @JorgeDoesPBL @bamradionetwork @jonharper70bd Jen Perry joined Edmentum as the Learning Designer for Social-Emotional Learning after 30+ years of work with youth in educational and community settings. As a teacher, administrator, and trainer, her passion has been to help educators develop an understanding of the importance of social and emotional learning and build trauma-informed responses and systems. This work has included supporting youth, administrators, and schools in understanding behavior and implementing transformational change through strength-based approaches. Myla Lee with nearly 30 years in education, Myla Lee serves as a consultant for literacy, technology integration, and project-based learning. Much of the learning she shares with others at state and national conferences focus on various topics first field-tested in her classroom and explores inquiry in authentic classroom culture. Currently, Myla is an instructional coach for Novi Community School District (Michigan), where she facilitates professional learning districtwide and provides job-embedded professional learning to individuals and teams of teachers. Previously, Myla was the Project-based Learning Specialist with Technology Integration for her district. With her 23 years of classroom experience, she worked with administrators, teachers, and students to implement integrated PBL units grounded in technology and current best practice. As a teacher/researcher, and in collaboration with university educators, Myla has researched, presented, and co-published on multicultural reading and literacy practices.