143: To Teach Social-Emotional Learning, Start with Yourself

The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast

Jennifer Gonzalez

Education, Teaching, Instruction, Classroommanagement, Educationreform

4.8 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

While most teachers recognize the value of social-emotional learning, many struggle to fit it into their curriculum. But one of the most powerful ways to teach SEL is through modeling the competencies ourselves every day, which doesn't require any extra time or materials. In this episode, second-grade teacher Wendy Turner shares her process for modeling her own social-emotional growth and weaving that seamlessly into regular instruction.

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0:00.0	This is Jennifer Gonzalez welcoming you to episode 143 of the Cult of Pedagogy podcast.
0:05.8	In this episode, we're going to talk about how to teach social emotional learning by starting
0:10.2	with yourself.
0:23.2	Social emotional learning has gotten a lot of attention over the last few years and I'm
0:27.1	glad.
0:28.2	When we attempt to work with other humans, our emotions and the way we relate to one
0:32.4	another have a huge influence on the quality of our work.
0:36.1	There's just no getting around it.
0:38.3	So for the best academic results, we owe it to ourselves and our students to give time
0:42.8	and attention to their social and emotional well-being.
0:47.1	While most teachers would agree with this in theory, they may not feel equipped to incorporate
0:51.9	social emotional learning or SEL into their instruction.
0:56.9	It might be that they haven't found the right materials or they don't feel they have
1:00.5	a skill set to do it or that there's just not enough time on top of everything else
1:04.3	that has to get done.
1:07.0	My guest today is Wendy Turner, a second grade teacher and the 2017 Delaware Teacher of
1:12.1	the Year.
1:13.6	In her work, Wendy always had a gut feeling that SEL was not just important but was the most
1:19.1	important part of her job.
1:21.5	Through her years in the classroom, she discovered that some of the most effective SEL instruction
1:26.1	didn't come from a book or a binder.
1:28.7	It came from working on her own social emotional skills and sharing that process with her students.
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