SEL teacher training is a game-changer for educators. It’s not just about teaching students SEL skills, it’s about empowering teachers to model and integrate these skills into their classrooms day in and day out. This can mean encouraging students with confidence-building activities or supporting their career dreams with skill-building exercises.
To help you with this goal, I have created a free micro-course containing immediately applicable teacher and student resources taken from the Teaching Leader’s Guide and the Student Success Planning Program.
Visit the SEL Teacher Training Pathway to get these Free Resources
8 Habits of Highly Effective Teaching Leaders (For Teachers)
Every teacher has their own unique style, but the most successful Teaching Leaders have certain things in common. The good news is, that great teaching doesn’t come down to charm, charisma, or magic. Rather, each of the 8 Habits represents actions any educator can take and attitudes anyone can adopt.
As you read through the 8 Habits, consider what practical steps you can take right now to ensure you’re the best teacher you can be. Many of the tips and techniques covered in this section were adapted from Teaching as Leadership by Steven Farr (Jossey-Bass, 2010), and based on principles effectively utilized in the renowned America program.
Not Giving Ourselves Enough Credit (For Students)
For many of us, it’s easier to name the areas where we feel we’re lacking than the areas in which we excel. This is largely due to the fact that we don’t give ourselves credit for things that we have actually accomplished.
It’s easy to dismiss things that come naturally, things we enjoy, or things we simply do without question. The fact is though, whether we realize it or not, these things did take work. Until we acknowledge that, we cheat ourselves out of some much deserved, and needed, credit.
Whatever our life circumstances have been, with a close review, we will undoubtedly find ample evidence of our strengths. Of course, we also have strengths and abilities that have thus far gone undiscovered or untapped. We may have lacked the opportunity or the confidence to pursue a particular interest, but doing so now might reveal a great skill and source of enjoyment.
It is equally important that we recognize and appreciate all those things that we have going for us right now. One of the best ways to do this is to begin noticing the times we feel good about ourselves and about life in general, as this is where we express the best of who we are.
Preparing for the Interview (For Students)
The interview is one of the most important parts of the job search and your chance to demonstrate the best of what you have to offer. If you’ve gotten an interview then you’re past the screening stage and may have beaten out hundreds of other candidates to get there. This is your opportunity to let the employer know the value you can bring to their organization. But how?
The interview process can seem like a big mystery – even a scary one, but we’ve taken all the guesswork out with comprehensive materials, exercises, and resources to help you build your interviewing skills and put you in the driver’s seat of your next interview.
In this section, we look at preparation. We discuss how to confidently approach an interview, reduce nervousness, and learn all you can about your potential employer.
Next, we give you tips and techniques for answering interview questions and asking your own. By the time you finish this section, you’ll have a clear understanding of how to sound professional in an interview.
Remember, a successful interview puts you one BIG step closer to your next job. So make the most of this opportunity to improve your skills and ace your next interview!
Wrap-Up
Teachers will find that an SEL-competent classroom will mean the difference between an average school day and a truly successful school day. You’ll find that SEL teacher training is critically important for student success on all levels.
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