W06 - How to Facilitate Social and Emotional Learning
Dr Isabella Wong
In this workshop, a foundation will be laid for participants to acquire knowledge and skills to design and deliver activities to foster Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in students. Emphasis will be placed upon the ways in which a range of aspects of school life can help develop and promote emotional and social well-being in students. The workshop provides an avenue to explore approaches to nurturing students’ sense of emotional security and safety, attitudes and values about self, others, work, health, and citizenship within a collaborative framework.
This workshop will be useful to teachers and administrators who want to make classrooms and schools more cooperative for learning; prepare students for collaborative workplaces, and help them become empowered democratic participants in the global community. This workshop has a strong practice focus and considers a range of strategies designed to promote students’ personal and social functioning linking them to theoretical approaches. It includes an understanding of how students relate to one another in groups and how they can be empowered through positive relationships. It provides for opportunities to examine how schools can enhance students’ abilities to recognize and manage their emotions, appreciate the perspectives of others, establish pro-social goals and solve problems, and use a variety of interpersonal skills to handle the challenges of growing and adapting to changes in their lives, and for effective academic and life functioning.
Objectives
- Demonstrate knowledge of the 5 key components of the SEL framework and why they are important to school and life success
- Structure a variety of approaches to promoting student social-emotional development
- Identify and create opportunities within their school subjects or after-school programs for the incidental teaching of SEL skills
- Plan, lead and facilitate SEL in groups
- Structure, create & maintain cohesiveness for effective learning of SEL skills
- Design materials, activities and experiences, which will facilitate positive self-esteem and resilience, and encourage positive social interaction and responsible behaviour
- Facilitate student skill acquisition in and explain the influences of group dynamics on:
- interpersonal relationships
- communication
- leadership
- learning and goal-setting
- decision making
- problem solving & conflict resolution
Profile of trainer
Dr Isabella Wong is an Assistant Professor with the Psychological Studies Academic Group at NIE-Nanyang Technological University. A school psychologist and counselor by training, she is deeply involved in the pre-service instruction and supervision of trainee teachers and school counselors.
Dr Wong specializes in teaching and research on these topics: social and emotional learning; effective teaching; school counseling; teacher professional development and intervention for children with behavioral difficulties.
During more than 20 years in education, Dr Wong has served as a school teacher and counselor, as well as a lecturer and researcher in education. She has done extensive consulting and training with school policy-makers, principals and teachers to develop programs and practices for use in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions.
With a combination of theoretical grounding and practical experience, Dr Wong works with educators locally and internationally to translate abstract theories into best practices e,g., in developing effective instructional methods, good counseling approaches and professional mentoring.
Due to her vast experience and knowledge, many big organizations have tapped on the expertise of Dr Wong. They include the National Environment Agency, MUIS, Ministry of Health and Mindef, as well as a variety of schools and social service agencies.
How to Order Workshop
If you’re interested to order any of these workshops, please contact Dr Ng Aik Kwang, Director, The Idea Resort.
Email:
Hp: 9780 2202 / 9118 3014
Workshop duration
1 Day - 9am to 5pm