Ready, S-E-T, Go: Building a Culture of SEL
Primary Presenter Brief Bio
Cheryl Hollis has been with WINGS for Kids for eight years, serving in the roles of WINGSLeader, Program Director, Regional Operations Director, and now Director of Programs. Cheryl is responsible for the overall management and oversight of the WINGS programs in Atlanta, Charleston, and Charlotte. The Director of Programs ensures program fidelity across all WINGS sites, develops partnerships for long-term sustainability, provides one-on-one coaching with the Programs Managers, and leads staff trainings. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the College of Charleston and has a certification in early childhood education administration.
Second Presenter Brief Bio
Kamilah Staggers is the Atlanta Programs Manager at WINGS for Kids. With a passion for positive youth development, she has brought quality learning experiences to children and youth beyond the classroom for nearly a decade. In her former role as Interim Director of BOOST Greenville at United Way of Greenville County in South Carolina, she developed partnerships with agencies, schools, business, and community-based organizations to create and advocate for high-quality expanded learning opportunities that impact youth academically, socially, and emotionally. Kamilah holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, as well as credentials in early childhood education and youth development. She is pursuing an additional Master’s in youth development leadership from Clemson University.
Type of Presentation
Regular Session
Location
Room 2905
Topic Category
Strand 2: Nurturing Healthy Children
Targeted Age Group
0 1
Targeted Audience
After-School Providers, Primary Grades
Brief Session Description
Social-emotional learning is not just for kids – in fact, it begins with adults. Learn how to develop your own social-emotional skills and build a culture of SEL in your programs by being S-E-T: supportive, engaging, and thoughtful.
Start Date
20-1-2018 10:55 AM
End Date
20-1-2018 12:10 PM
Ready, S-E-T, Go: Building a Culture of SEL
Room 2905
Social-emotional learning is not just for kids – in fact, it begins with adults. Learn how to develop your own social-emotional skills and build a culture of SEL in your programs by being S-E-T: supportive, engaging, and thoughtful.
Full Session Description
Social-emotional learning is not just for kids – in fact, it begins with the adults who work with students to develop these skills. In this session, you will explore what SEL is and build your own social-emotional skills through an interactive learning experience. You will learn firsthand how to create a culture of SEL in your program by being S-E-T: supportive, engaging, and thoughtful.
This framework guides practitioners in utilizing their own social-emotional skills to work with students. During the session, you will discuss specific ways to be S-E-T in your program and with the children you work with, including how to be supportive, engage kids during downtime, be thoughtful and observant role models, begin meaningful conversations, acknowledge behavior, and assign tasks to help kids build social-emotional skills.
By developing your social-emotional skills around the S-E-T framework, you’ll gain a strong understanding of what SEL looks like in action and leave the session with actionable skills and tactics to implement immediately in your programs.
The presenters are experienced afterschool practitioners who are well versed in SEL and its positive impact on students and adults.