It is in your hands to make of our world a better one for all. - -Nelson Mandela

For the upcoming schedule and registration information, visit SELinSchools.org.

Questions: sel-certification-group@scarletmail.rutgers.edu

“Teaching the mind and encouraging the heart for success beyond the test score.”

Earn a Certificate in Instruction for Social-Emotional and Character Development and Join a Network of Experts

ONLINE, CONVENIENT AND AFFORDABLE!

How do we strengthen basic academic skills, increase higher-order thinking, and caution against the dangers of substance abuse and violence, all while promoting appreciation and respect for diversity? And how do we do this in the face of increasing pressure to accomplish many mandates in our classrooms, student groups, and after-school programs? To help school personnel respond to these challenges, the Academy for Social-Emotional Learning in Schools is now offering its Certificate in Instruction for Social-Emotional and Character Development (SECD). This unique, non-credit program prepares educational professionals with a solid foundation and applicable skills to help their schools become more positive places for children to learn, adults to teach, and all to thrive.

Most importantly, all graduates get access to an online professional learning community of SEL/SECD experts—your Virtual Professional Learning Community.

Program Participants ✓ Current or aspiring teachers ✓ Counselors, school psychologists, social

workers ✓ Out-of-school time program providers

Program Highlights ✓ Acquire a foundation of knowledge and

research about the relationship between academic achievement and the development of social-emotional competencies and character

✓ Build climate and mindsets your classrooms and student groups need to thrive

✓ Develop skill in pedagogical strategies to integrate SECD principles, skills and concepts into all aspects of teaching

General Track Program ü Three course program:

o SEL 101 – Foundations of Social-Emotional and Character Development

o SEL 102 – Pedagogy and Practice o SEL 103 – Online, supervised

practicum

Accelerated Track Program ü For educational professionals with 5+ years

of successful implementation in SECD ü Two-course program:

o SEL 401 – Accelerated course combining SEL 101 and 102

o SEL 402 – Accelerated online, supervised practicum