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SEL4CA and Partner Events

SEL4CA works with partner organizations around the state and nationally to bring our members current events and learning opportunities for networking with other SEL advocates and experts.

Browse our latest selection below!

Professional Learning and Networking Opportunities

Second Step® Early Learning: Improved Behavior, Improved Learning

Date: March 23, 2023
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: online
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Help your littlest learners harness their potential by teaching them to listen, manage their behavior, and get along with others. Students can enter kindergarten set up for success with the self-regulation and social-emotional skills taught in the research-based Second Step Early Learning program.

The Whole Child Summit

Start date: March 28, 2023
End date: March 30, 2023
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Online
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Join in three days of conversations focused on mental health & well-being. Leading experts sharing strategies and ideas on how to intentionally support student mental health in our schools and communities. Speakers come from a wide array of backgrounds including authors, researchers, district leaders, and award-winning administrators and educators.

Who should attend: Administrators, District Leaders, Teachers, School Counselors,
& anyone else in education.

Enrich Your Out-of-School Time Program with SEL

Date: March 28, 2023
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: online
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Research (and practice) tells us that intentional social-emotional learning (SEL) programming is even more positively impactful when it’s experienced in all areas of life, not just during the school day. Join this webinar with our in-house experts and Sam Trevathan, Education Director for a Louisiana-based afterschool organization to hear some tips and strategies to include research-based activities, staff training, and family engagement that are centered around SEL. We’ll discuss how intentional SEL can improve students personal and academic success while also enriching your K-5 OST program.

Integrating SEL and Equity Practices to Strengthen School Climate and Improve Outcomes

Date: March 29, 2023
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: online
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Are you a district leader who is committed to equity in your schools and looking for ways to foster a positive school climate for all kids? In this webinar, a panel of district leaders from across the US will talk about the challenges and opportunities they’ve faced and the ways they’ve helped improve student outcomes by using an equity lens. Come listen to the conversation and leave with inspiration and practical ideas you can use right away.

Virtual Career Fair for Teachers

Date: March 30, 2023
Time: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: online
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You will love connecting with recruiters from districts and companies from across the country at the EdWeek Top School Jobs Virtual Career Fair on March 30.  Don’t miss this great opportunity to land your dream job.

You are in such high demand that there is an attendee incentive: five attendees who visit at least 2 recruiters will be chosen at random to receive a $100 Amazon gift card. Sign up now.

(Note: This event is NOT for those seeking visa sponsorship.)

A Foundation for Life with Second Step® Elementary

Date: March 30, 2023
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: online
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The elementary years are an ideal time to nurture social-emotional competence and develop foundational learning skills. To effectively support students’ social-emotional learning (SEL), educators need resources and tools that work for their schools and communities. Second Step Elementary now offers two program choices to help serve this need: our printed classroom kits and our fully web-based digital program. Join us to learn how the Second Step Elementary print and digital options can help all schools build a positive community where every child can thrive.

What We Should Really Be Asking About ChatGPT and Cheating

Date: March 30, 2023
Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: online
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In this presentation and interactive discussion with Challenge Success co-founder, Denise Pope, Ph.D., and School Design Partner, Drew Schrader, M.Ed., we will share what we know about belonging, cheating, and the potential implications of ChatGPT and artificial intelligence for schools. With data from the Challenge Success Student Survey, taken by over 250,000 students, as well as insights from our work with schools around the country, we will discuss how educators can adapt to reduce cheating behaviors.

Event cost is $29.

Mental Health On Purpose: Teaching Young People Skills As They Step Into Their Future

Date: April 19, 2023
Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: online
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The statistics regarding young people’s mental health continue to cause alarm. Anxiety is the most common and often the earliest issue to surface, and then becomes a risk factor for increasing problems throughout the teen years. The good news? We know what helps. Taking action to increase connection and actively focusing on certain cognitive and social skills make a big difference in preventing future struggles.  Lynn Lyons will showcase an approach consisting of skills that move away from the all-too-common avoidant behaviors (and myths) that interfere with academic, social, and emotional growth.

This event is hosted by Challenge Success and REACH Student Life Management. The event will feature a presentation by licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist, Lynn Lyons, as well as a conversation with Challenge Success Co-Founder, Denise Pope, Ph.D., and high school students.

School Climate Conference

Start date: April 26, 2023
End date: April 28, 2023
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Temecula, California
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Visit the heart of Southern California to learn the latest trends, policies, data and interventions impacting School Climate.  This 3 day conference will engage participants in a professional development opportunity to gain critical insight to improve school climate for all students, staff and parents.

The Well-Balanced Student

Date: May 10, 2023
Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: online
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Real, lasting change requires the whole school community — educators, families, and students — to both identify challenges and drive solutions. This workshop will provide you with a deeper understanding of what children and adolescents are experiencing at school and home and you will leave ready to take action with a set of research-based, equity-centered strategies to reduce pressure and stress for the youth in your community.

Our research shows that far too many students are struggling with their well-being, experience a lack of belonging and engagement with learning, and are overwhelmed by constant pressure in and out of school. Instead of figuring out who they are and what they care about, students (and their families) are often consumed by external pressures such as assessments, test scores, extracurriculars, family obligations, college admissions, and future careers, putting their well-being at risk.

This event is for parents and educators with students in grades 3-12. Event cost is $29.

2023 National Social and Emotional Learning Conference

Start date: May 15, 2023
End date: May 17, 2023
All-day event
Location: Lancaster County Convention Center and Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Finding Common Ground is our theme for the 2023 NSEL Conference, with the goal of bringing together diverse perspectives to work collaboratively to foster safe and supportive environments that support academic success and meaningful engagement for all students.

The Well-Balanced Child

Date: May 24, 2023
Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: online
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Join the discussion on research-based strategies for raising healthy preschoolers and early elementary-age children. We’ll explore how to encourage autonomy, cultivate resilience, and promote well-being. We’ll share tips to establish practices in our families and schools that buffer against negative pressures that may interfere with healthy child development.

This event is for parents and educators with children in preschool through second grade. Event cost is $29.

Building an SEL Nation – The Urban Assembly SEL Symposium 2023

Date: June 2, 2023
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: 225 Liberty Street New York, NY 10281
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Join for a day centered around Social Emotional Learning! Building an SEL Nation – The 6th annual Urban Assembly Social Emotional Learning Symposium is presented by Teach Us and UMass Global, with special thanks to the Carnegie Foundation.

The 2023 SEL Symposium will be a day filled with experts from across the country engaging in fireside chats, offering workshops, and participating in panels. You’ll hear from New York City students and educators about their experience with Social Emotional Learning, and you’ll get to connect with educators, administrators, and education organizations who put student-centered SEL at the forefront of their work!

Mental Health America Conference

Start date: June 6, 2023
End date: June 10, 2023
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Washington, DC and online
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The 2023 Mental Health America (MHA) Conference is a weeklong event in Washington, D.C. Events include Policy Institute Day on June 6, MHA Affiliate Day on June 7, and the Annual Conference Days on June 8-10. All events are offered in hybrid format on our custom platform and include in-person, live-streamed, and virtual sessions with closed captioning.

This year, we will focus on promoting lived experience, advancing health equity, and centering the social determinants of mental health. We will explore the ways these topics intersect with our collective efforts to promote well-being, prevent illness, increase resilience, and foster recovery – all at population scale – with a focus on Next Gen Prevention.

Early bird pricing extends through April 6.

SEL4TX Annual Statewide Conference

Date: June 7, 2023
Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Online
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Hosted by the Social-Emotional Learning Alliance for Texas (SEL4TX), this virtual event provides a full day of high quality sessions presented by SEL thought leaders from around the nation and across the state. With growing challenges in education, widening gaps in student learning, and educator burnout at an all-time high, the need for SEL in schools has never been greater.

S.P.A.C.E Camp – Online

Date: June 24, 2023
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: online
Challenge Success Space Camp 2023-02-23

K-12 educators are invited to join us for this new, full-day professional development opportunity to explore our research-based, equity-centered SPACE Framework for School Change. During this hands-on, interactive day, you will problem-solve a scenario related to student well-being, engagement, and belonging and co-design creative, data-based solutions with the guidance of our Challenge Success coaches and collaboration with fellow educators. Through the practice strategies grounded in Continuous Improvement, you will return home ready to apply what you learned to create scalable, data-driven solutions to spark school and district-level changes in your community.

This online, half-day training costs $275. There is financial assistance available.

Reclaiming Love and Joy in Ourselves, Our Schools, and Our Communities

Start date: July 14, 2023
End date: July 16, 2023
All-day event
Location: Rhinebeck, NY
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Join the 14th Annual Mindfulness in Education Conference at the Omega Institute for a weekend gathering of educators, mental health professionals, and all who are engaged in teaching and learning in educational communities.

Through inspiring keynotes and participating in whole and small group discussions and embodiment practices, we will explore how to reconnect with the deeper meaning and sense of purpose that first lead us to our work.

S.P.A.C.E Camp – Stanford

Date: July 19, 2023
All-day event
Location: Stanford, CA
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K-12 educators are invited to join us for this new, full-day professional development opportunity to explore our research-based, equity-centered SPACE Framework for School Change. During this hands-on, interactive day, you will problem-solve a scenario related to student well-being, engagement, and belonging and co-design creative, data-based solutions with the guidance of our Challenge Success coaches and collaboration with fellow educators. Through the practice strategies grounded in Continuous Improvement, you will return home ready to apply what you learned to create scalable, data-driven solutions to spark school and district-level changes in your community.

This in-person, full-day training costs $675 (early bird pricing until May 31). There is financial assistance available.

Past Events

SEL Leadership Cohort for Principals

Date: March 21, 2023
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: online
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Led by Harmony-Inspire through the 2022-2023 school year, NAESP and NASSP members have the opportunity to connect with, enjoy, and empower one another through discussions, administrator spotlights, and Inspire activities. This cohort is for school leaders to check in and interact with one another, learn, and access free resources and extension activities to further support SEL in their school communities.

Designing High-Quality Enrichment Programs

Date: March 16, 2023
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Location: online
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Explore innovative strategies to design high-quality enrichment programs that support youth voice, align with program goals, and support whole child development.

Who should attend?

  • District expanded learning coordinators and managers
  • Community-based organization leaders and managers
  • Site coordinators
  • Anyone who is overwhelmed and could use support with planning
  • Leaders looking for new ideas and real-world tested examples