This module is part of a series of online professional learning modules for K12 educators developed by the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation to support and expand the implementation of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in schools and districts. This module series is organized in alignment with the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) Framework for Social and Emotional Learning, which is anchored in five core competencies that are integral to student learning and lifelong success:

• Self-awareness
• Self-management
• Social awareness
• Relationship skills
• Responsible decision-making

This anchor module will introduce you to social emotional learning, helping you begin to understand its importance through key resources, classroom examples, activities, and discussions. Additionally, this module will help you identify which competency to explore next.

In order to successfully earn a certificate of completion for 5 professional development hours, participants must:

1. Complete an initial survey about your background, organization, and goals for taking the module through registration.
2. Engage in the materials and course activities as suits your learning needs. Review selected background materials (videos, webcasts, readings), follow personalized pathways that suit your needs, and engage in activities to help illustrate core concepts.
3. Contribute to the module forums by asking questions, responding to others’ questions, and sharing ideas in the discussion forums; agreeing with or identifying comments as insightful; suggesting resources that will be useful to others; and sharing your expertise in other ways. A certificate of completion requires at least one new discussion and 2 replies to peers in the discussion forum.
4. Reflect with your students on what strategies worked to support their SEL and what they could try next to identify lessons learned from student feedback.
5. Complete a survey about the module at the end and provide suggestions for improving it in the future.

You can submit the certificate to your local agency with a request for CEUs. Granting of CEUs will be subject to the policies and procedures of your state and local agency.