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Exploration of the value and impact of building social, emotional, and behavioral skills to create a resilient classroom environment and enhance instructional effectiveness. Topics include an overview of resilience and social-emotional competence, best practices for skill instruction and acquisition, integrating social-emotional skills into instructional planning and delivery, promoting schoolwide generalization of these skills, and applying them to support student agency, mental well-being, and college/career readiness. The content is grounded in research and incorporates practical strategies for implementation to support professional growth in all VA uniform performance standards for both in-service and newly licensed teachers. The course will use a variety of resources and instructional strategies to provide participants with real-life applications of their learning.

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