Training and Support

The following CASEL trainings are available at varied dates and locations during the year.

Our next training date: June 15-16, 2009 for our Sustainable Schoolwide SEL Implementation Training (see description below; June registration flyer.
The June workshop is now filled. Please register for the Oct. training.

Save the date : October 5-6, 2009 for our Sustainable Schoolwide SEL Implementation Training. Registration for this training will begin at the end of May. Please check back soon for flyer and details.

Two-day and three-day Sustainable Schoolwide SEL Implementation Training for Principals and School Teams
The two-day training is an orientation for schools on how to implement and sustain schoolwide SEL. After completing the training, school teams will have a clear understanding of SEL, the relationship to high quality education, and connection to academic success. Teams will develop a plan for the initial steps of SEL implementation, identify strategies to translate that plan into action, consider long-term sustainability factors, and begin SEL implementation. The core document guiding this training is CASEL’s Sustainable, Schoolwide SEL: Implementation Guide and Toolkit.

The three-day training includes a one-day advanced booster session a few months after the initial two-day workshop. During this advanced workshop, school teams have the opportunity to explore the concepts of SEL skills and climate more intensively. They also revisit the SEL implementation plans they made during the two-day workshop, revising and updating accordingly.

Upcoming training dates and locations: June 15-16, 2009. Chicago, IL. (Sold out); October 5-6, 2009. Chicago, IL. Registration details forthcoming.

Administrator Academies
In partnership with state ROEs, CASEL offers a 6-hour Administrator Academy (AA) for administrators in order to help them interpret the Illinois Children’s Mental Health Act, explore the new social and emotional learning standards, and understand the implications of both for their students, schools, and district. This Administrator Academy is also intended to augment administrator knowledge of the research base and academic and work-skills impacts of SEL. The workshop is designed to provide administrators with an understanding of the crucial role they play in launching a schoolwide SEL initiative, as well as orient them to the steps involved in implementing SEL schoolwide.

Upcoming training dates: TBA

Training payment options:

Mail: Checks and P.O.s (payable to CASEL) for CASEL professional development can be faxed to Cynthia Coleman at 312.355.4480 or mailed to CASEL at:

CASEL
815 W. Van Buren St. Suite 210
Chicago, IL 60607