Navigating the Social and Emotional Dynamics of Family Life
Evidence-led SEL Approaches to support children and the whole-family to build resilience, communication skills, and compassionate problem-solving.
Join Nick Haisman-Smith and Joe Tchen from The Institute for Social and Emotional Learning for an innovative and informative workshop for the ISB parent community.
The workshop will offer a practical framework for understanding the social and emotional development of children and review some compelling research that highlights the importance of SEL to support student development, academic success, sense of belonging, health, and wellbeing.
We will focus on high-impact and creative ways to bring these SEL tools home and explore how a certain kind of listening can help children strengthen emotional intelligence and develop and hone independent and cooperative problem-solving skills.
DATE Thursday, January 19, 2023
TIME 5pm-6.15pm
LOCATION MPB 1
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Biographies of our Speakers
Nick Haisman-Smith
MA (Oxon), MA, M.Ed, QTS, FRSA, MBPsS
Nick is the Executive Director of The Institute for Social and Emotional Learning and a doctoral researcher at the University of Bristol, focusing on social and emotional learning, educator well-being, and education policy. Nick’s passion for SEL stems from his experiences working with middle and high students and families in the UK, South Africa, and the USA.
He has presented and run workshops at schools, universities, and conferences around the world, including The Sunday Times Festival of Education, Talks at Google and at the launch of the OECD Pisa Report on Student Wellbeing. Nick is a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He holds Masters degrees from The University of Oxford, Stanford University and The University of Bristol. Nick lives in Cambridge, UK; he is a keen road-biker; and Dad to his 3 year-old daughter.
Joe Tchen
MAT
Joe is the Program Manager at The Institute for Social and Emotional Learning. He is a seasoned educator with an extensive background in Social and Emotional Learning integration in a variety of contexts. With a MaT in English from UCF and dual degrees in English and Linguistics from UF, Joe has taught in reading and AP Language in a Florida High School and Language Arts, Technology, and Drama at Seattle Country Day School (SCDC) for over a decade. Joe has been and remains committed to building equity-rooted SEL approaches, and has worked with NAIS Student Diversity Leadership Retreat, and regularly attends PoCC. He has completed the Klingenstein Institute as well as the Diversity Leadership Institute. Joe lives in Seattle, WA and in his free time, he loves to boulder, play board games, and travel.
Jennifer DeLashmutt
Director of Curriculum and Professional Learning (Learning Design Center)