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DocuSign Envelope ID:29BB9F31-A2E3-4D75-A8C6-79D7B2FB7B50 <br /> That Light Bulb Moment: Connecting SEL With Literacy and The Arts <br /> A Teacher Training Workshop <br /> Why Offer This Workshop? <br /> The ArtsCenter proposes to offer two digital teacher professional development workshops in <br /> May 2021 (one for K-5 teachers and one for 3-5 teachers). These workshops will address the <br /> interconnectivity of social emotional learning, literacy, and the arts with practical and interactive <br /> ideas for teachers to bring to their classrooms. At the ArtsCenter, our mission is to educate and <br /> inspire artistic creativity. We aim to create an educational environment that provides <br /> opportunities, inspiration, and tools to people of all ages and skill levels to participate in the arts. <br /> These teacher workshops, offered in partnership with the Orange County Arts Commission, will <br /> bring practical artistic strategies that teachers can use to strengthen their practice, engage <br /> student learning with and through the arts, and build community within their schools. <br /> What is SEL? <br /> As students and teachers alike are faced with increasing challenges in and outside of the digital <br /> classroom, the importance of social and emotional learning (SEL) has never been more urgent. <br /> Social and emotional learning is the process through which children and adults acquire and <br /> apply skills related to understanding and managing emotions, setting and achieving positive <br /> goals, feeling and showing empathy for others, and establishing and maintaining positive <br /> relationships. While many schools have already put a strong focus on social and emotional <br /> learning in recent years, there is a unique opportunity for us to equip teachers with the skills to <br /> integrate SEL with literacy and the arts. In finding the connections between SEL, literacy, and <br /> the arts, teachers will be able to maximize classroom instructional time, meet the needs of <br /> diverse learners, and activate student interest through creativity and collaboration. <br /> The ArtsCenter will provide two digital professional development workshops for K-2 and 3-5 <br /> classroom teachers in May of 2021. These workshops will review the benefits of incorporating <br /> SEL into the classroom, analyze strategies for integrating SEL tools in literacy instruction, and <br /> explore practical strategies for integrating SEL and literacy through the arts. By examining SEL <br /> in relation to literacy and the arts, elementary classroom teachers will leave the workshop with <br /> tools and strategies to maximize student learning by integrating creative, interactive, engaging, <br /> and fun activities into their daily lessons. <br /> How This Opportunity Builds on Previous Work: <br /> In January 2021, the NC Department of Public Instruction hosted a webinar series "ARTS + <br /> SEL" for educators of arts curricula to learn about SEL strategies for implementation in the arts <br /> classroom. Our online workshops will provide a framework for elementary classroom teachers <br /> and English Language Arts specialists to utilize the arts as a means for implementing SEL and <br /> literacy strategies. NC DPI arts consultants Sayward Grindley and Brandon Roeder are <br /> enthusiastic about partnering with us to present concrete, tangible applications for <br /> arts/SEL/literacy integration for classroom teachers. <br /> Workshop Details: <br /> The ArtsCenter will host two workshops: one catered to K-2 classroom teachers and one <br /> intended for 3-5 classroom teachers. Each workshop will last two hours and will be hosted on <br /> Zoom. There will be four experts involved in each workshop: a keynote SEL speaker, a literacy <br /> specialist, a performing arts specialist, and a visual arts specialist. The keynote SEL speaker <br /> will present on SEL skills for twenty minutes, followed by a twenty-minute presentation by the <br /> literacy specialist. Workshop participants will then split into two breakout rooms facilitated by an <br />