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In this episode we explore the 5 different SEL Core Competencies and how they can be utilized in the classroom! In this podcast the benefits of SEL are discussed and how they can aid development in different ways.

Welcome, listeners to our last episode of the semester! In this episode, cohosts Iya and Zeniah come together to discuss their experiences with screens and social media throughout their lives. From limiting ourselves to helpful apps, they talk about different ways that SEL has helped them develop healthier relationships with technology! Social-emotional learning is becoming more integrated within school systems. One of the ways in which educators are promoting SEL in schools is by being intentional in their approach. This may be evident when walking around the school and seeing displays which promote SEL skills and character strengths. At the Academy for Social and Emotional Learning in Schools, we offer certificate programs to train educators to successfully integrate social emotional learning skills and character development into their teaching. In this fully online program, you too can learn how to integrate SEL and CD skills into school displays and be more intentional with your approaches to dissemination. This certificate program is geared toward novices and those with more experience. At the completion of this program, you will receive a certificate acknowledging your accomplishments and the skills that you have learned. Learn more today at https://selinschools.org/enroll/ To learn more about SEL and the SECD Lab, visit our website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.SECDLab.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or Instagram @secdondemand, and don't forget to register for SEL Day at https://selday.org/sign-up/ Happy Listening!

Welcome, listeners to our third episode of the semester! In this episode, host Iya meets with Jillian Kwock and Brittany De La Vega from the SEL4NJ Social Media Team. They discuss their positions promoting SEL through social media, how they implement what they learn in their studies, and how they use SEL to practice mindfulness! Today's educators strive to prepare students to become knowledgeable, responsible, compassionate, and contributing members of society. This entails the challenging task of enhancing basic skills, promoting critical thinking, and addressing crucial issues such as substance abuse and violence prevention. At the Academy for Social Emotional Learning in Schools, we offer certificate programs to equip educators with tools to successfully integrate social-emotional and character development (SECD) principles into teaching. This fully online program, for both novice and experienced educators, features live chat discussions for interactive and enhanced learning. Upon completion, educators will receive a certificate showcasing their newfound knowledge and skills regarding the importance of academic achievement and the cultivation of social-emotional competencies To learn more about SEL and the SECD Lab, visit our website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.SECDLab.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or Instagram @secdondemand Happy Listening!

Welcome, listeners to our second episode this semester and our last episode before a long-awaited SEL Day on March 8th! In this episode, cohosts Iya and Zeniah come together to discuss their experiences and struggles forming meaningful relationships as adults. From boundaries to active listening, they talk about different tactics and skills that they've gained from SEL that have helped them throughout their college experiences! To learn more about SEL and the SECD Lab, visit our website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.SECDLab.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ or Instagram @secdondemand, and don't forget to register for SEL Day at https://selday.org/sign-up/ Happy Listening!

Welcome listeners to our first episode of the Spring 2024 Semester! In this episode, we focus on SEL Day: an event to promote awareness and support for Social Emotional Learning. It serves as a day where organizations, educators, and individuals engage in activities or advocacy to highlight the importance of SEL in education and personal development. With its approaching date, Ally meets with leading SEL figure Dr. Heindel to discuss the importance of introducing adults to SEL skills and her numerous roles as a leader in the field! To learn more about SEL and the SECD Lab, visit our website at ⁠⁠⁠www.SECDLab.org⁠⁠⁠ or Instagram @secdondemand. Happy Listening!

Join hosts Iya and Ally with special guest Angelica Varughese from the SECD Lab DCSM Team in a finals theme episode to discuss stress management! In this episode, they explore how they employ SEL skills during stressful times as well as their hopes for the future of SEL in their lives! To learn more about SEL and the SECD Lab, visit our website at ⁠⁠www.SECDLab.org⁠⁠ or Instagram @secdondemand. Happy Listening!

Join hosts Iya and Ally in a November mini-episode to discuss gratitude! In this episode, they explore how they practice gratitude as adults and how the holiday season can be the perfect time of year to begin thinking about employing SEL skills! To learn more about SEL and the SECD Lab, visit our website at ⁠www.SECDLab.org⁠ or Instagram @secdondemand. Happy Listening!

Join hosts Iya and Ally as they dive into the world of Social and Emotional Learning through their experiences as university students. Enjoy as we start off this season's theme of SEL in Higher Education and Adulthood with some thought-provoking conversations and personal anecdotes! To learn more about SEL and the SECD Lab, visit our website at www.SECDLab.org or Instagram @secdondemand. Happy Listening!

Welcome all listeners to Season 4 of the SECD On Demand Podcast with our new hosts, Iya and Ally! Today's episode explores the world of SEL through school climate with Dr.Alicia Raia-Hawrylak. Alicia is the Co-Project Manager of the School Climate Transformation Project (SCTP). Alicia supervises the development and validation of the New Jersey School Climate Improvement (NJ SCI) Survey and evaluation of the project’s impact, including analyses of implementation factors and school climate outcomes. Alicia completed her Ph.D. in sociology at Rutgers University, where her research and publications use both quantitative and qualitative methods to explore the ways school-wide culture is communicated and enacted within classrooms.  We also had the pleasure of meeting with Metuchen School District Climate Coordinator Rick Cohen. Rick is the assistant superintendent of the Metuchen School District, principal of Moss School, and serves as faculty at Rutgers University in New Jersey. His work embeds evidence-based SEL curriculum and pedagogy into already existing state standards-aligned curricula PK-12. As an administrator and school leader from Metuchen, Rick has used the NJSCI platform in connection with school climate and SEL initiatives.  For more information on the NJ SCI Platform or to submit an interest form on behalf of an NJ school district, visit www.njschoolclimate.org. To learn more about SEL and the SECD Lab, visit our website at www.SECDLab.org or Instagram @secdondemand. Happy Listening!

Happy National Week of Conversation! We are thrilled to present you this episode with Dr. Nina Murphy--a school psychologist and member of the Rutgers community. She is a vital member of our lab and co-author of Morning Classroom Conversations. As many of us struggle to connect in a post-lockdown world, Dr. Murphy describes the importance of conversation as a part of our classroom experience and everyday life. We discuss the role of teachers and administration in implementing SEL skills and how we can better integrate both in the process. Join us to find out how we can make a positive difference for teachers and students. Original music by Harry Stopek.

Dr. Matthew Strobel is a graduate of Rutgers’s School Psychology doctoral program and an active member of the school psychology community.  In this episode, we discuss his journey working in New Jersey public schools, his experiences with SEL, and his key role in the function and expansion of Garden State Esports. Dr. Strobel offers his well-informed perspective on how schools can better support teachers and student. Through his practice at Navesink Psychological Services, he plays multifarious roles toward improving the experiences of New Jersey youth and teachers. We are so pleased to present you with this episode and hope you enjoy. Original music by Harry Stopek.

Welcome to a new season of the SECD lab On Demand! Podcast. In Season 3, “Connections to SEL,” we’ll show you how social and emotional learning shows up inside and outside of standard classroom curriculum. Join us as we introduce you to a new group of SEL teachers, parents, students, and experts. In this episode, we are joined by Chi Kim of Pure Edge Inc. and Sanaa Rangwala of Rutgers University. With SEL Day 2023 upon us, we are thrilled to offer you this powerful episode exhibiting the expansive world of social and emotional learning. Chi shares her expertise in the world and science of mindfulness as a central component of SEL. She explains how mindfulness in the classroom promotes learning and an atmosphere of ease. She takes us through exercises and explains how mindfulness practice is better described as an invitation. We warmly invite you to listen and benefit from Chi’s multi-faceted world of SEL. Original music by Harry Stopek.

Dr. Adam Lekwa is an Assistant Research Professor in the Graduate School for Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Prior to joining Rutgers, Dr. Lekwa held positions as a School Psychologist and as an Instructional Services Coordinator for two special education cooperatives in Minnesota. His responsibilities ranged from evaluation and consultation for individual students to provision of professional development sessions on assessment and intervention. He also engaged in consultation with teams of administrators on district level achievement data, and implementation of multi-tiered systems of service delivery. At GSAPP, Dr. Lekwa works on multiple research projects focused on the enhancement of class-wide, or “Tier 1” instructional and behavior management practices. In this episode, Dr. Lekwa discusses with his co-hosts, Erika Tan and Kaitlyn Fung, the importance of formative assessments for teachers and why it is beneficial for the learning environment as a whole. Original podcast music by Harry Stopek.

Dr. Ralph Gigliotti is the Assistant Vice President for Strategic Programs in the Office of University Strategy and the Director of the Center of Organizational Leadership at Rutgers University. As a member of the Rutgers community, he strives for effective academic leadership and serves as a part-time faculty member Department of Communication, Ph.D. Program in Higher Education, and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. SECD Lab co-hosts Erika Tan and Veer Yadav had the opportunity to talk to Dr. Gigliotti about his various roles. In this episode, Dr. Gigliotti discusses the importance of communication in leadership and how to navigate disagreement from a place of mutual respect. Original podcast music by Harry Stopek.

Corina is the Senior Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Douglass Residential College, the women’s college at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. At Douglass she serves as the chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) college committee which applies a holistic approach to DEI strategy, including institutional-level initiatives, academic experiences, student leadership opportunities, and community building programs. Corina serves on the Advancing Women in Computer Science (AWICS) working group at the university with the CS department, external evaluators, and other key stakeholders as a research assistant. She is also on the Big Ten Academic Alliance Advancing Undergraduate Women in STEM working group. She is a staff mentor for undergraduate women and has taught Douglass’ signature course, Knowledge and Power: Issues in Women’s Leadership. She also teaches at the Rutgers Honors College the inaugural Cultural Competency Course for incoming first year students. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in education with a focus on culture and society at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education. Her research focuses on undergraduate Black & Latina women’s experiences in Computer Science. Corina is a founding executive board member of Be the Change N.J., a community service non-profit organization focused on homelessness relief and food justice in New Jersey. Corina Hernandez joins co-hosts Sabrina Quinones and Erika Tan from the SECD Lab to discuss the roles of self-awareness and cultural humility in education, how we are always learning and working towards a Beloved Community, as well as shed some light on all the great work Corina has been doing! Original podcast music by Harry Stopek. Douglass College: https://douglass.rutgers.edu; https://douglass.rutgers.edu/career-development/staff-mentoring Be the Change NJ: https://www.bethechangenj.org