Professional Development Menu
November 18, 2022
From full integration to more of an a-la-carte experience, our Social & Emotional Curriculum is available in a variety of options. One popular option for schools is our professional development options. No longer will your teacher groan at the thought of PD. Our professional development options offer a suite of solutions, there’s certain to be one that can #haveaneffect at your school. Ready to book your next PD? Contact us today.
Building Relationship and Increasing Resilience Series:
Weaving Mindfulness Into My Classroom & My Life (90 Minutes)
What will your teachers and staff walk away with?
• Discover easy tips and strategies for incorporating mindfulness into your life
• Learn how to set up a Relaxation Station in your classroom
• Identify mindfulness strategies to use with your students
Weaving Strengths Into My Classroom & My Life (90 Minutes)
What will your teachers and staff walk away with?
• Discover easy tips and strategies for incorporating strengths into your life
• Identify strength-based strategies to use with students
• Learn about the program’s practical strength-based materials and resources
Self-Care Strategies (90 Minutes)
What will your teachers and staff walk away with?
• Understand the impact of stress and secondary trauma
• Learn how your mindset can reduce the impact of stress
• Explore strategies for increasing life satisfaction
Deep Dive Into Strengths & Mindfulness (90 Minutes)
What will your teachers and staff walk away with?
• Discover and apply expert-level strength-based strategies.
• Explore how mindful practice can be used to navigate difficult emotions experienced by teachers and students
• Identify practical applications for yourself and your students
Building Positive Relationships with Students (90 Minutes)
What will your teachers and staff walk away with?
• Reflect on the power of positive relationships
• Explore three of The Character Effect’s practices to build positive relationships with students fast
• Develop a plan to build positive relationships quickly with your students
Individual Options:
Mental Health 101
What will your teachers and staff walk away with?
• Recognize red flags between normal childhood development and symptoms of mental health
• Learn how to intervene to prevent mental health concerns from escalating
• Identify how you can support student healing with targeted Character Effect strategies
Creating an Equitable and Trauma-Informed Classroom
What will your teachers and staff walk away with?
• Learn how trauma impacts students’ social, emotional, and physical development
• Understand how trauma shows up in the classroom
• Equitably mitigate the effects of trauma through The Character Effect’s three practices
Creating Powerful Family Engagement
What will your teachers and staff walk away with?
• Understand the factors that impact family engagement
• Learn how to have productive conversations and foster powerful partnerships with parents
• Explore the parenting tips and resources from Beech Acres Parenting Center’s over 175 years of experience
What’s Happening Inside the Child Brain
What will your teachers and staff walk away with?
• Learn about brain development in elementary school students
• Understand how brain development impact’s student learning and behavior
• Identify strategies and tips to build relationships and support school-age students’ social emotional learning
What’s Happening Inside the Teen Brain
What will your teachers and staff walk away with?
• Learn about adolescent brain development
• Understand how brain development impact’s student learning and behavior
• Identify strategies and tips to build relationships and support adolescent students’ social emotional learning
Download our Professional Development Menu here: Virtual Standalone PD Menu
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