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For this program, Dr. Weissberg, a long-time resident of Wilmette, will reflect on his own family's experiences within New Trier Township schools, and his time spent in his children's classrooms. He will also broaden his scope and provide an overview of social and emotional learning (SEL), which was mandated in Illinois public schools with the passage of the Illinois Children's Mental Health Act of 2003. Dr. Weissberg will describe the benefits of a preK-12 SEL program, providing research about the links between academic success and SEL. He'll also describe CASEL's current ventures and future direction, particularly its national Collaborating Districts Initiative, supported in part by a new multi-million dollar grant from the NoVo Foundation. After Dr. Weissberg's presentation, he will be joined at a panel that will include Catherine Wang, Glencoe D35 Director of Curriculum; Ryan Mollet, Central School (Glencoe) Principal; and Tim Hayes, Assistant Superintendent for Student Services at NTHS. Glencoe D35 has been utilizing CASEL-based SEL initiatives in its schools for the past two years; Ms. Wang and Mr. Mollet will discuss how D35 implements SEL programs within the district's school communities, and how parents can help develop their child’s fundamental skills for life effectiveness. Mr. Hayes will offer information and insights about NTHS' SEL programs to create safe, caring learning environments. Sponsored by the Family Awareness Network of New Trier Township Schools (FAN), New Trier High School’s ECGC Parent Committee, Glencoe D35, and Erika’s Lighthouse. FAN is grateful for its 2011-12 partnerships with North Shore Community Bank; NorthShore University HealthSystem; Quintessential New Trier magazine; and The Book Stall at Chestnut Court. CPDUs available for education professionals; no pre-registration required. If you are an Illinois-licensed social work professional, you can receive CEU hours for attending FAN programs - get more information and pre-register. All programs are free and open to the public. Links:
3.5 minute video interview on Edutopia w/Roger:
http://www.edutopia.org/roger- Home page at University of Illinois at Chicago
Publicity: Biography:
Roger P. Weissberg is NoVo Foundation Endowed Chair in Social and Emotional
Learning, a LAS Distinguished Professor, and a Professor of Psychology and
Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Professor Weissberg
directs the Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Research Group at UIC. He is
also President and CEO of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional
Learning (CASEL), an international organization committed to making
evidence-based social, emotional, and academic learning an essential part of
preschool through high school education (www.casel.org).
For the past three decades, Professor Weissberg has trained scholars and
practitioners about innovative ways to design, implement, and evaluate family,
school, and community interventions.
At UIC, Professor Weissberg was named a University Scholar (1997-2000), a Great Cities Institute Scholar (2004-2005), a LAS Distinguished Professor (2009), and NoVo Foundation Endowed Chair in Social and Emotional Learning (2011). He has been the President of the American Psychological Association's Society for Community Research and Action, and co-chaired an American Psychological Association Task Force on "Prevention: Promoting Strength, Resilience, and Health in Young People." Weissberg has received many awards for his contributions to research and practice. He received the William T. Grant Foundation's five-year Faculty Scholars Award in Children's Mental Health, the Connecticut Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Psychological Contribution in the Public Interest, and the National Mental Health Association's Lela Rowland Prevention Award. Weissberg also received the 2000 American Psychological Association's Distinguished Contribution Award for Applications of Psychology to Education and Training, the Society for Community Research and Action 2004 Distinguished Contribution to Theory and Research Award, and the Society for Prevention Research 2010 Nan Tobler Award (with Joseph Durlak) for the Best Review of Prevention Research for the meta-analysis of social and emotional learning programs. Weissberg also received the "Daring Dozen" award from the George Lucas Educational Foundation for being 1 of 12 people who are reshaping the future of education.
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Professor Weissberg graduated Summa Cum Laude and
Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Psychology from Brandeis University in 1974. He
received his PhD from the University of Rochester in 1980. He was the Research
Director for the Primary Mental Health Project from 1980 to 1982. He was a
professor in the Psychology Department at Yale University between 1982 and 1992
where he collaborated with the New Haven Public School System to establish New
Haven's kindergarten through grade 12 Social Development Project. Dr. Weissberg
lives in Wilmette Illinois. He and his wife, Stephanie Wright (who is a clinical
psychologist), have two wonderful children: Elizabeth (age 25) and Ted (age 21).
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It’s
clear that social and emotional competence is essential to authentic success in
adulthood. A confident, hopeful individual, versed in self-management
strategies, resourceful, resilient, empathetic, ethical, respectful – isn’t this
the outcome so many of us desire for our children? In what ways can social and
emotional learning (SEL) be taught in schools, and what sort of academic
benefits derive from SEL skills?
