SSN Meeting “Reinvigorating Classroom and Group Climate”

SSN Meeting “Reinvigorating Classroom and Group Climate: Everyday Strategies to Inspire Teachers, Mental Health Professionals, and Students”

The verdict is in: for educators and for students, academics and social-emotional and character development proceed much more smoothly in classrooms that have a positive climate. Eight strategies to assess and build elements of classroom and group/team climate will be reviewed. Specific examples will be shared, with a focus on understanding the unique role of inspiring students and ways to do so. Finally, challenges and suggestions for sustaining a positive climate will be discussed.

Presented by: Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University; Director, Rutgers Social-Emotional and Character Development Lab; Co-Director, Academy for Social-Emotional Learning in Schools