Podcasts Join Wendy Amato and Michelle Trujillo as they discuss how social-emotional learning (SEL) can take center stage this fall. You’ll learn about red flags to look out for in your students and simple but effective emotional check-ins that you can incorporate into any lesson. Wendy and Michelle also chat about how educators who want to focus on SEL need to begin by focusing on adult SEL first.
Our Guests
Michelle Trujillo is passionate about igniting hope in schools! Through her writing, speaking and professional development workshops, she inspires readers, educators, students, and their parents to recognize the power of love, connection, and social and emotional learning in the pursuit of academic achievement and productive citizenship.
Our Host
Dr. Wendy Amato earned her Master’s in Education and Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Virginia. She holds an MBA from James Madison University. Wendy began teaching in 1991, has served as a Middle School Administrator, and still teaches at UVA’s School of Education. She has delivered teacher professional development workshops and student leadership workshops in the US and internationally. Wendy and her family live near Charlottesville, Virginia.
Continue Learning
Read
- Take a 3-credit hour course based on Michelle’s book
Watch
- Watch a recording of SEL as a Way of Being for Educators, a webinar from Michelle, Wendy, and Keely Keller
- Observe a pre-K class as they work on identifying feelings in “Building Emotional Literacy“
