Social-Emotional Learning in Preschool

If you are employed in a state that uses a registry to track professional development hours, you will be able to provide your registry ID (Stars, MOPID, Registry or other ECE ID#) after you have completed the quiz for the course. If you pass the quiz we will report your course completion to the state registry using the registry ID that you provide.

Develop a strong understanding of social-emotional learning (SEL) and discover practical strategies for supporting children’s emotional well-being in preschool classrooms. Designed for preschool educators, this self-paced course explores the importance of SEL, intentional teaching, relationship building, and creating an environment that fosters healthy social and emotional development. Through engaging examples and classroom-ready activities, participants will gain the knowledge and confidence to recognize children who may be struggling and intentionally teach the skills they need to succeed. Course length – 3.5 hours.

This course is written for teachers of preschoolers and helps answer the following questions:

• What is Social Emotional Learning?

• Why do we need to teach Social Emotional Leaning?

• How do we teach these SEL skills?

• How do I know when a child who is struggling with social emotional health?

• How do I build healthy, trusting relationships with the children in my care?

• How do I create an atmosphere that supports SEL?

• What is intentional teaching?

• How do I model good social emotional skills?

Participants who successfully complete this course will be able to:

• Identify at least three strategies that help preschool children recognize and name their emotions with 80% accuracy on the course assessment.

• Select at least three strategies for modeling and encouraging self-management skills, including calming down, waiting, and handling frustration.

• Develop a classroom routine or activity that includes at least two strategies for building empathy and social awareness.

• Select at least three teaching strategies that promote positive relationships and cooperation among preschool children.

• Identify at least three strategies that help preschool children practice responsible decision-making.