Training educators to provide competency instruction and practice opportunities

This webinar series, Sustaining Kansans Can Competency Instruction, is a collaborative effort between KSDE and the Kansans Can Competency Framework. The series will provide eight informational videos accompanying each webinar.  The live 45-minute webinars will include questions and answers, reflection prompts, and discussions on sustaining Kansans Can Competency instruction efforts. The topics address and are aligned with the CASEL Schoolwide Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Process. Register for this series at https://www.ksdetasn.org/event_groups/LQcvZA. While the webinars won’t be recorded, all registrants will receive a recorded video on the topic following each live webinar, so register even if you aren't able to attend all live sessions. The live webinars will occur weekly from 11:00–11:45am on Thursdays starting in mid-January 2023. Topics include:

1. Preparing for intra and interpersonal competency instruction [CASEL Schoolwide SEL Process, Focus Area 1A: Build Foundational Support and Focus Area 1B: Create a Plan]
2. Training educators to provide competency instruction and practice opportunities [CASEL Schoolwide SEL Process, Focus Area 2: Strengthen Adult SEL]
3. Coaching educators to provide competency instruction and practice opportunities [CASEL Schoolwide SEL Process, Focus Area 3: Promote SEL for Students]
4. Supporting educators in embedding intra and interpersonal competency practice opportunities [CASEL Schoolwide SEL Process, Focus Area 3: Promote SEL for Students]
5. Promoting and evaluating implementation of competency instruction [CASEL Schoolwide SEL Process, Focus Area 4: Practice Continuous Improvement]
6. Monitoring student progress in developing intra and interpersonal competencies [CASEL Schoolwide SEL Process, Focus Area 4: Practice Continuous Improvement]
7. Engaging families and other key stakeholders in competency development [CASEL Schoolwide SEL Process, Focus Area 3: Promote SEL for Students]
8. Sustainability timeline—sustaining and maintaining competency instruction efforts [CASEL Schoolwide SEL Process, Focus Area 1A: Build Foundational Support and Focus Area 1B: Create a Plan]

Learn about other professional development opportunities at https://www.ksdetasn.org/competency/training-opportunities.