"The Happiness Lab: Guided Instruction to Support Student Emotional Well-Being and Growth"

The Nevada Association of School Administrators (NASA) exists to serve Nevada's PreK-12 Professional Development needs for ALL educators and support professionals.

NASA, in partnership with STROBEL EDUCATION, presents:

ONE VIRTUAL WORKSHOP OVER 3 MEETING DATES:

Tuesday, April 5: 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Tuesday, April 12: 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Tuesday, April 19: 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Dr. Emma Gibbs

Dr. Emma Gibbs is a Strobel Education consultant who provides professional development for teachers. As an educational consultant, Dr. Gibbs strives to provide teachers the knowledge and tools they need to implement highly effective and student-centered instruction in their classroom.

Dr.Gibbs is a secondary and higher education English instructor from Central Kentucky. Dr. Gibbs earned her Bachelors's and Master's Degrees in English and Secondary Education from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Gibbs went on to earn her Doctorate in English Pedagogy with a K-12 Literacy specialization from Murray State University. Dr. Gibbs is an experienced teacher who has taught in the secondary and higher education classroom.

ALL are welcome, including anyone in a non-administrative position!

Participants will earn .5 credit (7.5 hours) toward license renewal!

This workshop ALSO counts for step advancement in Clark, Washoe and most Nevada School Districts!

In CCSD, those in non-administrative licensed positions may count this workshop for license renewal AND ALSO CU accrual - THOSE IN NON-ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS EARN BOTH!

(unlimited CUs in this category for those in non-administrative positions)

In CCSD, administrators and professional-technical administrators may count this workshop for license renewal OR hour accrual toward step-advancement - not both for administrators.

(maximum of 30 hours per advancement cycle for administrators in this category)!

Washoe County participants will be required to also register for this course in "MyPGS" in order to receive in-service credit toward salary advancement.

Workshop Description:

As teachers, we are guides in both the academic and personal development of our students. We are witnesses to our students’ personal growth, struggles, and successes as they learn how to appropriately manage behavior, regulate emotions, and build relationships within their schools and communities. The Happiness Lab provides both teachers and students guided instruction to develop positive social and emotional well-being within the classroom. This workshop provides teachers with daily mini-lessons to support students' social and emotional development in students’ perspective, self efficacy, gratitude, kindness and mindfulness. These mini-lessons are engaging, multimodal, and collaborative. Students will have the opportunity to engage in relevant research, collaborate with peers, and practice various strategies to support their own regulation of emotions and behaviors. By providing social and emotional learning in the classroom, teachers can promote the personal and academic success of their students.

Learning Outcomes:

Students will engage with relevant research of social and emotional well-being in order to understand their own emotional state and needs.
Students will collaborate with peers in order to build classroom relationships and community.
Students will practice a variety of social and emotional regulation strategies in order to better manage and regulate their own emotions and behaviors.
Students will create and implement personal self-care plans and routines in order to support their own emotional well-being.
Students will implement daily social and emotional well being strategies in order to implement and maintain a positive perspective and emotional state.
Teachers will be able to implement a social and emotional learning curriculum in their classrooms in order to support the social and emotional well being of their students and promote personal and academic success.