Navigating curriculums, managing student engagement, and investing time to develop new facilitation skills for your classroom. Your time is valuable, and you care about your students' social and academic growth. That’s why the team at the Outward Bound Professional Learning Lab designed The Thriving Classroom.
The Thriving Classroom is a professional development series built specifically for educators. Connect with your colleagues in a supportive learning environment and discover new skills for engaging your students in learning. Walk away with the ability to translate these skills into tangible plans that support your classrooms’ social and emotional needs.
All sessions take place from 4:30-7:00 p.m. Participants will receive a Certificate for Contact Hours for a total of 15 hours upon completion of the full 5-week series. Colleagues who team teach or share student cohorts are encouraged to participate together.
This 5-session program guides participants through the foundations of social-emotional learning (SEL) and the importance of building belonging in your classroom.
During the first three weeks, we'll look at why SEL is important and build toward using in-class tools such as games to grow SEL skills and incorporate SEL-building practices into your classroom routines.
The final two sessions will explore the theory and practice of how educators can be intentional about incorporating strategies to build belonging into their classrooms in order to create safe and effective learning environments all year. (15 contact hours)
Introducing the Thriving Classroom:
Launching Your Journey
The Social-Emotional Toolkit:
Games and activities for a thriving classroom of connection
All Learning is Social and Emotional:
Practices for the classroom
Facilitating Belonging:
Exploring the power of connection
Understanding Belonging:
Relationships that promote social, emotional, and academic growth
Please note that your deposit payment secures your spot In the program. If unable to pay in full at the time of registration, please contact Lynn Lavertu at (207) 706-5058 to make alternate arrangements.
To express interest in The Thriving Classroom, register for one of our upcoming sessions or contact Andrew Spofford, director of educational partnerships, to learn how we can customize a program to meet your needs.
The Outward Bound Professional Learning Lab (“The Learning Lab”) is a collaborative effort of the Outward Bound USA system and is directed by Outward Bound USA. The purpose of The Learning Lab is to continuously improve the student experience by evaluating program delivery and student outcomes and enhancing professional learning opportunities.