Gerard Jacques

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*Gerard Jacques Mini Course

About me

Hi everyone! My name is Gerard Jacques and I am a SUNY Albany Graduate Student in the Curriculum Development and Instructional Technology program. In 2014, I earned a B.S. in Special Education & Childhood Education (1-6) from the College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY. I have been an Elementary Special Education Teacher for 6 years. I currently teach an 8:1:2 self-contained classroom for students in Grades 3-5 with severe social-emotional and mental health needs in Schenectady, NY. In addition to teaching, I also serve as a JV football and basketball coach throughout the school year.

My Topic and Purpose

The purpose of this mini-course is to increase awareness of Social Emotional Learning (SEL), and provide elementary teachers with research-based strategies and resources for integrating it into daily classroom instructional practice throughout the school year.

Topics that will be covered:

• What is SEL?
• What is the importance of SEL in education?
• What instructional practices and classroom management techniques promote SEL skills?
• How can elementary teachers integrate SEL in the classroom?

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Define SEL
• Analyze the importance of SEL in education
• Evaluate instructional practices that promote SEL skills in the elementary classroom
• Create their own comprehensive classroom management plan that integrates SEL

Performance-Based Objectives

Define course-level target objectives

Task Analysis

Elaborate and analyze the objectives to identify more specific enabling and supporting objectives.

Curriculum Map

Map out the sequence of learning units and activities to achieve the defined objectives.