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