Maurice J. Elias

Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D., is a Professor – Psychology Department, Rutgers University; Director – Social-Emotional and Character Development Lab (www.secdlab.org); Co-Director of the Rutgers-based Academy for SEL in Schools, which offers online certificates in SEL Instruction and School Leadership (SELinSchools.org) and a member of the Leadership Team for SEL4NJ and SEL4US (www.SEL4US.org).

He received the Joseph E. Zins Memorial Senior Scholar Award for Social-Emotional Learning from CASEL, the Sanford McDonnell Award for Lifetime Achievement in Character Education, the Myrna B. Shure SEL Lifetime of Achievement Award, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the European Network for Social-Emotional Competence.

Research interests include social-emotional, character, and purpose development in schools and families, promotion of social justice, and SEL/SECD implementation and sustainability.

Recent books include Nurturing Students’ Character: Everyday Teaching Activities for Social-Emotional Learning; Social-Emotional Learning Lab: A Comprehensive SEL Resource Kit, Joys and Oys of Parenting, and the just-published Morning Classroom Conversations: Build Your Students’ Social-Emotional, Character and Communication Skills Every Day (Corwin), Addressing equity through culturally responsive education and SEL, (NPRinc.com), and Students Taking Action Together: 5 Teaching Techniques to Cultivate SEL, Civic Engagement, and a Healthy Democracy (ASCD).

He writes a blog on SECD for Edutopia (www.edutopia.org/profile/maurice-j-elias).

All Sessions by Maurice J. Elias

Day 1
12:00

Maurice J. Elias, Ed Dunkelblau - Do your teachers have the skills to help students succeed? Are you sure?

12:00 - 12:25

With the challenges of political upheaval, the influence of social media and the need to make healthy choices, our children must be prepared for the future. What would happen if your children completed school with only a limited grasp of empathy, limited ability to manage their impulses, lacking the ability to listen carefully to others, and an impaired capability of making healthy, ethical decisions? Are your teachers able to build essential social-emotional competencies in your students? Are you sure? This presentation will address the necessity and action plans that will prepare teachers and other educators to meet these important tasks.

Day 2
10:00

Ed Dunkelblau & Maurice J. Elias - Emotionally Intelligent Parenting in difficult times: It's the laughter you're after.

10:00 - 12:00

In times of challenge and stress, it’s natural for parents to doubt their own parenting abilities and become more anxious, restrictive, and intrusive. Sometimes in high stress times, a parent's sense of humor goes into hiding. The world-wide mental health crisis we are seeing among youth today is due to these reactions in our families and our schools.
There is a way out and that is to foster greater trust, collaborative problem solving, creativity, and reducing stress through humor. In this workshop, we will show you how to accomplish this - whether in your own household or with parents you encounter professionally.
Paired with Leo Thompson's "Levelling up with ‘Learning to Learn Skills’".

Where

BISM HQ, Dacia Boulevard, 99 - 3nd floor (use the elevator)

Maurice J. Elias

All Sessions by Maurice J. Elias

Day 1

Maurice J. Elias, Ed Dunkelblau - Do your teachers have the skills to help students succeed? Are you sure?

Day 2

Ed Dunkelblau & Maurice J. Elias - Emotionally Intelligent Parenting in difficult times: It's the laughter you're after.

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