Research-Practice Webinar, September 18 | Leading Toward Justice with Transformative Social Emotional Learning

About the webinar

Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 3:30–4:30 pm PT
Free and open to the public

Leading Toward Justice and Equity with Systemic and Transformative Social Emotional Learning

This webinar will focus on the changing landscape of equity-centered social emotional learning (SEL) in California. As the demand for social emotional learning increases, school leaders are integrating Systemic SEL and Transformative SEL as levers for transformative systems change. In this webinar, school leaders and researchers discuss how they are incorporating equity into SEL implementation to ensure educational excellence for all.

Speakers

Jabari Mahiri

Professor and Faculty Director, BSE Leadership Programs; Chair, 21CSLA Leadership Board

Professor Mahiri is the author of Deconstructing Race: Multicultural Education Beyond the Color-Bind, as well as host of podcast Equity Leadership Now!

Mai Xi Lee

Social Emotional Learning Director, Sacramento County Office of Education

Dr. Mai Xi Lee is a veteran educator who has served the Sacramento region in many roles, including leading districtwide SEL in Sacramento City Unified School District, serving as a contributing leader for the groundbreaking Collaborating Districts Initiative and California Collaborating States Initiative with the Collaborative for Academic SEL, Advance SEL in California campaign, and California’s Transformative SEL Skills and Conditions Workgroup.

Valerie B. Shapiro

Associate Professor, UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare; Co-Director, Center for Prevention Research in Social Welfare

Dr. Valerie B. Shapiro studies the persistent gap between research and practice as it relates to the promotion of mental, emotional, and behavioral well being in children. She is a recognized thought leader in the field of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), particularly in the areas of assessment, implementation, knowledge mobilization, and infrastructure. She contributes her expertise to the World Health Organization and UNESCO and serves as the Scientific Director and Special Project Advisor to CalHOPE Student Support.

Courtney Curtis

Principal, Hoover High School, Fresno Unified School District

Dr. Courtney Curtis is an educational leader in Fresno Unified School District in Fresno, California, having spent the last 19 years serving as a teacher, coach, mentor, vice principal, and principal. He has served at both the middle and high school levels as well as at the district level within the School Leadership Department. Dr. Curtis holds a bachelor’s degree in social science, master’s in educational leadership, and a doctorate in educational leadership.

Dyane Plumly

Principal, Monarch School, San Diego COE

Dyane Plumly is principal at Monarch School, a K–12 program that serves unhoused students and families. With 15 years of experience working in SDCOE's Juvenile Court and Community Schools in various roles, she is dedicated to advancing equity and designing healthy learning communities where every student feels welcomed, valued, and heard.

Tiffany Whelden

Principal, Oak Ridge Elementary, Sacramento City USD

Tiffany Whelden has served as an educator in SCUSD for the past 24 years as a teacher, training specialist, assistant principal and principal. An advocate for restorative justice in school settings, Ms. Whelden is passionate about reimagining systems that perpetuate racial inequity within existing school structures.

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