HARTFORD, Conn — Today at 11 a.m., Governor Ned Lamont will participate in a roundtable to discuss social and emotional learning and the new course that will be available to all Connecticut school staff, including teachers, paraprofessionals, counselors, and other school-based staff.
The course's goal is to help educators and staff members to help regulate their stress and understand their emotions so once they return to the classroom, the can help their students do the same.
COVID-19 and its consequences has caused many to seek out relief from stress and anxiety from the pandemic. The CDC says coping with stress in a healthy way will make you, the people you care about, and your community stronger. That's what Yale's course is aiming to do for educators and staff as the fall 2020 semester begins.
Along with COVID-19, there would be a conversation around the stresses and emotions regarding racial inequities, which the program also aims to help staff and educators understand. Officials at the roundtable said everyone plays an important role when it comes to children.
The discussion, hosted by Dalio Education, will be moderated by John King Jr., president, and CEO of the Education Trust and former U.S. Secretary of Education.
Other participants include
- Barbara Dalio, Founder and Director of Dalio Education
- Governor Ned Lamont
- Marc Brackett, Founder and Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
- John King Jr., President and CEO of the Education Trust
- Miguel Cardona, Commissioner, Connecticut State Department of Education
- Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers
- Lily Eskelsen García, President of the National Education Association
- Jan Hochadel, President of the American Federation of Teachers Connecticut
- Tom Nicholas, Vice President of the Connecticut Education Association
- Fran Rabinowitz, Executive Director, Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents
- Jason Adler, School Counselor at Waterford High School and President of the Waterford Federation of Classroom Teachers, AFT Local 2038
- Erin Daly, Third Grade Teacher, Danbury Public Schools and President of Danbury CEA
