Social Emotional Learning (SEL) practices have primarily focused on improving emotional wellness in the classroom for secondary students. Fortunately, this week’s guest has taken these practices one step further and co-created “A Guide to Incorporating Social-Emotional Learning in the College Classroom”. Dr. Shevaun Stocker, Psychology Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at University of Wisconsin-Superior joins us to discuss how she makes meaningful connections with her students through practices that they continue to use in their personal lives. Find out what tools will help you effectively respond to the ups and downs of this life. Dr. Stocker completed both her Doctorate and her M.A. in Social Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She studied the intersection of social cognition and close relationship on how people think and use information about their close relationships. Upon starting at UW-Superior in 2006, her research shifted to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Recent scholarship has focused on the effectiveness of small, daily activities that students complete as a way to build their Social-Emotional Learning. This work originated out of wanting to address the heightened anxiety and nervousness that students brought to the Statistics for Psychological Research class that Dr. Stocker teaches. When not teaching and managing projects, Dr. Stocker builds her SEL reservoir through reading, baking, and spending time in nature and with family, friends, and fuzzy pets. To learn more about Dr. Stocker and her work, visit her at the University of Wisconsin-Superior website at UWSuper.edu.
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