You are here: 小蓝视频 School of Education Dr. William Thomas presented at Harvard's SEL Summer Institute

Back to top

Achievements

Dr. William Thomas IV presented at SEL Summer Institute at Harvard University

Thomas presented on Flux Pedagogy at a Social Emotional Learning event

By 听|听

The SEL Summer Institute: Integrating SEL to Create Supportive and Positive School Communities

Dr. William N. Thomas IV, professorial lecturer in the School of Education, was on听the听听at the inaugural Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Summer Institute at Harvard University.听With the theme听Integrating SEL to Create Supportive and Positive School Communities,听the event was facilitated by听SEL School Consulting听in partnership with Harvard Graduate School of Education and sponsored by听Second Step, Committee for Children, Panorama Education, and School Climate Consulting Services.听The institute was designed to support educators designing a district-wide and school-based SEL roadmap听based on current research frameworks including the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL).听

Thomas presented on the topic of 鈥淔lux Pedagogy,鈥 a concept in the book听听that included听. He听facilitated three sessions:

  • An Introduction to Flux Pedagogy:听Building Theory with Educational Leaders during the Coronavirus Pandemic听
  • Flux Pedagogy Session I:听How Check-ins with former students can give motivational support for Educator Self-care听
  • Flux Pedagogy Session II:听Lessons Learned from Student Voices

In his presentations听Thomas听collaborated with educators looking to develop authentic SEL cultures in their education spaces from school districts in Massachusetts and urban school districts in the Chicago, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. He shared the Sankofian Methodology-based analysis of interviews he conducted with former students and how the students听have impacted his self-motivation and self-care.

The 3-day institute included distinguished scholar-practitioner faculty听in the SEL field including听the keynote speaker听Dr. Dena Simmons, educator, activist and founder of听LiberatED; Dr. Aaliyah A. Samuels,听president and CEO of CASEL; Brandan Frame, director of social emotional learning for The Urban Assembly and founder of The Black Man Can, Inc.; and Dr. Pat Charlemagne, president of Stoked Mentoring Inc.

Learn more about the institue here and see the agenda here.