COD 2025 - D997

Webinar - Literature and Socio-Emotional Learning: Nurturing Empathy through Texts

Secondary English language and literature teachers willing to integrate Social and Emotional Learning in their daily teaching

1 sessions, start: 12-Jul

Course detail

Year: 2025
Level: Distance
Language: English
Status: Ended
Lugar: Distance
Facilitator/s: Ms. María Florencia Borrello MA
Print course
ESSARP Schools
Free of charge
Exams Schools
ARS 30000.00
Non affiliate
ARS 30000.00

Sessions

Sessions Dates Start Finish
1 12 July 2025 10:00 am 11:30 am

Facilitator/s

María Florencia Borrello

María Florencia Borrello holds an MLitt/MA in Communication, Cultural Studies, Comparative Literature and Foreign Languages from the Universities of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Saint Andrews (Scotland), and Bergamo (Italy). She is also a graduate English teacher from the I.E.S.L.V. “Juan Ramón Fernández”, and holds a postgraduate diploma in English Literature and Linguistics from the Universidad Nacional del Litoral (Ciclo de Licenciatura en Inglés). She has extensive experience as an EFL and ESP teacher at the University of Buenos Aires, School of Engineering, as an in-company trainer and as a workshop facilitator for professional development. She has also taught at both private and state schools, at various language institutes and has worked as a Spanish Teaching Assistant and Cultural Ambassador at Hiram College (USA). She has further specialized in Literature at the I.E.S.L.V. “Juan Ramón Fernández” and her main research interests lie in the fields of Postmodern Alter(ed)native Texts, Derridian Deconstruction and the Digital Humanities.
Secondary English language and literature teachers willing to integrate Social and Emotional Learning in their daily teaching
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. The purpose of this workshop is to take advantage of the pedagogical potential of short stories to delve into Social and Emotional Learning. We will delve into the intersection of literature and socio-emotional learning, and explore methodologies to use literary works as a catalyst for empathy development, enabling students to navigate complex emotions and perspectives through textual exploration. To this end, we will read some stories and carry out some activities in order to encourage discussion among participants.
- General overview of the state-of-the-art theory and definition of SEL
- Discussion and exploration of the instructional methods commonly used in SEL
- Discussion and exploration of different short stories that delve into SEL
- Discussion of the importance and/or effectiveness of SEL in school and life success
Presentation and discussion of the definition of SEL. Exploration of the instructional methods commonly used in SEL. Discussion and exploration of different short stories that delve into SEL.
Guided group reflection and exchange of ideas on the main issues raised by the theory and the hands-on practice regarding the importance and/or effectiveness of SEL in school and life success.

Please note that you will have to read the following texts before attending the workshop:
Short Stories:
"The Photograph"
"The Deceivers"
"Callus"
"Blank Card"
"Loose Change"
"Thank You, Ma'am"
"Love Is A Fallacy"

Theatre Plays:
The Shape Of Things
Wit
American Institutes for Research (2017). Center on Great Teachers and Learners: Social and Emotional Learning in the Daily Life of Classrooms. Retrieved from http://www.gtlcenter.org/technical-assistance/professional-learning-modules/social-and-emotional-learning-daily-life-classrooms
Edutopia (2017). Social and Emotional Learning. Retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/social-emotional-learning
Edutopia. (2014). A Parent’s Resource Guide to Social and Emotional Learning. Retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/SEL-parents-resources
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2017). Social and Emotional Learning: A Series of Resources on the Importance of Supporting Children’s Social and Emotional Learning and Development so that They Can Lead Healthier, More Successful Lives. Retrieved from http://www.rwjf.org/en/library/collections/social-and-emotional-learning.html
Schonert-Reichl, K. A. (2017). Social and emotional learning and teachers. Future of Children, 27(1), 137-155.
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