How well do you know the importance of connections in school within the Tier 1 setting for students and staff? Can you recognize how connectedness relates to different forms of prevention in schools and to social-emotional learning? Are you interested in learning about a social-emotional screener that can be used for assessing connections in school? This course is designed to build knowledge about the importance of connections, consider how it is addressed in your school, and provide resources.
For those who would like to learn more about the Connections Survey and its administration, this course is a prerequisite for the course Implementing an SEL Screener at the Secondary Level: Measuring Connections.
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the significance of school connectedness
- Recognize the relationship between mental health/suicide prevention and perceived school connections
- Recognize the role that school connectedness plays in social-emotional learning
- Learn about the relationship between connectedness and school culture/school safety
- Consider the possibility of measuring connections in your school as a form of social-emotional screening
- Assess the readiness of your school for the implementation of a connections screener
Intended Audiences
- K-12 General and Special Educators
- Building and District Administrators
- Related Service Providers
- Paraprofessionals
- Interventionists
Course Type
- Self-paced
Recommended # of PLUs
- 1 PLU