Announcement of webinar: Supporting teachers' self-care and social and emotional learning (SEL) in young children in Asia-Pacific
Following UNESCO’s launch of the Asia-Pacific ECCE Teacher Training Handbook for Social and Emotional Learning (APETT SEL), and as a side event to the World Conference on ECCE in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, this webinar will introduce key contents of the APETT SEL, and discuss main issues in relation to SEL in ECCE in the Asia-Pacific region.
The focus of the webinar will be on the importance of teachers’ self-care and well-being; how to support teachers in building their own social and emotional competencies; and how an aware, prepared, and empowered teacher can create opportunities for children to build SEL competencies.
The target audience of the webinar includes diverse stakeholders in ECCE:
- Officials from Ministries in charge of ECCE in the Asia-Pacific region
- The pre-service and in-service early childhood educators and workforce
- State or private universities and teacher training institutes
- INGOs/NGOs for training their ECCE workforce
- Leaders from early childhood education agencies, including principals, teacher leaders, and teacher association representatives
The objectives of this webinar are as follows:
- Raise awareness on the importance of SEL to a wide range of ECCE stakeholders;
- Discuss the importance of social-emotional learning for both teachers and children, especially in the context of the COVID-19 recovery;
- Highlight the key role that teachers play in children’s SEL journey;
- Present the Asia-Pacific ECCE Teacher Training Handbook and Modules for Social and Emotional Learning, including its components, significance, target group and context of using the package; and
- Share countries experiences in promoting SEL and how the handbook and modules can be used in their country context
Date/Time:
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
10.00 am SG/Manila (GMT+8) | 9.00 am Bangkok (GMT+7) | 7.30 am India (GMT+5) | 2.00 pm Fiji (GMT+12)
Agenda
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Time |
Activities |
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9:00 – 9:10 |
Welcome and introduction
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9:10 – 9:17 |
Setting the stage Neelima Chopra, HCL Foundation |
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9:17 – 9:45 |
Keynote The importance of SEL in ECCE and self-care for teachers and relating to Theme 1 of APETT-SEL Patricia (Tish) Jennings, School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia |
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9:45 – 9:55 |
Overview of the APETT-SEL Kyungah Kristy Bang, UNESCO Bangkok |
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9:55 – 10:25 |
Moderated/Panel Discussion
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10:25 – 10:30 |
Wrap up and closing Neelima Chopra, HCL Foundation |
Resources
Empowering Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Teachers with a Transformative Vision of Education:
https://bangkok.unesco.org/content/empowering-early-childhood-care-and-education-ecce-teachers-transformative-vision
WCECCE Side Event: Transformative ECCE Through Social and Emotional Learning:
https://bangkok.unesco.org/content/wcecce-side-event-transformative-ecce-through-social-emotional-learning-sel
For further information and how to register for the webinar, kindly contact:
Ms Kyungah Kristy Bang
Programme Officer, Equity & Inclusion in Education
Section for Inclusive Quality Education (IQE)
UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education (UNESCO Bangkok)
k.bang@unesco.org
