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Social Emotional Learning to Boost EQ in the Art Room

I need access to a cutting-edge professional development class called Social Emotional Learning to boost EQ.I will learn how to engage students through the use of social-emotional teaching strategies.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Jacocks's classroom raised $691

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

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I teach visual arts education to grades 6-11. Many of my students face challenges with emotional regulation, peer relationships, and self-expression that impact their learning and creative growth.I want to create an art room that is a safe space where students can explore feelings, build confidence, and develop emotional intelligence alongside artistic skills. However, I need specialized training to effectively integrate social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies into my art curriculum to truly support my students' whole-child development.

While creating art naturally involves emotional expression, I need more professional development to systematically incorporate Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) practices that could dramatically boost my students' emotional quotient (EQ).

Currently, I see students struggle with managing frustration when their art projects don’t meet their expectations, communicating their feelings about their creative work, and navigating collaborative projects that require empathy and problem-solving skills. Additionally, many students have not yet learned to use art as a healthy coping mechanism for stress and anxiety. With the right training, I believe I can more effectively support their emotional growth through the creative process.

This professional development project will provide me with comprehensive training to transform our art room. Training components include evidence-based strategies for incorporating SEL into art lessons, techniques for using art-making as emotional regulation practice, methods for facilitating meaningful reflection and dialogue about feelings through art, trauma-informed art teaching practices, and building classroom community through collaborative art projects.

The Impact on my students will benefit them by providing them with the opportunity to learn healthy ways to express and process emotions through art, develop vocabulary to discuss feelings and creative choices,build confidence in both artistic abilities and emotional self-awareness and improved peer relationships through empathy-building art .This training will help me build a more positive classroom environment for students to create in.

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Hartford, CT
Grades 6-8
Social Emotional Learning
Visual Arts
Traditional School
Professional Development
Books
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Mrs. Jacocks Sport & Medical Sciences Academy Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) to Boost EQ • The Teaching Channel $549.00 1 $549.00

Materials cost			$549.00
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$8.24
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$587.24
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$103.63
Total project goal			$690.87
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$690.87
1 Donor			-$316.12
Donations toward project cost			-$312.37
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$3.75
match offer			-$323.38
Match offer toward project cost			-$274.87
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$48.51
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$51.37
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Social Emotional Learning to Boost EQ in the Art Room

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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