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Social Emotional Character Development

Explore how to integrate the five competencies of social and emotional learning into the classroom through lessons, journaling, and habits. The competencies include:

  • Self-awareness
  • Self-management
  • Social Awareness
  • Relationship Skills, and
  • Responsible Decision Making

Participants receive a copy of our Social Emotional Character Development Guide.

Trainings are free for New Jersey Educators.

Social Emotional Character Development training is scheduled throughout the year. Visit our Events page for a schedule of upcoming trainings and to register. If a training is full, click HERE to be put on the waiting list.

In-Person Training

  • New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, NJ
  • 9 am to 3 pm (breakfast & lunch included)
  • PD Credits Earned: 5.5
  • Registration required

Virtual Training

  • Via Zoom(webcam/microphone required)
  • 3 hours (am and pm sessions
  • PD Credits Earn: 3.0
  • Registration required

In-School/District Wide

  • Bring this training to your school or district
  • Apply HERE
  • Earn PD Credits

For questions about this training or to request accommodation or to inquire about accessibility, please contact Jessica Taube, Director of Conflict Resolution and Anti-Bias Initiatives at jtaube@njsbf.org or call 732.937.7523.

No Show Policy. If you are unable to attend a training after registering, please let us know. You may cancel your registration up to the day before training by emailing Bobby Espinoza at respinoza@njsbf.org or by calling 732.937.7528.

If you register and do not attend, you will be place on our “No Show” list. Should this occur three times, you will be removed from our email list. Cancelling allows us to fill your spot with an educator on our training waiting list.