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Educator SEL Program
Under the guidance of Principal Investigator and Lab Director Prof. Juyeon Lee, SELASIA+ has recently developed a social and emotional learning (SEL) program designed specifically for the East Asian context. Over five topics, you’ll learn more about the importance of SEL for yourself and your students, and some practical strategies to integrate SEL into your classrooms.
We’re now recruiting educators from Hong Kong to take part in a free, five- to ten-week pilot trial of our English, Cantonese language programs.
What is the Educator SEL Program?
What is the Educator SEL Program?
Our Educator SEL program was adapted from materials kindly provided by UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center from their Greater Good in Education resource hub. All course materials were developed and translated by our team of Hong Kong, Mainland Chinese, and South Korean researchers and educators.
The SELASIA+ Educator SEL Program covers five topics:
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Caring for Ourselves
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Teaching for Social, Emotional, and Academic Growth
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Cultivating Belonging and Equity in Classrooms
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Supporting Student Well-Being
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Strengthening Social Connections
Each week, you’ll work through short videos created by members of our research team. You’ll also have access to a professional learning toolkit, and two course-specific AI agents designed to help you reflect on and consolidate your learning.
What's Involved?
Format
Short videos and reflection questions, all online
Duration
Ten weeks (bi-weekly release)
Pace
Each topic takes ~2 hours, do it when it suits you
Access
Works on any device, phone, tablet, or computer
Apart from completing the course, you may additionally choose to attend up to five focus group sessions to reflect on your learning and provide feedback on that week's topic.
No in-person sessions. No prior experience or training in SEL required.
Teachers who complete 100% of the online course and both of the pre- and post-course surveys will receive a certificate of completion and monetary compensation. Teachers who further participate in at least 80% of focus group interview sessions will receive additional monetary compensation.
If you change your mind about participating in the research, you can withdraw at any time, at any point in the program. If you withdraw from the research, you may still complete the course and receive a certificate of completion upon 100% completion of the program materials. However, no further monetary compensation would be given.
Who Can Participate?
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Teaching and non-teaching staff of schools and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) who regularly work with school-aged children at kindergarten, primary school, or secondary school levels
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Working in Hong Kong
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Be aged 18 years or older
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Can read and understand English or Cantonese / Traditional Chinese
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Have access to a device with internet connection to complete the online surveys and the online training program, and optionally the online focus group interviews
About the Pilot Study
This is a pilot trial. Its purpose is to test the feasibility, acceptability, and initial user experience of the Educator SEL program, and gather the evidence needed to support a future large-scale randomized controlled trial.
This study has been approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the University of Hong Kong (HREC No. EA260160)
Ready to take part?
If you are interested in participating, please fill in the expression of interest form below. You will then be provided with a link to the online consent form and pre-course survey by members of our research team.
Ready to Take Part?
If you are interested in participating, please fill in the expression of interest form here. You will then be provided with a link to the online consent form and pre-course survey by members of our research team.