SKU: GI.G-10850
A Guide for Developing
Teacher SEL
Competencies.
Composed by Michelle
McConkey & Scott N.
Edgar. Social Emotional
Learning. Music
Education. 96 pages. GIA
Publications #10850.
Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-10850).
ISBN
9781622777266.
Befo
re music teachers can
effectively implement
Social Emotional Learning
(SEL) with students in
the classroom, they must
first develop their own
SEL skills and tend to
their personal
well-being. This
practical guide takes
teachers through thirteen
sequential units designed
to hone important
self-care and SEL skills,
such as regulating
emotions, resolving
conflict, managing
stress, and building
positive relationships.
Each unit is structured
around the three core
pillars of
SEL—Identity,
Belonging, and
Agency—and offers
connections for both
pre-service and
in-service music teachers
that guide them through a
series of
thought-provoking
exercises to strengthen
their skills, as well as
space to discover,
reflect, journal, draw,
and commit to growth. An
essential resource for
current or future music
teachers, and an ideal
supplement for collegiate
music education courses,
this resource can be used
again and again, year
after year, to guide
teachers on their journey
to SEL competency and
personal well-being.
Michelle S. McConkey is
Associate Professor of
Music Education at
California State
University in Chico,
California. She received
her doctoral degree in
music education from
Arizona State University
and is an active
clinician, presenting
workshops and research
sessions at state,
national, and
international music
education conferences.
Scott N. Edgar is
Associate Professor of
Music at Lake Forest
College. He is the author
of Music Education and
Social Emotional Learning
and is an internationally
sought-after clinician on
the topic. Dr. Edgar also
serves as Director of
Practice and Research for
the Center for Arts
Education and Social
Emotional Learning
(www.artsedsel.org).
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