TESOL Intensive Workshop

Social-Emotional Learning Workshop

Prepare Learners for Life Beyond the Classroom

Help learners blossom into community members while emphasizing teacher self-care using social-emotional learning (SEL).

In the Social-Emotional Learning Workshop, you'll develop the skills needed to intentionally and effectively incorporate SEL into your classroom to leave a lasting impact on your learners. This online, interactive workshop involves building your self-care toolkit and revising your existing lesson plans with a culturally responsive, SEL-focused lens.

The next workshop takes place:

📆 4 - 8 August 2025 | ⏰ 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. ET each day | 📍 Check my time zone
Registration closes 1 August 2025

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What You'll Learn

This online workshop is designed for English language classroom teachers in primary, secondary, and adult education contexts and teacher trainers. It features 7.5 hours of interactive content over five days and includes synchronous and asynchronous components with opportunities to discuss coursework with the instructor and fellow attendees.

After this workshop, you'll be able to:

  • Help multilingual learners adjust to a new culture and learn a new language.
  • Identify the six fundamentals of SEL and explain the basic SEL needs of all people.
  • Use SEL activities to improve the well-being of you and your learners.
  • Create a plan for monitoring and assessing SEL practices in your classroom.
🎥 WATCH: Instructor Luis Javier Pentón Herrera Previews the Workshop

Workshop Topics

This five-day workshop provides a comprehensive primer on social-emotional learning best practices with an emphasis on actionable strategies to use in the classroom right away. The topics covered in this workshop include:

  • Best practices for incorporating SEL into current and future lesson plans
  • Six fundamentals of SEL as applied to English language learners
  • Eight basic social-emotional needs that all people possess
  • Physical, interpersonal, and organizational characteristics of inclusive classrooms and schools
  • Teacher wellness, its pivotal role in teaching practice, and specific wellness activities you can use to promote your own social-emotional resilience and that of your students
  • Guidelines and considerations for monitoring and assessing the social-emotional learning of your students

Pricing

Member Type Price
TESOL Member US$95
Global TESOL Member US$55
Non-member US$180

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I found the activities to be very practical and ready to use. They will support my process of integrating SEL not only at the classroom level but also institutionally. Luis’s skills as a presenter help build community and promote meaningful discussions. Being part of the training made me feel excited about the content and ready to implement it in my work!"

– Grazzia Maria Mendoza Chirinos, M.Ed.,M.A., Previous Workshop Attendee

Frequently Asked Questions

After completing this workshop, you'll receive a digital badge you can share online! An electronic certificate of completion can be provided upon request.

This workshop is not a certification course and does not replace a degree or certification from an accredited learning institution. Rather, this workshop is designed for English language educators and teacher trainers to further their knowledge and grow professionally.

All TESOL professionals should engage in ongoing professional development throughout their careers as appropriate for the specific settings in which they teach or administer programs involving English language learners.

This workshop is for English language teachers in primary, secondary, and adult education contexts and English language teacher educators.

If you have questions about this workshop's content and how it might apply to your specific teaching context, please email us at learn@tesol.org for more information.

Yes! All sessions will be recorded and available on the TESOL Canvas platform for attendees for one month after the workshop ends. You will also be able to engage in online discussions with the instructor and your fellow attendees during this month-long period.

Build Resilience in Yourself & Your Learners

Social-emotional awareness benefits everyone.

The next workshop starts on 4 August 2025. Register by 1 August 2025 to join us! ❤️

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About the Instructor

Dr. Luis Javier Pentón Herrera has taught Spanish and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) at the K-12 and university levels. He currently serves as Full Professor at Akademia Ekonomiczno-Humanistyczna w Warszawie in Poland, and as the Coordinator of the Graduate TESOL Certificate at The George Washington University, in the United States. He is a Fulbright Specialist and an English Language Specialist with the U.S. Department of State. He previously served as Maryland TESOL's 38th president, and earned the rank of Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). Luis is TESOL International Association's 2024 Teacher of the Year.

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