Program Objectives

​In this program, topics related to two important learning and skill areas that individuals need to succeed in modern life will be studied.

One is Social Emotional Learning (SEL), which nurtures careful and participatory behavior in both classroom and extracurricular activities, learning pleasure, a sense of belonging, a desire to collaborate with other students, positive attitudes toward school, and social behaviors such as empathy and kindness that reduce depression and stress, thus facilitating learning.

The other is Critical Thinking Skills, which are essential cognitive skills for increasingly complex, globalized, and digital economies and societies.

Throughout the program, the aim is to increase participants' knowledge and skills on the conceptual dimensions of social emotional learning and critical thinking, why both skill areas are important, and the tools and methods for teaching these skills in schools and classrooms, creating awareness, and changing attitudes and behaviors.

The following topics will be covered during the program:

  • Social emotional learning concepts
  • What is social emotional learning?
  • Why is social emotional learning important?
  • Student-teacher-learning environment relationships in social emotional learning
  • Critical thinking concept
  • Critical thinking barriers and tendencies
  • Critical thinking skills
  • Critical thinking methods, techniques, and routines

Who Can Participate in the Program?

All teachers and education administrators can apply for the program.

Duration and Schedule

This training is designed as an asynchronous program. Our training courses will remain accessible for 1 month. For an effective learning experience, it is recommended that the program be completed within 1 week.

Participation Certificate

Participants who complete the program will receive a digital Certificate of Participation from ÖRAV.

Education Platform

Education will be conducted on the Teacher Academy Foundation's distance learning platform, eCampus, at https://www.orav.org.tr/ekampus.

Application

You can access the Social, Emotional, and Cognitive Skills Support Program and our other training courses on our eCampus distance learning platform. To register for our training courses, you must log in to eCampus. After logging in to eCampus, you can find the training courses awaiting your registration in the “Professional Development Training Courses You Can Register For” section.

For questions and support, you can send an email to [email protected].

This training program has been designed and made available to you using ÖRAV's own resources.