While standards-based instruction is our focus in the classroom, our learners are more likely to access the curriculum when they are “invested,” “independent” and “initiating” with their peers and teachers.  This webcast will begin with a review of the neuroscience of learning and shift toward a practical discussion of why we need to measure and enhance learner engagement.

Presenter Bio:

Emily Rubin, MS, CCC-SLP is the Director of Communication Crossroads, Inc. in Atlanta, GA. She is a speech-language pathologist specializing in social-emotional development and the importance of creating the conditions for learner engagement so that all learners can thrive.  Rubin is a co-developer of the Social Emotional Engagement – Knowledge and Skills (SEE-KS) professional learning approach and the co-author of SCERTS, a criterion-referenced assessment tool and framework for social and emotional development.