Episode 12 - Social Emotional Skills in K-12 Education with Jennifer Adams

The Learning Future Podcast with Louka Parry

How developed are your social emotional skills? When and where did you learn them? And how might schools, educators, parents and leaders more effectively support the growth of these non-cognitive, 'soft' skills, alongside technical learning and academics? Today Louka speaks with Dr Jennifer Adams on why a stronger focus on social emotional learning can increase success both in school and in life. Jennifer is the former Director of Education of the Ottawa-Carlton School District in Canada, a network of 150+ schools supporting 72,000+ students, and she also chairs the Advisory Group of the OECD's Study on Social Emotional Skills. Join us to hear how schools can pay more attention to the crucial skills of today and tomorrow. This delightful conversation was recorded in person during the Salzburg Global Seminar Program on SEL in Austria in the pre-Covid world.