CATALYZE: Connecting with Teachers (May 5th)

Project CATALYZE is a unique program that seeks to boost students’ social and emotional learning by introducing specific skills to help teachers manage stress and improve their teaching effectiveness. Evidence-based SEL programs may be more effective in supporting students’ academic and social-behavioral outcomes when teachers have strong social-emotional skills and can build supportive relationships. 

Project CATALYZE will examine whether a well-tested SEL program for students called the PATHS Curriculum is even more effective when teachers receive the CARE curriculum, a professional development program that supports their own well-being and management of stress.