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title: "Beyond Good Intentions: Teaching with a Social, Emotional, and Cultural Lens"
description: In this webinar, Dr. Nancy Markowitz, Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Reaching & Teaching the Whole Child and Dr. Suzanne Bouffard, Vice President of Publications at Learning Forward discuss their book Teaching with a Social, Emotional, and Cultural Lens.
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# Beyond Good Intentions: Teaching with a Social, Emotional, and Cultural Lens

In this webinar, Dr. Nancy Markowitz, Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Reaching & Teaching the Whole Child and Dr. Suzanne Bouffard, Vice President of Publications at Learning Forward discuss their book *Teaching with a Social, Emotional, and Cultural Lens. *

The discussion centers around a distinct framework for integrating the development of key skills needed for academic success and the ability to thrive into daily classroom practices. This clear framework provides strategies that weave together social and emotional competencies with culturally responsive teaching practices and provides support for the implementation and integration of *Caring School Community* and other SEL programs.

### **Featured Panelists:**

**Dr. Nancy Markowitz**, Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Reaching and Teaching the Whole Child 

**Dr. Suzanne Bouffard**, Vice President of Publications at Learning Forward and Editor of The Learning Professional magazine

**Rachel Bacosa**, District SEL Instructional Coach, Sunnyvale School District, CA

**Linda Hutcherson**, Faculty, CalStateTEACH

 

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