Webinar

Whole Child Policy: Building Adult Capacity and Expertise Video

Teacher speaking with an elementary student.
March 2023 | Learning Policy Institute
Teacher speaking with an elementary student.

This 1-hour webinar was hosted by the Learning Policy Institute and cosponsored by The School Superintendents Association; the EdPrepLab; the National Association of State Boards of Education; the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification; the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; and the Science of Learning & Development Alliance. The speakers share how transforming learning environments to support whole child approaches to education is essential to meeting the full scope of students’ social, emotional, and academic needs and to prepare them to succeed in a global economy. Shifting toward a whole child approach has far-reaching implications for the education system and requires practice and policy approaches informed by the science of learning and development (SoLD). This webinar explores the various elements of whole child policy featured in the Whole Child Policy Toolkit and shares insights from state and district policymakers who have engaged in efforts to shift toward whole child education.