Professional Learning Services

The Center for Whole-Child Education’s services are designed to leverage the science of learning and development and assist educators in applying key components of whole-child design to their unique contexts. Grounded in the Whole-Child Design Blueprint, these services support educators at all levels—from district and network leaders to classroom teachers and support staff—to develop and deliver systems, structures and practices that integrate social, emotional, and academic learning and supports, and create equitable learning environments where all students can thrive.

Professional Learning Offerings 2024 (PDF)

Explore our services by downloading the PDF above, or exploring each service below. For questions or to get started, send a message to Gretchen.Livesey@asu.edu.

Whole-Child Design Presentation

This introductory session serves as an overview of the science of learning and development, and the components of the Whole-Child Design Blueprint.

Participants will understand the neuroscientific and developmental research behind whole-child education, and consider the implications for their schools, districts or programs. Participants will receive concrete, easy to use practices and tools that can be implemented immediately.

Whole-Child Design Series

This four-session series is a deep dive into the science of learning and development and the actionable components of the Whole-Child Design Blueprint.

In teams, participants will be set up to learn together, reflect, and plan for action. You will explore research, core practices and tools to create Developmental Relationships, Supportive Environments, and students’ holistic Knowledge, Skill and Mindsets.

Whole-Child Improvement Network

In this series, teams of leaders use their knowledge of whole-child education to address problems of practice (PoP) through cycles of continuous improvement.

In teams, participants collaborate in a set of highly interactive, participant-driven experiences to define a PoP grounded in their communities’ needs/inputs, learn from one another, and apply their learning to move their school closer toward holistic, integrated developmental practices. There is a focus on Shared Leadership and Ownership practices, which fuel any continuous improvement effort and ensure that all staff are empowered to drive toward meaningful, whole-child aligned goals together.

Workshops

These themed workshops will address a key topic or challenge, through the lens of the science of learning and development.

Topics include:

• Addressing Adolescent Literacy
• Attendance & Engagement
• Belonging, Culture, and Community
• Creating Coherence through a Whole-Child Lens
• Executive Functions in Literacy
• Tiered Systems of Support

Coaching and Consultation

Center staff (all with many years of experience as classroom teachers, and school and district leadership) are available to consult with district and school leaders to define their needs around Whole–Child Education, and to identify the set of supports that would be most helpful to advance their systems and practice.

Professional Learning Offerings 2024 (PDF)

For questions or to get started, send a message to Gretchen.Livesey@asu.edu.