Meet The Experts

Ashley Tucker, is a special educator and school leader in Brooklyn, New York. In this video, Ashley shares how she believes that diversity, equity, inclusion, and social and emotional learning are directly linked and explains how to make these connections in your classroom on a daily basis.

Mallory Dorsey, the Program Quality Manager for Wings for Kids, explores three techniques that Wings Leaders—and educators across the country—can use to integrate praise and positive communication into their classrooms.

Peter Panico, a fifth-grade teacher in Charlotte, NC will explain how he approaches Social- Emotional Learning (SEL) in his classroom - and guide fellow educators to consider how to incorporate SEL, with support from Soar with Wings resources, into their own classroom culture.

Cheryl Hollis, the Wings for Kids Director of Programs, explains the five core social and emotional competencies defined by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)—self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, social awareness, and relationship skills — and how each contribute to student achievement, attitude, and future success.

Lee Hilton, a Wings for Kids Performance Measurement Analyst and Licensed Clinical Counselor, will describe all the ways trauma can happen to a child and all of the ways that an adult can spot the warning signs that a child is experiencing it and be more empathetic about understanding it.