Socioemotional Skills and Innovative Practices in Teacher Education for Transformative Learning

MIGUEL ÁNGEL CARBONERO MARTÍN

COORDINATOR

SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS

Short CV


Miguel Ángel Carbonero Martín. Professor at the University of Valladolid, he has been 8 years director of the  Department of Psychology. He has been coordinator of the PhD program of the Department of Psychology. My  teaching activity has focused on the field of Learning Difficulties and Mental Health of Teachers. He has taught  Doctoral Programs in several Latin American countries. He has been guest lecturer in several foreign Universities.

He has directed 17 Doctoral Theses, several of them with extraordinary awards. He has directed and participated  in a dozen of competitive research projects. He has published 6 books, 53 book chapters, 35 articles, part of them  in indexed journals and has presented more than 70 communications to national and international congresses.

His main lines of research focus on learning difficulties, motivational teaching skills, teaching effectiveness and  mental health of teachers.

Miguel Ángel Carbonero Martín. PhD in Psychology from the University of Salamanca. Professor of Educational  Psychology at the University of Valladolid, Spain. He is also the Director of the Recognized Research Group GIR  179 “Psychology of Education” with several lines of research such as: learning strategies, learning difficulties,

motivation and teaching skills among others. For the last 10 years he has been the general secretary of the  Scientific Association of Psychology and Education (ACIPE).

I have been director of the Department of Psychology for 8 years. I have been coordinator of the PhD program of  the Department of Psychology. My teaching activity has focused on the field of Learning Difficulties, teaching  skills and Mental Health of Teachers

Symposium abstract


In the last decade, initial and continuing teacher training has established itself as a transformative pillar for education, enabling teachers to successfully face the demands of an ever-changing world. Currently, this training is oriented towards the comprehensive development of interpersonal skills, innovative competencies and dynamic skills, whose purpose is to enhance the personal and professional well-being
of teachers and, at the same time, create meaningful learning environments in the classroom. This symposium brings together a series of presentations that explore innovative and effective approaches to teacher professional development, with an emphasis on social-emotional competencies and pedagogical models that value individual student differences. 

The studies presented analyze how emotional skills impact teachers’ subjective well-being and demonstrate the crucial role of emotional education in pre-service teachers. In addition, it is discussed how emotional regulation and collaborative work among teachers-especially through co-teaching contribute to the creation of a positive learning environment, benefiting both educators and students. Among the practical strategies, mindfulness techniques, which have been shown to be effective in improving emotional management, reducing stress and fostering resilience in the educational environment, will be presented. Overall, this symposium offers a comprehensive perspective on the internal and external tools that enable teachers to successfully manage in increasingly complex and challenging educational environments. Through these proposals, we seek to provide attendees with a practical and applicable framework that will enable them to build more effective, connected and emotionally intelligent teaching.

Keywords: social-emotional competencies; teaching skills; social-emotional education; intervention programs; teaching strategies.