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Patricia M. Noonan

Dr. Pattie Noonan is an associate research professor at the University of Kansas, where she centers her work on providing and evaluating professional development related to social-emotional learning.

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Patricia M. Noonan

Dr. Pattie Noonan is an associate research professor at the University of Kansas, where she centers her work on providing and evaluating professional development related to social-emotional learning. She holds a firm belief in the capacity of all students to become socially and emotionally engaged, career-equipped lifelong learners through college and career readiness. Much of her work entails providing schoolwide professional development and coaching to educators, counselors, trainers, and instructional coaches while working in close collaboration with leadership. Throughout this process, Dr. Noonan continually improves her interactive, adaptive professional development practices in both virtual and face-to-face settings. She is the coauthor of The Skills That Matter: Teaching Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Competencies in Any Classroom and Teaching Self-Regulation: Seventy-Five Instructional Activities to Foster Independent, Proactive Students, Grades 6–12.


Presentations by Patricia M. Noonan

  • Instructional Practices That Promote Self-Regulation
  • Building Students’ Confidence and Perseverance
  • Supporting Students in Building Assertiveness
  • Managing Conflict