Training Opportunities
Get Started with RULER
RULER adoption begins when a small team from a pre-K to 12 school (at least one leader and two educators or mental health professionals) attends a RULER Training Institute on the principles, skills, and tools of emotional intelligence. Over time, with implementation support, all school staff participate in RULER skill-building activities so they can be role models and knowledgeable implementers of RULER for students and families.
RULER Institute for Schools
RULER Institute for School Teams
Attending a RULER Institute is the first step for schools (pre-K to 12) looking to implement RULER. Our training institutes focus on building a growth mindset and common language around emotions, skill development in emotional intelligence, and the building and sustaining of positive social and emotional climates where all stakeholders in the school feel empowered to learn, work, and achieve. RULER training is available online and in person several times a year.
View upcoming opportunities below.
RULER Institute Online
6-Week Training
- May 5 – June 13, 2025
- June 9 – July 18, 2025
- July 14 – August 22, 2025
- October 6 – November 14, 2025
RULER Institute at Yale
2-Day Training at Yale
- April 28 – 29, 2025
- July 17 – 18, 2025
- September 29 – 30, 2025
- December 4 – 5, 2025
Emotional Intelligence Symposium for School & District Leaders
Emotionally Intelligent Leadership:
Pathways to Educator Well-Being
Recent research shows that emotionally intelligent leadership creates positive ripple effects for educator well-being. Now, more than ever, schools and districts must cultivate more emotionally intelligent school systems. This two-day symposium is designed for superintendents, SEL directors, principals, and other district and school-level administrators who are committed to growing their emotion skills while enhancing the well-being, engagement, and performance of their staff.
This symposium covers the RULER principles, skills, and tools. Some content will be familiar to attendees already trained in RULER.
Date: July 24 – 25, 2025
Location: Yale University
Working with a Public High School?
High schools that enroll in the “RULER for High Schools: Student and Educator Performance and Well-being” study receive:
- Training in RULER for a school-based, five-person implementation team in a cohort of other high schools
- Two years of in-depth implementation support, including individual and group coaching sessions
- Support with data collection that informs implementation
- Participation in a network of like-minded high school educators
- Complementary access to the annual RULER Implementation Conference