Video Training for Elementary and Middle School Educators

If your school district has already purchased our online interactive training: access the training center by visiting the URL provided by your school or district, and then enroll as a new user. If you already have an interactive training account, you can log in here to continue your training. (If you created an online interactive training account prior to 2021, please note that the login process has changed. Contact us to access the training again.)


We are excited that you are interested in the online interactive elementary or middle school educator training for Chicken Soup for the Soul Hallway Heroes, a literacy-based social emotional learning program. We are passionate about this program and the power of storytelling to improve young minds.

Helping create heroes in classrooms, on playgrounds, in homes and in our communities is what Chicken Soup for the Soul Hallway Heroes is all about. In this training, educators will learn how to administer this literacy-based social emotional learning program and how to bring out the best in them and their students.

Presented by Alex Kajitani, a California Teacher of the Year, finalist for National Teacher of the year, and best known as the “the rappin’ mathematician,” this training for our elementary and middle school programs includes the following chapters:

- Overview
- Training Goals
- Bullying & Cyberbullying
- Harnessing the Power of Storytelling and Literacy
- Social and Emotional Learning
- Creating a Safe Environment
- Teaching a Lesson
- Sample Lesson
- Wrapping It Up

If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact us.