Instructor: Stephen York
EDSO 531 – Promoting Social & Emotional Learning in the Classroom
Educators and educational technicians, challenged sometimes to the point of burnout, face the unprecedented and unmet social and emotional needs of students. As a result, students’ academic progress is interrupted and sometimes next to impossible. This study considers research-based social and emotional learning, and best practices for its implementation, thereby enhancing teaching and learning for all students:
- The Nature of and Need for Social and Emotional Learning
- Reflecting on Your Current Practices
- Developing Social and Emotional Skills in the Classroom
- Creating the Context for Social and Emotional Learning
- Introducing and Sustaining Social and Emotional Education
- Evaluating the Success of Social and Emotional Learning
- Moving Forward: Assessing Strengths, Priorities, and Next Steps
- Curriculum Scope and Sequence for Different Age Groups
- Standards-based Guidelines for Social and Emotional Education
- Parental and Community Partnerships
Materials Required:
Promoting Social and Emotional Learning: Guidelines for Educators, by Maurice J. Elias, Joseph E. Zins, Roger P. Weissberg, Karin S. Frey, Mark T. Greenberg, Norris M. Haynes, Rachael Kessler, Mary E. Schwab-Stone and Timothy P. Shriver
This book can be purchased from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA, 1997 – their website is: http://shop.ascd.org/Default.aspx?TabID=55&ProductId=1208
