EDPS 531 - Promoting Social & Emotional Learning in the Classroom
Instructor, Stephen York
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
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
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
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. Buy it now on Amazon.com.