EDU 626 Social Emotional Learning and Teaching

This 4-credit hour online (100% online) course is designed to examine social emotional learning and teaching and to explore how pro-social centered education impacts various aspects of school climate and culture. This course is unique in that it utilizes a partnership of developmental theory and classroom practice with a central focus on the study of Social Emotional Learning (SEL). In this course candidates will examine the who, what, where, why, and how of the significance of emotions and social skills and why teaching and learning these skills matters profoundly. The course consists of twelve (12) learning modules including a preview of applicable pro-social developmental theory addressing the promotion of social awareness, social competence, and social action in children.

Credits

4

Offered

summer