Social Emotional Learning: A New Approach ((3 Credits))

Catalog description

This course will introduce participants to the concepts of emotional intelligence and the importance of incorporating social-emotional learning in the classroom in order to create academic environments that cultivate caring, empathic and successful students. Through research-based activities, participants will develop strategies to teach to the “whole child”, learn ways to motivate and engage students and promote positive interactions amongst students in order to increase academic achievement.