Social and Emotional Learning Foundations 2: Family, Community, and Policy

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This course explores the role of family and community engagement (FCE) in social and emotional learning (SEL). Although SEL is more typically thought of as something that happens in classrooms and schools, these ideas and practices are applicable to the important relationships between parents, teachers, and other professionals that span the home-school boundary. Students will develop a critical understanding of FCE concepts, their research base, and practices; recognize the policy environment in which FCE practices exist; reflect on underlying assumptions in common approaches to FCE; consider the role of culturally responsive school climate and "culture" in relation to both FCE and SEL; and articulate a professional rationale for FCE that integrates SEL.