Social Emotional Learning
Social Emotional Learning
| Course | Term(s) |
|---|---|
| EDUC 573U Trauma and Resilience in the Classroom | Spring |
| EDUC 576U Resilience Through Social-Emotional Skills | Summer |
| EDUC 577U Self-Care and Resilience for Educators and Leaders | Summer |
| EDUC 579U Neuroscience for Educators | Fall |
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) helps students better comprehend and manage their emotions as well as demonstrate empathy for others. Through those learned behaviors, students make positive, responsible decisions; create frameworks to achieve their goals; and build positive relationships with others.
Our Professional Learning Series in SEL is provides educators a foundation in SEL principles and teaches the knowledge and skills to weave SEL core competencies into curriculum, classroom activities and student and parent engagement.
Our coursework is rooted in the concepts of educational equity and excellence. We seek to help educators build learning environments and experiences based on trust and collaborative relationships, rigorous and meaningful curriculum and instruction, and safety and inclusiveness in the classroom.
Our series in SEL includes three graduate-level courses. One course in the series is offered each fall, spring and summer semester to allow most educators to complete the coursework within a year. Courses may be taken in any sequence.
Available Classes
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EDUC 576U Resilience through Social-Emotional Skills
Course OfferingsDescription
Summer Term: 5-week I (V1)
Lisa Micou
CRN: 30753 (section: pd1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $1,000Asynchronous online. No required scheduled class sessions. Optional Zoom meetings. Teachers seeking professional development only.
Exploration of the value and impact of building social, emotional, and behavioral skills to create a resilient classroom environment and enhance instructional effectiveness. Topics include an overview of resilience and social-emotional competence, best practices for skill instruction and acquisition, integrating social-emotional skills into instructional planning and delivery, promoting school-wide generalization of these skills, and applying them to support student agency, mental well-being, and college/career readiness. Content is grounded in research and incorporates practical strategies for implementation to support professional growth in all Virginia uniform performance standards for both in-service and newly licensed teachers. The course will use a variety of resources and instructional strategies to provide participants with real-life applications of their learning.
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EDUC 577U Self-Care and Resilience for Educators and Leaders
Course OfferingsDescription
Summer Term: 5-week II (V2)
Connie Honsinger
Monday 2:20 pm - 6:50 pmCRN: 30826 (section: pd1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $1,000Remote online as scheduled. Additional self-paced work online. Teachers seeking professional development only.
Introduction of the core concepts of self-care in order to provide a research-based, strengths-based approach to creating trauma-informed and resilience-fostering school environments. Students will gain an understanding and awareness of burnout, compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress and vicarious trauma for trauma-responsive helping professionals. Risk and protective factors as well as symptoms will be explored. The course is also designed to familiarize students with contemplative practices, their relevance for the field of wellness, and to give professionals methods for taking care of themselves and preventing burnout.