Wellness&SEL Courses

ED 5759 W Student Led Conferences: Growth Mindset

Course Modality: Online

Instructor: Brittany Cribari

Dates: September 5, 2023 - December 8, 2023

Registration Closes: November 20, 2023

Number of Credit Hours: 1

Cost: $230

Reflection is a major skill needed for the 21st-century learner. Students need this skill to help grow as learners and leaders This course will take you through creating a data binder and the step-by-step process on how to complete student-led conferences. What better way to learn how a student feels they are doing than by asking them? Students will reflect on their learning and lead their parent-teacher conferences, while you act as the facilitator This course takes you through the preparation and reflection process that takes place prior to the conferences to ensure students are prepared. Grade Levels: Elementary.

ED 5760 W The Foundations of SEL and Learning

Course Modality: Online

Instructor: Dr. Joseph Gerics

Dates: September 5, 2023 - December 8, 2023

Registration Closes: November 20, 202323

Number of Credit Hours: 3

Cost: $515

This course will examine the foundations of social emotional learning and the impact SEL has on student behavior and achievement This course will also examine best practices for classroom and schoolwide SEL implementation. The participants will understand foundational tenets of social emotional learning and evidenced based research on the impact of SEL on student achievement and behavior The participants will be able to assess the level of SEL implementation in the classroom/building and understand strategies for how to grow an SEL presence in their educational space.

ED 5761 W Integration of Social-Emotional Learning into Academics

Course Modality: Online

Instructor: Dr. Joseph Gerics

Dates: September 5, 2023 - December 8, 2023

Registration Closes: November 20, 2023

Number of Credit Hours: 3

Cost: $515

Social-emotional learning and academics were not meant to be competing interests within the classroom. This course will focus on how to integrate SEL into the academic content through practical strategies and evidence-based practices. Participants will know the state SEL standards and why SEL is considered one of the four domains of learning. Participants will also know the imperative reasons and rationale for why SEL and academic content should be integrated rather than stand alone components of a rounded educational experience. The participants will be able to embed SEL skills into lesson development that align with the state SEL standards and academic content.