Category Archives for Social Emotional

Educating Oppositional and Defiant Children

- 1 Graduate Credit -

Course Objectives

1. Educators will learn about the various characteristics of oppositional children and how having a better understanding of their disposition will assist teachers.
2. Teachers will review the historical philosophy and commonly used approaches to oppositional children and why they often fail along with alternative solutions.
3. Learners will explore the classroom environments impact on student behavior and how a variety of modifications can reduce conflict and enhance learning.

Bullying and Harassment: A Legal Guide for Educators

- 1 Graduate Credit -

Course Objectives

1. Educators will learn about the legal background associated with school bullying or harassment and their responsibility and authority to address these issues.
2. Teachers will explore other areas of concern, such as sexual or gender-based bullying and other forms that may considered as student harassment in schools.
3. Participants will evaluate how their school and district policies address these problems and what procedures they should and must follow in the reporting process.
4. Participants will examine student threats and violence in schools, and analyze ways to address those issues. They will also look at harassment by adult staff personnel in schools.
5. Educators will learn about the new internet forms of bullying, harassment, and threats that have developed with the use of "Face Book" and other internet forums.

Resilience Revolution: Discovering Strengths in Challenging Kids

- 2 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Educators will explore the topic of resiliency in students and how or why some students are able keep moving through adversity and persevere regardless of difficult personal circumstances.
2. Teachers will examine how to build trust in students who have difficulty with personal trust issues. They will develop ways to identify and use the student strengths, gifts and talents of each student.
3. Educators will be presented with ways of instilling purpose in young people as well self- empowerment regarding students with low self worth so they will behave in a positive manner.
4. Teachers will have the skills and knowledge to utilize the book information to improve their understanding and relationships with students to assist them with personal and educational success.

Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships

- 3 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Educators will review the way humans are wired to connect with others in a natural WiFi system and instinct for altruism that defines social intelligence.
2. Teachers may explore self awareness as it relates to social intelligence in a variety of settings and why genes are not destiny in developing SI skills.
3. Students will be presented with the need for a secure base and to develop personal set points for happiness that facilitate positive webs of attachment.
4. Teachers are exposed o how the mind and medicine are interrelated and how to manage the heart regarding trauma and emotional relearning.
5. Educators will examine how biology, stress and the lack of social connectedness can affect how we utilize social intelligence techniques in school environments.

Module B: Understanding Hispanic Students and Issues

- 3 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Analyze statistical, educational, and social demographics of Hispanic students.
2. Review the Mexican era 1821, United States era 1847 and 1900's to 2015.
3. Review contributions of farm labor, industrial manufacturing & service industries.
4. Examine the origins of Mexican stereotypes and myths regarding immigration.
5. Learn about and contrast various Hispanic cultural views, behaviors, and traits.
6. Understand Hispanic religious beliefs and the immigrant assimilation process.
7. Discern between traditional cultural behaviors and U.S. media social forces.
8. Learn about and discuss the current social- political issues affecting Hispanos.
9. Learn diagnostic skills- strategies to improve student academic achievement.
10. Examine the social backgrounds of Hispanic families and inter-ethnic diversity.
11. Learn about the various Hispanic educational obstacles and school dropout issues.
12. Review learning theory-methodology for improving instructional effectiveness.
13. Learn about current Latino/Chicano social subcultures and political ideologies.
14. Research, design and apply instructional units/lessons for classroom use.

Emotional Intelligence: Why Can it Matter More Than IQ

- 3 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Educators will review the emotional brain and what emotions are for in human development and interactions along with the anatomy of emotional connections.
2. Participants will explore self awareness of knowing thyself and the consequences of excessive passion or emotional hysteria that can be unproductive.
3. Educators will be presented with general concepts of why and how aptitude, empathy and emotions are interrelated within the human social arts.
4. Participants are presented with how the mind and medicine are interrelated and how to manage the heart regarding trauma and emotional relearning.
5. Educators can examine how the lack of emotional literacy can be costly in human relations and how to use emotional intelligence concepts in school environments.

Character Education in Our Schools

- 3 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Educators will review the case for teaching values and character (VC) in schools as well as the why? and what concepts should be taught.
2. Teachers will review what values and good character are and strategies on how to teach respect and responsibility as a roll model, caregiver and mentor.
3. Educators will be presented with strategies to present Moral Discipline in a democratic classroom community and school environment.
4. Students will learn to be able to teach values through the curriculum in a cooperative learning structure as well as how to teach controversial issues in schools.
5. Teachers will develop writings, lessons or activities for implementing values and character education concepts for classroom and school implementation.

Art and Science of Teaching

- 2 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Educators will establish the concepts of blending scientific instructional methods with creative, artistic, social and personal relationships to help students effectively.
2. Teachers will examine how to generate effective test hypotheses to deepen student understanding of instructional content for better learning outcomes.
3. Educators will review adherence to rules and procedures to keep students engaged while maintaining a positive and effective learning environment.
4. Students will be able to use the specific directives, implementing consequences and on-task behavior strategies for classroom management.
5. Teachers will develop writings, lessons or activities that determine specific teaching directions for cohesive unites and effective classroom instruction.