Teacher SEL: Programs, Possibilities, and Contexts
This course is part of The Teacher and SEL Specialization.
This course cannot be purchased separately - to access the complete learning experience, graded assignments, and earn certificates, you'll need to enroll in the full The Teacher and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Specialization program. You can audit this specific course for free to explore the content, which includes access to course materials and lectures. This allows you to learn at your own pace without any financial commitment.
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Understand mindfulness programs and their benefits for teachers
Explore Courage and Renewal approaches to building trust
Use narrative techniques to examine teaching experiences
Analyze the role of family and community in educational contexts
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There are 4 modules in this course
This advanced course examines social and emotional learning (SEL) programs specifically designed for teachers' professional growth. The curriculum explores three main approaches: mindfulness practices for reducing stress, Center for Courage and Renewal programs for building trust and community, and narrative methods for understanding teaching experiences. Through readings, discussions, and practical applications, participants learn to integrate SEL practices into their professional lives while considering the broader context of families and communities.
Mindfulness in teaching
Module 1 · 3 Hours to complete
Center for Courage and Renewal programs for teacher and community well-being
Module 2 · 2 Hours to complete
The role of narrative in teachers' social and emotional learning
Module 3 · 4 Hours to complete
Parents, families, and communities: Social and emotional learning in context
Module 4 · 3 Hours to complete
Fee Structure
Individual course purchase is not available - to enroll in this course with a certificate, you need to purchase the complete Professional Certificate Course. For enrollment and detailed fee structure, visit the following: The Teacher and SEL Specialization
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Professor
Daniel (Dan) Liston, PhD is Professor of Education in the Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice (EFPP) program and in the Curriculum and Instruction (C&I) program. Professor Liston's research interests include curriculum theory, teacher education, reflective teaching, and educational foundations. Specifically he examines justifications for distinct curricula; provides articulations for and critiques of teacher education; and explores the social and political contexts of schooling. Recently he has begun to explore the various ways reason and emotion interact to affect the practice of teaching and the education of teachers. Professor Liston currently co-directs (with Paul Michalec and in conjunction with Susan Kaplan and Rev. Paul Kottke) Colorado Courage and Renewal, a program of professional development and renewal for public school personnel, clergy, and others in the serving professions. Professor Liston’s teaching interests focus on curriculum theory, education in film, spirituality in education, and the social and political foundations of schooling. Professor Liston has been a member of various professional organizations including the American Educational Research Association, the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE), and the American Educational Studies Association. He is a past and current member of the Editorial Review Board of Educational Theory. During his time at CU, Professor Liston has received the AACTE Outstanding Writing Award, CU’s SOAR and the “Best Should Teach” teaching awards, and the university-wide Robert L. Stearns Award for extraordinary achievement in teaching, service, research and work with students. His research has resulted in publication of six books (single and co-authored, and edited) and numerous articles.
Associate Director PreK-16 Programs
Randy Testa has been teaching since he was 23 years old – he’s taught third graders, undergraduates, masters and doctoral students –in suburban Chicago, Denver, New Hampshire and Cambridge, Massachusetts. He’s also worked in the movie business, doing professional development with educators around the use of commercial film adaptations of books widely read in public schools. His abiding love in teaching and research focuses on the moral and spiritual dimensions of teaching and the ways in which movies can enhance teachers’ capacities for self-reflection. Testa attended Northwestern University as an undergraduate and the Harvard Graduate School of Education for both his Ed. M. (in Reading Education) and Ed. D. (The Study of Teaching). His educational heroes are Vivian Gussin Paley and John Dewey. He has authored and/or edited 4 books including two on the Amish community of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, along with numerous articles.
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