Positive psychology meets K-12 pedagogy. This course explores key ideas of positive psychology and shows how great teachers apply those lessons to maximize student engagement and accomplishment. Through lectures, discussions, interviews and footage of great educators in action, you’ll learn how to integrate character-based objectives into your own teaching.
Teaching Character and Creating Positive Classrooms
Teaching Character and Creating Positive Classrooms
Instructor: Dave Levin
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- Course Development
- Childhood Education and Development
- Pedagogy
- Empowerment
- Research
- Persistence
- Curriculum Planning
- Lesson Planning
- Classroom Management
- Personal Attributes
- Education and Training
- Rapport Building
- Student Engagement
- Positivity
- Optimism
- Teaching
- Personal Development
- Working With Children
- Growth Mindedness
- Self-Awareness
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There are 5 modules in this course
Let's begin with an exploration of our own strengths of character... we all have them!
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4 videos5 readings1 peer review
This module explores the research base that supports the teaching of character.
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7 videos1 reading1 peer review
Character education starts with an intentional approach to every human-to-human interaction.
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10 videos1 peer review
Create a plan for teaching character and then work every day to make it happen.
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8 videos1 assignment1 peer review
No one ever masters something like grit or gratitude; the goal is to integrate those lessons into our daily lives.
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5 videos3 readings1 peer review
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CN
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Reviewed on Jun 5, 2020
This is a very comprehensive course and all the sources they use are very concise and educational. I recommend this course to both teachers and parents to strengthen the character of their children.
NQ
5
Reviewed on Jun 28, 2017
Great course! Lots of great articles, interviews by professionals, great reflection question. I learned a lot that I can apply to my classroom and everyday life.
NV
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Reviewed on May 5, 2022
If you take time and go through all the contents, you will get in depth knowledge, techniques, and strategies to apply in teaching and creating positive classrooms which is really useful.
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