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
Sponsored by Mojatu Foundation
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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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JV
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Reviewed on Aug 21, 2017
This is such a practically useful course, that has really helped me in the classroom - regardless of the age of the child! Thank you to all those who made this course possible!
KG
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Reviewed on Mar 25, 2016
This course has made me grow first as a person and secondly as an educator. It is knowledge that I will use in my classroom and that I believe will set my students on a path of success.
LM
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Reviewed on Jan 5, 2019
This course gives great examples related to how to integrate character development through teacher feedback in a positive, respective and encouraging manner that develops resiliency and self-efficacy.
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