Graduate-Level Credit / Non-Credit Hours
3 Semester Credits or 45 Clock Hours
Course Description
This course is designed to help K-12 teachers navigate the ever-growing complexities of the education profession while simultaneously helping them to balance their lives and careers. Teachers will learn the tenets of Positive Psychology (Seligman) and related theories and strategies. These, in turn, will provide the foundation for increasing personal and professional resilience, maintaining flexibility, and tending to physical and mental health as a basis to improve classroom experiences for all.
Global Goals of the Course
To deepen and/or apply the content and skills of the teacher’s existing professional knowledge base by meeting the following global goals of this course:
1. To understand the impact of teacher disposition and well-being as a major contributing factor within the classroom (NBPTS 1, 4;InTASC 1, 3, 7, 9)
2. To develop a personal mission statement and foundation for teaching to improve resiliency and continued growth within the teaching profession (NBPTS 4;InTASC 9)
3. To examine current over-arching trends in education and evaluate how they dove-tail within the field and impact the classroom (NBPTS 1, 2, 3, 4; InTASC 1-9)
4. To learn skills for the ongoing development of resiliency, foundation for classroom leadership, and teacher mission (NBPTS 1,4 ;InTASC 1, 3, 7, 8, 9)
5. To comprehend the significance of personal reflection and communities of practice in the ever-changing field of education (NBPTS 1, 4, 5;InTASC 1, 3, 9, 10)
The course was great! The information was on point and the instructor was very supportive throughout the class.
I loved the enthusiasm the instructor brought to class every day, the overall course content, and the relevant assignments.
The professor was very knowledgeable and helpful about the content area and had so many great ideas that I plan on using with my class this year and beyond. I was surprised at how many resources there are for outdoor education and how beneficial it is to kids.