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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Skills you'll gain
- Positivity
- Growth Mindedness
- Curriculum Planning
- Student Engagement
- Classroom Management
- Childhood Education and Development
- Persistence
- Empowerment
- Rapport Building
- Pedagogy
- Education and Training
- Working With Children
- Personal Development
- Teaching
- Optimism
- Self-Awareness
- Personal Attributes
- Research
- Lesson Planning
- Course Development
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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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NQ
5
Reviewed on Jun 27, 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.
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.
PC
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Reviewed on Jun 30, 2023
A Great course to improve understanding about classroom environment and how to develop Positive interactions and moments with children. I am grateful to Coursera for offering this wonderful course.
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