Description
Course Description:
This course will give teachers/educators a lens to look through to uncover hidden dynamics and reveal new pathways forward as well as introductions to classroom community building, individual and classroom systemic exercises, anti bias learning, Community Resiliency Model introduction , trauma informed skills and family/community partnerships development.
In the creation of a community of “belonging to the classroom” we encounter our own family/cultural system, those of the children and their families and the cultures we all live in. These three systems when in balance and cohesion create a community of the classroom in which all members can achieve emotional well being, creativity and learning.
Individual, family and cultural events and traumas can cause a disruption or entanglement to this balanced community. Students may encounter a sense of exclusion or a not right sense of their place in the classroom or an upended exchange. Intergenerational and current trauma can be difficult to manage for all.
Dates of Class: November 1 – December 6, Tuesday: Section 1: UTC 2pm, Section 2 UTC 11pm
Class Per Week: 2 hours
Study & Engagement Per Week: 3 hours 30 minutes
Total Hours: 32
Total Credit: 2
Registration: Learn more about the Neohumanist Teacher Preparation Program (Blocks 1 – 4)