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Description

Social & Emotional Learning: Optimizing Learning Environments with Life Skills. Social-emotional learning (SEL) is teaching life skills that are foundational to motivation in the classroom and classroom management. Students who have strong social and emotional skillsets will be more successful in the classroom and in life in general. In this course, students will first examine what social-emotional learning is, including the research foundational to SEL. Then students will examine the five SEL competencies—self-awareness, self-management, social awareness,

relationship skills, and responsible decision-making—and explore how each of these can be developed first in the classrooms and then in the schools to create optimal learning environments. While examining the five SEL competencies, students will also investigate how these skill sets can affect families and communities.

This computer-based instruction course is a self-supporting program that provides instruction, structured practice, and evaluation all on your home or school computer. Technical support information can be found in the Help section of your course.

Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes

Objectives:

As a result of taking this course, participants will be able to demonstrate their ability to:

• Explain the core competencies of SEL.
• Analyze the context and value of SEL.
• Integrate teaching and use of self-awareness knowledge and skills in and outside the classroom.
• Integrate teaching and use of self-management knowledge and skills in and outside the classroom.
• Integrate teaching and use of social awareness knowledge and skills in and outside the classroom.
• Integrate teaching and use of relationship skills knowledge and skills in and outside the classroom.
• Integrate teaching and use of responsible decision-making knowledge and skills in and outside the classroom.
• Communicate SEL competencies and strategies to parents and caretakers.

Course Materials (Online):

Title: Social & Emotional Learning: Optimizing Learning Environments with Life Skills, Dr. Karen Lea

Review Syllabus: Social___Emotional_Learning_Karen_Lea_VESi.pdf - COURSE MUST BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED BY AUGUST 15th, 2025.