| Approved Site(s): | |
| Site adopted course for Hoover High School. Other schools may not offer this course without prior approval from the Interdivisional Curriculum Committee. | |
| Grade Range: | |
| 9–12 | |
| Course duration: | |
| Two semesters | |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: | |
| Practical Arts | |
| UC subject area satisfied: | |
| g - College Preparatory Elective | |
| Course Description: | |
| Social Emotional Learning: The Heart of Education is a college preparatory elective for students in grades 9-12, integrated within the Education Services GTE pathway. In this course, students will learn the importance of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in education. Students will examine the five SEL competencies: self-awareness, self-management, growth mindset, self-efficacy and social awareness. Throughout the course, students will develop their own understanding of each of these competencies, and then apply this knowledge in an educational context by developing lesson and classroom plans that reflect an understanding of these competencies. | |
| State Course Code(s): | |
| 7530 - Intermediate Education (Concentrator) | |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: | |
| Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie, Doubleday, 1997 Boyd & Bee, The Growing Child, 1st ed., Pearson, 2010 | |