EDUO 9756: Teaching Life's Essentials - Happiness

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Instructor: Kathy Vining kvining@dominicancaonline.com

Take your teaching to a new level; one that brings both you and your students to the highest degree of mental and emotional health and satisfaction. In this series, Teaching Life's Essentials, EDUO 9756-9762 investigate methods to teach life's essential skills of happiness, inspiration, compassion, curiosity, growth mindset, tolerance and resilience to promote optimum and teacher and learner wellness.

In this course teachers will read and view research that confirms the importance of developing certain skills and practices to bring about happiness. Following directed practice activities they will engage in a positive attitude and life style that can serve as a model for their students.


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Semester Credits/Units 1