EMED - 3199 Professional Development Seminar I: The Mindful Educator I (3)

Introduces social/emotional educational goals and methodology for elementary students. Explores evidence-based, secular mindfulness practices that reduce stress and nurture social and emotional competencies for students and teacher candidates. Explores mindfulness as a vehicle for developing candidates’ attunement and classroom management skills. Provides opportunities to develop culturally and developmentally appropriate mindfulness lessons. Also considers requisite professional dispositions and leadership skills within the framework of the junior seminar. Instructional Method: Offered face-to-face during Fall and Spring terms. Prerequisite: EDUC - 2310 Foundations of Education (3). Corequisites: EMED - 3321 Effective Teaching for Diverse Students and Effective Teaching Laboratory (4) and EMED - 3333 Educational Linguistics (3).