The Social Emotional Educator: A Primer is a self-paced course designed to introduce educators to the importance of social and emotional learning (SEL). Through interactive tools and pedagogies, educators explore the value of SEL in fostering safe, inclusive, and supportive classrooms.

The course, hosted on the FramerSpace platform by UNESCO MGIEP, helps educators develop competencies like empathy, emotion regulation, mindfulness, and classroom management. It focuses on positive relationships between educators, learners, and the broader community in creating a conducive learning environment.

The 15-hour course is self-paced and available in English. Educators who complete it will earn a free certificate.

Aligned with Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 4 and 4.7, this course emphasizes whole-brain learning and the importance of social-emotional competencies for educators and learners. Through evidence-based practices, participants are empowered to cultivate a classroom culture that supports pro-social behaviors and sustainable mindsets.

Key Details

• Application Deadline: Open enrollment
• Funding Type: Free course
• Organizer: UNESCO MGIEP, FramerSpace
• Eligible Countries: All
• Eligible Gender: Male/Female
• Target Group: Educators and developers
• Focus Area: Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), Classroom Management
• Duration: 15 hours (self-paced)
• Program Language: English
• Platform: FramerSpace
• Host Country: Online
• Certificate: Yes

Course Modules

This course comprises five modules as follows:

• Module 1: Introduction to Social and Emotional Learning
• Module 2: Building Safe Learning Spaces
• Module 3: Cultivating SEL Competencies – Part 1
• Module 4: Cultivating SEL Competencies – Part 2
• Module 5: Nurturing Healthy Relationships for Learning

Outcomes and Certification

The course outcome and benefits are as follows:

• Free certificate upon completion
• Online self-paced and free course
• Understand social and emotional learning (SEL) and MGIEP’s EMCC Framework on SEL.
• Learn strategies to focus on learners’ well-being.
• Recognize the impact of educators’ social-emotional competence on student well-being.
• Gain insights into how learning occurs and the role of social-emotional competencies in whole-brain learning.
• Apply evidence-based SEL practices to create safe, supportive learning environments.
• Build healthy relationships with oneself, colleagues, learners, and the community.

Towards SDG 4 and SDG 4.7:

• Improve education quality (SDG 4) by building social and emotional competencies to foster peaceful mindsets and sustainable societies (SDG 4.7).

Additionally, learners will gain the following competencies by the end:

• Empathy
• Emotion regulation
• Mindfulness
• Classroom management

Who Can Apply?

• Open to educators and developers worldwide.
• Suitable for those interested in improving emotional well-being and classroom management

What is Unique About this Dociela Emotional Educator Course?

• Enhances understanding of the role of social and emotional learning (SEL) for both educator and student well-being
• It helps educators develop emotional awareness and regulation strategies for their well-being.
• Effective routines equip educators to create a safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environment.
• Provides classroom management strategies by engaging all students based on how the brain learns best.
• Focuses on improving healthy relationships with oneself and others.
• Deepens understanding of the characteristics and importance of healthy relationships, especially between educators and learners
• Enhancing education quality and promoting social and emotional competencies to build peaceful societies supports SDG 4 (SDG 4.7).
• Promotes a lifestyle for sustainability, focusing on empathy, mindfulness, compassion, and critical inquiry to encourage pro-social behaviors.

How to Enroll?

• Visit the FramerSpace learning platform.
• Register or log in with your credentials.
• Enroll in The Social Emotional Educator: A Primer course.
• Complete the course at your own pace to earn your certificate.

Enroll Now

Further details and information regarding this course are available on the UNESCO MGIEP website.

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