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The Happy Classroom: Practicing And Teaching Well-Being

EDUC-945
3 Credits
Online
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EDUC-945
3 Credits
Online
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Instructor: Candi Reimer
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$460

Discover evidence-based techniques to foster happiness and overcome obstacles to well-being. Designed for educators, this course offers a blend of personal growth and professional strategies, equipping you to apply the science of happiness within educational environments. Together, we will:

  • delve into the science of happiness, with a focus on positive psychology.
  • examine why the things we believe will bring us happiness often fall short.
  • investigate how happiness interacts with the mind and body.
  • explore key indicators of happiness and engage in practical exercises to enhance well-being.
  • develop strategies to work with negative emotions and thought patterns.
  • learn methods to measure and cultivate well-being within educational settings.
  • create a "menu" of happiness-strengthening activities for personal and professional practice.

Join a community of happiness practitioners as you journey toward well-being in the classroom and beyond. Course content draws on the CASEL Framework (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning) Framework. This course may be taken with or without students.

NOTE: Required book must be acquired separately.

Candi Reimer

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As a beginning mathematics teacher at an urban high school, I quickly realized that drawing on student interests and experiences was essential to engaged learning. This insight has guided my work in education as a K-12 instructional coach, a developer of mathematics curriculum, and an instructor of professional development. My courses aim to create space for teachers to gather around relevant ideas and practical experiences as they deepen their knowledge and professional practice. Course topics reflect the concerns and curiosities of practicing teachers, equipping them to directly apply learning to classroom teaching. I value the diverse perspectives that Fresno Pacific University students bring to the learning community, and I hope that participants in my courses will be as inspired as I have been by the ideas and dialogue generated here.