About this course: Positive psychology meets K-12 pedagogy. This course explores key ideas of positive psychology and shows how great teachers apply those lessons to maximize student engagement and accomplishment. Through lectures, discussions, interviews and footage of great educators in action, you’ll learn how to integrate character-based objectives into your own teaching.
Created by: Relay Graduate School of Education
Taught by: Dave Levin, Co-Founder, KIPP; Co-Founder, Relay GSE
| Commitment | 10-15 hours of videos and assessments |
| Language | English, Subtitles: Chinese (Traditional) |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Your Character Journey
Let's begin with an exploration of our own strengths of character... we all have them!
4 videos, 5 readings
Graded: Compare the Two Rankings
WEEK 2
The Science of Character
This module explores the research base that supports the teaching of character.
7 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Character Reflection
WEEK 3
Teaching Character in Every Moment
Character education starts with an intentional approach to every human-to-human interaction.
10 videos
Graded: Responding with Micro-Moments
WEEK 4
Macro Structures
Create a plan for teaching character and then work every day to make it happen.
8 videos
Graded: Dual Purpose Lesson Objective
Graded: Midterm Exam
WEEK 5
Talking About Character Growth
No one ever masters something like grit or gratitude; the goal is to integrate those lessons into our daily lives.
5 videos, 3 readings
Graded: Preparing to Teach Character
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Coursework
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Relay Graduate School of Education
Relay Graduate School of Education is a ground-breaking graduate school with an innovative Master's degree program designed specifically to respond to today's urgent demand for effective and successful teachers.
Ratings and Reviews
Nice work, Thank You
I really enjoyed doing the course. I found the content interesting and stimulating. Everything went really well until the last assignment when the website refused to let me submit and it became very frustrating and worrying as, despite my increasingly frantic requests for assistance, nothing seemed to change and I missed the submission deadline and then got all these messages saying I would have to do the course again. I am relieved to see it didn't come to that and that I did pass but I would suggest that an email address where I could feel I was actually communicating with a person would have improved my experience at the end. I have already paid for my course certificate (at the start of the course) so am hoping that as I have now submitted my photo ID and additional photo for verification purposes that will come to me soon.
Great ! The animation of the course is punchy and highly participative (lot of peer graded assignments), the contents are of high level - and Dave is driving the course with enthousiasm and joy
I recommend !
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BK
If my last assignment had actually submitted properly, it would have got a 5 star review. I was very disappointed to have to go back and re submit the work.