ED 586 - Introduction to Neuroscience for Social Emotional Development

This course will focus on understanding social emotional development beginning with the youngest children and moving into adulthood. Social emotional development refers to how children develop relationships, practice social skills, and learn to express their feelings. This course offers a broad introduction to social emotional development and its significance on learning and growing. During the course students will describe and define social emotional development, discuss how common social skills promote development and learning, discuss the role adults play in supporting social emotional skills, and understand how the environment and positive relationships play a role in promoting social emotional development. This course supports the educator/leader in creating a safe space for students to be successful in school, at home, and in the community through an understanding of social emotional development through the ages.

(Cr: 3