Date of Award
Spring 5-5-2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
MA - Master of Arts
Department
Mindfulness Studies
First Advisor
Melissa Jean
Second Advisor
Andrew Olendzki
Abstract
In a time when more and more children are being diagnosed with mental health disorders and many teachers are leaving the field of education, there is a movement for social and emotional wellness in education. Policy makers and school administrations are acknowledging the need for social emotional learning but are challenged with the logistics of implementing the learning. In addition, the teachers do not feel that they are equipped to implement and teach social and emotional learning in their classrooms. This creative thesis course addresses this need. The course will help prepare preservice teachers to create a socially and emotionally healthy learning environment as well as preparing them to cultivate CASEL’s five SEL competencies in themselves and their students.
The course includes understanding mindfulness and mindfulness-based interventions and how they support the cultivation of CASEL’s five SEL competencies. It begins with personal cultivation and moves toward strategies for cultivation in future students. This course is the missing link between theory and application.
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Recommended Citation
Schmoyer, Kathryn, "Cultivating Social and Emotional Wellness in Teachers and Students Through SEL and Mindfulness-Based Interventions: A Course for Pre-Service Teachers" (2020). Mindfulness Studies Theses. 32.
https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/mindfulness_theses/32
