Category Archives for Psychology, Sociology & The Brain

Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships

- 3 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Educators will review the way humans are wired to connect with others in a natural WiFi system and instinct for altruism that defines social intelligence.
2. Teachers may explore self awareness as it relates to social intelligence in a variety of settings and why genes are not destiny in developing SI skills.
3. Students will be presented with the need for a secure base and to develop personal set points for happiness that facilitate positive webs of attachment.
4. Teachers are exposed o how the mind and medicine are interrelated and how to manage the heart regarding trauma and emotional relearning.
5. Educators will examine how biology, stress and the lack of social connectedness can affect how we utilize social intelligence techniques in school environments.

Motivation and Learning

- 3 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Teachers will review student relationships and how to make learning easier without lowering standards. They will learn how to use various teaching tips and strategies.
2. Students will read about various quick-tips for increasing motivation and learning. They will examine and apply the various ideas for possible applications into their teaching environment.
3. Educators will examine how motivation works in human behavior and how to get students to be intrinsically motivated. The video: The Law of Attraction and are also viewed to blend mental consciousness concepts into motivation applications.
4. Educators will examine the motivation tips as they relate to instructional content and teaching for classroom implementation.
5. Teachers will learn about assessments, testing, and grading tips as they check for validity regarding testing and how they can be used for motivating students

Law of Attraction for Educators

- 3 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Students will learn about the basic universal laws and the law of attraction as a scientific theory of quantum physics and how they apply to human psychology.
2. Teachers will learn about the law of deliberate creation and how positive or negative thoughts and emotions attract outcomes. Verbal affirmations are explored and together with vibration harmony assists in manifesting reality and personal goals.
3. Educators will learn about positive affirmation and how the art of allowing can be implemented in schools to improve teaching relationships and for motivating students.
4. Teachers will examine their own personal and spiritual lives as they relate to working in today's stressful schools. The will learn to utilize segment intending to practice the law of attraction in school environments with educators and students.

Grandparents Raising Grandkids

- 3 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Educators will learn about the theories of how and what goes on in the minds of children with Aspergers syndrome and develop an understanding of how they think.
2. Teachers will research the generational issues, beliefs and values of our technology and media culture as they impact the parenting relationships of the generational divide.
3. Educators will examine the difficult issues regarding why the biological parent/s is not raising the child as well as the other family and social dynamics that arise.
4. Teachers will review the physical and emotional issues that aging grandparents have and how it affects their ability to provide for, nurture and educate their grandchild.
5. Teachers will develop writings, research this topic and develop lessons or activities that utilize the course content to improve the learning and school experience of everyone.

Engaging Teens and Tweens

- 3 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Educators will review the new findings in brain research that explain how the brain learns, make new connections and how our thinking is changed through brain plasticity.
2. Participants will be presented with the various changes that the brain makes during adolescence and explore how technology and the media have changed how the brain functions with the new generations of students.
3. Educators will learn about making material meaningful, how emotions affect the brain and learning as well as how stress affects the brain and body.
4. Participants will explore techniques for managing student psychological states in order to engage them in learning and help them to recall and apply knowledge.
5. Educators will research this topic as it applies to student choices regarding drugs, promiscuity, and alcohol as well as to their broader decision-making abilities.

Emotional Intelligence: Why Can it Matter More Than IQ

- 3 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Educators will review the emotional brain and what emotions are for in human development and interactions along with the anatomy of emotional connections.
2. Participants will explore self awareness of knowing thyself and the consequences of excessive passion or emotional hysteria that can be unproductive.
3. Educators will be presented with general concepts of why and how aptitude, empathy and emotions are interrelated within the human social arts.
4. Participants are presented with how the mind and medicine are interrelated and how to manage the heart regarding trauma and emotional relearning.
5. Educators can examine how the lack of emotional literacy can be costly in human relations and how to use emotional intelligence concepts in school environments.

Understanding Eating Disorders for Schools

- 3 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Educators will acquire a framework of the culture of poverty and the role of language.
2. Participants will learn about the hidden roles among social classes and how those roles influence how students work, behave and perceive the school experience.
3. Educators will learn about the characteristics of generational poverty and how the patters of behavior, problems and world views are passed to future generations.
4. Participants will explore the resources, role models, discipline and support systems.
5. Educators will research the culture of poverty issue regarding alternative theories and conclusions presented in the book, as well as present a variety of solutions.
6. Teachers will develop a lesson or unit plan that utilizes strategies or activities in the book and how to use instructional techniques to improve student achievement.

Dealing with Difficult Parents

- 3 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Educators will review the historical dynamics of today’s parent and their relationship to schools, how that has changed and how to handle parenting situations that may arise.
2. Teachers will be presented with a variety of strategies to communication and cultivating relationships with parents as well as being proactive to avoid potential problems that may arise in difficult situations.
3. Educators will examine ways of presenting bad news or other student deficiencies to parents in a manner that is none threatening and yet is consistent with school policy.
4. Teachers will explore the curriculum's focus and how teachers, principal, students, and parents all contribute to the harmony of a positive school experience for students.
5. Educators will then research this topic and parent involvement in monitoring student responsibilities such as homework as well as parent involvement in school activities.

Coaching for Success: A Teacher's Guide

- 3 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Educators will learn how to bring the coaching spirit into the classroom and develop trust and relationships that go beyond the general standard instructional format.
2. Teachers will review basic listening, feedback and questioning techniques. Paradigms of situational coaching will be presented for using intuition and a responsibility for results.
3. Educators will be presented with clarifying life goals and school purposes along with visualization techniques so students can set specific goals and visualize outcomes.
4. Students will be able to use the Law of Attraction to enhance their learning and school experience and preserver regardless of obstacles and setbacks to achieve academic goals.
5. Teachers will develop writings, lessons and affirmations for classroom and student applications that make their students dreams possible as well as for educator success.

Child Obesity: Change Your Brain, Change Your Body

- 3 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Educators will be presented with the ten principals for changing your brain and body that includes the brain's physiology and action steps to address any deficiencies.
2. Participants will learn about balancing brain chemistry to regain control over cravings and the will power robbers that keep individuals from their optimal weight.
3. Educators will learn about the ideal foods to meet the nutritional needs of the brain in order to function at optimum levels both physically and mentally for focus and learning.
4. Participants will review the role of exercise to the body as well as the value to the brain that include positive behavior, better sleep, hormone balancing and other benefits.
5. Educators will examine the new brain and body science as it relates to them personally and develop lessons or activities that address health and child obesity issues in schools.