Free Online Course offered by FutureLearn: Supporting Adolescent Learners: Social and Emotional Wellbeing

Future Learn Platform offers a free online course under the theme of "Supporting Adolescent Learners: Social and Emotional Wellbeing".

A large and growing body of research shows that adolescents who score high on social and emotional wellbeing report improved grades, better relationships, less trouble at school and a lesser likelihood of emotional problems.

On this course, ultimately, you’ll learn to help adolescent learners develop the skills and mindsets that will allow them to thrive. You’ll investigate the social, emotional, intellectual, and physical development of young people, explore the uses of neuroscience in education and help youths embrace lifelong learning.

This course is intended for:

This course is for anyone in a role that supports young adolescents. For example: parents, teachers, youth leaders, guidance officers and counsellors.

Course duration:

3 hours per week for 2 weeks.

Course topics:

• Lifelong learning as a context for understanding young adolescents with an imperative for developing a new learning mindset for 21st century learners
• Developing an understanding of Young Adolescent learners through the domains of social, emotional, intellectual, and physical development
• A focus on the second sensitive period of brain development and the impact of neuroscience for learning, with a particular focus on social and emotional implications and cognitive engagement
• Developing capabilities to enhance social and emotional wellbeing, highlighting elements such as empathy, resilience and self regulation

Course objectives:

By the end of this course learners will be able to:

1. Investigate lifelong learning as a context for young adolescent learners
2. Explain the social, emotional, intellectual, and physical development of young adolescents
3. Explore applications of neuroscience with a particular focus on social and emotional impacts for cognitive engagement
4. Evaluate strategies to optimise adolescent social and emotional wellbeing

Course costs:

Learner can join this course for free and get access to it for 4 weeks.

Or upgrade this course for $64 and gets:

• Access to this course for as long as it’s on Future Learn.
• Discuss your learning in comments.
• Certificate of Achievement once he/she is eligible (print and digital).

Or buy unlimited for $ 15.83/month or 189.99 for one year and gets:

• Access to this course.
• Access to ALL eligible short courses with additional benefits, for a year.
• Discuss your learning in comments.
• Certificate of Achievement once he/she is eligible (print and digital).

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