Building Positive Classroom Communities

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The purpose of this course is to provide educators with research-based strategies and practical applications for building positive classroom communities that support students’ emotional and social growth. Using Positive Classroom Communities: Activities to Support Students’ Emotional and Social Growth by Simonyi and Campanelli as the foundational text, participants will examine how intentional routines, structured activities, and reflective practices foster belonging, empathy, collaboration, and emotional regulation.

A primary goal of this course will require teachers to implement community-building strategies directly into their classroom curriculum. Participants will analyze classroom climate, design activities that promote student voice, establish restorative practices, and integrate social-emotional learning into daily instruction.

Graduate participants earn 3 semester hours of graduate credit and will receive a transcript from one of our partner institutions below. Professional development participants receive a certificate of completion for 45 hours of professional developments credit for face-to-face classes, and 60 hours of professional development credit for online classes.

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Important Information

Online 3-graduate credit courses are 13 weeks in length.

On-site weekend courses are held Friday evening from 6:00pm-9:00pm and Saturday/Sunday, 8:30am-5:30pm.

Weekday courses are Monday-Friday from 8:00am- 6:00pm.

It is the responsibility of the student to check with their state, county, district, or school to ensure that all requirements are being met by the course you're taking.

Check the Partner Universities page for specific university information as well as course numbers which are specific to the university partner.

Students are required to purchase their own textbook, the information for which can be found here. If no book is required it will be specified on the list. We have copies of many of the textbooks should you wish to purchase directly from TEI.

Professional development (PD) participants receive a certificate of completion from TEI for 45 hours of PD credit for face to face classes and 60 hours of PD credit for online classes. These certificates are mailed within one week of the end of the class and reflect the course title, dates of attendance, and credit hour information.

Student Academic Integrity

Participants guarantee that all academic class work is original. Any academic dishonesty or plagiarism (to take ideas, writings, etc. from another and offer them as one's own), is a violation of student academic behavior standards as outlined by our partnering colleges and universities and is subject to academic disciplinary action.