Description

The demands and challenges of the 21st century require innovations on the part of teachers, administrators, schools, and communities to fully prepare students for college, career, and beyond. Educators who take on the whole child approach, which aims to ensure that each student is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged, set the standard for comprehensive, sustainable school improvement and provide students with the opportunity for long-term success. In this PD Online course, ASCD looks at how this approach works in relation to a schools culture and climate, curriculum and instruction, assessment, classroom management, and outside of the classroom practices. After being introduced to the whole child approach, participants will have the opportunity review characteristics of it while comparing and contrasting their current professional practices with the approach through assessments, articles from Educational Leadership as well original readings for this course, videos featuring noted education experts, and applications to implement new ideas and strategies.