GED 501 - Transforming Teaching and Learning through Holistic Restorative Education

Creating the conditions for ALL learners to thrive is not only about developing the awareness, knowledge and skills around a broad set of factors that influence the learning environment, it is also about developing an awareness of the systems of oppression that sustain and perpetuate injustice. As we interrogate and disrupt these systems it is essential that we acknowledge our own biases and limiting belief systems. This course asks participants to not only work to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary, but to engage in mindful awareness practices to uncover the ways we unconsciously underserve and create harm for students. Central to the course are weaving together social justice education, trauma informed practices, restorative and transformative practices, and mindfulness as pathways for creating equitable and healing centered learning environments within ourselves and in the spaces we share with others.

Credits: 3

Notes:
Synchronous and asynchronous project-based online learning.