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STACK:

Whole Child Development

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Description

This stack is designed to provide educators with strategies they can use to ensure that students are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged. This stack, combined with other micro-credential stacks, supports Whole Child Education.

What You'll Demonstrate

You will demonstrate strategies to support the whole child within the school climate, culture, curriculum, and community.

Who Should Apply

  • P12 Educators
  • Education Support Professionals

Micro-credentials

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Building Self-Confidence

The educator intentionally coaches K-5 students in developing a variety of strategies to strengthen belief in their own abilities.

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Building Self-Efficacy

The educator intentionally coaches K-5 students in developing a variety of strategies to help students recognize their ability to achieve and support students’ abilities to achieve a goal.

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Building Stress Management Skills (K-5)

The educator intentionally coaches K–5 students in developing a variety of strategies to help students build their stress management skills.

The University of South Carolina College of Education logo above an icon showing a person sitting on a chair, holding a mask in front of their face.
Developing Accurate Self-Perceptions

The educator intentionally coaches K-5 students in developing a variety of strategies to promote accurate self-perceptions.

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Identifying Emotions

The educator intentionally coaches K-5 students in developing a variety of strategies to identify and understand their emotions.

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Identifying Risks of Self-Harm

The educator identifies the risks of self-harming behavior in children.

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Identifying Personal Reactions

The educator identifies personal physiological reactions to various emotions, describes examples of situations eliciting various emotions, and describes the influence of such emotions personally and professionally.

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Identifying Perspective-Taking Components

The educator analyzes scenarios and identifies key components of perspective taking associated with SEL competencies.

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Supporting Goal Setting (K-5)

The educator supports K–5 students in setting goals and creating action steps to monitor progress toward reaching their goals.

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Recognizing Strengths

The educator intentionally coaches K-5 students in developing a variety of strategies to recognize their unique strengths and personal attributes.