Trauma Informed Teaching
Program Level: Certificates
Department: Graduate Teacher Education
Mount Marty’s Graduate Teacher Education Department is keenly aware of the disturbance to teaching and learning, both for teachers and students, due to the ongoing safety concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an endeavor to meet the emotional and educational needs of returning to school after the disruption of online and distance teaching delivery, we have developed elective courses in the content area of Trauma Informed Teaching to support teachers in the field.
The following four 3-credit elective courses, when taken as a complete set, comprise the Trauma Informed Teaching Certificate. These courses can also be taken as stand alone electives, or used as electives within the Coursework-only track of the Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction.
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GRADUATE CERTIFICATE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree, confirmed through transcript submission
- Complete online application
- Recommendation by one professional or scholarly reference
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GRADUATE CERTIFICATE COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS
- Accepted into the graduate certificate program
- No grade lower than C in any courses
- Completion of all required courses with a cumulative GPA of 3.0
To view the tuition and costs of graduate elective courses and certificates, click here.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Mount Marty currently offers a graduate certificate for professional educators from a selection of high interest elective course topics. Through a certificate that links course topics, teachers have the ability to deepen their knowledge and practice through highly specified study in specific curriculum topics. This produces an expertise that is valuable in the educational workplace.
Credits: 3
Exploration of the current issues and influences on mental health in the classroom and on the daily lives of students, teachers and those they interact with. Students will examine the risk factors and continuing influence of mental health issues and trauma on all states of human growth and development. Students will explore and develop personal strategies for self-care and promoting holistic growth in learning and academic success.
Credits: 3
Students will examine the theoretical support for the foundational concept of social emotional learning (SEL) and how models and curricula reflect those theories. Additionally, students will explore essential questions regarding the relevance of SEL to all stages of human growth and development and the role of SEL within the core curriculum, resulting in holistic growth and academic achievement.
Credits: 3
Students examine the history of peace-keeping, peace-making and peace-building on micro and macro levels through the lens of restorative practices. Students analyze how restorative practices are used to create stronger relationships in educational settings. Following the examination and analysis, students will develop research based solutions to personal, classroom and school challenges.
Credits: 3
Students will become familiar with historical, cultural, religious and spiritual practices that support mindfulness. The research around personal and professional mindfulness practices will be examined. An evaluation of educational and organizational frameworks for mindfulness implementation will be used to develop a plan for personal and professional use.
ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL ELECTIVE COURSES
In addition, Mount Marty offers a selection of graduate elective courses which can be used as stand-alone content, transfer in to MMU or other institution graduate programs, and for teacher relicensure. This list continues to grow, so check back frequently.
To enroll in individual elective courses, applicants are required to:
- Complete the non-degree seeking application
- Submit undergraduate transcripts