Course Details
Emotions and learning
Emotions and learning – trendy psychobabble or critical concept capable of transforming our schools, teachers and pupils?
The aim of this course is to provide an introduction to the subject of emotions and learning for teachers and other members of school communities, as well as to offer some practical ideas and suggestions for harnessing the benefits of emotional intelligence in the classroom.
The course will provide professional development for:
- all teachers – to introduce them to the issues around emotions and learning and encouraging them to teach with emotions in mind
- school leaders and governors – to introduce them to the subject of emotions and learning so that they understand the impact of emotions and can inform their staff of its implications. Governors can skip the Tasks which require classroom experience
- support staff – to increase their understanding of the significance of emotions and learning so that it can help inform their professional practice in the future
As you work your way through the course, you will:
- consider the importance of emotions and their impact on all experiences
- aim to define 'emotion'
- explore how the body and mind display, and are affected by, emotion
- explore how to use emotion in the classroom to enhance the learning process
- examine strategies to harness emotions to benefit teaching and learning
Author Biography
Meet the course author:
Elizabeth Holmes was head of history in a high school in Sussex, before leaving full time teaching to pursue a writing career. She's written for a variety of national publications and has had several books published about supporting teachers, including The Newly Qualified Teacher's Handbook and The Teacher's Guide to Successful Professional Development.
Elizabeth has long had an interest in the role that emotions play in the way we learn and interact with others. She has read extensively on the subject and consulted experts in the field to write this, and another of our courses, 'The Emotionally Intelligent School'.
For more information on the author, visit Elizabeth's website: