Course curriculum

    1. A Message from David Levine

    2. How to use this course

    3. Setting an intention for the course

    4. Before we begin...

    1. Resilience In Practice

    2. Course Objectives and Outcomes

    3. Richard Davidson: The four constituents of well-being

    4. Reflective Narrative

    5. Relationships and a recent success

    1. Read: Managing Life’s Challenges

    2. Practice: The 2x10 Strategy

    3. Reframing Trauma Informed Instruction: Healing Centered Engagement

    4. Reviewing three guidelines for healing-centered engagement

    1. Read: Social Skills Development

    2. Reflection Assignment: three pro-social skills

    1. Read: Five Social Skills

    2. One: Listening

    3. Process: Listening Partner Guidelines

    4. Two: Empathy

    5. Three: Self-Responsibility

    6. Four: Solving Disagreements With Others

    7. Five: Goal-setting: leaving a legacy

    8. Adult Resiliency

    9. Reflective Narrative

    1. Summary: Resilience in Practice

    2. Feedback: Resilience in Practice

    3. More resources for you

About this course

  • 27 lessons
  • 100% Online
  • 1 Graduate Credit: $250
  • Asynchronous

The School of Belonging Badge Program in Partnership with Lesley University

Self-paced courses designed for graduate students & education professionals

The School of Belonging Badge Program in Partnership with Lesley University Graduate School has been designed for educational professionals who are passionate about developing a culture of caring and compassion in their schools and classrooms. The School of Belonging process creates the conditions, skills and practices for empathy, inclusion, and self-expression for all members of the school community.
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Course Creator

David Levine

Senior Instructor and Designer

David is an educator, author, songwriter, and documentary film maker whose expression is grounded in creating caring and compassionate school cultures where emotional safety and emotional intelligence are foundational belonging and relationship-building practices. After working with school districts across the country as a teacher, trainer, facilitator, designer, and coach, for 32 years, David created Teaching Empathy Institute (TEI) in 2016. He saw the need for a different way of engaging students and adults in the work of empathy development. So, he developed a set of tools and practices to introduce and cultivate belonging and inclusion in schools. The overarching goal for all TEI’s work is to help individuals, schools, and entire communities transform through dialogue, storytelling, and the celebration of human connection.