Social and emotional learning course
A collaboration with Mount Holyoke and Prince George's County Public Schools
What is the PGCPS/MHC SEL Course?
Learn the foundational principles of social and emotional learning (SEL) including vocabulary, concepts, and research. Explore how SEL advances educational equity and personal student growth by establishing affirming learning environments that feature trusting and collaborative relationships, rigorous and meaningful curriculum and instruction, and ongoing evaluation. Examine the clear connection and the roles of the school in students’ emotional and academic success. Build a strong foundation in social-emotional learning that includes equity-based, culturally responsive, and trauma-sensitive practices through the use of case study examples, personal reflection, and portfolio development. Completion of this course results in 2 graduate course credits.
Participant Responsibilities
- Engage with each module in Moodle (the LMS) at minimum of once every two weeks
- Complete all assignments fully and with Master’s level competency in Moodle
- Log in and complete the first assigned task within the first three days of class
- Meet in groups with your mentor two times through the course
- Keep a log of meetings with mentors
- Respond to engagement questions in Moodle (the LMS) posed by facilitators and supervising practitioners
- Provide feedback on the course through Moodle platform and official evaluation
Course feedback
Before the course, participants self-identified as having 50 the following levels of SEL understanding:
- 3 people identified as having No SEL understanding
- 11 people identified as having Limited SEL understanding 14 people identified as having Some SEL understanding
- 26 people identified as having Proficient SEL understanding 5 people identified as having Expert SEL understanding
After the SEL course, participants self- identified as having the following levels of SEL understanding:
- 0 people identified as having No, Limited, or Some SEL understanding
- 31 people identified as having Proficient SEL understanding
- 28 people identified as having Expert SEL understanding
After you are accepted
Follow the steps below after you are accepted to register for the course.
If you are accepted, you will receive your Mount Holyoke College credentials (log-in information) via email on May 22. The subject line will be: Next step: Set up your MHC email and register for your course. If you do not receive an email by 9 am on May 24, please check your spam folder. If you still do not see the email, please let us know by emailing: graduateadmissions@mtholyoke.edu.
Your Mount Holyoke College email is the official form of communication at the College, and any messages from the College or your professors will be sent to this email address. To access your Mount Holyoke College email you will first need to create a personalized password and protect your account with 2-step Verification:
Finish setting up your account:
- Use your login information at my.mtholyoke Self-Service to change your MHC password
- Log into your MHC email in Google
- Follow the prompts to enroll in Google 2-step verification
- Log into my.mtholyoke and set a recovery email on the myProfile page
For additional information, visit the MHC Password Reset page on the LITS website. If you have any questions or difficulty logging in to your account, please contact the LITS Technology Help Desk.
You can have the emails sent to your MHC email address forwarded to another email address by following these instructions.
Registration is open now!
To register:
- Go to my.mtholyoke.edu
- Sign in using your MHC username (your email address without the “@mtholyoke.edu”) and password
- Click on the menu in the upper left corner and select the Student home page.
- Under the Self Service Menu choose Students
- Scroll to the last bold section titled Course Registration & Bill Payment
Choose registration
Choose search and register for classes, the first option on the list. - Choose Search and Register for Classes (the first option on the list)
- Use the drop down menu to select “First Summer Session 2024” for the term
Under the drop down menu to select the subject, scroll to the bottom of the drop down menu to find “Education (thru PaGE).”
Choose First Summer Semester 2024 for term and for subject choose Education (thru PaGE). - Choose submit in the lower right.
- Scroll through the courses to find X.EDUC-450 SELD: Found. of Soc/Emot/Acad
Click the box to the left of the first available section of the course.
Choose the checkbox to the left of the course title: X.EDUC-450 SELD: Found. of Soc/Emot/Acad. - Choose submit at the bottom of the page.
On the next screen, under the “Action” column, click on the drop-down menu, select Register.
Under the action tab, be sure to select register. - Choose submit from the bottom of the page.
To check your registration:
- Go to my.mtholyoke.edu
- Sign in using your MHC username (your email address without the “@mtholyoke.edu”) and password
- Choose the menu in the upper left corner and select the Student home page.
- Under the Self Service Menu choose Students
- Choose Academic Records
- Choose Class Schedule
- Use the drop down menu to select First Summer Session 2024
- Choose submit from the bottom of the page.
You should see your class there. If you do not, please try registering again. If you still do not see your class there, please contact graduate-programs-coordinator-g@mtholyoke.edu.
Join Amy Asadoorian, Assistant Director of Communication, Outreach & Admission, for a drop-in Zoom to help you register. Join the Zoom room at any of these times. Please be sure to have your Mount Holyoke College login information when you join. Registration should take only 10-15 minutes.
Please note: There is a delay between registering for your course and having access to the course’s Moodle. It can take up to 24 hours after registration before you have access to the Moodle course. If you do not have access and you just registered, please wait a couple of hours and try again. If you still can not access your course, please contact the LITS Help Desk.
- Go to: moodle.mtholyoke.edu
In the top right corner, choose the log in link.
Choose log in from the top right corner. On the next page, choose the blue Mount Holyoke College logo from the bottom right corner
Choose the blue Mount Holyoke logo from the bottom right corner. - Log in with your Mount Holyoke College username and password.
You should see your course on the dashboard. If you do not have access and you just registered, please wait a day and try again. If you still can not access your course, please contact the LITS Help Desk. You can email them at helpdesk@mtholyoke.edu or call them at 413-538-2600 during regular business hours. Please give the Help Desk the name and number of the course for which you are registered (X.EDUC-450).
You will see your course on the Moodle dashboard if registration was successful.
If you are having trouble with your credentials, either logging in to email, registration, or Moodle please contact the LITS Help Desk. You can email them at helpdesk@mtholyoke.edu or call them at 413-538-2600 during regular business hours.
Please note: The Graduate Programs staff can not help you with login troubleshooting. You will need to be in touch with the LITS Help Desk.
Request a Transcript
You may request official transcripts for regular or express shipping via this transcript ordering system hosted by the National Student Clearinghouse.
A credit card is required for payment of the transcript fee which would then be shipped via regular mail. If you need express shipping, you can elect that and pay the additional charges for upgraded shipping. Your credit card is charged when the transcript is sent.
The transcript will be mailed within 1-3 business days following your request, using the shipping method you elected. Real-time email and mobile text alerts from the National Student Clearinghouse keep you up-to-date on the status of your order.
Contact us
Professional and Graduate Education (PaGE)
Mount Holyoke College has been on the forefront of providing a rigorous education to passionate changemakers who have gone on to break new ground in education, the sciences, the arts, public service and social justice movements for over 180 years.
- 413-538-3478
- Merrill House
Amy Asadoorian
- Assistant Director of Communications, Outreach, and Admissions