Full course description
Helpful Hearts is the social-emotional program for the Every Child Ready curriculum. Its purpose is to support equitable, culturally responsive, safe, and joyful classroom communities. In this course, you will:
- Examine the Helpful Hearts framework, instructional strategies, and best practices to foster well-being in prekindergarten classroom communities throughout the ECR school day,
- Identify and reflect on classroom lessons and resources included in the Every Child Ready Helpful Hearts curriculum, and
- Formulate instructional and planning strategies to teach, reinforce, and respond to children’s behaviors in the classroom using the Helpful Heart Action Plan.
To enroll in a course, you must be logged into your AppleTree Canvas account using your school-provided work email. If you forgot your password, click “Forgot Password?” on the login screen.
If you do not have an AppleTree Canvas account, click the blue Enroll button on the course page, then select Register New Account to create one. If you need further assistance, please contact Every Child Ready Support.
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AppleTree Institute is an authorized provider with the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and several state-run Professional Development (PD) registries. Practitioners may earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and/or PD hours, which can often be applied toward teaching certification renewals and other professional accreditations upon successful completion of course requirements. |