Course Overview
Over the past two decades, children have lost twelve hours of free time a week — including eight hours of unstructured play and outdoor activities. Beach and Strijack make the case that this lost time, driven by technology, cultural shifts, and changing family dynamics, is directly impacting the emotional health of students and schools. Natural play is one of nature’s primary outlets for anxiety and aggression, and it’s disappearing.
This course gives you a practical framework for understanding how emotional health affects learning and what you can do about it in your classroom. You’ll learn how to reach today’s most troubled students through relationship-driven strategies that address the root causes of emotional dysregulation rather than just managing symptoms.
About the Authors
This is a graduate-level course intended for K–12 educators who have completed a bachelor’s degree. It is recommended that you receive board or district approval before registering with TPAI.
