A Short Course on Parenting Teaches Students Essential Social-Emotional Skills

We Love Illinois Schools

English - May 29, 2024 15:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Focused on our mission to prepare all students for success in college and careers, it’s easy to overlook the fact that some instruction on caregiving would be useful.

Katharine Bensinger took on a request from a student club and ended up with some prestigious partners in the creation of ParentABLE, an evidence-based curriculum that has been piloted with hundreds of students statewide. The parenting education program is free for districts to opt into, and ParenTeach offers six Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) through TeachIllinois.org for educators who implement ParentABLE.