Antonia Torrens 
How this course works
Welcome to the course Well-being in schools: What, Who, Why, and How - A practical approach!
It is really a great pleasure to welcome you in this learning journey and learn together with you for the next two weeks!
Before we start, we would like to highlight the timeline of this course to help you plan your learning and successfully complete the course.
The course is divided in 5 main modules including a final assignment:
- Module 1: The What - Defining Well-being for your context
- Module 2: The Who - Well-being for staff and students
- Module 3: The Who Part 2 - Teaming for Well-being
- Module 4: The Why - Well-being and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
- Module 5: The How - Creating a Plan
Course schedule
| Module 1 and Module 2 open | Monday, 15 of January |
| Module 3, Module 4 and Module 5 open | Monday, 22 of January |
| Submission phase starts | Monday, 22 of January, 12:00 CET |
| Deadline to submit the final activity | Monday, 29 of January, 14:00 CET |
| Peer assessment phase starts | Monday, 29 of January, after 14:00 CET |
| Deadline of peer review and end of the course | Wednesday, 31 of January, 23:59 CET |
How to complete this course
- Optional activities. The course offers you optional activities and it is up to you to decide whether to complete them. However, we highly recommend you choose the ones that interest you the most, as this will help you to gain more ideas and successfully complete the final assignment.
- Mandatory activities. Across the modules there are activities that are labelled as mandatory, including the final peer assessment. The peer assessment activity entails creating an action plan and assessing 3 action plans submitted by your peers. Complete all the mandatory activities to receive a certification of course completion. Be mindful of the start dates and deadlines!
Live events are optional. They do not count toward passing the course but are a great opportunity to discuss live with the course team!
We highly recommend you keep a learning diary, meaning a collection of notes, observations, thoughts and other relevant materials built up over the duration of this course.
Course Competencies
The recipient of this certificate has demonstrated proficiency of the following competences according to the digital competence framework of the European Commission's Selfie for Teachers tool:
- Professional collaboration B1 level
- Professional learning (through digital technologies) B2 level
- Professional learning (about digital technologies) B1 level
- Creating Digital Resources B1 level
- Sharing Digital Resources B1 level
- Teaching B2 level
- Collaborative Learning B1 level
- Emerging Technologies B2 level
- Actively engaging learners B1 level
- Content creation B1 level
Behind the course
Course moderator - Mike Kopp (he/him)
Mike Kopp is a relentlessly sincere international educator and student advocate with twenty years of experience working in schools in the United States, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Western Europe. He is currently the High School Vice Principal at the International School of Paris, where he is responsible for well-being and serves as designated safeguarding lead. Mike has degrees in History and Social Studies Education from Eastern Washington University and a Masters in Educational Research from SUNY. He has worked on the advisory board for the East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS) and has presented internationally at the ECIS Leadership Conference and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Global Forum on Education. Mike is passionate about integrating student voice and agency in the classroom, curriculum, and community.
If you have any questions while going through the modules, please feel free to ask other participants on the course forum or get in touch with the technical support.