Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome

    • Welcome

    • Learning Objectives
  • 2

    🟨 Session 1: Scarecrow’s Section – “If I Only Had a Brain”

    • 🧠 Wizardly Wisdom: Why the Brain Matters

    • The Educator’s Role

    • 🧠 “Scarecrow Strategy Shifts” – From Reactive to Reflective

    • The Most Persistent Myth

    • “The Prefrontal Path – Building Strong Thinking Muscles in Little Learners”

    • Language as a Thinking Tool

    • Open-Ended Questions & Scaffolding

    • Open-Ended Questions & Scaffolding: What Would the Scarecrow Say?

    • Serve and Return Interactions

    • 5 Steps for Brain-Building Serve and Return

    • Serve & Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry

    • Reflection
  • 3

    🟥 Session 2: Tin Man’s Section – “If I Only Had a Heart”

    • 🧡 Wizardly Wisdom: Why the Heart Matters

    • What is Emotional Intelligence?

    • 💬 Emotional Literacy: The Language of the Heart

    • Brené Brown on Empathy

    • 🤝 Co-Regulation: Calm is Contagious

    • 🧷 Attachment and Responsive Caregiving

    • The Still Face Experiment
  • 4

    🟦 Session 3: Lion’s Section – “If I Only Had the Nerve”

    • 🦁 Wizardly Wisdom: What Courage Really Means

    • 🧘‍♀️ Leadership Through Calm

    • 🪧 Guidance Over Punishment

    • Fixing the Phrase

    • 🚦 Guidance Over Punishment
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    🏡 Session 4: Dorothy’s Reflection – “There’s No Place Like Home”

    • 🪞 Wizardly Wisdom: What Dorothy Teaches Us About Home

    • 🧩 Classroom Strategies to Foster Belonging

    • How To Foster A Sense Of Belonging? - Childhood Education Zone