New Courses:

Engaging English Language Learners

Teachers of English Language Learners (ELs) no longer solely applies to educators who are certified in ESOL. Explore the guiding principles of English language instruction. Examine how culturally responsive teaching and critical pedagogy build the foundation for meaningful relationships. Learn how to scaffold instruction, design formative assessments that build on background knowledge and promote proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in all content areas. Experience seven modules that lay a novice-level foundation in Spanish in order to be able to communicate with many ELs at the beginning of their language journeys. 

Currently available in the Virtual Classroom Format and Fully Online

Developing a Technology Rich Classroom

This course focuses on keeping educators on the cutting edge of free available resources to improve instruction regardless of their teaching situation. Participants will experience a variety of different engaging instructional tools to enhance their own content delivery as well as providing access to their content in new and exciting ways. This course is designed to enhance the educator's knowledge base of content curation and improve their teaching pedagogy around the proper use of instructional technology in a digestible, understandable, and engaging format.

Note: Currently available in the Virtual Classroom Format

The Movement and Technology Balance

Design a blended educational approach that creates a balance between movement and technology to optimize student learning and success, as well as enhance academic achievement and student well being. Build an effective plan that considers experience and educational needs. Learn how to merge these two concepts together to promote a classroom environment that effectively meets content standards and enriches the learning process while preparing students for future challenges.

Note: Currently available in the Virtual Classroom Format and Fully Online

The Mindful Classroom

This course introduces educators to mindfulness as a lifestyle and more importantly, as an instructional style rather than an isolated period of instructional time. Establishing best practices in mindfulness instruction is a key component of this course. Developing personal practice and how mindfulness affects the brain coincide to define the role of the mindful teacher. How to introduce mindfulness to our communities is addressed, as well as Cognitive Load Theory.

Note: Currently available in the Virtual Classroom Format