This course is for any teacher that wants to continue, maintain and/or grow their love, enjoyment, passion and motivation for their profession for the remainder of their career. Teachers taking this course will reflect on the tremendous impact they have on their students’ lives. Teachers need this reminder regularly to reinforce the noble work they do each day. They will learn strategies and new ideas to stay motivated and passionate professionally throughout their teaching career and will reflect on ways to apply them to their own lives. They will learn how to balance their work and life to stay healthy and happy. They will learn the realities of teacher-burnout, how to identify it, and how to combat it quickly.
Starting April 3, 2019
Learning how to become emotionally literate is one of the best investments that teachers can make for themselves and their students. The capacity to deal with emotions positively is an essential element of good health. Quite often our students struggle with everyday situations that take place in and out of the school setting. Because of this, many students are unable to become productive members of the class until they find some way to express their feelings and emotions. This course is designed to help teachers develop a learning environment that promotes emotional wellness through the exposure of various forms of literature. By the end of this course, participants will have a variety of activities and book lists to assist them in developing an emotionally literate environment.
Starts April 3, 2019
The iPad changes the way teachers and students access the web, share media, and learn on the go. This course will cover how to add content to the iPad, how to incorporate the use of iTunes U, and how to find the best educational Apps available - including Apps for creating content and media on the iPad. The aim of this course is to demonstrate the practical application of the iPad mobile device in an educational setting. An emphasis will be placed on applications that you can share content with your students, parents and other colleagues. Please Note: An iPad and/or an iPhone/iPod Touch is required to participate in this course.
Starts April 3, 2019
Teaching children to care through Character Education can be incorporated into your existing curriculum! This course is designed to develop a collection of classroom lessons, activities, and strategies that can be used to integrate character traits into everyday instruction. The emphasis will be on how to help your students develop a life-long sense of honesty, decency, and respect for one-self and others through literature and practical classroom activities.
Starts April 10, 2019
Now is the time to become acquainted with our new English Language Arts Learning Standards...coming to a classroom near you. The revised standards aim to reimagine the educational framework for English Language Arts, with the goal of better supporting educators in their instructional practice and to provide additional guidance on achieving a vision of 21st century literacy. In this class, designed for grades K-8, participants will be provided with differentiated activities based on grade level in order to create motivating lessons or modify existing ones to meet the new standards.
Starts April 10, 2019
How do we motivate our students to read? Keeping kids interested and motivated to read is sometimes a challenge. Teachers need to find effective ways to motivate our students not only in the classroom but outside of the classroom. Researchers have identified a number of factors important to reading motivation including self-concept and value of reading, choice; time spent talking about books, types of text available, and the use of incentives. In this course you will explore effective ways to motivate all students to read including struggling readers, reluctant readers, and boys.
Starts April 10, 2019
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