Calling all daring middle and high school educators! Join us in this course where we delve into the realm of difficult political issues, current events, and sensitive subject matter. Get ready to navigate the stormy seas of controversy as we explore topics that can make teaching a challenge. But fear not! Our focus is on … Continued

It is widely known that strong relationships between teachers, students, and parents dramatically increase students’ levels of motivation, engagement, and learning. This course provides you with 5 strategies to help you build strong relationships that are easy and fun to implement. By the end of the course, you will have a plethora of resources to … Continued

What if there was a strategy that could boost students' level of achievement, ensure a sense of belonging, and create positive school experiences? Engaging with families is a way to accomplish these things and can ensure a better experience for all students. This course delves into the purpose and planning of events such as Back-to-School … Continued

Ignite Engagement and Supercharge Lesson Planning! Dive into the world of advanced Google techniques and discover how to create captivating digital notebooks and interactive student experiences using Google Slides and app extensions like Pear Deck. Master the art of facilitating student exploration through Google My Maps, Google Scholar, and Google Books. Harness the organizational wizardry … Continued

Learn how to organize your classroom with Google tools. This course will examine how to use Google tools to best organize, deliver, and receive content from your students. Participants will learn how to combine Google applications such as Sites, Drive, Classroom, Forms, Docs, Slides, Sheets, and more to get more out of their content.

Do you feel your classroom could use a makeover, but you are unsure where you will find the time and motivation to accomplish this task? That cool couch you see in the room down the hall that makes the classroom look like a living room, like a place you’d go to curl up and read … Continued

Come explore ways to help our struggling readers be successful in the classroom! This course will focus on developing an understanding for dyslexia and strategies to help students with dyslexia. We will discuss what dyslexia is, then dig deeper into ways to help our students. You will be introduced to several strategies that you can … Continued

LETRS training equips K-5 teachers with valuable language and phonics knowledge. How do you translate the science of reading research into actionable practice in your classroom? This course will explore 7 Mighty Moves that educators can take to shift their foundational literacy practice. Moving from a sight focus to a multisensory sound approach, teachers can … Continued

This course explores the intersection of teacher leadership, courageous leadership, and effective coaching practices. Drawing upon Brene Brown’s Dare to Lead and Elena Aguilar’s The Art of Coaching, participants will examine how vulnerability, empathy, and resilience intersect with coaching strategies to empower educators as leaders. Through theoretical exploration, reflective practice, and experiential learning, participants will … Continued

This course explores the essential principles of student engagement in K-12 and higher education settings. Students will examine the three primary types of engagement (behavioral, cognitive, and emotional), analyze Schlechty’s five levels of engagement, and implement research-based strategies to enhance engagement in their own teaching or learning environments.

Unlock the power of generative AI with Harnessing MagicSchoolAI! This hands-on course takes educators on an exciting journey through MagicSchoolAI’s game-changing tools built specifically with educators in mind. Each week, explore key AI topics—like lesson automation, student engagement, and personalized learning—while actively exploring and using MagicSchool’s AI-driven tools like lesson generators, data insights, and text … Continued

This online, independent course is a continuation of ‘Survival Spanish for Educators’. Completion of that course is not a requirement to take this course. Lessons focus on pronunciation and basic vocabulary or phrases on each theme. These are the themes that were created based on input from previous participants: Hispanic names, Specials and Field Trips, … Continued