This course is designed for teachers who aspire to enhance their classroom with technology. Students who take this course will be provided with the necessary knowledge, resources, and time to explore the latest quick and easy EdTech tools. Learn how to utilize a variety of free EdTech, including but not limited to, Nearpod, Screencasting tools, … Continued

Schools culture impacts learning, commitment, engagement, and perception. Every member of a school community plays a role within a school culture. What can each of us do as contributing members of our school communities? Where should we start? This course will follow the key points made by Jimmy Casas in his best-selling book Culturize to … Continued

Based on the newly released book, "Know Better, Do Better: Comprehension," this course guides students beyond basic skills to delve into the cognitive processes involved in text comprehension. Participants will gain a clearer understanding of essential techniques for nurturing students' ability to engage deeply and purposefully in reading. Emphasizing vocabulary development, knowledge enrichment, and language … Continued

Designed for the Early Childhood and Kindergarten teachers, this course will enhance participants’ knowledge about emotional regulation and creative ways to teach learning standards. Research shows that sensory play builds nerve connections in the brain’s pathways, which lead to the child’s ability to complete more complex learning tasks. Sensory that incorporates play supports language development, … Continued

This course provides teachers with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the digital world responsibly and ethically to use these resources in their classrooms effectively. Through a combination of theoretical concepts and practical applications, students in this course will explore topics such as online safety, privacy, information literacy, digital rights and responsibilities, and critical … Continued

Have you ever wondered what motivates your students? This course is designed to provide K-12 educators evidence-based strategies that have been proven to work for students including those hard to motivate students. Participants will gain ideas to support their students in the classroom and to make deeper personal connections with those students

Student engagement is important to the learning and achievement of students. In this course, we will discuss and practice engaging students through class discussion. You will walk away with several discussion strategies that are easily adaptable to your classroom. Join us as we plan, implement, and reflect on increasing class discussion.

Learn how to use Canva, a free online graphic design tool, to create engaging content for your classroom. You don’t need to be a design pro. The pre-made templates, fonts, and graphics make it easy for anyone to use! There are endless applications for teachers including newsletters, posters, presentations, and more. The best part is … Continued

Have you ever wanted to make a class website but didn’t know where to start? In this class I will teach you how to create a website for your class using Google Sites.

This course will focus on developing an understanding for executive functioning skills and strategies to help students strengthen these skills. We will discuss what executive functioning is, then dig deeper into ways to help our students. You will be introduced to several strategies that you can implement with your students who struggle with executive functioning … 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

Teachers! I’m talking to you! Feeling tired? Worn out? Stressed? Burnt out? On the brink of total exhaustion and frustration? I am here to show you how to thrive like a boss! This course will take you through the 5 steps to overcoming teacher burnout. Whether you are completely toast, or on the brink, these … Continued