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

One of the most important of the Career and College Readiness Skills, Soft Skills are often taken for granted. This course will give you the opportunity explore the need for student soft skills, to reflect on the importance of soft skills in your classroom, and to investigate techniques for developing soft skills in your students.

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

Welcome to What They Don't Teach Teens: Life Safety Skills for Teens and the Adults Who Care for Them! The modern age presents unique and unforeseen challenges for young people, and it's our responsibility as educators to provide them with the tools and strategies necessary to navigate this complex landscape. In this course, you'll learn … Continued

This course will ask you to analyze your current classroom of students and determine which students are gritty and which are not. What are some things causing students to easily give up when things get tough or others to preserve through the hard times in school and in life? Do some students just have a … 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

QR Codes are a fun and creative way to Help your students access online information. Learn how to create QR Codes in different styles and explore the many ways they can enhance what you are already doing in your classroom!

"Strategies make the often-invisible work of reading actionable and visible. Explore 300 strategies to share with readers in support of thirteen goals-everything from fluency to literary analysis. Each strategy is cross-linked to skills, genres, and Fountas & Pinnell reading levels to give you just-right teaching, just in time. develop goals for every reader. Additionally, you … Continued

This course is tailored for educators with a foundational understanding of Positive Behavior Intervention & Supports (PBIS) and Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) frameworks. PBIS, an evidence-based approach, merges data, systems, and practices to enhance daily routines, set uniform expectations, and enhance relationships with students. Our emphasis will be on specialized Tier 2 strategies that … Continued

Teaching is cognitively, emotionally, and physically demanding. This course explores how physical, digital, and mental environments directly affect teachers’ ability to work effectively and students’ ability to learn. Using Joy at Work as a guiding text, participants will analyze clutter through the lenses of cognitive load, decision fatigue, classroom design, and teacher wellness, and apply … Continued

Educators will learn basic animation skills, using available free tools to help teach concepts to their students in an engaging way. Animations can give life to classroom lessons. Some of the applications will allow for creating your own original animation making frames by hand, others will let you use built in features that allow for … Continued

The purpose of this course is to introduce teachers to a diverse range of digital tools that their students can utilize for classroom presentations. Throughout the course, teachers will not only learn about various digital presentation tools, but also gain practical experience using them. These newfound skills can then be applied in their own classrooms, … Continued