In today’s digital world, social media is a powerful tool for professional growth, collaboration, and classroom innovation. Engaging & Growing: Social Media for Educators is designed to help teachers harness the potential of social media to expand their professional learning networks (PLNs), discover and share cutting-edge educational resources, and engage with thought leaders in the … 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

Have you heard of ChatGPT? I promise you your students have! ChatGPT is an AI chatbot that can create humanlike conversational dialogue. This language model can respond to questions and compose various written content, including articles, social media posts, essays, code and emails. This course is an opportunity to learn more and ChatGPT for teacher … Continued

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

The responsibilities that come with teaching are rapidly changing. And with that change comes a lot of stress. This course will discuss what mindfulness is and how you can bring mindfulness and Zen into your classroom. Techniques covered can be used by the teacher and students, NETS: T·1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4B, … Continued

Canva has become a popular tool to use in the classroom, but most students (and teachers) are not utilizing it to its full potential. In the course you’ll learn teaching ideas, how to use templates, watch video tutorials, and have access to many teaching resources to share immediately with students. Canva is a valuable tool … Continued

Are you a K-12 math educator who would like to incorporate more digital tools in your daily math instruction? This course is for you! This course will take a deep dive into the world of free digital math resources such as Desmos, Geogebra, Whiteboard.chat, Open Middle, and a variety of virtual manipulatives. Each week will … Continued

Teachers constantly reflect and ask themselves, “How can I help this student succeed when he has the attention span of a puppy?”. Students with ADHD can display a variety of behaviors. Learn what some specific behaviors may be and what you can pull from your toolbox to help. This course is full of simple and … Continued

This course is designed to deepen teacher skills with integrating mysteries and problem-solving across the curriculum for all ages. The course will provide plenty of opportunities for book ideas for classrooms and group discussions for all grade levels. Participants will assess and create hands-on activities focusing on the element of mystery and integrating problem solving … Continued

Shifting the Balance: The Science of Reading in Action is a transformative course designed to empower educators with evidence-based strategies for effective early reading instruction. This practical guide integrates the Six Shifts© of the Science of Reading, focusing on key areas such as reading comprehension, phonemic awareness, phonics, high-frequency words, cueing systems, and text selection. … Continued

This course will focus on developing an understanding of multisensory instruction and strategies to help you teach your students. We will discuss what multisensory instruction is, then dig deeper into ways to use this approach. You will be introduced to several strategies that you can implement with your students. This class would be appropriate for … Continued

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.