Events for May 17, 2023

Focuses on best practices for reaching American Indian students and families. Provides significant Native American cultural competence content and culturally responsive practices. ND Education Standards and Practice Board encourages educators to take this course for Cultural Competence requirements and for the Native American content. Instructor: Ricky White

As an educator you often have to learn new information and skills in order to support students and their families. You learn things like how to use a new software or application, operate a new device, or quickly get up to speed on new content. Most of this learning was in the moment but just […]

Increase your awareness and understanding of important issues regarding sport coaching. Identify and discuss the challenges of coaching in contemporary society. Instructor: Brad Strand

Explore the principles and practices of disciplinary literacy and engage educators in considering effective ways to make content learning accessible to learners. Instructor: Dr. Stacy Duffield

Explore the core concepts of an education technology application and engage in discussions with peers about how the application may be used in a classroom setting. Eligible training modules can range anywhere from 1 to 32 hours, depending upon the topic and individual or school needs. ** Cost and Credits are Per Part

An introduction to the relevance and need for incorporating reading and developing reading skills in middle and high school classrooms. Promotes understanding of how content literacy can contribute to the learning of content material and contribute to a positive learning environment in your K-12 classroom. Instructor: Dr. Stacy Duffield

Word ownership is an essential element for content learning. Explore research-based best practices for supporting students in the acquisition of vocabulary needed to be successful learners in grades 4-12 across all content areas. You will leave this class with a deeper understanding of how to identify instructional vocabulary, how to teach it for effective learning, […]

The study of the anatomy of speech articulation, including place and manner of articulation of speech sounds. Learn basic patterns and sound systems within languages and the rules that govern them. Develop an understanding of International Phonetic Alphabet. Instructor: Kellam Barta This course is part of the EL Endorsement offered through NDSU Distance and Continuing […]

The study of the structure and function of pieces of words, as well as the structure and function of pieces of sentences. Learn about word roots and the affixes that attach to them. Develop an understanding of form and function of words within a sentence and will be able to identify sentence constituents. Prereq: Part […]

The study of variation in word meanings and the sets of characteristics that define a word's category, as well as the common implicit rules that guide verbal exchanges. Develop an understanding of conversational implicature. Learn about words that also mean their own opposite. Prereq: Parts 1 & 2. Instructor: Kellam Barta This course is part […]