Integrate innovative practices into your teaching. Design and implement projects that explore new teaching methodologies, cross-curricular efforts, and advanced learning technologies. You will be able to use your passion to tailor your unique classroom needs and interests. The course fosters a culture of experimentation, where trying new approaches and learning from the outcomes is valued…

Immerse yourself in innovative career exploration with our professional development-level course on Virtual Reality (VR) for Career Exploration for K-12 classrooms. This innovative class leverages the use of CareerViewXR, an immersive career exploration platform that brings field trips to the classroom through 360-degree web-based tours and companion virtual reality videos. Participants will engage in environments…

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.

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.

Learn internal and external factors that place a child at risk, how heredity and environment affect a childÕs development, the characteristics of various risk factors, and interventions for each risk factor.

Gives the learner an understanding of ways to meet the affective needs of the gifted and talented student in the regular classroom and lists resources for teachers and parents who would like more information about the talented and gifted.

Emphasizes understanding how studentsÕ learning is influenced by individual experiences, talents, disabilities, gender, language, culture, family, and community values.

Explore an innovative teaching model that incorporates strategies for teaching concepts constructively and contextually. Gain a deeper understanding of the underlying concepts of various math topics and explore the principles of teaching those concepts to learners.

Explore an instructional methodology that incorporates strategies for teaching concepts, constructively, and contextually. Focuses on the topics of integers, fractions, factoring, and functions.

Understand the special learning needs of students who are experiencing stress, trauma or violence in their life and how to meet their needs in the regular classroom.

Provides an opportunity to learn about an instructional framework, Differentiated Instruction (DI), aimed at creating supportive learning environments for diverse learning populations.

Consider the many forms of aggression, both criminal and otherwise; its costs and motivation; its perpetrators and targets; its likely and unlikely locations; its impact on our schools, the children; and, most especially, its several causes and promising solutions.

Provides a foundational understanding of violence and the motivational purposes behind aggression. Learn identification and intervention approaches for working with out-of-control behaviors.

Increase your awareness and understanding of character development in sports.

Learn what is meant by Differentiated Instruction (DI) and the common myths associated with creating the differentiated classroom. Discuss the legal, theoretical, and pedagogical foundations in the field of education that support the utilization of differentiated instructional practices and principles.

Geared primarily for regular or special educators, instructional assistants, school psychologist, counselors and administrator serving children and adolescents presenting social, emotional and/or behavioral problems in the classroom, school or community setting. Focuses on cognitive and cognitive-behavioral interventions (often lumped together under the rubric "social skills") with an emphasis on teaching students how to adapt, change…

Achieve a better understanding of ADHD and provide intervention strategies to facilitate positive student change. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder provides information on the history of the disorder, accepted methods to assess and identify students with the disorder, and various treatment methods that are currently being used to treat the disorder. Lists resources for both teachers and…

Achieve a better understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder, of intervention strategies to enhance communication and learning, and of methods for teaching more conventional behaviors. Provides information about the characteristics of the disorder, learning styles associated with the disorder, communication weaknesses, and various intervention strategies that have proven to be successful when working with autistic students.Helps…

Gives you a new perspective on student behavior and effective tools for facilitating positive student change. Provides a developmental framework for understanding what students are trying to tell you through the "language" of their behavior. Teaches behavioral techniques and intervention strategies that remediate disruptive behaviors, reduce power struggles while increasing classroom control and reduce your…

Helps teachers build genuine bonds between themselves and their students and between students and their classmates, to create "kindred class homes" with a foundation of acceptance, respect, and shared purpose. For many of our students, our classrooms may be a safe, nurturing refuge they long for in otherwise tumultuous lives. Develop strategies and rituals, along…

Identify and effectively teach students affected by child abuse and/or neglect. Discusses the identification of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse; the impact of abuse on the behavior and learning abilities of students; the responsibilities of a teacher to report abuse or provide assistance to students who are the victims of abuse; and methods for teaching…

Cognia is proud to partner with NDCEL and NDDPI to provide this professional learning program for North Dakota leaders. This professional learning for leaders is designed to support a variety of administrative leader roles within schools and systems. Specifically, the content and delivery are structured to accommodate the busy schedules of leaders, leveraging evidence-based strategies…

A comprehensive understanding of alcohol, drugs, and their influences in your classroom. Provides a contextual framework for understanding what students may be experiencing through their own substance use or the impact of substance use around them. A basic historical perspective of substance use along with descriptions of biological, psychological, and social factors that comprise the…

Provides conceptual frameworks for working with families of children from a variety of backgrounds. An emphasis on family-centered practices designed to help early childhood professionals involve and support families in the care and education of children.

Explore observation and assessment instruments, along with recommended practices and available resources for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Content includes an emphasis on observing young children and on authentic assessment of their development and early childhood learning programs.

A new perspective on planning and implementing developmentally appropriate practices for young children from birth through age eight. Learn what is meant by curriculum, assessment, evaluation, and program planning as these terms apply to early childhood education. Discuss several historical perspectives and theories on child development and examine best practice for early childhood education. Examine…

Covers development during the first six years of life and research-based best practices in early learning with an emphasis on individual differences, cultural influences, and the impact of developmental delay and disability.

Outlines procedures for designing or selecting, administering, scoring, and interpreting a variety of informal assessment measures for use in schools. A range of informal assessment measures in the academic, social and behavioural skills areas will form the core of the content.

Learn the historical significance, key concepts and components, and benefits of educational technology. Discuss advantages and challenges in teaching and learning. Understanding the impact technology has had on the world, and specifically education, gives you the competence and confidence to navigate rapid change. Practical tips for safeguarding online security, distinguishing between reliable and misleading content,…

Gain a better understanding of the concept of evaluating and assessing English language learners.

Discusses definitions and the personal, social, and legal ramifications associated with sexual harassment, bullying, and cyber-intimidation. Explores preventative strategies as well as how school staff can address these issues when they occur.

Learn about the continuum of placements school systems can use in providing special education and related services to students with disabilities. Identifies and describes the roles and responsibilities of special and general educators in providing special education services to students educated in inclusive classrooms and instructional and classroom management strategies teachers can use to work…

Helps you understand and identify your role as a child care provider, educator, and early childhood professional. Provides you with research-based information on child development, attachment, temperament, and curriculum.

Study 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.

Study 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.

Study the 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.

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…

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…

Provides an introduction to the field of Learning Disabilities for special education teachers, general classroom teachers, integration teachers and related professionals, especially those working in the areas of language, psychology and counseling.

Explores myths and misconceptions concerning reading instruction and remediation. Presents an evaluation checklist designed to assess the effectiveness of your current reading program.

Lays the foundation for effective reading instruction. Learn about the elements of effective instruction. It is important that all teachers have a firm understanding of effective instructional procedures.

Focuses on learning to read, reading to learn, and an introduction to reading assessment. As part of these two key areas of reading instruction, the five elements of effective reading instruction is highlighted, including definitions, implications for instruction, and future directions.

Provides an introduction to the Response to Intervention process for special education teachers, general classroom teachers, parents, and related professionals.

Focuses on why teaching writing is an essential skill for life, and gives theory and practical steps to implement the six traits of writing in any classroom.

Students who have strong social and emotional skillsets will be more successful in the classroom and in life in general. Examine the five SEL competenciesÑself-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-makingÑand explore how each of these can be developed first in the classrooms and then in the schools to create optimal learning environments.