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…
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.
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…
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 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…
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 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.
