Courses
Tapping into a students’ innate drive is the key to more empowered learning… and favoring choice over control is the secret to keeping students engaged and on task. This course will provide you with over 100 proven classroom activities and strategies that will help educators succeed with every student they teach.
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Why can’t my students pay attention? It’s a deceptively simple question that’s increasingly on teacher’s minds. Students can’t learn if they can’t focus. Use this book to better support students who struggle with attention issues and to create an improved learning environment for all the students you teach.
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Teachers can use this instructional framework to help students be more successful and self-directed learners through the gradual release of responsibility. This course will provide students with what they need to master content and develop new learning.
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This course will put an emphasis on what students should be doing or thinking about as they process their learning so when learning breaks down teachers can know what to do differently to help students learn. As a result, teachers will not just understand what to do but also when and why to do it.
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The advent of the 24 hour-news cycle, citizen journalism, and an increased reliance on social media as a trusted news source have had a profound effect not only on how we get our news, but also on how we evaluate sources of information, share that information and interact with others in online communities. K-12 educators…
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This course offers educators over 100 strategies and practical activities aimed at empowering middle school students. Fostering resilience, self-esteem, and emotional intelligence are crucial skills for young learners. Building these skills is essential for anyone committed to making a positive impact on the lives of young students.
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We often use traditional incentive and reward systems with the best of intentions. We’re trying to support positive behavior and learning. They may seem to work, but in the long term, they do not foster intrinsic motivation or a love of learning. In fact, they often have the opposite effect. Our job is to motivate…
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This course will make you an outstanding teacher. It is the most comprehensive tool yet for teacher self-assessment and reflection, observation and feedback, and collaborative inquiry. The framework’s four domains, twenty-two components, and 78 key elements provide a definition of what teachers across the K-12 spectrum should know and be able to do in the exercise…
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This course will expand your framework to implement classroom strategies for optimal learning. The ten design areas are: * Providing and communicating clear learning goals * Using assessments * Direct instruction lessons * Practicing and deepening lessons * Strategies for all lessons * Using engagement strategies * Implementing rules and procedures * Building relationships *…
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In this course you will be exposed to the research, strategies, and models that best serve the needs of young adolescents. This course features: The latest discoveries in neuroscience that inform practical strategies for improving student learning. The most recent research on physical, socio-emotional, cognitive, and identity developmental processes. The impact of technology and social…
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