Instructional Strategies

Building Classroom Culture

Learn at your own pace. Enroll at any time. You can complete your courses as fast as necessary but generally, completion is within 4 to 5 months. You must have earned a bachelor’s degree if registering for credit. This course is designed to provide participants with proven strategies and tools for creating and maintaining a…
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Cultivating Genius

Learn at your own pace. Enroll at any time. Completion time frames vary for the courses listed, but most take 3 or 4 months to complete. You must have earned a bachelor’s degree if registering for credit. In Cultivating Genius, students will learn the four-layered framework-identity, skills, development, intellect, and criticality-as they design historically responsive…
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Distance Learning: From Construction to Instruction

Learn at your own pace. Enroll at any time. You can complete your courses as fast as necessary but generally, completion is within 4 to 5 months. You must have earned a bachelor’s degree if registering for credit. The goal of this course is to provide participants with a framework of the skills, strategies, and…
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Building Your Google Classroom

Learn at your own pace. Enroll at any time. You can complete your courses as fast as necessary but generally, completion is within 4 to 5 months. You must have earned a bachelor’s degree if registering for credit. This course is designed to allow participants to learn how to effectively develop and teach within a…
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The Trauma Sensitive Classroom: Building Resilience with Compassionate Teaching

Learn at your own pace. Enroll at any time. Completion time frames vary for courses listed, but most take 3 or 4 months to complete. You must have earned a bachelor’s degree if registering for credit. Nearly half of the students in US schools have experienced trauma, violence or chronic stress. In this course, learn…
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Teach Like a Pirate

Learn at your own pace. Enroll at any time. Completion time frames vary for the courses listed, but most take 3 or 4 months to complete. You must have earned a bachelor’s degree if registering for credit. Teach Like a Pirate offers inspiration, practical techniques, and innovative ideas that will help you increase student engagement,…
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GRIT: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Learn at your own pace. Enroll at any time. Completion time frames vary for the courses listed, but most take 3 or 4 months to complete. You must have earned a bachelor’s degree if registering for credit. Course Material: The following book is required for this course. It must be purchased separately, as it is…
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Getting Googled: Eliminating Excuses Through the Free Resources of Google

Learn at your own pace. Enroll at any time. You can complete your courses as fast as necessary but generally, completion is within 4 to 5 months. You must have earned a bachelor’s degree if registering for credit. This workshop is designed to give participants an opportunity to learn how to effectively utilize and teach…
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Engaging Families to Enhance Student Learning

Learn at your own pace. Enroll at any time. You can complete your courses as fast as necessary but generally completion is within 4 to 5 months. You must have earned a bachelor’s degree if registering for credit. This online course explores literature related to family engagement in K-12 education settings. The course is devised…
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Universal Design for Learning

Learn at your own pace. Enroll at any time. You can complete your courses as fast as necessary but completion is within 4 to 5 months. You must have earned a bachelor’s degree if registering for credit. This workshop is intended as an introduction to Universal Design for Learning (UDL). UDL is a “set of…
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