SELF-STUDY: Core Academic Intervention (10 hours)
“How can teachers use tailored academic interventions to help struggling students succeed in meeting the common core standards?”
Changes in standards in the education system are always aimed at helping all students succeed in the general educational setting. In such a setting, teachers play a critical role in identifying those […]
SELF-STUDY: Building School-wide Initiatives (5 hours)
“Develop effective school-based initiatives to impact student learning on a larger scale.”
All schools want their students to succeed, but they can only make a lasting difference when they focus on specific goals and strategies for change. School improvement planning is a process through which schools set goals for improvement, […]
SELF-STUDY: English Language Learners in the Classroom (5 hours)
“Equip teachers with strategies to engage English Language Learners in the classroom.”
Facilitate optimal learning in the classroom by helping English Language Learners feel validated. This online PD course includes a range of strategies and activities that lead to interactions which benefit the four language skill areas of listening, speaking, […]
SELF-STUDY: Common Core: Raising Academic Achievement (5 hours)
“Discover and explore interventions to help struggling students succeed in literacy and math standards.”
In the past, students who were failing were often sent for special education services whether or not they really needed it. However, the education system today aims to help all students succeed in the general educational […]
SELF-STUDY: Guided Reading (5 hours)
“Explore effective Strategies to Scaffold Literacy Learning through guided Reading”
Guided reading proves to be one of the most effective tools, not only to improve a student’s fundamental reading skills, but also to develop high level comprehension skills. The teacher’s role in guided reading is to provide support, but the […]
SELF-STUDY: Student Safety and the Technology-Rich Classroom (10 hours)
“This is a must have course for anyone who has children or works with children.”
Acknowledging the widespread threats to children’s safety in today’s world, this dual online PD course package equips teachers with a rich bank of information as well as practical strategies to promote students’ safety, both in […]
SELF-STUDY: Action Research for School Improvement (5 hours)
“Find real solutions to everyday problems.”
Research often conjures up a picture in people’s minds of academics working in isolation for years proving theories. To make a distinction from academic research, those involved in action research participate in ongoing testing and monitoring of improvements in their practice. This course […]
SELF-STUDY: Preparing College & Career Ready Students (5 hours)
“How can teachers prepare students to be college and career ready?”
Prepare your students for a successful college and career using a range of research-based readiness strategies. Most students aspire to go to college and make a successful career, but few know what it takes to reach their goal. The […]
SELF-STUDY: Project Management for Students through Project-based Learning (5 hours)
“Explore project-based learning as a successful way to develop project management skills in your students.”
Project management encompasses a range of skills that are highly prized in the world today and include – research, collaboration, communication, leadership, problem-solving and cooperation. For the education system to truly fulfill its purpose of […]
SELF-STUDY: Language Acquisition (5 hours)
“The techniques and strategies in this course have given me an extensive toolkit to use with English Language Learners in my classroom.”
Delve into theories of the language acquisition process, and uncover practical ways for teachers to help English language learners understand lesson content. Through the strategies and information […]
