GRADUATE Course – Standards in the Classroom
“I learned a great amount from taking the course about effective evaluations. I appreciated the specific examples of how to strategically plan, implement, and monitor student progress to enable mastery of standards in the classroom. Thank you for the attachments and pdf documents for additional classroom resources.“
1 Graduate Credit
Grading: A-F
Materials: Included in the course […]
Interventions to Improve Comprehension Skills
Use these simple reading techniques to improve comprehension skills.
The ability to comprehend or understand what one reads or hears is an extremely important skill to develop for both education and life after school. The ability to read has no value if the read passage cannot be comprehended or understood. When children begin to […]
GRADUATE Course: Reading Across the Curriculum
“I was pleased with all of the new resources and ideas that I will be able to bring into the classroom for teaching reading. Thanks!”
“This course has provided a solid tool to allow children the ability to self monitor and control their reading comprehension.”
1 Graduate Credit
Grading: A-F
Materials: Included in the course fee!
Graduate Credit: […]
GRADUATE Course – Cognitive Skills: Understanding Learning Challenges
“When a task is given in school,
why does one student take thirty minutes to complete it
and another only eight minutes?”
1 Graduate Credit
Grading: A-F
Materials: Included in the course fee!
Graduate Credit: 1 Graduate Credit
Instruction Mode: Self-paced, Asynchronous (Online Class)
Time Frame: Enroll and start any time
See inside this course…
Course Description:
We all know the brain plays a […]
PACKAGE: Accommodating All Students Package (25 Hours)
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Each classroom comes with a range of students with varied needs, learning levels and abilities. Teachers are thus faced […]
PACKAGE: Reading (20 Hours)
“These courses gave me the tools that I was looking for to help my students who needed me most. Very informative and useful lessons – best ever!”
Reading is an essential component of learning and a crucial educational skill. Often, when students struggle within a specific subject matter, it is […]
How can Strategy Instruction be used to Support Learning in the Classroom?
Research shows that students’ academic performance is enhanced when teachers implement Strategy Instruction in the classroom. Strategy Instruction involves teaching students various skills that can facilitate learning. Students are taught to choose the strategy that is best suited for the material and content that they have to learn and to make this part […]
How does Standards-based Teaching impact Student Learning?
Standards-based instruction guides the planning, implementation and assessment of student learning. The use of standards to streamline instruction ensures that teaching practices deliberately focus on agreed upon learning targets. Expectations for student learning are mapped out with each prescribed standard and the road map to mastery is clearly defined within the adopted curriculum.
Teachers […]
Creating Effective Literacy Instruction: An Expert Opinion
Researcher and teacher educator, Donna Alvermann wrote a white paper on ‘Effective Literacy Instruction for Adolescents’ that says that students’ needs and interests must be at the forefront when designing any type of literacy instruction. Effective literacy instruction builds on elements of both formal and informal literacies. Alvermann challenges teachers to critically examine […]
Importance of Standards Based Instruction
In order to ensure that the student is given clear and precise instructions, it becomes necessary to align instruction with standards.
Standards ensure better accountability – holding teachers and schools responsible for what goes on in the classrooms. The practice of aligning learning to standards also helps ensure that a higher level of […]
