This is the bottom line for most teachers. Why do we continue to teach? What got us here in the first place? Chances are it is the relationships with students. Perhaps even more important than curriculum content, the opportunity that educators have to influence young lives is critical, especially in the world we live in … Continued

"Exploring Beyond the Classroom: Virtual Field Trips for Educators" is designed to equip teachers with innovative tools for enriching their curriculum through virtual exploration. Throughout the program, educators will explore the vast educational resources offered by platforms such as Google Earth, NASA, Google Arts and Culture, National Geographic, and virtual tour experiences. Participants will learn … Continued

This course is designed for teachers who desire a smooth semester - from beginning to end. Prepare ahead of time to start off on the right foot, maintain a smooth pace, and wrap up class in a meaningful way. Keep students engaged and provide them opportunities to self reflect and provide feedback. Analyze performance on … Continued

Learn how to organize your classroom with Google tools. This course will examine how to use Google tools to best organize, deliver, and receive content from your students. Participants will learn how to combine Google applications such as Sites, Drive, Classroom, Forms, Docs, Slides, Sheets, and more to get more out of their content.

This course is designed for educators who aim to create a student-centered, inclusive, and accessible classroom that meets the diverse needs of all learners. UDL (Universal Design for Learning) is a research-based, educational framework, rooted in three key principles: providing multiple means of representation, multiple means of engagement, and multiple means of expression. The implementation … Continued

Vintage Innovation is a way for teachers to be both old school and new school. By using timeless tools with proven success applied to new challenges, teachers can educate today’s learners for this ever-changing world. Teachers don’t have to choose one or the other - innovation happens when past tools are used to prepare present … Continued

Designed for the Early Childhood and Kindergarten teachers, this course will enhance participants’ knowledge about emotional regulation and creative ways to teach learning standards. Research shows that sensory play builds nerve connections in the brain’s pathways, which lead to the child’s ability to complete more complex learning tasks. Sensory that incorporates play supports language development, … Continued

Have you heard of ChatGPT? I promise you your students have! ChatGPT is an AI chatbot that can create humanlike conversational dialogue. This language model can respond to questions and compose various written content, including articles, social media posts, essays, code and emails. This course is an opportunity to learn more and ChatGPT for teacher … Continued

This course is designed for K-8 teachers who are looking for new strategies to supplement their existing literacy framework. Strategies taught in this course are cross-linked to skills, genres, and Fountas & Pinnell reading levels. Whether you use Daily 5/CAFE, guided reading, basals, or whole-class novels, there is something new to spice up your daily … Continued

As a teacher you are required to cultivate a safe and inclusive learning environment that meets the needs of every student. So, how do you ensure that all of your students, even those with special needs, can access the general curriculum and thrive academically, especially when you’re working with time constraints and competing interests? In … Continued

Join us for this important course that will equip you with the skills to navigate and implement accommodations and modifications like a pro. Starting with the basics, we’ll unpack the definitions of accommodations and modifications, research effective implementation practices for the general education classroom, and create a tool kit of options to have at your … Continued

Flexible Thinking is a critical skill our students are lacking for Career and College Readiness. As teachers, we use flexible thinking every day for a myriad of reasons in our classrooms. This course will explore the components of Flexible Thinking and how we can better develop it in our students.