Designed for special education intervention specialists in grades 7-12, these facilitated, self-paced courses provide teachers with a flexible and convenient opportunity to accumulate 45 hours of training, formerly required to meet the designation as Highly Qualified Teacher. 4 Sessions to Choose From. Click Here
Harness the power of collective efficacy to accelerate students’ learning. Do your students understand the potential of collaborating with others? Do they believe that they will learn more if they develop both “I” skills and “We” skills? Collective student efficacy requires more than pushing tables together and inviting students to talk or 'work in groups'. […]
Students often choose fiction books when given the choice of reading materials. They often see nonfiction reading as reading that is done for school instead of for personal enjoyment. We can help students find books that they want to read “for fun” if we think differently about the books we have available, the ways we […]
If we have learned anything through teaching during this pandemic, it is that the term “behavior” doesn’t simply refer to a disruptive student. The term behavior refers to academic behaviors (skill-based) and social behaviors (will-based) and both need to be taught and reinforced in every tier of systematic SEL supports at your school. Fostering positive […]
It’s important to remember that your goal isn’t to become a professional learning community. The goal is to improve the professional practice of every adult and every team in your school, and by doing so, the school will improve student learning—kid by kid, skill by skill. Janel Keating leads the work of high-performing PLC at […]
In this self-paced, online book study based on Catlin Tucker's book, Balance with Blended Learning, you will explore the practical and concrete strategies that she has used over the past decade to rethink the roles, responsibilities, and workflow in her own classroom. You will also learn how Tucker has used blended learning to reimagine her […]