Professional Learning Courses
Discover new strategies and level-up your game through planning, practice, and reflection with our flexible courses. Complete independently and at your own pace.
Active Learning for Student Engagement
Explore active learning that prioritizes planning, practical implementation and reflection. Build a toolbox of strategies for any content area and demonstrate mastery through one of two final projects: leadership or instructional design.
DESIGNED FOR
Classroom teachers or teacher leaders with at least 1-2 years experience.
DURATION
Self-paced, ~10 hours.
Effective Feedback for Student Engagement
Examine the characteristics of effective feedback and establish its importance for student engagement and growth. Develop and apply diverse feedback strategies and learn how to incorporate them into your existing curricular plans.
DESIGNED FOR
Classroom teachers or teacher leaders with at least 1-2 years experience.
DURATION
Self-paced, ~10 hours.
New Teacher Intensive
Launch your career as a high school teacher with a foundational course that emphasizes practical planning for active and engaged learning and gives you the tools you need to establish the norms and routines necessary for a healthy, growth-oriented classroom. Learn about the mindsets and habits that are crucial for healthy teacher-student relationships and enabling proactive, not reactive, teaching practices.
DESIGNED FOR
New classroom teachers or teachers with 1-2 years experience.
DURATION
Self-paced, ~10 hours.
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