Are you looking for fun ways to engage your emergent or early readers and writers? This course focuses on emergent literacy skills for grades PreK-3. The instructional strategies focus on early reading and writing strategies for teachers to incorporate into their curriculum, the connection to oral language, the development of reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Assessment strategies and techniques will be thoroughly discussed. Strategies for working with struggling readers are also included.

What are the first thoughts that come into your head when you hear the word discipline? Students that don’t follow rules, students who constantly misbehave, your overall troublemakers, right? You think of discipline as how you manage the problem students. This course helps teachers to learn new and innovative ways for managing and controlling behavior using traditional and non-traditional, positive methods for discipline and order in the primary grade classroom. Teachers will be provided with many resources and ideas to effectively manage their classrooms and student behavior while proactively promoting organization, communication, safety, structure, and a positive classroom environment that supports learning.

What are the first thoughts that come into your head when you hear the word discipline? Students that don’t follow rules, students who constantly misbehave, your overall troublemakers, right? You think of discipline as how you manage the problem students. This course helps teachers to learn new and innovative ways for managing and controlling behavior using traditional and non-traditional, positive methods for discipline and order. Teachers will be provided with many resources and ideas to effectively manage their classrooms and student behavior while proactively promoting organization, communication, safety, structure, and a positive classroom environment that supports learning.

How many times have you thought that you could accomplish a great deal more in the classroom if the children would behave? Classroom management is key to an effective teaching environment. In this course you will learn practical strategies for establishing rules, routines, and a discipline plan that really works!

This course focuses on how to develop a math WebQuest. You will begin with content standards and then develop the math WebQuest based on a theme or topic that addresses the math curriculum standards. Effective Internet search strategies will be emphasized in order to find resources efficiently.

This course focuses on how to develop a science WebQuest. You will begin with content standards and then develop the science WebQuest based on a theme or topic that addresses the science curriculum standards. Effective Internet search strategies will be emphasized in order to find resources efficiently.

Have you ever searched for hours on the Internet and still not found exactly what you need? In this course, you will learn how to quickly and effectively search the Internet. You will explore the search engines available and determine which is best for your needs. You will also practice narrowing topics and using Boolean search terms to get the best possible results from a search.

Do your students struggle when they have to write anything other than a narrative essay or story? This online course focuses on helping students learn how to write research reports. The focus will be on teaching students organizational patterns, as well as how to develop an outline, and thesis statement. Teaching students how to do research and then read and paraphrase for writing will also be emphasized. Teachers will gain assessment strategies as well.

Do you have students who just won't behave? Do you notice a lack of manners and respect? In this online course, you will learn the six building blocks of character and how to explore them with students through discussions, activities, and projects. You will learn how to teach students to make the right choices in problem situations and help build their awareness of accountability for their actions.

Why do excellent early readers often begin to struggle when they hit the middle grades? Students tend to approach content text the same way they approach literature. Students need to learn how to read content material. In this online course you will learn how to develop active instructional strategies that facilitate student acquisition and development of reading skills in a variety of disciplines. Emphasis is on vocabulary development and comprehension strategies.

You've heard about the six traits of writing and want to know more about it. You want to understand how to successfully teach the traits to your students so they can be better writers. There are individual units dedicated to each of the six traits. Then, you are introduced to multiple strategies and ideas that can support and improve your students’ writing. This course will teach you all the basics you need to get started.

Do your students need study skills training to help them become better students and test takers? This course will provide techniques, ideas and resources for helping students to develop their study skills such as the use of mnemonics, time management and note-taking, and the ability to establish a good study environment. With the use of visual aids, innovative strategies, and helpful worksheets, teachers will be able to develop their students’ study skills and help take the fear out of test-taking.

Interested in showing your students how math connects to everyday life? This online training course will focus on appropriate instructional tools and techniques to help you connect math standards to instructional practice using real world scenarios. Ideas for connecting math to literature and technology will also be shared.

The Internet is full of wonderful social studies resources. Learn where to find them in this course. Comprehensive lists of sites will be provided but time will also be spent helping you develop effective search strategies so that you may find quality resources on your own. You will also learn how to evaluate the content of sites you find. You will have the opportunity to revise existing lesson plans, thematic units, and activities to incorporate online resources and references.

This online course focuses on strategies for teaching literary elements using young adult novels. Specific definitions, strategies, and activities will be shared for teaching critical literary techniques such as character development, setting, plot, symbolism, point of view, and style. Resources for selecting quality young adult novels will also be shared.