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Counseling for College Prep is an insightful course for high school counselors and professionals looking for ways to help students of all backgrounds graduate. It goes beyond graduation to post-secondary planning and tools and resources to support student success.

The Counseling for College Prep course will explore various aspects of supporting your students in their post-graduation aspirations. While students' backgrounds, situations, and dreams are all different, this online guidance counselor course will discuss how your role is similar for each. You will explore how becoming a student's host can help them see that life can be different and what it takes to support them to succeed.

You will also explore building a toolbox of resources to use for college counseling to support students' discovery and planning processes—no matter their background. You will learn to assemble a network of other professionals that can help, including at a national and local community level.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 12 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Current Trends in College Decisions

In this lesson, you will discuss the culturally driven, overarching concept of the college-going culture. You will explore ongoing trends that help manifest the college-going culture. You will consider fiscally responsible paths for many students and the need for early intervention in this substantial decision-making process. Finally, you will look at current trends in business and industry that may drive different decisions from those our generations made for these young, soon-to-be graduates as they move on into college and other educational paths.

Your Role in Preparing Students for College

Now you will clarify your role as a professional in helping students prepare for selection and admissions processes for post-secondary school. You will solicit community engagement and outreach networks for resources to support your students. You will consider ethical and legal considerations for your role in this process. Finally, you will summarize the key aspects of your role in understanding and explaining financial aid and funding sources to help your students achieve their post-secondary school vision.

The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Model

This lesson delves into the American School Counselor Association's position on the role of a school counselor and a model for school counselor programs in schools. It will help you better understand the ASCA model and the role of a school counselor. You will review insights, information, and best practices for establishing a graduation and career-preparation culture. You will discuss the model and create a plan for assessing your school's current graduation and career-preparation culture and identifying gaps between that and the desired future vision. You will finally discuss how to engage internal and external resources to support improvement in graduation and career preparation advocacy.

Supporting Special Student Populations in the College-Going Culture

This lesson expands on the need to build a network and a toolbox to support your students' college aspirations. This process includes connecting with professionals in local educational institutions. In this lesson, we will dig a bit deeper into best practices for navigating a college-going culture. This will include adding to your toolbox with real examples of what your peers are doing to build a college-going culture. You will discuss supporting students from different demographic populations and special populations. Finally, you will learn about military options and resources for your students.

Community Colleges as an Alternative

This lesson will help you understand the origin of the community college. It will also explore reasons for current-day community colleges. It will help you understand what they currently offer for your students so you can have more efficient college-going decision conversations with your students. Finally, it will discuss and help you discuss the financial investment and return of a community college. The goal of this lesson is to help you add to your network and toolbox to help students for whom a community college is a great option.

Exploring College and Alternative Choices

In this lesson, you will learn about college visits and fairs. You likely have some experience or knowledge of these events. However, this lesson will look a bit deeper at the logistics of setting up your fairs and coordinating with local institutions. You will also explore how to use these events to set up financial workshops to help your students and families understand and plan for the economic requirements of college. You will consider how to also partner with local U.S. military recruiters to set up similar events for your students who are interested in that path. Finally, you will assess your toolbox for coordinating these events and add to it as you work through the lesson and assignment.

Connecting Students to School and Community Resources

In this lesson, you will learn about connecting your students with community resources that can help them prepare for college. You will learn about national and local community resources that can help them and you in the process. You will discuss the barriers your students will face in connecting with and gaining support from community resources. You will consider how parent engagement strengthens these connections. Finally, you will explore ways to help your students bridge the gap between where they are now and where they want to be post-graduation.

Post-Secondary Preparation for Students with Developmental Disabilities or Social-Emotional Challenges

In this lesson, you will learn about helping students with disabilities prepare for and transition to post-secondary aspirations. These considerations include life skills, college, and careers. You will look at how the law changes when they leave high school. We will discuss case management and the transition to college or other post-secondary goals. You will consider the student's desired plan and discuss how to help them achieve it. Finally, we will discuss students who are challenged with social-emotional obstacles during high school. Specifically, we will look at those kids that were possibly underrepresented during high school.

Preparing Students for Post-Secondary Success

In this lesson, you will learn to examine the study habits of students who were successful in college or post-secondary education. You will distinguish study techniques used by students preparing to attend trade and apprenticeships that may be similar to or different from those attending a four-year college. Finally, you will consider the academic habits and study methods used by students who successfully navigated a proprietary or licensing institution.

Early Exposure to College and Post-Secondary Programs

In this lesson, you will learn about the early and ongoing exposure of elementary, middle, and high school students to post-secondary planning. We will discuss experiential processes and models to help younger students consider career and college conversations throughout their entire educational experience. Finally, we will explore strategies to help parents or guardians with resources to help with the college-going and career conversations and planning.

Planning for College and Alternative Educational Expenses

In this lesson, you will learn about investment conversations and strategies when determining how to finance a college or post-secondary educational experience. You will consider the financial implications of financial instruments intended to support the college-going experience. You will look at the world of scholarships and ways to help students achieve a college degree without decades of debt. You will compile lists of resources that will help your students and their families when making these often life-changing decisions. This is a time that students and their families need a host—they need you and other professionals to support this journey.

Advocating for Special Populations

In this lesson, you will learn about assessing your post-secondary education planning programs, toolboxes, and networks. You will consider how your current process supports diverse populations of students who will face inclusion and equity issues in the college selection and admissions processes. You will explore how your current programming and toolbox are prepared to support diverse student populations including commuters, in-resident, and distance-learning post-secondary college-going situations. You will look at how effectively your program is set up to support students with disabilities, adult learners, and student-athletes. Finally, you will consider the unique needs of international and transfer students as well as first-generation and dually enrolled students. This lesson will ask you to analyze your current program and commit to improving it in areas that may be deficient.

What you will learn

• Apply the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) model to advocate for college readiness for every student in a school setting.
• Analyze current best practices for promoting college readiness.
• Demonstrate how to plan, organize, and deliver college and alternative options to all students.
• Demonstrate advocacy for younger students, in early and ongoing exposure to comprehensive K-12 college and post-secondary program experiences.
• Demonstrate the basics of financial planning counseling for college and alternative post-secondary educational experiences.

How you will benefit

• You will walk away with resources and plans for supporting graduation advocacy for every student.
• This course will provide tools and guidance for improving your school's current graduation and post-secondary planning efforts for every student.
• The assignments will help you carry out improvement initiatives and to build your toolbox for supporting your students and their families, as you complete them.

Terry Farris

Terry Farris has over 20 years of experience working in career-based and liberal arts education. He has worked in the areas of financial aid, compliance, academics, enrollment management, and career placement over the course of his career.

Currently, Terry works as the Director of Virtual Career Days at Everytale, Inc. Prior to this role, he spent many years assisting team members and graduates with becoming skilled individuals from a career perspective. He also has taught college mathematics, communications, and professional development to a wide range of students.

Terry holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in both Marketing and Management from Fairmont State University, his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Administration from Colorado Technical University, and his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Education from Walden University.

Counseling for College Prep is an insightful course for high school counselors and professionals looking for ways to help students of all backgrounds graduate. It goes beyond graduation to post-secondary planning and tools and resources to support student success.

The Counseling for College Prep course will explore various aspects of supporting your students in their post-graduation aspirations. While students' backgrounds, situations, and dreams are all different, this online guidance counselor course will discuss how your role is similar for each. You will explore how becoming a student's host can help them see that life can be different and what it takes to support them to succeed.

You will also explore building a toolbox of resources to use for college counseling to support students' discovery and planning processes—no matter their background. You will learn to assemble a network of other professionals that can help, including at a national and local community level.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 12 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Current Trends in College Decisions

In this lesson, you will discuss the culturally driven, overarching concept of the college-going culture. You will explore ongoing trends that help manifest the college-going culture. You will consider fiscally responsible paths for many students and the need for early intervention in this substantial decision-making process. Finally, you will look at current trends in business and industry that may drive different decisions from those our generations made for these young, soon-to-be graduates as they move on into college and other educational paths.

Your Role in Preparing Students for College

Now you will clarify your role as a professional in helping students prepare for selection and admissions processes for post-secondary school. You will solicit community engagement and outreach networks for resources to support your students. You will consider ethical and legal considerations for your role in this process. Finally, you will summarize the key aspects of your role in understanding and explaining financial aid and funding sources to help your students achieve their post-secondary school vision.

The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Model

This lesson delves into the American School Counselor Association's position on the role of a school counselor and a model for school counselor programs in schools. It will help you better understand the ASCA model and the role of a school counselor. You will review insights, information, and best practices for establishing a graduation and career-preparation culture. You will discuss the model and create a plan for assessing your school's current graduation and career-preparation culture and identifying gaps between that and the desired future vision. You will finally discuss how to engage internal and external resources to support improvement in graduation and career preparation advocacy.

Supporting Special Student Populations in the College-Going Culture

This lesson expands on the need to build a network and a toolbox to support your students' college aspirations. This process includes connecting with professionals in local educational institutions. In this lesson, we will dig a bit deeper into best practices for navigating a college-going culture. This will include adding to your toolbox with real examples of what your peers are doing to build a college-going culture. You will discuss supporting students from different demographic populations and special populations. Finally, you will learn about military options and resources for your students.

Community Colleges as an Alternative

This lesson will help you understand the origin of the community college. It will also explore reasons for current-day community colleges. It will help you understand what they currently offer for your students so you can have more efficient college-going decision conversations with your students. Finally, it will discuss and help you discuss the financial investment and return of a community college. The goal of this lesson is to help you add to your network and toolbox to help students for whom a community college is a great option.

Exploring College and Alternative Choices

In this lesson, you will learn about college visits and fairs. You likely have some experience or knowledge of these events. However, this lesson will look a bit deeper at the logistics of setting up your fairs and coordinating with local institutions. You will also explore how to use these events to set up financial workshops to help your students and families understand and plan for the economic requirements of college. You will consider how to also partner with local U.S. military recruiters to set up similar events for your students who are interested in that path. Finally, you will assess your toolbox for coordinating these events and add to it as you work through the lesson and assignment.

Connecting Students to School and Community Resources

In this lesson, you will learn about connecting your students with community resources that can help them prepare for college. You will learn about national and local community resources that can help them and you in the process. You will discuss the barriers your students will face in connecting with and gaining support from community resources. You will consider how parent engagement strengthens these connections. Finally, you will explore ways to help your students bridge the gap between where they are now and where they want to be post-graduation.

Post-Secondary Preparation for Students with Developmental Disabilities or Social-Emotional Challenges

In this lesson, you will learn about helping students with disabilities prepare for and transition to post-secondary aspirations. These considerations include life skills, college, and careers. You will look at how the law changes when they leave high school. We will discuss case management and the transition to college or other post-secondary goals. You will consider the student's desired plan and discuss how to help them achieve it. Finally, we will discuss students who are challenged with social-emotional obstacles during high school. Specifically, we will look at those kids that were possibly underrepresented during high school.

Preparing Students for Post-Secondary Success

In this lesson, you will learn to examine the study habits of students who were successful in college or post-secondary education. You will distinguish study techniques used by students preparing to attend trade and apprenticeships that may be similar to or different from those attending a four-year college. Finally, you will consider the academic habits and study methods used by students who successfully navigated a proprietary or licensing institution.

Early Exposure to College and Post-Secondary Programs

In this lesson, you will learn about the early and ongoing exposure of elementary, middle, and high school students to post-secondary planning. We will discuss experiential processes and models to help younger students consider career and college conversations throughout their entire educational experience. Finally, we will explore strategies to help parents or guardians with resources to help with the college-going and career conversations and planning.

Planning for College and Alternative Educational Expenses

In this lesson, you will learn about investment conversations and strategies when determining how to finance a college or post-secondary educational experience. You will consider the financial implications of financial instruments intended to support the college-going experience. You will look at the world of scholarships and ways to help students achieve a college degree without decades of debt. You will compile lists of resources that will help your students and their families when making these often life-changing decisions. This is a time that students and their families need a host—they need you and other professionals to support this journey.

Advocating for Special Populations

In this lesson, you will learn about assessing your post-secondary education planning programs, toolboxes, and networks. You will consider how your current process supports diverse populations of students who will face inclusion and equity issues in the college selection and admissions processes. You will explore how your current programming and toolbox are prepared to support diverse student populations including commuters, in-resident, and distance-learning post-secondary college-going situations. You will look at how effectively your program is set up to support students with disabilities, adult learners, and student-athletes. Finally, you will consider the unique needs of international and transfer students as well as first-generation and dually enrolled students. This lesson will ask you to analyze your current program and commit to improving it in areas that may be deficient.

What you will learn

• Apply the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) model to advocate for college readiness for every student in a school setting.
• Analyze current best practices for promoting college readiness.
• Demonstrate how to plan, organize, and deliver college and alternative options to all students.
• Demonstrate advocacy for younger students, in early and ongoing exposure to comprehensive K-12 college and post-secondary program experiences.
• Demonstrate the basics of financial planning counseling for college and alternative post-secondary educational experiences.

How you will benefit

• You will walk away with resources and plans for supporting graduation advocacy for every student.
• This course will provide tools and guidance for improving your school's current graduation and post-secondary planning efforts for every student.
• The assignments will help you carry out improvement initiatives and to build your toolbox for supporting your students and their families, as you complete them.

Terry Farris

Terry Farris has over 20 years of experience working in career-based and liberal arts education. He has worked in the areas of financial aid, compliance, academics, enrollment management, and career placement over the course of his career.

Currently, Terry works as the Director of Virtual Career Days at Everytale, Inc. Prior to this role, he spent many years assisting team members and graduates with becoming skilled individuals from a career perspective. He also has taught college mathematics, communications, and professional development to a wide range of students.

Terry holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in both Marketing and Management from Fairmont State University, his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Administration from Colorado Technical University, and his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Education from Walden University.

Counseling for College Prep is an insightful course for high school counselors and professionals looking for ways to help students of all backgrounds graduate. It goes beyond graduation to post-secondary planning and tools and resources to support student success.

The Counseling for College Prep course will explore various aspects of supporting your students in their post-graduation aspirations. While students' backgrounds, situations, and dreams are all different, this online guidance counselor course will discuss how your role is similar for each. You will explore how becoming a student's host can help them see that life can be different and what it takes to support them to succeed.

You will also explore building a toolbox of resources to use for college counseling to support students' discovery and planning processes—no matter their background. You will learn to assemble a network of other professionals that can help, including at a national and local community level.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 12 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Current Trends in College Decisions

In this lesson, you will discuss the culturally driven, overarching concept of the college-going culture. You will explore ongoing trends that help manifest the college-going culture. You will consider fiscally responsible paths for many students and the need for early intervention in this substantial decision-making process. Finally, you will look at current trends in business and industry that may drive different decisions from those our generations made for these young, soon-to-be graduates as they move on into college and other educational paths.

Your Role in Preparing Students for College

Now you will clarify your role as a professional in helping students prepare for selection and admissions processes for post-secondary school. You will solicit community engagement and outreach networks for resources to support your students. You will consider ethical and legal considerations for your role in this process. Finally, you will summarize the key aspects of your role in understanding and explaining financial aid and funding sources to help your students achieve their post-secondary school vision.

The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Model

This lesson delves into the American School Counselor Association's position on the role of a school counselor and a model for school counselor programs in schools. It will help you better understand the ASCA model and the role of a school counselor. You will review insights, information, and best practices for establishing a graduation and career-preparation culture. You will discuss the model and create a plan for assessing your school's current graduation and career-preparation culture and identifying gaps between that and the desired future vision. You will finally discuss how to engage internal and external resources to support improvement in graduation and career preparation advocacy.

Supporting Special Student Populations in the College-Going Culture

This lesson expands on the need to build a network and a toolbox to support your students' college aspirations. This process includes connecting with professionals in local educational institutions. In this lesson, we will dig a bit deeper into best practices for navigating a college-going culture. This will include adding to your toolbox with real examples of what your peers are doing to build a college-going culture. You will discuss supporting students from different demographic populations and special populations. Finally, you will learn about military options and resources for your students.

Community Colleges as an Alternative

This lesson will help you understand the origin of the community college. It will also explore reasons for current-day community colleges. It will help you understand what they currently offer for your students so you can have more efficient college-going decision conversations with your students. Finally, it will discuss and help you discuss the financial investment and return of a community college. The goal of this lesson is to help you add to your network and toolbox to help students for whom a community college is a great option.

Exploring College and Alternative Choices

In this lesson, you will learn about college visits and fairs. You likely have some experience or knowledge of these events. However, this lesson will look a bit deeper at the logistics of setting up your fairs and coordinating with local institutions. You will also explore how to use these events to set up financial workshops to help your students and families understand and plan for the economic requirements of college. You will consider how to also partner with local U.S. military recruiters to set up similar events for your students who are interested in that path. Finally, you will assess your toolbox for coordinating these events and add to it as you work through the lesson and assignment.

Connecting Students to School and Community Resources

In this lesson, you will learn about connecting your students with community resources that can help them prepare for college. You will learn about national and local community resources that can help them and you in the process. You will discuss the barriers your students will face in connecting with and gaining support from community resources. You will consider how parent engagement strengthens these connections. Finally, you will explore ways to help your students bridge the gap between where they are now and where they want to be post-graduation.

Post-Secondary Preparation for Students with Developmental Disabilities or Social-Emotional Challenges

In this lesson, you will learn about helping students with disabilities prepare for and transition to post-secondary aspirations. These considerations include life skills, college, and careers. You will look at how the law changes when they leave high school. We will discuss case management and the transition to college or other post-secondary goals. You will consider the student's desired plan and discuss how to help them achieve it. Finally, we will discuss students who are challenged with social-emotional obstacles during high school. Specifically, we will look at those kids that were possibly underrepresented during high school.

Preparing Students for Post-Secondary Success

In this lesson, you will learn to examine the study habits of students who were successful in college or post-secondary education. You will distinguish study techniques used by students preparing to attend trade and apprenticeships that may be similar to or different from those attending a four-year college. Finally, you will consider the academic habits and study methods used by students who successfully navigated a proprietary or licensing institution.

Early Exposure to College and Post-Secondary Programs

In this lesson, you will learn about the early and ongoing exposure of elementary, middle, and high school students to post-secondary planning. We will discuss experiential processes and models to help younger students consider career and college conversations throughout their entire educational experience. Finally, we will explore strategies to help parents or guardians with resources to help with the college-going and career conversations and planning.

Planning for College and Alternative Educational Expenses

In this lesson, you will learn about investment conversations and strategies when determining how to finance a college or post-secondary educational experience. You will consider the financial implications of financial instruments intended to support the college-going experience. You will look at the world of scholarships and ways to help students achieve a college degree without decades of debt. You will compile lists of resources that will help your students and their families when making these often life-changing decisions. This is a time that students and their families need a host—they need you and other professionals to support this journey.

Advocating for Special Populations

In this lesson, you will learn about assessing your post-secondary education planning programs, toolboxes, and networks. You will consider how your current process supports diverse populations of students who will face inclusion and equity issues in the college selection and admissions processes. You will explore how your current programming and toolbox are prepared to support diverse student populations including commuters, in-resident, and distance-learning post-secondary college-going situations. You will look at how effectively your program is set up to support students with disabilities, adult learners, and student-athletes. Finally, you will consider the unique needs of international and transfer students as well as first-generation and dually enrolled students. This lesson will ask you to analyze your current program and commit to improving it in areas that may be deficient.

What you will learn

• Apply the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) model to advocate for college readiness for every student in a school setting.
• Analyze current best practices for promoting college readiness.
• Demonstrate how to plan, organize, and deliver college and alternative options to all students.
• Demonstrate advocacy for younger students, in early and ongoing exposure to comprehensive K-12 college and post-secondary program experiences.
• Demonstrate the basics of financial planning counseling for college and alternative post-secondary educational experiences.

How you will benefit

• You will walk away with resources and plans for supporting graduation advocacy for every student.
• This course will provide tools and guidance for improving your school's current graduation and post-secondary planning efforts for every student.
• The assignments will help you carry out improvement initiatives and to build your toolbox for supporting your students and their families, as you complete them.

Terry Farris

Terry Farris has over 20 years of experience working in career-based and liberal arts education. He has worked in the areas of financial aid, compliance, academics, enrollment management, and career placement over the course of his career.

Currently, Terry works as the Director of Virtual Career Days at Everytale, Inc. Prior to this role, he spent many years assisting team members and graduates with becoming skilled individuals from a career perspective. He also has taught college mathematics, communications, and professional development to a wide range of students.

Terry holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in both Marketing and Management from Fairmont State University, his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Administration from Colorado Technical University, and his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Education from Walden University.

Counseling for College Prep is an insightful course for high school counselors and professionals looking for ways to help students of all backgrounds graduate. It goes beyond graduation to post-secondary planning and tools and resources to support student success.

The Counseling for College Prep course will explore various aspects of supporting your students in their post-graduation aspirations. While students' backgrounds, situations, and dreams are all different, this online guidance counselor course will discuss how your role is similar for each. You will explore how becoming a student's host can help them see that life can be different and what it takes to support them to succeed.

You will also explore building a toolbox of resources to use for college counseling to support students' discovery and planning processes—no matter their background. You will learn to assemble a network of other professionals that can help, including at a national and local community level.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 12 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Current Trends in College Decisions

In this lesson, you will discuss the culturally driven, overarching concept of the college-going culture. You will explore ongoing trends that help manifest the college-going culture. You will consider fiscally responsible paths for many students and the need for early intervention in this substantial decision-making process. Finally, you will look at current trends in business and industry that may drive different decisions from those our generations made for these young, soon-to-be graduates as they move on into college and other educational paths.

Your Role in Preparing Students for College

Now you will clarify your role as a professional in helping students prepare for selection and admissions processes for post-secondary school. You will solicit community engagement and outreach networks for resources to support your students. You will consider ethical and legal considerations for your role in this process. Finally, you will summarize the key aspects of your role in understanding and explaining financial aid and funding sources to help your students achieve their post-secondary school vision.

The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Model

This lesson delves into the American School Counselor Association's position on the role of a school counselor and a model for school counselor programs in schools. It will help you better understand the ASCA model and the role of a school counselor. You will review insights, information, and best practices for establishing a graduation and career-preparation culture. You will discuss the model and create a plan for assessing your school's current graduation and career-preparation culture and identifying gaps between that and the desired future vision. You will finally discuss how to engage internal and external resources to support improvement in graduation and career preparation advocacy.

Supporting Special Student Populations in the College-Going Culture

This lesson expands on the need to build a network and a toolbox to support your students' college aspirations. This process includes connecting with professionals in local educational institutions. In this lesson, we will dig a bit deeper into best practices for navigating a college-going culture. This will include adding to your toolbox with real examples of what your peers are doing to build a college-going culture. You will discuss supporting students from different demographic populations and special populations. Finally, you will learn about military options and resources for your students.

Community Colleges as an Alternative

This lesson will help you understand the origin of the community college. It will also explore reasons for current-day community colleges. It will help you understand what they currently offer for your students so you can have more efficient college-going decision conversations with your students. Finally, it will discuss and help you discuss the financial investment and return of a community college. The goal of this lesson is to help you add to your network and toolbox to help students for whom a community college is a great option.

Exploring College and Alternative Choices

In this lesson, you will learn about college visits and fairs. You likely have some experience or knowledge of these events. However, this lesson will look a bit deeper at the logistics of setting up your fairs and coordinating with local institutions. You will also explore how to use these events to set up financial workshops to help your students and families understand and plan for the economic requirements of college. You will consider how to also partner with local U.S. military recruiters to set up similar events for your students who are interested in that path. Finally, you will assess your toolbox for coordinating these events and add to it as you work through the lesson and assignment.

Connecting Students to School and Community Resources

In this lesson, you will learn about connecting your students with community resources that can help them prepare for college. You will learn about national and local community resources that can help them and you in the process. You will discuss the barriers your students will face in connecting with and gaining support from community resources. You will consider how parent engagement strengthens these connections. Finally, you will explore ways to help your students bridge the gap between where they are now and where they want to be post-graduation.

Post-Secondary Preparation for Students with Developmental Disabilities or Social-Emotional Challenges

In this lesson, you will learn about helping students with disabilities prepare for and transition to post-secondary aspirations. These considerations include life skills, college, and careers. You will look at how the law changes when they leave high school. We will discuss case management and the transition to college or other post-secondary goals. You will consider the student's desired plan and discuss how to help them achieve it. Finally, we will discuss students who are challenged with social-emotional obstacles during high school. Specifically, we will look at those kids that were possibly underrepresented during high school.

Preparing Students for Post-Secondary Success

In this lesson, you will learn to examine the study habits of students who were successful in college or post-secondary education. You will distinguish study techniques used by students preparing to attend trade and apprenticeships that may be similar to or different from those attending a four-year college. Finally, you will consider the academic habits and study methods used by students who successfully navigated a proprietary or licensing institution.

Early Exposure to College and Post-Secondary Programs

In this lesson, you will learn about the early and ongoing exposure of elementary, middle, and high school students to post-secondary planning. We will discuss experiential processes and models to help younger students consider career and college conversations throughout their entire educational experience. Finally, we will explore strategies to help parents or guardians with resources to help with the college-going and career conversations and planning.

Planning for College and Alternative Educational Expenses

In this lesson, you will learn about investment conversations and strategies when determining how to finance a college or post-secondary educational experience. You will consider the financial implications of financial instruments intended to support the college-going experience. You will look at the world of scholarships and ways to help students achieve a college degree without decades of debt. You will compile lists of resources that will help your students and their families when making these often life-changing decisions. This is a time that students and their families need a host—they need you and other professionals to support this journey.

Advocating for Special Populations

In this lesson, you will learn about assessing your post-secondary education planning programs, toolboxes, and networks. You will consider how your current process supports diverse populations of students who will face inclusion and equity issues in the college selection and admissions processes. You will explore how your current programming and toolbox are prepared to support diverse student populations including commuters, in-resident, and distance-learning post-secondary college-going situations. You will look at how effectively your program is set up to support students with disabilities, adult learners, and student-athletes. Finally, you will consider the unique needs of international and transfer students as well as first-generation and dually enrolled students. This lesson will ask you to analyze your current program and commit to improving it in areas that may be deficient.

What you will learn

• Apply the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) model to advocate for college readiness for every student in a school setting.
• Analyze current best practices for promoting college readiness.
• Demonstrate how to plan, organize, and deliver college and alternative options to all students.
• Demonstrate advocacy for younger students, in early and ongoing exposure to comprehensive K-12 college and post-secondary program experiences.
• Demonstrate the basics of financial planning counseling for college and alternative post-secondary educational experiences.

How you will benefit

• You will walk away with resources and plans for supporting graduation advocacy for every student.
• This course will provide tools and guidance for improving your school's current graduation and post-secondary planning efforts for every student.
• The assignments will help you carry out improvement initiatives and to build your toolbox for supporting your students and their families, as you complete them.

Terry Farris

Terry Farris has over 20 years of experience working in career-based and liberal arts education. He has worked in the areas of financial aid, compliance, academics, enrollment management, and career placement over the course of his career.

Currently, Terry works as the Director of Virtual Career Days at Everytale, Inc. Prior to this role, he spent many years assisting team members and graduates with becoming skilled individuals from a career perspective. He also has taught college mathematics, communications, and professional development to a wide range of students.

Terry holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in both Marketing and Management from Fairmont State University, his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Administration from Colorado Technical University, and his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Education from Walden University.

Counseling for College Prep is an insightful course for high school counselors and professionals looking for ways to help students of all backgrounds graduate. It goes beyond graduation to post-secondary planning and tools and resources to support student success.

The Counseling for College Prep course will explore various aspects of supporting your students in their post-graduation aspirations. While students' backgrounds, situations, and dreams are all different, this online guidance counselor course will discuss how your role is similar for each. You will explore how becoming a student's host can help them see that life can be different and what it takes to support them to succeed.

You will also explore building a toolbox of resources to use for college counseling to support students' discovery and planning processes—no matter their background. You will learn to assemble a network of other professionals that can help, including at a national and local community level.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 12 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Current Trends in College Decisions

In this lesson, you will discuss the culturally driven, overarching concept of the college-going culture. You will explore ongoing trends that help manifest the college-going culture. You will consider fiscally responsible paths for many students and the need for early intervention in this substantial decision-making process. Finally, you will look at current trends in business and industry that may drive different decisions from those our generations made for these young, soon-to-be graduates as they move on into college and other educational paths.

Your Role in Preparing Students for College

Now you will clarify your role as a professional in helping students prepare for selection and admissions processes for post-secondary school. You will solicit community engagement and outreach networks for resources to support your students. You will consider ethical and legal considerations for your role in this process. Finally, you will summarize the key aspects of your role in understanding and explaining financial aid and funding sources to help your students achieve their post-secondary school vision.

The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Model

This lesson delves into the American School Counselor Association's position on the role of a school counselor and a model for school counselor programs in schools. It will help you better understand the ASCA model and the role of a school counselor. You will review insights, information, and best practices for establishing a graduation and career-preparation culture. You will discuss the model and create a plan for assessing your school's current graduation and career-preparation culture and identifying gaps between that and the desired future vision. You will finally discuss how to engage internal and external resources to support improvement in graduation and career preparation advocacy.

Supporting Special Student Populations in the College-Going Culture

This lesson expands on the need to build a network and a toolbox to support your students' college aspirations. This process includes connecting with professionals in local educational institutions. In this lesson, we will dig a bit deeper into best practices for navigating a college-going culture. This will include adding to your toolbox with real examples of what your peers are doing to build a college-going culture. You will discuss supporting students from different demographic populations and special populations. Finally, you will learn about military options and resources for your students.

Community Colleges as an Alternative

This lesson will help you understand the origin of the community college. It will also explore reasons for current-day community colleges. It will help you understand what they currently offer for your students so you can have more efficient college-going decision conversations with your students. Finally, it will discuss and help you discuss the financial investment and return of a community college. The goal of this lesson is to help you add to your network and toolbox to help students for whom a community college is a great option.

Exploring College and Alternative Choices

In this lesson, you will learn about college visits and fairs. You likely have some experience or knowledge of these events. However, this lesson will look a bit deeper at the logistics of setting up your fairs and coordinating with local institutions. You will also explore how to use these events to set up financial workshops to help your students and families understand and plan for the economic requirements of college. You will consider how to also partner with local U.S. military recruiters to set up similar events for your students who are interested in that path. Finally, you will assess your toolbox for coordinating these events and add to it as you work through the lesson and assignment.

Connecting Students to School and Community Resources

In this lesson, you will learn about connecting your students with community resources that can help them prepare for college. You will learn about national and local community resources that can help them and you in the process. You will discuss the barriers your students will face in connecting with and gaining support from community resources. You will consider how parent engagement strengthens these connections. Finally, you will explore ways to help your students bridge the gap between where they are now and where they want to be post-graduation.

Post-Secondary Preparation for Students with Developmental Disabilities or Social-Emotional Challenges

In this lesson, you will learn about helping students with disabilities prepare for and transition to post-secondary aspirations. These considerations include life skills, college, and careers. You will look at how the law changes when they leave high school. We will discuss case management and the transition to college or other post-secondary goals. You will consider the student's desired plan and discuss how to help them achieve it. Finally, we will discuss students who are challenged with social-emotional obstacles during high school. Specifically, we will look at those kids that were possibly underrepresented during high school.

Preparing Students for Post-Secondary Success

In this lesson, you will learn to examine the study habits of students who were successful in college or post-secondary education. You will distinguish study techniques used by students preparing to attend trade and apprenticeships that may be similar to or different from those attending a four-year college. Finally, you will consider the academic habits and study methods used by students who successfully navigated a proprietary or licensing institution.

Early Exposure to College and Post-Secondary Programs

In this lesson, you will learn about the early and ongoing exposure of elementary, middle, and high school students to post-secondary planning. We will discuss experiential processes and models to help younger students consider career and college conversations throughout their entire educational experience. Finally, we will explore strategies to help parents or guardians with resources to help with the college-going and career conversations and planning.

Planning for College and Alternative Educational Expenses

In this lesson, you will learn about investment conversations and strategies when determining how to finance a college or post-secondary educational experience. You will consider the financial implications of financial instruments intended to support the college-going experience. You will look at the world of scholarships and ways to help students achieve a college degree without decades of debt. You will compile lists of resources that will help your students and their families when making these often life-changing decisions. This is a time that students and their families need a host—they need you and other professionals to support this journey.

Advocating for Special Populations

In this lesson, you will learn about assessing your post-secondary education planning programs, toolboxes, and networks. You will consider how your current process supports diverse populations of students who will face inclusion and equity issues in the college selection and admissions processes. You will explore how your current programming and toolbox are prepared to support diverse student populations including commuters, in-resident, and distance-learning post-secondary college-going situations. You will look at how effectively your program is set up to support students with disabilities, adult learners, and student-athletes. Finally, you will consider the unique needs of international and transfer students as well as first-generation and dually enrolled students. This lesson will ask you to analyze your current program and commit to improving it in areas that may be deficient.

What you will learn

• Apply the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) model to advocate for college readiness for every student in a school setting.
• Analyze current best practices for promoting college readiness.
• Demonstrate how to plan, organize, and deliver college and alternative options to all students.
• Demonstrate advocacy for younger students, in early and ongoing exposure to comprehensive K-12 college and post-secondary program experiences.
• Demonstrate the basics of financial planning counseling for college and alternative post-secondary educational experiences.

How you will benefit

• You will walk away with resources and plans for supporting graduation advocacy for every student.
• This course will provide tools and guidance for improving your school's current graduation and post-secondary planning efforts for every student.
• The assignments will help you carry out improvement initiatives and to build your toolbox for supporting your students and their families, as you complete them.

Terry Farris

Terry Farris has over 20 years of experience working in career-based and liberal arts education. He has worked in the areas of financial aid, compliance, academics, enrollment management, and career placement over the course of his career.

Currently, Terry works as the Director of Virtual Career Days at Everytale, Inc. Prior to this role, he spent many years assisting team members and graduates with becoming skilled individuals from a career perspective. He also has taught college mathematics, communications, and professional development to a wide range of students.

Terry holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in both Marketing and Management from Fairmont State University, his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Administration from Colorado Technical University, and his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Education from Walden University.

Counseling for College Prep is an insightful course for high school counselors and professionals looking for ways to help students of all backgrounds graduate. It goes beyond graduation to post-secondary planning and tools and resources to support student success.

The Counseling for College Prep course will explore various aspects of supporting your students in their post-graduation aspirations. While students' backgrounds, situations, and dreams are all different, this online guidance counselor course will discuss how your role is similar for each. You will explore how becoming a student's host can help them see that life can be different and what it takes to support them to succeed.

You will also explore building a toolbox of resources to use for college counseling to support students' discovery and planning processes—no matter their background. You will learn to assemble a network of other professionals that can help, including at a national and local community level.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

While the college-going experience may evolve, it is not going away. In this online course, you will prepare for a vital role where you support students' post-secondary aspirations as we also explore how critical your role is to the evolution of our communities.

Current Trends in College Decisions

In this lesson, you will discuss the culturally driven, overarching concept of the college-going culture. You will explore ongoing trends that help manifest the college-going culture. You will consider fiscally responsible paths for many students and the need for early intervention in this substantial decision-making process. Finally, you will look at current trends in business and industry that may drive different decisions from those our generations made for these young, soon-to-be graduates as they move on into college and other educational paths.

Your Role in Preparing Students for College

Now you will clarify your role as a professional in helping students prepare for selection and admissions processes for post-secondary school. You will solicit community engagement and outreach networks for resources to support your students. You will consider ethical and legal considerations for your role in this process. Finally, you will summarize the key aspects of your role in understanding and explaining financial aid and funding sources to help your students achieve their post-secondary school vision.

The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Model

This lesson delves into the American School Counselor Association's position on the role of a school counselor and a model for school counselor programs in schools. It will help you better understand the ASCA model and the role of a school counselor. You will review insights, information, and best practices for establishing a graduation and career-preparation culture. You will discuss the model and create a plan for assessing your school's current graduation and career-preparation culture and identifying gaps between that and the desired future vision. You will finally discuss how to engage internal and external resources to support improvement in graduation and career preparation advocacy.

Supporting Special Student Populations in the College-Going Culture

This lesson expands on the need to build a network and a toolbox to support your students' college aspirations. This process includes connecting with professionals in local educational institutions. In this lesson, we will dig a bit deeper into best practices for navigating a college-going culture. This will include adding to your toolbox with real examples of what your peers are doing to build a college-going culture. You will discuss supporting students from different demographic populations and special populations. Finally, you will learn about military options and resources for your students.

Community Colleges as an Alternative

This lesson will help you understand the origin of the community college. It will also explore reasons for current-day community colleges. It will help you understand what they currently offer for your students so you can have more efficient college-going decision conversations with your students. Finally, it will discuss and help you discuss the financial investment and return of a community college. The goal of this lesson is to help you add to your network and toolbox to help students for whom a community college is a great option.

Exploring College and Alternative Choices

In this lesson, you will learn about college visits and fairs. You likely have some experience or knowledge of these events. However, this lesson will look a bit deeper at the logistics of setting up your fairs and coordinating with local institutions. You will also explore how to use these events to set up financial workshops to help your students and families understand and plan for the economic requirements of college. You will consider how to also partner with local U.S. military recruiters to set up similar events for your students who are interested in that path. Finally, you will assess your toolbox for coordinating these events and add to it as you work through the lesson and assignment.

Connecting Students to School and Community Resources

In this lesson, you will learn about connecting your students with community resources that can help them prepare for college. You will learn about national and local community resources that can help them and you in the process. You will discuss the barriers your students will face in connecting with and gaining support from community resources. You will consider how parent engagement strengthens these connections. Finally, you will explore ways to help your students bridge the gap between where they are now and where they want to be post-graduation.

Post-Secondary Preparation for Students with Developmental Disabilities or Social-Emotional Challenges

In this lesson, you will learn about helping students with disabilities prepare for and transition to post-secondary aspirations. These considerations include life skills, college, and careers. You will look at how the law changes when they leave high school. We will discuss case management and the transition to college or other post-secondary goals. You will consider the student's desired plan and discuss how to help them achieve it. Finally, we will discuss students who are challenged with social-emotional obstacles during high school. Specifically, we will look at those kids that were possibly underrepresented during high school.

Preparing Students for Post-Secondary Success

In this lesson, you will learn to examine the study habits of students who were successful in college or post-secondary education. You will distinguish study techniques used by students preparing to attend trade and apprenticeships that may be similar to or different from those attending a four-year college. Finally, you will consider the academic habits and study methods used by students who successfully navigated a proprietary or licensing institution.

Early Exposure to College and Post-Secondary Programs

In this lesson, you will learn about the early and ongoing exposure of elementary, middle, and high school students to post-secondary planning. We will discuss experiential processes and models to help younger students consider career and college conversations throughout their entire educational experience. Finally, we will explore strategies to help parents or guardians with resources to help with the college-going and career conversations and planning.

Planning for College and Alternative Educational Expenses

In this lesson, you will learn about investment conversations and strategies when determining how to finance a college or post-secondary educational experience. You will consider the financial implications of financial instruments intended to support the college-going experience. You will look at the world of scholarships and ways to help students achieve a college degree without decades of debt. You will compile lists of resources that will help your students and their families when making these often life-changing decisions. This is a time that students and their families need a host—they need you and other professionals to support this journey.

Advocating for Special Populations

In this lesson, you will learn about assessing your post-secondary education planning programs, toolboxes, and networks. You will consider how your current process supports diverse populations of students who will face inclusion and equity issues in the college selection and admissions processes. You will explore how your current programming and toolbox are prepared to support diverse student populations including commuters, in-resident, and distance-learning post-secondary college-going situations. You will look at how effectively your program is set up to support students with disabilities, adult learners, and student-athletes. Finally, you will consider the unique needs of international and transfer students as well as first-generation and dually enrolled students. This lesson will ask you to analyze your current program and commit to improving it in areas that may be deficient.

What you will learn

• Apply the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) model to advocate for college readiness for every student in a school setting.
• Analyze current best practices for promoting college readiness.
• Demonstrate how to plan, organize, and deliver college and alternative options to all students.
• Demonstrate advocacy for younger students, in early and ongoing exposure to comprehensive K-12 college and post-secondary program experiences.
• Demonstrate the basics of financial planning counseling for college and alternative post-secondary educational experiences.

How you will benefit

• You will walk away with resources and plans for supporting graduation advocacy for every student.
• This course will provide tools and guidance for improving your school's current graduation and post-secondary planning efforts for every student.
• The assignments will help you carry out improvement initiatives and to build your toolbox for supporting your students and their families, as you complete them.

Learn how to create a classroom website and how having one can make you a more effective and dynamic teacher.

Learn how to create a classroom website in this fun, easy-to-understand course for teachers. In no time, you'll build an interactive site with text, images, videos, and more. We will cover how to create an engaging website that visitors will want to come back to again and again. You will see how creating a classroom website will help with the home-school connection every teacher strives for. Finally, you will discover how simple it is to create a classroom website and how having one can make you a more effective and dynamic teacher.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
• Mac: macOS 12 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Planning a Classroom Website

In the first lesson, you'll learn it's easier and more fun to create a classroom website than you might think. We'll explore the benefits of a classroom website. Next, we will discuss ways that a website can help you organize information, instruct your students, and interact with others. Then you'll create a plan for your very own classroom website.

Getting Started

In this lesson, you'll put your plan into action! You'll learn about website builders, the benefits and drawbacks as you begin to create a website. You will also find out how to keep your students safe as they engage in online activities.

Designing Your Website

In this lesson, you'll bring your site to life with formatting. You'll give your website visual appeal as you add color to text and background. You'll also learn to format and arrange text, giving your site a unique, professional look. We will also discuss how and why to add images, and review copyright rules. By the end of this lesson, your website will have a name, a theme, and images!

Organizing Your Website

Your website will really start to take shape in this lesson. You will spend some time focusing on what is important to your particular website and how you want to arrange the material in order to create flow. This work will make your website easy to navigate for your users.

Adding Links and Resources

In this lesson, you'll take your website to the next level by adding links! You'll learn all about the different kinds of links and how to create them. You will also explore the benefits and challenges of using Open Educational Resources (OERs) on your site.

Multimedia Elements

In this lesson, we will make your website come alive with motion and sound. Adding additional audio and video elements to your website will help make it engaging and exciting for everyone that uses it. We will also look at how your students can create their own multimedia and how it can be used to flip the classroom.

WebQuests

Today, we'll focus on WebQuests: unique Internet learning adventures. You'll discover everything there is to know about what successful WebQuests look like and how they can be used to enrich and educate your students.

WebQuests Continued

We will continue our exploration of WebQuests and compare them to scavenger hunts. By the end of this lesson, you will have a WebQuest that you can link to your website complete with a well-thought-out evaluation process of the work done by students when completing the WebQuest.

Blogs

Are you ready to implement a great communication tool in your classroom? Today, you'll develop your own blog that will enhance your teaching and create a learning environment that transcends your classroom's walls. By the end of this lesson, you'll have the knowledge you need to create a blog, teach your students about blogging, and use blogs effectively.

Student Engagement

We all know the importance of keeping your students engaged in their learning in the classroom. However, how do you do it when they are on your website? In this lesson, we will discuss practical ways you can keep your students engaged while using your website.

HTML

Get to know the foundational language behind your website in this lesson. This will help you make small modifications to your website even when using a website builder and help with troubleshooting.

Going Live and Maintaining Your Website

In this lesson, you will find out how to publish your site and how to keep it looking good throughout the school year and in years to come.

What you will learn

• Design a classroom website that aligns with classroom needs.
• Identify features that support the functional purpose of the classroom website.
• Evaluate features on how they support the functuinal goals of a classroom website.
• Implement an interactive component into a classroom website.

How you will benefit

• Become a more effective and dynamic teacher by creating your own website.
• Learn to keep your students safe when surfing the web.
• Implement a great communication tool in your classroom by creating a blog and teaching your students about blogging.

Kt (Katie) Paxton

Kt (Katie) Paxton is a certified teacher with a Master's Degree in Education focusing on Learning and Technology. She has more than 20 years of classroom experience and has been an online instructor since 2003. She also owned and managed a home daycare for five years and is the author of More Adventures With Kids in San Diego. Furthermore, Kt has trained and placed tutors with at-risk students in over 100 schools in addition to working with the students herself.

Learn how to create a classroom website and how having one can make you a more effective and dynamic teacher.

Learn how to create a classroom website in this fun, easy-to-understand course for teachers. In no time, you'll build an interactive site with text, images, videos, and more. We will cover how to create an engaging website that visitors will want to come back to again and again. You will see how creating a classroom website will help with the home-school connection every teacher strives for. Finally, you will discover how simple it is to create a classroom website and how having one can make you a more effective and dynamic teacher.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
• Mac: macOS 12 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Planning a Classroom Website

In the first lesson, you'll learn it's easier and more fun to create a classroom website than you might think. We'll explore the benefits of a classroom website. Next, we will discuss ways that a website can help you organize information, instruct your students, and interact with others. Then you'll create a plan for your very own classroom website.

Getting Started

In this lesson, you'll put your plan into action! You'll learn about website builders, the benefits and drawbacks as you begin to create a website. You will also find out how to keep your students safe as they engage in online activities.

Designing Your Website

In this lesson, you'll bring your site to life with formatting. You'll give your website visual appeal as you add color to text and background. You'll also learn to format and arrange text, giving your site a unique, professional look. We will also discuss how and why to add images, and review copyright rules. By the end of this lesson, your website will have a name, a theme, and images!

Organizing Your Website

Your website will really start to take shape in this lesson. You will spend some time focusing on what is important to your particular website and how you want to arrange the material in order to create flow. This work will make your website easy to navigate for your users.

Adding Links and Resources

In this lesson, you'll take your website to the next level by adding links! You'll learn all about the different kinds of links and how to create them. You will also explore the benefits and challenges of using Open Educational Resources (OERs) on your site.

Multimedia Elements

In this lesson, we will make your website come alive with motion and sound. Adding additional audio and video elements to your website will help make it engaging and exciting for everyone that uses it. We will also look at how your students can create their own multimedia and how it can be used to flip the classroom.

WebQuests

Today, we'll focus on WebQuests: unique Internet learning adventures. You'll discover everything there is to know about what successful WebQuests look like and how they can be used to enrich and educate your students.

WebQuests Continued

We will continue our exploration of WebQuests and compare them to scavenger hunts. By the end of this lesson, you will have a WebQuest that you can link to your website complete with a well-thought-out evaluation process of the work done by students when completing the WebQuest.

Blogs

Are you ready to implement a great communication tool in your classroom? Today, you'll develop your own blog that will enhance your teaching and create a learning environment that transcends your classroom's walls. By the end of this lesson, you'll have the knowledge you need to create a blog, teach your students about blogging, and use blogs effectively.

Student Engagement

We all know the importance of keeping your students engaged in their learning in the classroom. However, how do you do it when they are on your website? In this lesson, we will discuss practical ways you can keep your students engaged while using your website.

HTML

Get to know the foundational language behind your website in this lesson. This will help you make small modifications to your website even when using a website builder and help with troubleshooting.

Going Live and Maintaining Your Website

In this lesson, you will find out how to publish your site and how to keep it looking good throughout the school year and in years to come.

What you will learn

• Design a classroom website that aligns with classroom needs.
• Identify features that support the functional purpose of the classroom website.
• Evaluate features on how they support the functuinal goals of a classroom website.
• Implement an interactive component into a classroom website.

How you will benefit

• Become a more effective and dynamic teacher by creating your own website.
• Learn to keep your students safe when surfing the web.
• Implement a great communication tool in your classroom by creating a blog and teaching your students about blogging.

Kt (Katie) Paxton

Kt (Katie) Paxton is a certified teacher with a Master's Degree in Education focusing on Learning and Technology. She has more than 20 years of classroom experience and has been an online instructor since 2003. She also owned and managed a home daycare for five years and is the author of More Adventures With Kids in San Diego. Furthermore, Kt has trained and placed tutors with at-risk students in over 100 schools in addition to working with the students herself.

Learn how to create a classroom website and how having one can make you a more effective and dynamic teacher.

Learn how to create a classroom website in this fun, easy-to-understand course for teachers. In no time, you'll build an interactive site with text, images, videos, and more. We will cover how to create an engaging website that visitors will want to come back to again and again. You will see how creating a classroom website will help with the home-school connection every teacher strives for. Finally, you will discover how simple it is to create a classroom website and how having one can make you a more effective and dynamic teacher.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
• Mac: macOS 12 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Planning a Classroom Website

In the first lesson, you'll learn it's easier and more fun to create a classroom website than you might think. We'll explore the benefits of a classroom website. Next, we will discuss ways that a website can help you organize information, instruct your students, and interact with others. Then you'll create a plan for your very own classroom website.

Getting Started

In this lesson, you'll put your plan into action! You'll learn about website builders, the benefits and drawbacks as you begin to create a website. You will also find out how to keep your students safe as they engage in online activities.

Designing Your Website

In this lesson, you'll bring your site to life with formatting. You'll give your website visual appeal as you add color to text and background. You'll also learn to format and arrange text, giving your site a unique, professional look. We will also discuss how and why to add images, and review copyright rules. By the end of this lesson, your website will have a name, a theme, and images!

Organizing Your Website

Your website will really start to take shape in this lesson. You will spend some time focusing on what is important to your particular website and how you want to arrange the material in order to create flow. This work will make your website easy to navigate for your users.

Adding Links and Resources

In this lesson, you'll take your website to the next level by adding links! You'll learn all about the different kinds of links and how to create them. You will also explore the benefits and challenges of using Open Educational Resources (OERs) on your site.

Multimedia Elements

In this lesson, we will make your website come alive with motion and sound. Adding additional audio and video elements to your website will help make it engaging and exciting for everyone that uses it. We will also look at how your students can create their own multimedia and how it can be used to flip the classroom.

WebQuests

Today, we'll focus on WebQuests: unique Internet learning adventures. You'll discover everything there is to know about what successful WebQuests look like and how they can be used to enrich and educate your students.

WebQuests Continued

We will continue our exploration of WebQuests and compare them to scavenger hunts. By the end of this lesson, you will have a WebQuest that you can link to your website complete with a well-thought-out evaluation process of the work done by students when completing the WebQuest.

Blogs

Are you ready to implement a great communication tool in your classroom? Today, you'll develop your own blog that will enhance your teaching and create a learning environment that transcends your classroom's walls. By the end of this lesson, you'll have the knowledge you need to create a blog, teach your students about blogging, and use blogs effectively.

Student Engagement

We all know the importance of keeping your students engaged in their learning in the classroom. However, how do you do it when they are on your website? In this lesson, we will discuss practical ways you can keep your students engaged while using your website.

HTML

Get to know the foundational language behind your website in this lesson. This will help you make small modifications to your website even when using a website builder and help with troubleshooting.

Going Live and Maintaining Your Website

In this lesson, you will find out how to publish your site and how to keep it looking good throughout the school year and in years to come.

What you will learn

• Design a classroom website that aligns with classroom needs.
• Identify features that support the functional purpose of the classroom website.
• Evaluate features on how they support the functuinal goals of a classroom website.
• Implement an interactive component into a classroom website.

How you will benefit

• Become a more effective and dynamic teacher by creating your own website.
• Learn to keep your students safe when surfing the web.
• Implement a great communication tool in your classroom by creating a blog and teaching your students about blogging.

Kt (Katie) Paxton

Kt (Katie) Paxton is a certified teacher with a Master's Degree in Education focusing on Learning and Technology. She has more than 20 years of classroom experience and has been an online instructor since 2003. She also owned and managed a home daycare for five years and is the author of More Adventures With Kids in San Diego. Furthermore, Kt has trained and placed tutors with at-risk students in over 100 schools in addition to working with the students herself.

Learn how to create a classroom website and how having one can make you a more effective and dynamic teacher.

Learn how to create a classroom website in this fun, easy-to-understand course for teachers. In no time, you'll build an interactive site with text, images, videos, and more. We will cover how to create an engaging website that visitors will want to come back to again and again. You will see how creating a classroom website will help with the home-school connection every teacher strives for. Finally, you will discover how simple it is to create a classroom website and how having one can make you a more effective and dynamic teacher.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
• Mac: macOS 12 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Planning a Classroom Website

In the first lesson, you'll learn it's easier and more fun to create a classroom website than you might think. We'll explore the benefits of a classroom website. Next, we will discuss ways that a website can help you organize information, instruct your students, and interact with others. Then you'll create a plan for your very own classroom website.

Getting Started

In this lesson, you'll put your plan into action! You'll learn about website builders, the benefits and drawbacks as you begin to create a website. You will also find out how to keep your students safe as they engage in online activities.

Designing Your Website

In this lesson, you'll bring your site to life with formatting. You'll give your website visual appeal as you add color to text and background. You'll also learn to format and arrange text, giving your site a unique, professional look. We will also discuss how and why to add images, and review copyright rules. By the end of this lesson, your website will have a name, a theme, and images!

Organizing Your Website

Your website will really start to take shape in this lesson. You will spend some time focusing on what is important to your particular website and how you want to arrange the material in order to create flow. This work will make your website easy to navigate for your users.

Adding Links and Resources

In this lesson, you'll take your website to the next level by adding links! You'll learn all about the different kinds of links and how to create them. You will also explore the benefits and challenges of using Open Educational Resources (OERs) on your site.

Multimedia Elements

In this lesson, we will make your website come alive with motion and sound. Adding additional audio and video elements to your website will help make it engaging and exciting for everyone that uses it. We will also look at how your students can create their own multimedia and how it can be used to flip the classroom.

WebQuests

Today, we'll focus on WebQuests: unique Internet learning adventures. You'll discover everything there is to know about what successful WebQuests look like and how they can be used to enrich and educate your students.

WebQuests Continued

We will continue our exploration of WebQuests and compare them to scavenger hunts. By the end of this lesson, you will have a WebQuest that you can link to your website complete with a well-thought-out evaluation process of the work done by students when completing the WebQuest.

Blogs

Are you ready to implement a great communication tool in your classroom? Today, you'll develop your own blog that will enhance your teaching and create a learning environment that transcends your classroom's walls. By the end of this lesson, you'll have the knowledge you need to create a blog, teach your students about blogging, and use blogs effectively.

Student Engagement

We all know the importance of keeping your students engaged in their learning in the classroom. However, how do you do it when they are on your website? In this lesson, we will discuss practical ways you can keep your students engaged while using your website.

HTML

Get to know the foundational language behind your website in this lesson. This will help you make small modifications to your website even when using a website builder and help with troubleshooting.

Going Live and Maintaining Your Website

In this lesson, you will find out how to publish your site and how to keep it looking good throughout the school year and in years to come.

What you will learn

• Design a classroom website that aligns with classroom needs.
• Identify features that support the functional purpose of the classroom website.
• Evaluate features on how they support the functuinal goals of a classroom website.
• Implement an interactive component into a classroom website.

How you will benefit

• Become a more effective and dynamic teacher by creating your own website.
• Learn to keep your students safe when surfing the web.
• Implement a great communication tool in your classroom by creating a blog and teaching your students about blogging.

Kt (Katie) Paxton

Kt (Katie) Paxton is a certified teacher with a Master's Degree in Education focusing on Learning and Technology. She has more than 20 years of classroom experience and has been an online instructor since 2003. She also owned and managed a home daycare for five years and is the author of More Adventures With Kids in San Diego. Furthermore, Kt has trained and placed tutors with at-risk students in over 100 schools in addition to working with the students herself.

Learn how to create a classroom website and how having one can make you a more effective and dynamic teacher.

Learn how to create a classroom website in this fun, easy-to-understand course for teachers. In no time, you'll build an interactive site with text, images, videos, and more. We will cover how to create an engaging website that visitors will want to come back to again and again. You will see how creating a classroom website will help with the home-school connection every teacher strives for. Finally, you will discover how simple it is to create a classroom website and how having one can make you a more effective and dynamic teacher.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
• Mac: macOS 12 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Planning a Classroom Website

In the first lesson, you'll learn it's easier and more fun to create a classroom website than you might think. We'll explore the benefits of a classroom website. Next, we will discuss ways that a website can help you organize information, instruct your students, and interact with others. Then you'll create a plan for your very own classroom website.

Getting Started

In this lesson, you'll put your plan into action! You'll learn about website builders, the benefits and drawbacks as you begin to create a website. You will also find out how to keep your students safe as they engage in online activities.

Designing Your Website

In this lesson, you'll bring your site to life with formatting. You'll give your website visual appeal as you add color to text and background. You'll also learn to format and arrange text, giving your site a unique, professional look. We will also discuss how and why to add images, and review copyright rules. By the end of this lesson, your website will have a name, a theme, and images!

Organizing Your Website

Your website will really start to take shape in this lesson. You will spend some time focusing on what is important to your particular website and how you want to arrange the material in order to create flow. This work will make your website easy to navigate for your users.

Adding Links and Resources

In this lesson, you'll take your website to the next level by adding links! You'll learn all about the different kinds of links and how to create them. You will also explore the benefits and challenges of using Open Educational Resources (OERs) on your site.

Multimedia Elements

In this lesson, we will make your website come alive with motion and sound. Adding additional audio and video elements to your website will help make it engaging and exciting for everyone that uses it. We will also look at how your students can create their own multimedia and how it can be used to flip the classroom.

WebQuests

Today, we'll focus on WebQuests: unique Internet learning adventures. You'll discover everything there is to know about what successful WebQuests look like and how they can be used to enrich and educate your students.

WebQuests Continued

We will continue our exploration of WebQuests and compare them to scavenger hunts. By the end of this lesson, you will have a WebQuest that you can link to your website complete with a well-thought-out evaluation process of the work done by students when completing the WebQuest.

Blogs

Are you ready to implement a great communication tool in your classroom? Today, you'll develop your own blog that will enhance your teaching and create a learning environment that transcends your classroom's walls. By the end of this lesson, you'll have the knowledge you need to create a blog, teach your students about blogging, and use blogs effectively.

Student Engagement

We all know the importance of keeping your students engaged in their learning in the classroom. However, how do you do it when they are on your website? In this lesson, we will discuss practical ways you can keep your students engaged while using your website.

HTML

Get to know the foundational language behind your website in this lesson. This will help you make small modifications to your website even when using a website builder and help with troubleshooting.

Going Live and Maintaining Your Website

In this lesson, you will find out how to publish your site and how to keep it looking good throughout the school year and in years to come.

What you will learn

• Design a classroom website that aligns with classroom needs.
• Identify features that support the functional purpose of the classroom website.
• Evaluate features on how they support the functuinal goals of a classroom website.
• Implement an interactive component into a classroom website.

How you will benefit

• Become a more effective and dynamic teacher by creating your own website.
• Learn to keep your students safe when surfing the web.
• Implement a great communication tool in your classroom by creating a blog and teaching your students about blogging.

Kt (Katie) Paxton

Kt (Katie) Paxton is a certified teacher with a Master's Degree in Education focusing on Learning and Technology. She has more than 20 years of classroom experience and has been an online instructor since 2003. She also owned and managed a home daycare for five years and is the author of More Adventures With Kids in San Diego. Furthermore, Kt has trained and placed tutors with at-risk students in over 100 schools in addition to working with the students herself.

Learn how to create a classroom website and how having one can make you a more effective and dynamic teacher.

Learn how to create a classroom website in this fun, easy-to-understand course for teachers. In no time, you'll build an interactive site with text, images, videos, and more. We will cover how to create an engaging website that visitors will want to come back to again and again. You will see how creating a classroom website will help with the home-school connection every teacher strives for. Finally, you will discover how simple it is to create a classroom website and how having one can make you a more effective and dynamic teacher.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.10 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Get a teaching tool that will help you become a more modern, effective and dynamic teacher. This easy-to-understand course will help build a published classroom website complete with content, images, links, and a blog.

1. Planning a Classroom Website
2. Getting Started
3. Designing Your Website
4. Organizing Your Website
5. Adding Links and Resources
6. Multimedia Elements
7. WebQuests
8. WebQuests Continued
9. Blogs
10. Student Engagement
11. HTML
12. Going Live and Maintaining Your Website

What you will learn

• Design a classroom website that aligns with classroom needs.
• Identify features that support the functional purpose of the classroom website.
• Evaluate features on how they support the functuinal goals of a classroom website.
• Implement an interactive component into a classroom website.

How you will benefit

• Become a more effective and dynamic teacher by creating your own website.
• Learn to keep your students safe when surfing the web.
• Implement a great communication tool in your classroom by creating a blog and teaching your students about blogging.

Learn how to create engaging, easy-to-maintain classroom center activities that boost independent learning while increasing small-group instruction time.

In this course, you will learn how to create and implement center activities that boost independent learning in the classroom. You will start out by learning what a center is, what benefits it offers, and how to make the most of it. Next, you will explore some very common mistakes teachers make with centers and gain tips for keeping your planning time to a minimum. You will receive step-by-step instructions for creating a center schedule that students at every reading level can use independently.

Short on classroom space? You will get great ideas for storing your center and explore some alternatives to having a permanent spot for every center. You will master an easy, effective process for introducing centers and their materials to your students and develop strategies for what to do when things don't go quite as planned. The insights you will gain will show you how to adjust your centers routine for both your fastest learners and those who need more time.

Think centers can only be used for reading and language arts? Think again. You will discover effective ways to use centers to support math, science, and social studies instruction. You will also see how you can use technology - such as virtual bulletin boards, apps, and interactive white boards - in your center activities to help keep your students engaged. By the time you finish, you will have a wealth of resources and center ideas you can try out in your classroom immediately.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 12 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Getting Started With Centers

In your first lesson, you will gain a clear understanding of what centers are by looking into three components that will make your centers effective and beneficial for you and your students. You will discover the reasons center activities are a valuable part of your daily routine—from increased success with core concepts for your students to additional small group instruction time for you.

Mistakes People Make

In this lesson, you will learn about some of the common mistakes that teachers make when creating centers and discover some ideas for centers that will help you avoid these pitfalls. You will also examine the importance of consistency and some benefits of creating durable and open-ended centers.

Planning for Centers

This lesson teaches you how to pare down your center planning and keep it that way, even as you add more centers for your students to complete each week. You will examine your daily schedule to determine the number of centers you will need and how long your centers session should last each day.

Helping Students Manage Centers

Wouldn't it be great to have a simple way to set up a center's schedule that all of your students could follow independently? That's what you will gain in this lesson. You will discover center grouping strategy and how to rotate your students to ensure that every child visits every center every week.

Managing the Papers, Places, and Materials

When you're planning your centers, you can save time storing the materials you will need as you go. In this lesson, you will learn a great method for doing this. You will also discover an effective way to track student progress, give feedback, and put students in charge of their work for the week.

Practice Makes Permanent

This lesson navigates the ins and outs of center introductions. You will learn the different parts of an introduction. You will also learn how strategies for achieving great results when helping your students use the schedule board and centers materials independently.

Launching the First Week of Centers

There are always last-minute, not-to-be-forgotten details that you need to have in place when you're getting ready to have your students start center activities. In this lesson, you will learn about your role in the first week of centers: watching and adjusting.

Moving Forward With Centers

This lesson will walk through the simple but purposeful process of changing centers each week. You will examine how "every-weekers" are important for keeping planning under control. Finally, you will see how you can use the data about your students' progress to create new centers.

Small-Group Instruction

One of the biggest benefits of doing centers is that it buys you time for small-group instruction. In this lesson, you will explore different grouping strategies for three types of small-group instruction using data. You will also see examples of questions, conversations, and activities from each type.

Taking Choice Activities Outside of Centers

Did you know that you can use the choice activities introduced as part of the centers' routine? In this lesson, you will learn how choice activities in other subject areas are the same and different from those used at center time.

Bringing Variety to Your Centers

In this lesson, you will branch out from more traditional literacy and math centers to include centers that revolve around different subject areas. You will explore center possibilities in science and social studies that include art, literature, and vocabulary practice.

Center Ideas to Take and Try

Do you feel like you need some more center ideas to get your brain started? Well, this is the lesson for you. You will explore center ideas for literacy and math centers that will boost your students' bottom line and discover some new ideas and activities to supplement your "every-weekers".

What you will learn

• Learn to create durable and open-ended centers
• Gain some useful insights about creating paperless centers
• Learn to pare down center planning time
• Begin to plan your own center ideas
• Learn to create a center's schedule, rotate students, and discover a center grouping strategy
• Learn how to save time by storing the materials you need as you go
• Learn to use centers in every part of your curriculum

How you will benefit

• Centers will allow your students to work independently and increase success in core subject areas
• Learn tips for paring down center planning time
• Creating centers will allow you to have more time for small group instruction
• Gain numerous center ideas to use in your classroom

Cheryl Dick

Cheryl Dick has more than 25 years of teaching experience and is currently a classroom teacher. She's taught 2nd, 4th, and 5th grade and has previously worked as an instructional coach. She graduated from Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science in elementary education, with a focus on early childhood education. Cheryl also holds a master's degree in elementary education from Texas-Wesleyan University and a second master's degree in educational administration from Lindenwood University.

Learn how to create engaging, easy-to-maintain classroom center activities that boost independent learning while increasing small-group instruction time.

In this course, you will learn how to create and implement center activities that boost independent learning in the classroom. You will start out by learning what a center is, what benefits it offers, and how to make the most of it. Next, you will explore some very common mistakes teachers make with centers and gain tips for keeping your planning time to a minimum. You will receive step-by-step instructions for creating a center schedule that students at every reading level can use independently.

Short on classroom space? You will get great ideas for storing your center and explore some alternatives to having a permanent spot for every center. You will master an easy, effective process for introducing centers and their materials to your students and develop strategies for what to do when things don't go quite as planned. The insights you will gain will show you how to adjust your centers routine for both your fastest learners and those who need more time.

Think centers can only be used for reading and language arts? Think again. You will discover effective ways to use centers to support math, science, and social studies instruction. You will also see how you can use technology - such as virtual bulletin boards, apps, and interactive white boards - in your center activities to help keep your students engaged. By the time you finish, you will have a wealth of resources and center ideas you can try out in your classroom immediately.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 12 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Getting Started With Centers

In your first lesson, you will gain a clear understanding of what centers are by looking into three components that will make your centers effective and beneficial for you and your students. You will discover the reasons center activities are a valuable part of your daily routine—from increased success with core concepts for your students to additional small group instruction time for you.

Mistakes People Make

In this lesson, you will learn about some of the common mistakes that teachers make when creating centers and discover some ideas for centers that will help you avoid these pitfalls. You will also examine the importance of consistency and some benefits of creating durable and open-ended centers.

Planning for Centers

This lesson teaches you how to pare down your center planning and keep it that way, even as you add more centers for your students to complete each week. You will examine your daily schedule to determine the number of centers you will need and how long your centers session should last each day.

Helping Students Manage Centers

Wouldn't it be great to have a simple way to set up a center's schedule that all of your students could follow independently? That's what you will gain in this lesson. You will discover center grouping strategy and how to rotate your students to ensure that every child visits every center every week.

Managing the Papers, Places, and Materials

When you're planning your centers, you can save time storing the materials you will need as you go. In this lesson, you will learn a great method for doing this. You will also discover an effective way to track student progress, give feedback, and put students in charge of their work for the week.

Practice Makes Permanent

This lesson navigates the ins and outs of center introductions. You will learn the different parts of an introduction. You will also learn how strategies for achieving great results when helping your students use the schedule board and centers materials independently.

Launching the First Week of Centers

There are always last-minute, not-to-be-forgotten details that you need to have in place when you're getting ready to have your students start center activities. In this lesson, you will learn about your role in the first week of centers: watching and adjusting.

Moving Forward With Centers

This lesson will walk through the simple but purposeful process of changing centers each week. You will examine how "every-weekers" are important for keeping planning under control. Finally, you will see how you can use the data about your students' progress to create new centers.

Small-Group Instruction

One of the biggest benefits of doing centers is that it buys you time for small-group instruction. In this lesson, you will explore different grouping strategies for three types of small-group instruction using data. You will also see examples of questions, conversations, and activities from each type.

Taking Choice Activities Outside of Centers

Did you know that you can use the choice activities introduced as part of the centers' routine? In this lesson, you will learn how choice activities in other subject areas are the same and different from those used at center time.

Bringing Variety to Your Centers

In this lesson, you will branch out from more traditional literacy and math centers to include centers that revolve around different subject areas. You will explore center possibilities in science and social studies that include art, literature, and vocabulary practice.

Center Ideas to Take and Try

Do you feel like you need some more center ideas to get your brain started? Well, this is the lesson for you. You will explore center ideas for literacy and math centers that will boost your students' bottom line and discover some new ideas and activities to supplement your "every-weekers".

What you will learn

• Learn to create durable and open-ended centers
• Gain some useful insights about creating paperless centers
• Learn to pare down center planning time
• Begin to plan your own center ideas
• Learn to create a center's schedule, rotate students, and discover a center grouping strategy
• Learn how to save time by storing the materials you need as you go
• Learn to use centers in every part of your curriculum

How you will benefit

• Centers will allow your students to work independently and increase success in core subject areas
• Learn tips for paring down center planning time
• Creating centers will allow you to have more time for small group instruction
• Gain numerous center ideas to use in your classroom

Cheryl Dick

Cheryl Dick has more than 25 years of teaching experience and is currently a classroom teacher. She's taught 2nd, 4th, and 5th grade and has previously worked as an instructional coach. She graduated from Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science in elementary education, with a focus on early childhood education. Cheryl also holds a master's degree in elementary education from Texas-Wesleyan University and a second master's degree in educational administration from Lindenwood University.

Learn how to create engaging, easy-to-maintain classroom center activities that boost independent learning while increasing small-group instruction time.

In this course, you will learn how to create and implement center activities that boost independent learning in the classroom. You will start out by learning what a center is, what benefits it offers, and how to make the most of it. Next, you will explore some very common mistakes teachers make with centers and gain tips for keeping your planning time to a minimum. You will receive step-by-step instructions for creating a center schedule that students at every reading level can use independently.

Short on classroom space? You will get great ideas for storing your center and explore some alternatives to having a permanent spot for every center. You will master an easy, effective process for introducing centers and their materials to your students and develop strategies for what to do when things don't go quite as planned. The insights you will gain will show you how to adjust your centers routine for both your fastest learners and those who need more time.

Think centers can only be used for reading and language arts? Think again. You will discover effective ways to use centers to support math, science, and social studies instruction. You will also see how you can use technology - such as virtual bulletin boards, apps, and interactive white boards - in your center activities to help keep your students engaged. By the time you finish, you will have a wealth of resources and center ideas you can try out in your classroom immediately.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 12 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Getting Started With Centers

In your first lesson, you will gain a clear understanding of what centers are by looking into three components that will make your centers effective and beneficial for you and your students. You will discover the reasons center activities are a valuable part of your daily routine—from increased success with core concepts for your students to additional small group instruction time for you.

Mistakes People Make

In this lesson, you will learn about some of the common mistakes that teachers make when creating centers and discover some ideas for centers that will help you avoid these pitfalls. You will also examine the importance of consistency and some benefits of creating durable and open-ended centers.

Planning for Centers

This lesson teaches you how to pare down your center planning and keep it that way, even as you add more centers for your students to complete each week. You will examine your daily schedule to determine the number of centers you will need and how long your centers session should last each day.

Helping Students Manage Centers

Wouldn't it be great to have a simple way to set up a center's schedule that all of your students could follow independently? That's what you will gain in this lesson. You will discover center grouping strategy and how to rotate your students to ensure that every child visits every center every week.

Managing the Papers, Places, and Materials

When you're planning your centers, you can save time storing the materials you will need as you go. In this lesson, you will learn a great method for doing this. You will also discover an effective way to track student progress, give feedback, and put students in charge of their work for the week.

Practice Makes Permanent

This lesson navigates the ins and outs of center introductions. You will learn the different parts of an introduction. You will also learn how strategies for achieving great results when helping your students use the schedule board and centers materials independently.

Launching the First Week of Centers

There are always last-minute, not-to-be-forgotten details that you need to have in place when you're getting ready to have your students start center activities. In this lesson, you will learn about your role in the first week of centers: watching and adjusting.

Moving Forward With Centers

This lesson will walk through the simple but purposeful process of changing centers each week. You will examine how "every-weekers" are important for keeping planning under control. Finally, you will see how you can use the data about your students' progress to create new centers.

Small-Group Instruction

One of the biggest benefits of doing centers is that it buys you time for small-group instruction. In this lesson, you will explore different grouping strategies for three types of small-group instruction using data. You will also see examples of questions, conversations, and activities from each type.

Taking Choice Activities Outside of Centers

Did you know that you can use the choice activities introduced as part of the centers' routine? In this lesson, you will learn how choice activities in other subject areas are the same and different from those used at center time.

Bringing Variety to Your Centers

In this lesson, you will branch out from more traditional literacy and math centers to include centers that revolve around different subject areas. You will explore center possibilities in science and social studies that include art, literature, and vocabulary practice.

Center Ideas to Take and Try

Do you feel like you need some more center ideas to get your brain started? Well, this is the lesson for you. You will explore center ideas for literacy and math centers that will boost your students' bottom line and discover some new ideas and activities to supplement your "every-weekers".

What you will learn

• Learn to create durable and open-ended centers
• Gain some useful insights about creating paperless centers
• Learn to pare down center planning time
• Begin to plan your own center ideas
• Learn to create a center's schedule, rotate students, and discover a center grouping strategy
• Learn how to save time by storing the materials you need as you go
• Learn to use centers in every part of your curriculum

How you will benefit

• Centers will allow your students to work independently and increase success in core subject areas
• Learn tips for paring down center planning time
• Creating centers will allow you to have more time for small group instruction
• Gain numerous center ideas to use in your classroom

Cheryl Dick

Cheryl Dick has more than 25 years of teaching experience and is currently a classroom teacher. She's taught 2nd, 4th, and 5th grade and has previously worked as an instructional coach. She graduated from Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science in elementary education, with a focus on early childhood education. Cheryl also holds a master's degree in elementary education from Texas-Wesleyan University and a second master's degree in educational administration from Lindenwood University.

Learn how to create engaging, easy-to-maintain classroom center activities that boost independent learning while increasing small-group instruction time.

In this course, you will learn how to create and implement center activities that boost independent learning in the classroom. You will start out by learning what a center is, what benefits it offers, and how to make the most of it. Next, you will explore some very common mistakes teachers make with centers and gain tips for keeping your planning time to a minimum. You will receive step-by-step instructions for creating a center schedule that students at every reading level can use independently.

Short on classroom space? You will get great ideas for storing your center and explore some alternatives to having a permanent spot for every center. You will master an easy, effective process for introducing centers and their materials to your students and develop strategies for what to do when things don't go quite as planned. The insights you will gain will show you how to adjust your centers routine for both your fastest learners and those who need more time.

Think centers can only be used for reading and language arts? Think again. You will discover effective ways to use centers to support math, science, and social studies instruction. You will also see how you can use technology - such as virtual bulletin boards, apps, and interactive white boards - in your center activities to help keep your students engaged. By the time you finish, you will have a wealth of resources and center ideas you can try out in your classroom immediately.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 12 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Getting Started With Centers

In your first lesson, you will gain a clear understanding of what centers are by looking into three components that will make your centers effective and beneficial for you and your students. You will discover the reasons center activities are a valuable part of your daily routine—from increased success with core concepts for your students to additional small group instruction time for you.

Mistakes People Make

In this lesson, you will learn about some of the common mistakes that teachers make when creating centers and discover some ideas for centers that will help you avoid these pitfalls. You will also examine the importance of consistency and some benefits of creating durable and open-ended centers.

Planning for Centers

This lesson teaches you how to pare down your center planning and keep it that way, even as you add more centers for your students to complete each week. You will examine your daily schedule to determine the number of centers you will need and how long your centers session should last each day.

Helping Students Manage Centers

Wouldn't it be great to have a simple way to set up a center's schedule that all of your students could follow independently? That's what you will gain in this lesson. You will discover center grouping strategy and how to rotate your students to ensure that every child visits every center every week.

Managing the Papers, Places, and Materials

When you're planning your centers, you can save time storing the materials you will need as you go. In this lesson, you will learn a great method for doing this. You will also discover an effective way to track student progress, give feedback, and put students in charge of their work for the week.

Practice Makes Permanent

This lesson navigates the ins and outs of center introductions. You will learn the different parts of an introduction. You will also learn how strategies for achieving great results when helping your students use the schedule board and centers materials independently.

Launching the First Week of Centers

There are always last-minute, not-to-be-forgotten details that you need to have in place when you're getting ready to have your students start center activities. In this lesson, you will learn about your role in the first week of centers: watching and adjusting.

Moving Forward With Centers

This lesson will walk through the simple but purposeful process of changing centers each week. You will examine how "every-weekers" are important for keeping planning under control. Finally, you will see how you can use the data about your students' progress to create new centers.

Small-Group Instruction

One of the biggest benefits of doing centers is that it buys you time for small-group instruction. In this lesson, you will explore different grouping strategies for three types of small-group instruction using data. You will also see examples of questions, conversations, and activities from each type.

Taking Choice Activities Outside of Centers

Did you know that you can use the choice activities introduced as part of the centers' routine? In this lesson, you will learn how choice activities in other subject areas are the same and different from those used at center time.

Bringing Variety to Your Centers

In this lesson, you will branch out from more traditional literacy and math centers to include centers that revolve around different subject areas. You will explore center possibilities in science and social studies that include art, literature, and vocabulary practice.

Center Ideas to Take and Try

Do you feel like you need some more center ideas to get your brain started? Well, this is the lesson for you. You will explore center ideas for literacy and math centers that will boost your students' bottom line and discover some new ideas and activities to supplement your "every-weekers".

What you will learn

• Learn to create durable and open-ended centers
• Gain some useful insights about creating paperless centers
• Learn to pare down center planning time
• Begin to plan your own center ideas
• Learn to create a center's schedule, rotate students, and discover a center grouping strategy
• Learn how to save time by storing the materials you need as you go
• Learn to use centers in every part of your curriculum

How you will benefit

• Centers will allow your students to work independently and increase success in core subject areas
• Learn tips for paring down center planning time
• Creating centers will allow you to have more time for small group instruction
• Gain numerous center ideas to use in your classroom

Cheryl Dick

Cheryl Dick has more than 25 years of teaching experience and is currently a classroom teacher. She's taught 2nd, 4th, and 5th grade and has previously worked as an instructional coach. She graduated from Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science in elementary education, with a focus on early childhood education. Cheryl also holds a master's degree in elementary education from Texas-Wesleyan University and a second master's degree in educational administration from Lindenwood University.

Learn how to create engaging, easy-to-maintain classroom center activities that boost independent learning while increasing small-group instruction time.

In this course, you will learn how to create and implement center activities that boost independent learning in the classroom. You will start out by learning what a center is, what benefits it offers, and how to make the most of it. Next, you will explore some very common mistakes teachers make with centers and gain tips for keeping your planning time to a minimum. You will receive step-by-step instructions for creating a center schedule that students at every reading level can use independently.

Short on classroom space? You will get great ideas for storing your center and explore some alternatives to having a permanent spot for every center. You will master an easy, effective process for introducing centers and their materials to your students and develop strategies for what to do when things don't go quite as planned. The insights you will gain will show you how to adjust your centers routine for both your fastest learners and those who need more time.

Think centers can only be used for reading and language arts? Think again. You will discover effective ways to use centers to support math, science, and social studies instruction. You will also see how you can use technology - such as virtual bulletin boards, apps, and interactive white boards - in your center activities to help keep your students engaged. By the time you finish, you will have a wealth of resources and center ideas you can try out in your classroom immediately.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 12 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Getting Started With Centers

In your first lesson, you will gain a clear understanding of what centers are by looking into three components that will make your centers effective and beneficial for you and your students. You will discover the reasons center activities are a valuable part of your daily routine—from increased success with core concepts for your students to additional small group instruction time for you.

Mistakes People Make

In this lesson, you will learn about some of the common mistakes that teachers make when creating centers and discover some ideas for centers that will help you avoid these pitfalls. You will also examine the importance of consistency and some benefits of creating durable and open-ended centers.

Planning for Centers

This lesson teaches you how to pare down your center planning and keep it that way, even as you add more centers for your students to complete each week. You will examine your daily schedule to determine the number of centers you will need and how long your centers session should last each day.

Helping Students Manage Centers

Wouldn't it be great to have a simple way to set up a center's schedule that all of your students could follow independently? That's what you will gain in this lesson. You will discover center grouping strategy and how to rotate your students to ensure that every child visits every center every week.

Managing the Papers, Places, and Materials

When you're planning your centers, you can save time storing the materials you will need as you go. In this lesson, you will learn a great method for doing this. You will also discover an effective way to track student progress, give feedback, and put students in charge of their work for the week.

Practice Makes Permanent

This lesson navigates the ins and outs of center introductions. You will learn the different parts of an introduction. You will also learn how strategies for achieving great results when helping your students use the schedule board and centers materials independently.

Launching the First Week of Centers

There are always last-minute, not-to-be-forgotten details that you need to have in place when you're getting ready to have your students start center activities. In this lesson, you will learn about your role in the first week of centers: watching and adjusting.

Moving Forward With Centers

This lesson will walk through the simple but purposeful process of changing centers each week. You will examine how "every-weekers" are important for keeping planning under control. Finally, you will see how you can use the data about your students' progress to create new centers.

Small-Group Instruction

One of the biggest benefits of doing centers is that it buys you time for small-group instruction. In this lesson, you will explore different grouping strategies for three types of small-group instruction using data. You will also see examples of questions, conversations, and activities from each type.

Taking Choice Activities Outside of Centers

Did you know that you can use the choice activities introduced as part of the centers' routine? In this lesson, you will learn how choice activities in other subject areas are the same and different from those used at center time.

Bringing Variety to Your Centers

In this lesson, you will branch out from more traditional literacy and math centers to include centers that revolve around different subject areas. You will explore center possibilities in science and social studies that include art, literature, and vocabulary practice.

Center Ideas to Take and Try

Do you feel like you need some more center ideas to get your brain started? Well, this is the lesson for you. You will explore center ideas for literacy and math centers that will boost your students' bottom line and discover some new ideas and activities to supplement your "every-weekers".

What you will learn

• Learn to create durable and open-ended centers
• Gain some useful insights about creating paperless centers
• Learn to pare down center planning time
• Begin to plan your own center ideas
• Learn to create a center's schedule, rotate students, and discover a center grouping strategy
• Learn how to save time by storing the materials you need as you go
• Learn to use centers in every part of your curriculum

How you will benefit

• Centers will allow your students to work independently and increase success in core subject areas
• Learn tips for paring down center planning time
• Creating centers will allow you to have more time for small group instruction
• Gain numerous center ideas to use in your classroom

Cheryl Dick

Cheryl Dick has more than 25 years of teaching experience and is currently a classroom teacher. She's taught 2nd, 4th, and 5th grade and has previously worked as an instructional coach. She graduated from Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science in elementary education, with a focus on early childhood education. Cheryl also holds a master's degree in elementary education from Texas-Wesleyan University and a second master's degree in educational administration from Lindenwood University.

Learn how to create engaging, easy-to-maintain classroom center activities that boost independent learning while increasing small-group instruction time.

In this course, you will learn how to create and implement center activities that boost independent learning in the classroom. You will start out by learning what a center is, what benefits it offers, and how to make the most of it. Next, you will explore some very common mistakes teachers make with centers and gain tips for keeping your planning time to a minimum. You will receive step-by-step instructions for creating a center schedule that students at every reading level can use independently.

Short on classroom space? You will get great ideas for storing your center and explore some alternatives to having a permanent spot for every center. You will master an easy, effective process for introducing centers and their materials to your students and develop strategies for what to do when things don't go quite as planned. The insights you will gain will show you how to adjust your centers routine for both your fastest learners and those who need more time.

Think centers can only be used for reading and language arts? Think again. You will discover effective ways to use centers to support math, science, and social studies instruction. You will also see how you can use technology - such as virtual bulletin boards, apps, and interactive white boards - in your center activities to help keep your students engaged. By the time you finish, you will have a wealth of resources and center ideas you can try out in your classroom immediately.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Learn how to create engaging, easy-to-maintain classroom center activities that boost independent learning while increasing small-group instruction time.

Getting Started With Centers

In your first lesson, you will gain a clear understanding of what centers are by looking into three components that will make your centers effective and beneficial for you and your students. You will discover the reasons center activities are a valuable part of your daily routine—from increased success with core concepts for your students to additional small group instruction time for you.

Mistakes People Make

In this lesson, you will learn about some of the common mistakes that teachers make when creating centers and discover some ideas for centers that will help you avoid these pitfalls. You will also examine the importance of consistency and some benefits of creating durable and open-ended centers.

Planning for Centers

This lesson teaches you how to pare down your center planning and keep it that way, even as you add more centers for your students to complete each week. You will examine your daily schedule to determine the number of centers you will need and how long your centers session should last each day.

Helping Students Manage Centers

Wouldn't it be great to have a simple way to set up a centers schedule that all of your students could follow independently? That's what you will gain in this lesson. You will discover center grouping strategy and how to rotate your students to ensure that every child visits every center every week.

Managing the Papers, Places, and Materials

When you're planning your centers, you can save time storing the materials you will need as you go. In this lesson, you will learn a great method for doing this. You will also discover an effective way to track student progress, give feedback, and put students in charge of their work for the week.

Practice Makes Permanent

This lesson navigates the ins and outs of center introductions. You will learn the different parts of an introduction. You will also learn how strategies for achieving great results when helping your students use the schedule board and centers materials independently.

Launching the First Week of Centers

There are always last-minute, not-to-be-forgotten details that you need to have in place when you're getting ready to have your students start center activities. In this lesson, you will learn about your role in the first week of centers: watching and adjusting.

Moving Forward With Centers

This lesson will walk through the simple but purposeful process of changing centers each week. You will examine how "every-weekers" are important for keeping planning under control. Finally, you will see how you can use the data about your students' progress to create new centers.

Small-Group Instruction

One of the biggest benefits of doing centers is that it buys you time for small-group instruction. In this lesson, you will explore different grouping strategies for three types of small-group instruction using data. You will also see examples of questions, conversations, and activities from each type.

Taking Choice Activities Outside of Centers

Did you know that you can use the choice activities introduced as part of the centers' routine? In this lesson, you will learn how choice activities in other subject areas are the same and different from those used at center time.

Bringing Variety to Your Centers

In this lesson, you will branch out from more traditional literacy and math centers to include centers that revolve around different subject areas. You will explore center possibilities in science and social studies that include art, literature, and vocabulary practice.

Center Ideas to Take and Try

Do you feel like you need some more center ideas to get your brain juicing? Well, this is the lesson for you. You will explore center ideas for literacy and math centers that will boost your students' bottom line and discover some new ideas and activities to supplement your "every-weekers".

In this professional development course for teachers, you'll get the training you need to reach the diverse mix of students you face every day by learning proven strategies that turn diversity into opportunity.

Get the training you need to reach the diverse mix of students you face every day. You will learn proven strategies for inclusion that turn diversity into opportunity. With a mix of students who have learning disabilities, neurobiological disorders, and physical challenges, the modern classroom requires an efficient and effective teacher who can prioritize under tight deadlines and be creative on demand.

In this course, you will discover how students with special needs can become a part of the mainstream. You will learn to see the inclusive classroom as a home for these students, exploring how all students can benefit from an adaptive learning environment. You will examine how each child learns and what you can do to help them develop new strengths. You'll gain a deeper understanding of the opportunities offered by inclusion and how to build collaborative partnerships with the special educator and classroom aides. Above all, you'll discover creative, low-budget strategies for turning your inclusive classroom into a nurturing, supportive learning environment that helps every student!

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 12 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Why Inclusion?

Have you ever wondered how you're supposed to teach a simple lesson with so many different student needs to take into account? Welcome to the modern classroom! Today, every teacher works with up to six kids with special needs, and this can feel a bit overwhelming. In the first lesson, you'll learn how your classroom came to be inclusive, what this environment looks like, and how it will benefit you and your students.

The Inclusive Classroom

A lot of teachers think the inclusive classroom looks much different from the room they teach in every day. But guess what? Your classroom is already inclusive! The adaptations you make to promote inclusion are ones that every student can benefit from—and they're simple changes. In this lesson, you'll learn about the décor, rules, and communication that make the inclusive classroom as effective as possible.

Who Are Your Students?

Just who are the special needs students in your room? Believe it or not, they're not that different from you. These kids have some extra challenges, yes, but that just means they have even more opportunities to grow. In this lesson, you'll learn about the common learning disabilities, neurobiological disorders, and physical disabilities that you may see in your students.

Managing Students in the Classroom

Classroom management is about the right techniques at the right time. You want to give students the ownership over their own success, the structure to make good choices, and the motivation to keep them coming back for more. You'll learn about these lifesaving management techniques in this lesson.

Finding Students' Cognitive Strengths

You may know a little something about multiple intelligence theory and how it relates to the classroom, but do you understand how to help your kids identify their own smart parts and cognitive strengths? You will after this exciting lesson!

Using the Strength-Based Interview

Once you understand students' cognitive strengths, it's helpful to do a strength-based interview to help kids focus on the ways they learn best. Once you've got interview data, you can help students formulate appropriate goals and meaningful learning strategies. It doesn't take a lot of time, but the results are impressive!

Modifying Your Lessons

Now that you know more about students' strengths and how to turn them into goals and learning strategies, you need to stop and think about how you can help this process along. Making the right lesson modifications is the key to giving students equal access to learning opportunities. In this lesson, you'll follow a very interesting social studies lesson to see how technology and creativity can help you modify and adapt with ease.

Helping Students Overcome Common Obstacles

As you go through the year, it's pretty common to see at least one or two students falling into common learning traps. This lesson will talk about learned helplessness, tunnel vision, and isolationist thinking, three obstacles to student success. As you explore each trap, you'll also discover ways to turn it into an opportunity so that students can maximize their learning potential.

Recognizing Your Teaching Style

The previous lessons have already talked a lot about your classroom and your students, but they haven't spent much time on you! Teachers are the glue that holds the classroom together, so this lesson will spend some time talking about your own learning style and how it affects the classroom dynamic.

Encouraging Collaboration

As you may know from experience, the inclusive classroom can't function without productive collaboration—between you, your students, aides, volunteers, school support professionals, and the like. In this lesson, you'll learn the joys (and common pitfalls) of collaboration so that you can start every relationship on solid footing.

Working With Co-Teachers

Along with collaboration comes co-teaching, where more than one teacher works to serve the needs of all students. While this can turn into a sticky situation or a fight for territory, there's no need to make co-teaching adversarial! In fact, there are plenty of reasons to enjoy the benefits of this very adaptable teaching style. Learn how to make this relationship work for you in this lesson.

Evaluating Your Effectiveness

It's easy to get so busy teaching that you forget to stop and see how things are going. This final lesson will talk about the best ways to reflect on an inclusive classroom and its successes and shortcomings. As you discover what works and what doesn't, you'll also look at some simple solutions for overcoming common obstacles.

What you will learn

• Learn proven strategies for building and maintaining an inclusive learning environment for every student
• Examine how different types of students learn, and what you can do to help them develop new strengths
• Discover how to develop adaptations for learning disabilities, neurobiological disorders, and physical challenges into the mainstream classroom

How you will benefit

• Acquire the training and insight you need to reach the diverse mix of students you face every day
• Gain confidence in your ability to reach every student and meet the challenges you face as a professional educator
• Realize the opportunities offered by inclusion and how to build collaborative partnerships with special educators

Ellen Arnold

Ellen Arnold has been a reading specialist at the primary level, a social studies and reading teacher at the middle school level, and a special educator at the high school level. A veteran instructor, Arnold has taught hundreds of teachers the secrets to creating highly effective classrooms. She holds a bachelor's degree in secondary education and a master's degree in special education.

In this professional development course for teachers, you'll get the training you need to reach the diverse mix of students you face every day by learning proven strategies that turn diversity into opportunity.

Get the training you need to reach the diverse mix of students you face every day. You will learn proven strategies for inclusion that turn diversity into opportunity. With a mix of students who have learning disabilities, neurobiological disorders, and physical challenges, the modern classroom requires an efficient and effective teacher who can prioritize under tight deadlines and be creative on demand.

In this course, you will discover how students with special needs can become a part of the mainstream. You will learn to see the inclusive classroom as a home for these students, exploring how all students can benefit from an adaptive learning environment. You will examine how each child learns and what you can do to help them develop new strengths. You'll gain a deeper understanding of the opportunities offered by inclusion and how to build collaborative partnerships with the special educator and classroom aides. Above all, you'll discover creative, low-budget strategies for turning your inclusive classroom into a nurturing, supportive learning environment that helps every student!

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 12 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Why Inclusion?

Have you ever wondered how you're supposed to teach a simple lesson with so many different student needs to take into account? Welcome to the modern classroom! Today, every teacher works with up to six kids with special needs, and this can feel a bit overwhelming. In the first lesson, you'll learn how your classroom came to be inclusive, what this environment looks like, and how it will benefit you and your students.

The Inclusive Classroom

A lot of teachers think the inclusive classroom looks much different from the room they teach in every day. But guess what? Your classroom is already inclusive! The adaptations you make to promote inclusion are ones that every student can benefit from—and they're simple changes. In this lesson, you'll learn about the décor, rules, and communication that make the inclusive classroom as effective as possible.

Who Are Your Students?

Just who are the special needs students in your room? Believe it or not, they're not that different from you. These kids have some extra challenges, yes, but that just means they have even more opportunities to grow. In this lesson, you'll learn about the common learning disabilities, neurobiological disorders, and physical disabilities that you may see in your students.

Managing Students in the Classroom

Classroom management is about the right techniques at the right time. You want to give students the ownership over their own success, the structure to make good choices, and the motivation to keep them coming back for more. You'll learn about these lifesaving management techniques in this lesson.

Finding Students' Cognitive Strengths

You may know a little something about multiple intelligence theory and how it relates to the classroom, but do you understand how to help your kids identify their own smart parts and cognitive strengths? You will after this exciting lesson!

Using the Strength-Based Interview

Once you understand students' cognitive strengths, it's helpful to do a strength-based interview to help kids focus on the ways they learn best. Once you've got interview data, you can help students formulate appropriate goals and meaningful learning strategies. It doesn't take a lot of time, but the results are impressive!

Modifying Your Lessons

Now that you know more about students' strengths and how to turn them into goals and learning strategies, you need to stop and think about how you can help this process along. Making the right lesson modifications is the key to giving students equal access to learning opportunities. In this lesson, you'll follow a very interesting social studies lesson to see how technology and creativity can help you modify and adapt with ease.

Helping Students Overcome Common Obstacles

As you go through the year, it's pretty common to see at least one or two students falling into common learning traps. This lesson will talk about learned helplessness, tunnel vision, and isolationist thinking, three obstacles to student success. As you explore each trap, you'll also discover ways to turn it into an opportunity so that students can maximize their learning potential.

Recognizing Your Teaching Style

The previous lessons have already talked a lot about your classroom and your students, but they haven't spent much time on you! Teachers are the glue that holds the classroom together, so this lesson will spend some time talking about your own learning style and how it affects the classroom dynamic.

Encouraging Collaboration

As you may know from experience, the inclusive classroom can't function without productive collaboration—between you, your students, aides, volunteers, school support professionals, and the like. In this lesson, you'll learn the joys (and common pitfalls) of collaboration so that you can start every relationship on solid footing.

Working With Co-Teachers

Along with collaboration comes co-teaching, where more than one teacher works to serve the needs of all students. While this can turn into a sticky situation or a fight for territory, there's no need to make co-teaching adversarial! In fact, there are plenty of reasons to enjoy the benefits of this very adaptable teaching style. Learn how to make this relationship work for you in this lesson.

Evaluating Your Effectiveness

It's easy to get so busy teaching that you forget to stop and see how things are going. This final lesson will talk about the best ways to reflect on an inclusive classroom and its successes and shortcomings. As you discover what works and what doesn't, you'll also look at some simple solutions for overcoming common obstacles.

What you will learn

• Learn proven strategies for building and maintaining an inclusive learning environment for every student
• Examine how different types of students learn, and what you can do to help them develop new strengths
• Discover how to develop adaptations for learning disabilities, neurobiological disorders, and physical challenges into the mainstream classroom

How you will benefit

• Acquire the training and insight you need to reach the diverse mix of students you face every day
• Gain confidence in your ability to reach every student and meet the challenges you face as a professional educator
• Realize the opportunities offered by inclusion and how to build collaborative partnerships with special educators

Ellen Arnold

Ellen Arnold has been a reading specialist at the primary level, a social studies and reading teacher at the middle school level, and a special educator at the high school level. A veteran instructor, Arnold has taught hundreds of teachers the secrets to creating highly effective classrooms. She holds a bachelor's degree in secondary education and a master's degree in special education.

In this professional development course for teachers, you'll get the training you need to reach the diverse mix of students you face every day by learning proven strategies that turn diversity into opportunity.

Get the training you need to reach the diverse mix of students you face every day. You will learn proven strategies for inclusion that turn diversity into opportunity. With a mix of students who have learning disabilities, neurobiological disorders, and physical challenges, the modern classroom requires an efficient and effective teacher who can prioritize under tight deadlines and be creative on demand.

In this course, you will discover how students with special needs can become a part of the mainstream. You will learn to see the inclusive classroom as a home for these students, exploring how all students can benefit from an adaptive learning environment. You will examine how each child learns and what you can do to help them develop new strengths. You'll gain a deeper understanding of the opportunities offered by inclusion and how to build collaborative partnerships with the special educator and classroom aides. Above all, you'll discover creative, low-budget strategies for turning your inclusive classroom into a nurturing, supportive learning environment that helps every student!

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 12 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.