This course will introduce participants to the process of mentoring a new teacher. The participant will also review the four key themes of an effective classroom as defined by The Framework for Teaching Clusters © The Danielson Group, Inc..  Additionally, the participant will apply the learning by developing their plan for the initial conversation  with their mentee. Read more

This course will continue building the participant’s understanding of the process of mentoring a new teacher and give a detailed explanation of the mentoring cycle. The participant will also review the four key themes  of an effective classroom as defined by the InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards.  The participant will be taken through the phases of the mentoring cycle and given tools for diagnosing mentees’ needs, planning for interventions, setting new goals, and reflecting on the mentoring process. Finally, the participant will apply the learning by completing the first mentoring cycle with their mentee. Read more

Professional Learning CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT Positive Responses to Challenging Behaviors This course is designed for educators who want to improve their response to challenging student behaviors. Having a student with challenging behavior can be disruptive and interfere with other students' learning. It can also be one of the most stressful situations that educators face. The good news is that proven strategies can ease the situation and help educators form positive relationships with all students in the process.    Read more

An advocacy perspective requires educators to believe that with adequate support, multilingual learners (MLs) can achieve at the same level as their non-ML peers. Advocates also believe that educators have a shared sense of responsibility for the academic achievement of MLs. For educators to approach MLs’ instruction from an advocacy perspective, they must understand the needs and key areas for ML advocacy, as well as understand the tools and strategies that can support advocacy efforts.  Read more

In this module, educators will explore opportunities to increase family and community involvement with multilingual learners(ML) by understanding the five steps of advocacy leading to the implementation of a multilingual learner family workshop. Read more

This course will focus on your need as an educator to teach academic language as well as content. Teachers must ensure that multilingual learners have access to grade-level and challenging content within a standards-based framework. They must also implement strategies that help multilingual learners access the content.  Read more