In this course, you will learn about restorative practices and explore how they can benefit educators who want to improve their emotional intelligence, well-being, and communication in and outside the classroom. Throughout this course, you will examine the differences between self-care and self-maintenance, how restorative practices redefine self-care, and learn some simple steps you can begin today. Read more

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

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