Please Note: This course is free to take! To access it, simply add it to your cart and check out - just like a purchase, but with no cost. You’ll be asked to create a free NEA Professional Excellence Portal account if you don’t already have one.   Course Overview: This course equips educators with the knowledge and strategies to teach artificial intelligence (AI) literacy and its impact on the modern world. Participants will explore ways to integrate AI across subjects, promote ethical digital citizenship, and prepare students for an AI-driven future. By the end of the course, educators will be able to design student-centered learning experiences that foster critical thinking, responsible technology use, and meaningful engagement with AI tools. Target Audience:  K–12 and higher education educators interested in understanding and leveraging AI tools in their teaching practices. Read more

This course focuses on a team-based approach to support students with disabilities. The emphasis is on the shared responsibilities and distinctive roles of general and special educators, specifically on students with Individual Education Programs (IEPs) and 504 plans. Learners will be better able to utilize effective teamwork strategies and foster inclusive teaching environments, ensuring every student's success. Read more

Bullying incidents have reached unprecedented numbers, and the consequences of this has impacted the emotional well-being and lives of many of our students. In this course, you will learn how to advocate for bully-free school environments. Read more

It is important for educators to respond quickly and consistently to bullying behavior in order to send a clear message that bullying is not acceptable. Research shows that consistent intervention procedures can stop bullying behavior over time; whereas doing nothing at all  can make the bullying infinitely worse. There are simple steps adults can take to stop bullying on the spot and keep students safe. Educators will identify how the school culture and climate plays a role in bullying. While educators are well intentioned, they need guidance, training, and support to intervene effectively. Read more

Professional Learning Bullying Prevention: How Do I Intervene? Educators need to respond quickly and consistently to bullying behavior to communicate that bullying is unacceptable. Research shows that consistent intervention procedures can stop bullying behavior over time, whereas doing nothing at all can worsen bullying. There are simple steps adults can take to stop bullying on the spot and keep students safe. Educators will identify how the school culture and climate affect bullying. At the same time, well-intentioned educators need guidance, training, and support to intervene effectively. Read more

In this course, you will learn how the relationship between school connectedness and school climate play a role in creating a positive teaching and learning environment. School connectedness, the belief held by students that adults and peers in the school care about their learning as well as about them as individuals, is an important protective factor. Research shows that young people who feel connected to their school are less likely to engage in many risky behaviors, including early sexual initiation, alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use, and violence and gang involvement. Students who feel connected to their school are also more likely to have higher grades and test scores—along with having better school attendance—and stay in school longer. Read more