In this course, you will need a diary to capture daily your thoughts on one of these three topics: Diversity Equity Cultural Competence Each school day, write 1-2 sentences in your diary, take a photo & include a caption, draw a picture, or use another method to share your thoughts and observations on diversity, equity, and cultural competence in your learning environment. Read more

To effectively support the diverse needs of students from various cultural and linguistic backgrounds, it is imperative to understand the concept of "culture" and how it impacts the process of teaching and learning. This course presents culturally relevant pedagogy as a teaching method to leverage learners’ cultural knowledge, backgrounds, and experiences. By doing so, the learning process becomes more meaningful and suitable, thereby enhancing student achievement. Read more

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 there are proven strategies that can ease the situation and help educators form positive relationships with all students in the process.  Read more

This course is designed to help participants create and implement successful classroom expectations and routines to promote an environment that is conducive to learning. Participants will learn to establish and reinforce routines and behavioral norms to collaborate with learners to create positive classroom expectations.  Read more

Educators will be able to define and describe implicit and explicit bias and identify how bias influences decisions, actions, and behaviors with students and families. Educators will also identify specific actions they can take to disrupt bias in their classrooms, schools, and districts. Read more

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 there are proven strategies that can ease the situation and help educators form positive relationships with all students in the process.  Read more