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continuing education units for teachers: Redesigning Continuing Education in the Health Professions Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Care Services, Committee on Planning a Continuing Health Care Professional Education Institute, 2010-03-12 Today in the United States, the professional health workforce is not consistently prepared to provide high quality health care and assure patient safety, even as the nation spends more per capita on health care than any other country. The absence of a comprehensive and well-integrated system of continuing education (CE) in the health professions is an important contributing factor to knowledge and performance deficiencies at the individual and system levels. To be most effective, health professionals at every stage of their careers must continue learning about advances in research and treatment in their fields (and related fields) in order to obtain and maintain up-to-date knowledge and skills in caring for their patients. Many health professionals regularly undertake a variety of efforts to stay up to date, but on a larger scale, the nation's approach to CE for health professionals fails to support the professions in their efforts to achieve and maintain proficiency. Redesigning Continuing Education in the Health Professions illustrates a vision for a better system through a comprehensive approach of continuing professional development, and posits a framework upon which to develop a new, more effective system. The book also offers principles to guide the creation of a national continuing education institute. |
continuing education units for teachers: Difficult Students and Disruptive Behavior in the Classroom: Teacher Responses That Work Vance Austin PhD, Daniel Sciarra PhD, 2016-08-08 Attachment-based strategies for reaching and teaching disruptive, difficult, and emotionally challenged students. Difficult Students and Disruptive Behavior in the Classroom provides skills-based interventions for educators to address the most common problem behaviors encountered in the classroom. Offering not just problem-specific “best practices” but an attachment-based foundation of sound pedagogical principles and strategies for reaching and teaching disruptive, difficult, and emotionally challenged students, it empowers educators to act wisely when problem behaviors occur, improve their relationships with students, and teach with greater success and confidence. |
continuing education units for teachers: Mathematical Mindsets Jo Boaler, 2015-10-12 Banish math anxiety and give students of all ages a clear roadmap to success Mathematical Mindsets provides practical strategies and activities to help teachers and parents show all children, even those who are convinced that they are bad at math, that they can enjoy and succeed in math. Jo Boaler—Stanford researcher, professor of math education, and expert on math learning—has studied why students don't like math and often fail in math classes. She's followed thousands of students through middle and high schools to study how they learn and to find the most effective ways to unleash the math potential in all students. There is a clear gap between what research has shown to work in teaching math and what happens in schools and at home. This book bridges that gap by turning research findings into practical activities and advice. Boaler translates Carol Dweck's concept of 'mindset' into math teaching and parenting strategies, showing how students can go from self-doubt to strong self-confidence, which is so important to math learning. Boaler reveals the steps that must be taken by schools and parents to improve math education for all. Mathematical Mindsets: Explains how the brain processes mathematics learning Reveals how to turn mistakes and struggles into valuable learning experiences Provides examples of rich mathematical activities to replace rote learning Explains ways to give students a positive math mindset Gives examples of how assessment and grading policies need to change to support real understanding Scores of students hate and fear math, so they end up leaving school without an understanding of basic mathematical concepts. Their evasion and departure hinders math-related pathways and STEM career opportunities. Research has shown very clear methods to change this phenomena, but the information has been confined to research journals—until now. Mathematical Mindsets provides a proven, practical roadmap to mathematics success for any student at any age. |
continuing education units for teachers: Geography Through Art Sharon Jeffus, Jamie Aramini, 2008 A book of art projects from around the world used to teach geography to primary, intermediate, and secondary students. |
continuing education units for teachers: Teaching with Love & Logic Jim Fay, David Funk, 1995 Presents techniques for teaching based on the Love and Logic philosophy of working with children. |
continuing education units for teachers: Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire Rafe Esquith, 2007-12-18 Read Rafe Esquith's posts on the Penguin Blog. The New York Times bestseller that is revolutionizing the way Americans educate their kids-Rafe Esquith is a genius and a saint (The New York Times) Perhaps the most famous fifth-grade teacher in America, Rafe Esquith has won numerous awards and even honorary citizenship in the British Empire for his outstandingly successful methods. In his Los Angeles public school classroom, he helps impoverished immigrant children understand Shakespeare, play Vivaldi, and become happy, self-confident people. This bestseller gives any teacher or parent all the techniques, exercises, and innovations that have made its author an educational icon, from personal codes of behavior to tips on tackling literature and algebra. The result is a powerful book for anyone concerned about the future of our children. |
continuing education units for teachers: Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process Aota, 2014 As occupational therapy celebrates its centennial in 2017, attention returns to the profession's founding belief in the value of therapeutic occupations as a way to remediate illness and maintain health. The founders emphasized the importance of establishing a therapeutic relationship with each client and designing an intervention plan based on the knowledge about a client's context and environment, values, goals, and needs. Using today's lexicon, the profession's founders proposed a vision for the profession that was occupation based, client centered, and evidence based--the vision articulated in the third edition of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process. The Framework is a must-have official document from the American Occupational Therapy Association. Intended for occupational therapy practitioners and students, other health care professionals, educators, researchers, payers, and consumers, the Framework summarizes the interrelated constructs that describe occupational therapy practice. In addition to the creation of a new preface to set the tone for the work, this new edition includes the following highlights: a redefinition of the overarching statement describing occupational therapy's domain; a new definition of clients that includes persons, groups, and populations; further delineation of the profession's relationship to organizations; inclusion of activity demands as part of the process; and even more up-to-date analysis and guidance for today's occupational therapy practitioners. Achieving health, well-being, and participation in life through engagement in occupation is the overarching statement that describes the domain and process of occupational therapy in the fullest sense. The Framework can provide the structure and guidance that practitioners can use to meet this important goal. |
continuing education units for teachers: Educating for Humanity Mike Seymour, Henry M. Levin, 2015-11-17 At a time of profound crises around the world, when social justice, peace, democracy and the environment seem under increasing threat, the promise of a world for all seems a viable aspiration for education. Ample evidence from many schools today, and dating back throughout the last century, prove that the purpose of educating young people to develop character, compassion, purpose and commitment is integral with the mastery of intellectual skills and life competencies. Schooling, without a doubt, can play a monumental part in the development of the personal values people take with them to the world. Unfortunately, as the saying goes, if you don't know where you're going, you'll probably get someplace else. Educational policy directions over the last twenty years have veered far away from the important work of educating for humanity. This book makes a powerful appeal to revisit educational purpose in light of what is most fundamental and important to human beings everywhere. The authors address timely issues such as high stakes testing, school choice, and privatization of education in looking beyond these measures to new approaches to educational excellence. |
continuing education units for teachers: Sparks in the Dark Travis Crowder, Todd Nesloney, 2018-06 More standards, tests, and mandates are not the answer to improving literacy. Sparks in the Dark inspires educators in every subject area to be intentional about instilling a love of reading and writing in all students. |
continuing education units for teachers: Best Practices in Writing Instruction Steve Graham, Charles A. MacArthur, Jill Fitzgerald, 2013-03-19 Highly practical and accessible, this indispensable book provides clear-cut strategies for improving K-12 writing instruction. The contributors are leading authorities who demonstrate proven ways to teach different aspects of writing, with chapters on planning, revision, sentence construction, handwriting, spelling, and motivation. The use of the Internet in instruction is addressed, and exemplary approaches to teaching English-language learners and students with special needs are discussed. The book also offers best-practice guidelines for designing an effective writing program. Focusing on everyday applications of current scientific research, the book features many illustrative case examples and vignettes. |
continuing education units for teachers: The Survival Guide for New Special Education Teachers Catherine Creighton Martin, Clara Hauth, 2015 This book offers practical guidance on such topics as roles and responsibilities, school environment and culture, classroom organization and management, collaboration with other professionals, and individual professional development. |
continuing education units for teachers: Visible Learning for Teachers John Hattie, 2012-03-15 In November 2008, John Hattie’s ground-breaking book Visible Learning synthesised the results of more than fifteen years research involving millions of students and represented the biggest ever collection of evidence-based research into what actually works in schools to improve learning. Visible Learning for Teachers takes the next step and brings those ground breaking concepts to a completely new audience. Written for students, pre-service and in-service teachers, it explains how to apply the principles of Visible Learning to any classroom anywhere in the world. The author offers concise and user-friendly summaries of the most successful interventions and offers practical step-by-step guidance to the successful implementation of visible learning and visible teaching in the classroom. This book: links the biggest ever research project on teaching strategies to practical classroom implementation champions both teacher and student perspectives and contains step by step guidance including lesson preparation, interpreting learning and feedback during the lesson and post lesson follow up offers checklists, exercises, case studies and best practice scenarios to assist in raising achievement includes whole school checklists and advice for school leaders on facilitating visible learning in their institution now includes additional meta-analyses bringing the total cited within the research to over 900 comprehensively covers numerous areas of learning activity including pupil motivation, curriculum, meta-cognitive strategies, behaviour, teaching strategies, and classroom management Visible Learning for Teachers is a must read for any student or teacher who wants an evidence based answer to the question; ‘how do we maximise achievement in our schools?’ |
continuing education units for teachers: Teaching When the World Is on Fire Lisa Delpit, 2019-09-17 A timely collection of advice and strategies for creating a just classroom from educators across the country, handpicked by MacArthur Genius and bestselling author Lisa Delpit A favorite education book of the year. —Greater Good magazine Is it okay to discuss politics in class? What are constructive ways to help young people process the daily news coverage of sexual assault? How can educators engage students around Black Lives Matter? Climate change? Confederate statue controversies? Immigration? Hate speech? In Teaching When the World Is on Fire, Delpit turns to a host of crucial issues facing teachers in these tumultuous times. Delpit's master-teacher wisdom tees up guidance from beloved, well-known educators along with insight from dynamic principals and classroom teachers tackling difficult topics in K–12 schools every day. This cutting-edge collection brings together essential observations on safety from Pedro Noguera and Carla Shalaby; incisive ideas on traversing politics from William Ayers and Mica Pollock; Christopher Emdin's instructive views on respecting and connecting with black and brown students; Hazel Edwards's crucial insight about safe spaces for transgender and gender-nonconforming students; and James W. Loewen's sage suggestions about exploring symbols of the South; as well as timely thoughts from Bill Bigelow on teaching the climate crisis—and on the students and teachers fighting for environmental justice. Teachers everywhere will benefit from what Publishers Weekly called an urgent and earnest collection [that] will resonate with educators looking to teach 'young people to engage across perspectives' as a means to 'creating a just and caring world.' |
continuing education units for teachers: A Teacher's Guide to Special Education David F. Bateman, Jenifer L. Cline, 2016-06-27 Despite the prevalence of students with disabilities in the general education classroom, few teachers receive training on how to meet these students’ needs or how to navigate Despite the prevalence of students with disabilities in the general education classroom, few teachers receive training on how to meet these students’ needs or how to navigate the legally mandated processes enumerated in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). What is their role? What are their responsibilities? What are the roles and rights of parents? And what must all teachers do to ensure that students with disabilities and other special needs receive the quality education they’re entitled to? In this practical reference, David F. Bateman—bestselling author of A Principal’s Guide to Special Education—and special education administrator Jenifer L. Cline clarify what general education teachers need to know about special education law and processes and provide a guide to instructional best practices for the inclusive classroom. Topics covered include The pre-referral, referral, and evaluation processes Individualized education programs (IEPs) and the parties involved Accommodations for students who do not quality for special education, including those covered by Section 504 Transition from preK to K–12 and from high school to postschool life Classroom management and student behavior Educational frameworks, instructional strategies, and service delivery options Assessment, grades, graduation, and diplomas The breadth of coverage in this book, along with its practical examples, action steps, and appendixes covering key terms and definitions will provide the foundation all K–12 teachers need to successfully instruct and support students receiving special education services. It’s an indispensable resource for every general education classroom. the legally mandated processes enumerated in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). What is their role? What are their responsibilities? What are the roles and rights of parents? And what must all teachers do to ensure that students with disabilities and other special needs receive the quality education they’re entitled to? In this practical reference, David F. Bateman—bestselling author of A Principal’s Guide to Special Education—and special education administrator Jenifer L. Cline clarify what general education teachers need to know about special education law and processes and provide a guide to instructional best practices for the inclusive classroom. Topics covered include The pre-referral, referral, and evaluation processes Individualized education programs (IEPs) and the parties involved Accommodations for students who do not quality for special education, including those covered by Section 504 Transition from preK to K–12 and from high school to postschool life Classroom management and student behavior Educational frameworks, instructional strategies, and service delivery options Assessment, grades, graduation, and diplomas The breadth of coverage in this book, along with its practical examples, action steps, and appendixes covering key terms and definitions will provide the foundation all K–12 teachers need to successfully instruct and support students receiving special education services. It’s an indispensable resource for every general education classroom. |
continuing education units for teachers: The Framework for Teaching Evaluation Instrument, 2013 Edition Charlotte Danielson, 2013 The framework for teaching document is an evolving instrument, but the core concepts and architecture (domains, components, and elements) have remained the same.Major concepts of the Common Core State Standards are included. For example, deep conceptual understanding, the importance of student intellectual engagement, and the precise use of language have always been at the foundation of the Framework for Teaching, but are more clearly articulated in this edition.The language has been tightened to increase ease of use and accuracy in assessment.Many of the enhancements to the Framework are located in the possible examples, rather than in the rubric language or critical attributes for each level of performance. |
continuing education units for teachers: Smart but Scattered Peg Dawson, Richard Guare, 2011-11-30 This book has been replaced by Smart but Scattered, Second Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-5459-1. |
continuing education units for teachers: Cultivating Genius Gholdy Muhammad, 2019-12-23 In Cultivating Genius, Dr. Gholdy E. Muhammad presents a four-layered equity framework--one that is grounded in history and restores excellence in literacy education. This framework, which she names, Historically Responsive Literacy, was derived from the study of literacy development within 19th-century Black literacy societies. The framework is essential and universal for all students, especially youth of color, who traditionally have been marginalized in learning standards, school policies, and classroom practices. The equity framework will help educators teach and lead toward the following learning goals or pursuits: Identity Development--Helping youth to make sense of themselves and others Skill Development-- Developing proficiencies across the academic disciplines Intellectual Development--Gaining knowledge and becoming smarter Criticality--Learning and developing the ability to read texts (including print and social contexts) to understand power, equity, and anti-oppression When these four learning pursuits are taught together--through the Historically Responsive Literacy Framework, all students receive profound opportunities for personal, intellectual, and academic success. Muhammad provides probing, self-reflective questions for teachers, leaders, and teacher educators as well as sample culturally and historically responsive sample plans and text sets across grades and content areas. In this book, Muhammad presents practical approaches to cultivate the genius in students and within teachers. |
continuing education units for teachers: Active Learning in Organic Chemistry Justin B. Houseknecht, Alexey Leontyev, Vincent M. Maloney, Catherine O. Welder, 2019 Organic chemistry courses are often difficult for students, and instructors are constantly seeking new ways to improve student learning. This volume details active learning strategies implemented at a variety of institutional settings, including small and large; private and public; liberal arts and technical; and highly selective and open-enrollment institutions. Readers will find detailed descriptions of methods and materials, in addition to data supporting analyses of the effectiveness of reported pedagogies. |
continuing education units for teachers: International Handbook of Research on Teachers and Teaching Lawrence J. Saha, Anthony Gary Dworkin, 2009-04-17 The International Handbook of Research on Teachers and Teaching provides a fresh look at the ever changing nature of the teaching profession throughout the world. This collection of over 70 articles addresses a wide range of issues relevant for understanding the present educational climate in which the accountability of teachers and the standardized testing of students have become dominant. |
continuing education units for teachers: The Kinesthetic Classroom Traci Lengel, Mike Kuczala, 2010-01-26 Drawing on cutting-edge research, this inspiring book shows how to integrate movement with classroom instruction, providing hundreds of activities that improve attention spans and student learning. |
continuing education units for teachers: Teach Smart P J Caposey, Todd Whitaker, 2013-12-17 Transform your classroom from teacher-centered to learner-centered! This book shows you how with eleven easy-to-implement strategies you can use immediately to put students at the center! Get your students geared up for success and high achievement with great ideas for providing a roadmap; giving the work back; differentiating daily instruction; communicating for your audience, not to your audience; giving students choices; planning intentional engagement; asking better questions, and so much more! For each strategy, you get a clear example of what it looks like in action, as well as a breakdown of how to make it work in your classroom! |
continuing education units for teachers: What Every Special Educator Must Know Council for Exceptional Children, 2015-12-15 CEC wrote the book on special education ... literally. CEC s famous red book details the ethics, standards, and guidelines for special education preparation and practice. Delineating both knowledge and skill sets and individual content standards, What Every Special Educator Must Know is an invaluable resource for special education administrators, institutional faculty developing curriculum, state policy makers evaluating licensure requirements, and special educators planning their professional growth. |
continuing education units for teachers: High Leverage Practices for Inclusive Classrooms James McLeskey, Lawrence Maheady, Bonnie Billingsley, Mary T. Brownell, Timothy J. Lewis, 2022-03-30 High Leverage Practices for Inclusive Classrooms, Second Edition offers a set of practices that are integral to the support of student learning, and that can be systematically taught, learned, and implemented by those entering the teaching profession. In this second edition, chapters have been fully updated to reflect changes in the field since its original publication, and feature all new examples illustrating the use of HLPs and incorporating culturally responsive practices. Focused primarily on Tiers 1 and 2—or work that mostly occurs with students with mild to moderate disabilities in general education classrooms—this powerful, research-based resource provides rich, practical information highly suitable for teachers, and additionally useful for teacher educators and teacher preparation programs. |
continuing education units for teachers: Learning How to Learn Barbara Oakley, PhD, Terrence Sejnowski, PhD, Alistair McConville, 2018-08-07 A surprisingly simple way for students to master any subject--based on one of the world's most popular online courses and the bestselling book A Mind for Numbers A Mind for Numbers and its wildly popular online companion course Learning How to Learn have empowered more than two million learners of all ages from around the world to master subjects that they once struggled with. Fans often wish they'd discovered these learning strategies earlier and ask how they can help their kids master these skills as well. Now in this new book for kids and teens, the authors reveal how to make the most of time spent studying. We all have the tools to learn what might not seem to come naturally to us at first--the secret is to understand how the brain works so we can unlock its power. This book explains: Why sometimes letting your mind wander is an important part of the learning process How to avoid rut think in order to think outside the box Why having a poor memory can be a good thing The value of metaphors in developing understanding A simple, yet powerful, way to stop procrastinating Filled with illustrations, application questions, and exercises, this book makes learning easy and fun. |
continuing education units for teachers: A People's Curriculum for the Earth Bill Bigelow, Tim Swinehart, 2014-11-14 A People’s Curriculum for the Earth is a collection of articles, role plays, simulations, stories, poems, and graphics to help breathe life into teaching about the environmental crisis. The book features some of the best articles from Rethinking Schools magazine alongside classroom-friendly readings on climate change, energy, water, food, and pollution—as well as on people who are working to make things better. A People’s Curriculum for the Earth has the breadth and depth ofRethinking Globalization: Teaching for Justice in an Unjust World, one of the most popular books we’ve published. At a time when it’s becoming increasingly obvious that life on Earth is at risk, here is a resource that helps students see what’s wrong and imagine solutions. Praise for A People's Curriculum for the Earth To really confront the climate crisis, we need to think differently, build differently, and teach differently. A People’s Curriculum for the Earth is an educator’s toolkit for our times. — Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine and This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate This volume is a marvelous example of justice in ALL facets of our lives—civil, social, educational, economic, and yes, environmental. Bravo to the Rethinking Schools team for pulling this collection together and making us think more holistically about what we mean when we talk about justice. — Gloria Ladson-Billings, Kellner Family Chair in Urban Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison Bigelow and Swinehart have created a critical resource for today’s young people about humanity’s responsibility for the Earth. This book can engender the shift in perspective so needed at this point on the clock of the universe. — Gregory Smith, Professor of Education, Lewis & Clark College, co-author with David Sobel of Place- and Community-based Education in Schools |
continuing education units for teachers: Foundations of Education: An EMS Approach National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE),, 2019-07-15 The evolving field of emergency medical services (EMS) requires professional educators who are knowledgeable about teaching and learning strategies, classroom management, assessment and evaluation, technology in learning, legal implications in education, program infrastructure design, and administering programs of excellence to meet state and national accreditation guidelines. Foundations of Education: An EMS Approach, Third Edition, provides EMS educators with the tools, ideas, and information necessary to succeed in each of these areas.The content reflects how current educational knowledge and theory uniquely apply to EMS students, educators, and programs.This textbook is used in the NAEMSE Instructor Courses, and is an excellent reference for all EMS educators, as well as educators in allied health professions.Evidence-Based ContentIn addition to foundational topics such as teaching philosophy and classroom management, the text covers brain-based learning, accreditation and program evaluation, emerging technologies, and assessment strategies. It guides educators to write objectives, prepare lesson plans, and deliver education in engaging ways to maximize student learning. Grounded in this information, EMS educators can promote effective education regardless of the type of course or setting.Highlights-Covers current educational theory and teaching methodologies specific to EMS-Meets and exceeds the latest DOT National Guidelines for Educating EMS Instructors-Offer practical advice and scenarios in the form of Teaching Tips and Case in Points |
continuing education units for teachers: The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan Ben Foss, 2013 Identifying and building on your child's strengths; understanding your child's rights, and how to talk to schools about them; best practices for accommodations and the latest technologies-- Jacket. |
continuing education units for teachers: Rebound, Grades K-12 Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Dominique Smith, John Hattie, 2021-03-30 For more than a year now, we educators have been tested and tested again. We’ve been stretched, we’ve been pulled, we’ve been put through the wringer. But now it’s time to rebound. It’s time to bounce back, come back better, and benefit from the many lessons learned to reignite engagement, accelerate learning, and move forward with fresh optimism and better systems for schooling. Enter Doug Fisher, Nancy Frey, Dominique Smith, and John Hattie, whose Distance Learning Playbooks have supported more than a half million educators across pandemic teaching and who are here now to advise you on this next, absolutely critical leg of our ongoing journey. Complete with tools and strategies, prompts and exercises, Rebound: A Playbook for Rebuilding Agency, Accelerating Learning Recovery, and Rethinking Schools will help you: Address the collective traumas we have experienced during the pandemic and rebuild our sense of agency and self, so that we can attribute student success to both teachers’ and students’ efforts Evaluate what we have learned about remote teaching and learning to determine what to carry forward and what to leave behind Shift the narrative from learning loss to learning leaps and implement instructional and assessment practices that ensure our students reclaim lost knowledge, build skills, develop agency, and accelerate gains Redefine classrooms, learning experiences, the ways schools operate, and the very idea of schooling itself The greatest travesty that can arise for schools after 2020/21, Doug, Nancy, Dominique, and John write, is to rush back to the old normal, and learn nothing, or little, about what worked well. That’s why this book has focused on rebounding, and taking the opportunity to create an even better schooling system, one that serves even more students, and focuses more on what matters most. Let′s agree not to reduce the impact that our expectations have on students′ learning. What if we talk about learning leaps instead of learning loss? What if we identify where students are in their learning and identify critical content that they must learn now to accelerate their performance in the future? And what if we raise our expectations for students rather than lower them? —Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Dominique Smith, and John Hattie |
continuing education units for teachers: Professional Learning Communities at Work Richard DuFour, Robert E. Eaker, 1998 Provides specific information on how to transform schools into results-oriented professional learning communities, describing the best practices that have been used by schools nationwide. |
continuing education units for teachers: Teach and Retire Rich Dan Otter, 2005-03-01 Teach and Retire Rich details how educators can reap the intrinsic and extrinsic rewards of the profession. Fundamental savings concepts are explained in clear, easy-to-understand prose and illustrated with stories about real teachers who have taught and retired rich or are well on their way. Teach and Retire Rich ensures that No Teacher Will Be Financially Left Behind. |
continuing education units for teachers: Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms Timothy D. Walker, 2017-04-18 The best-selling book of easy-to-implement classroom lessons from the world’s premier educational system—now available in paperback. Finland shocked the world when its fifteen-year-olds scored highest on the first Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a set of tests evaluating critical-thinking skills in math, science, and reading. That was in 2001; even today, this tiny Nordic nation continues to amaze. How does Finnish education—with short school days, light homework loads, and little standardized testing—produce students who match the PISA scores of other nations with more traditional “work ethic” standards? When Timothy Walker started teaching fifth graders at a Helsinki public school, he began a search for the secrets behind the successes of Finland’s education system. Highlighting specific strategies that support joyful K–12 classrooms and can be integrated with U.S. educational standards, this book, available in paperback for the first time, gathers what he learned and shows how any teacher can implement many of Finland's best practices. A new foreword by the author addresses the urgent questions of teaching, and living, in these pandemic times. |
continuing education units for teachers: Co-Teach! Marilyn Friend, 2013-01-15 Manual written for teachers, administrators and other school professionals covering all the essentials of creating and sustaining effective co-teaching programs for students with disabilities and other special needs. |
continuing education units for teachers: Teaching for Black Lives Flora Harriman McDonnell, 2018-04-13 Black students' bodies and minds are under attack. We're fighting back. From the north to the south, corporate curriculum lies to our students, conceals pain and injustice, masks racism, and demeans our Black students. But it¿s not only the curriculum that is traumatizing students. |
continuing education units for teachers: Fewer Things, Better: The Courage to Focus on What Matters Most Angela Watson, 2019-04-10 You can't do it all ... and you don't have to try. |
continuing education units for teachers: Equipped for Reading Success David Kilpatrick, 2016-07-01 This volume is designed to prevent and correct most word-level reading difficulties. It trains phonemic awareness and promotes sight vocabulary acquisition, and therefore reading fluency. |
continuing education units for teachers: The Spectrum of Teaching Styles Muska Mosston, Sara Ashworth, 1990 |
continuing education units for teachers: Unshakeable: 20 Ways to Enjoy Teaching Every Day...No Matter What Angela Watson, 2015-03-15 Passion cannot be faked. Students can tell when we're just going through the motions. But how can you summon the energy to teach with passion when there are so many distractions pulling you from what really matters? And if you barely have time for taking care of yourself, how can you have anything left to give your students? Don't wait for teaching to become fun again: plan for it! Your enthusiasm will become unshakeable as you learn how to: -Create curriculum bright spots that you can't wait to teach -Gain energy from kids instead of letting them drain you -Uncover real meaning and purpose for every single lesson -Incorporate playfulness and make strong connections with kids -Stop letting test scores and evaluations define your success -Construct a self-running classroom that frees you to teach -Say no without guilt and make your yes really count -Establish healthy, balanced habits for bringing work home -Determine what matters most and let go of the rest -Innovate and adapt to make teaching an adventure Unshakeable is a collection of inspiring mindset shifts and practical, teacher-tested ideas for getting more satisfaction from your job. It's an approach that guides you to find your inner drive and intrinsic motivation which no one can take away. Unshakeable will help you incorporate a love of life into your teaching, and a love of teaching into your life. Learn how to tap into what makes your work inherently rewarding and enjoy teaching every day...no matter what. |
continuing education units for teachers: The Zones of Regulation Leah M. Kuypers, 2011 ... a curriculum geared toward helping students gain skills in consciously regulating their actions, which in turn leads to increased control and problem solving abilities. Using a cognitive behavior approach, the curriculum's learning activities are designed to help students recognize when they are in different states called zones, with each of four zones represented by a different color. In the activities, students also learn how to use strategies or tools to stay in a zone or move from one to another. Students explore calming techniques, cognitive strategies, and sensory supports so they will have a toolbox of methods to use to move between zones. To deepen students' understanding of how to self-regulate, the lessons set out to teach students these skills: how to read others' facial expressions and recognize a broader range of emotions, perspective about how others see and react to their behavior, insight into events that trigger their less regulated states, and when and how to use tools and problem solving skills. The curriculum's learning activities are presented in 18 lessons. To reinforce the concepts being taught, each lesson includes probing questions to discuss and instructions for one or more learning activities. Many lessons offer extension activities and ways to adapt the activity for individual student needs. The curriculum also includes worksheets, other handouts, and visuals to display and share. These can be photocopied from this book or printed from the accompanying CD.--Publisher's website. |
continuing education units for teachers: UDL Now! Katie Novak, 2016 In this revised and expanded edition of UDL Now! Katie Novak provides practical insights and savvy strategies for helping all learners meet high standards using the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). UDL is a framework for inclusive education that aims to lower barriers to learning and optimize each individual's opportunity to learn. Novak shows how to use the UDL Guidelines to plan lessons, choose materials, assess learning, and improve instructional practice. Novak discusses key concepts such as scaffolding, vocabulary-building, and using student feedback to inform instruction. She also provides tips on recruiting students as partners in the teaching process, engaging their interest in how they learn. UDL Now! is a fun and effective Monday-morning playbook for great teaching. |
continuing education units for teachers: Standards for the 21st-Century Learner in Action American Association of School Librarians, 2013-01-01 This publication from AASL takes an in-depth look at the strands of the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner and the indicators within those strands. |
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Continuing Education Units The continuing education unit (CEU) is a nationally recognized and uniform unit of measure for continuing education and training. Because 1 CEU is awarded for …
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Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) The Stafford Board of Education shall provide annually no fewer than 18 hours of professional development activities for its certified employees at no …
CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR SCHOOLS - northernrivers.org
SATRI is New York State Department of Education–approved to offer Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for teachers, social …
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS
• All-day program on Wednesday for Middle School teachers • All scheduled student-teacher meeings • Capitol Hill day with your students (high school only)
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES
The following criteria and guidelines apply to Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for participation in professional activities by education personnel in the Pacific Union Conference. Formula: 1 …
Earn Free Child Care Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
The Department of Children and Families (DCF) offers Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in both English and Spanish language for instructor-led and online child care training courses through …
Resource List of Classes and CEU’s for Educator License Renewal
Apr 16, 2024 · Tougaloo College, Division of Continuing Education and Summer School Offers campus and online classes and CEU’s.
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) COUNCIL …
learning that can earn Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit units particularly during the state of public health emergency due to the COVID – 19 crisis; WHEREAS , there is need …
Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP)
• One Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is equivalent to 10 PDPs. Educators may accrue PDPs by completing any of the following professional development activities: • College coursework that …
EDUCATION CEs, CEHs and CEUs: What’s the Difference?
A Continuing Education Unit is most often used with a structured educational experience (such as a class, seminar or retreat) and is based on a formula that equates to 10 contact hours for …
Course Descriptions for Child Care Training Courses
In order to earn CEUs, an individual must attend 100% of training course (online or instructor-based), prior to completing the assessment, complete the training course …
Continuing Professional Development of Teacher Educators: …
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a prerequisite for teacher educators. The importance of CPD for teacher educators lies in the fact that it helps them to improve their …
Resource List of Classes and CEU’s for Educator License Renewal
Aug 28, 2020 · Tougaloo College, Division of Continuing Education and Summer School Offers campus and online classes and CEU’s Contact: Dr. Thea H. Williams-Black, Dean, Division of …
Professional Learning Units for Teachers - Georgia Adopt-A …
Teachers in Georgia must participate in continuing education activities to renew their teaching certificate. This continuing education is measured in “Professional Learning Units (PLU). They …
State Board of Education - Cloudinary
To renew or align a five-year professional or associate license in the state of Ohio, you must earn the equivalent of six semester hours of coursework related to classroom teaching or the area …
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Professional & Continuing Education at UNG offers a variety of CEU approved classes online. Regardless of your schedule or location, you can earn continuing education units when it’s …
Continuing Education Units
Continuing Education Plan Option A: Preparation of HOSA Members for ILC, Conference Registration, HOSA Advisor Networking and Opening Session Learning Objectives: 1) Apply …
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES
The following criteria and guidelines apply to Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for participation in professional activities by education personnel in the Pacific Union Conference. Formula: …
FOR TEACHERS - Cloudinary
The purpose of this guide is to provide teachers, principals, school administrators and others with valuable information and resources to help them in their search for quality professional …
Free On-line Professional Development Resources and Webinars
• Create a series of courses designed and delivered by central district staff to support teachers in the transition to remote learning. • Hold office hours across departments within the district …
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCY GUIDELINES
Continuing Education Units The continuing education unit (CEU) is a nationally recognized and uniform unit of measure for continuing education and training. Because 1 CEU is awarded for …
Continuing Education Units (CEU’s)
Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) The Stafford Board of Education shall provide annually no fewer than 18 hours of professional development activities for its certified employees at no …
CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR SCHOOLS - northernrivers.org
SATRI is New York State Department of Education–approved to offer Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for teachers, social …
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS
• All-day program on Wednesday for Middle School teachers • All scheduled student-teacher meeings • Capitol Hill day with your students (high school only)
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES
The following criteria and guidelines apply to Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for participation in professional activities by education personnel in the Pacific Union Conference. Formula: 1 …
Earn Free Child Care Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
The Department of Children and Families (DCF) offers Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in both English and Spanish language for instructor-led and online child care training courses through …
Resource List of Classes and CEU’s for Educator License Renewal
Apr 16, 2024 · Tougaloo College, Division of Continuing Education and Summer School Offers campus and online classes and CEU’s.
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) …
learning that can earn Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit units particularly during the state of public health emergency due to the COVID – 19 crisis; WHEREAS , there is need …
Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP)
• One Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is equivalent to 10 PDPs. Educators may accrue PDPs by completing any of the following professional development activities: • College coursework that …
EDUCATION CEs, CEHs and CEUs: What’s the Difference?
A Continuing Education Unit is most often used with a structured educational experience (such as a class, seminar or retreat) and is based on a formula that equates to 10 contact hours for …
Course Descriptions for Child Care Training Courses
In order to earn CEUs, an individual must attend 100% of training course (online or instructor-based), prior to completing the assessment, complete the training course …
Continuing Professional Development of Teacher Educators: …
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a prerequisite for teacher educators. The importance of CPD for teacher educators lies in the fact that it helps them to improve their …