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S102 – Ethics and Professional Behavior

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S102 – Ethics and Professional Behavior

Welcome to Ethics and Professional Behavior, the second course in the series Planning and Building. The professional educator accepts personal responsibility for teaching students character qualities that will help them evaluate the consequences of and...

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S103 – Developing a Classroom Climate

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Planning and Building - Secondary

S103 – Developing a Classroom Climate

Welcome to Developing a Classroom Climate, the third course in the series Planning and Building. New teachers may feel overwhelmed with the demands of the job. This course looks at many key things you can do to create the ideal learning environment for...

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S104 – Planning the Environment

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Planning and Building - Secondary

S104 – Planning the Environment

Welcome to Planning the Environment, the fourth course in the series Planning and Building. This course looks at the practical things a teacher can do when designing how to use classroom space to promote a purposeful and dynamic learning environment....

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S105 – Essentials of Brain-based Learning

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Child Development - Secondary

S105 – Essentials of Brain-based Learning

Welcome to Essentials of Brain-based Learning, the first course in the series Child Development. This course provides basic knowledge and strategies for developing a brain-compatible learning environment. Your challenge as an educator is to embrace emerging...

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S106 – Middle Childhood Development

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Child Development - Secondary

S106 – Middle Childhood Development

Welcome to Middle Childhood Development, the second course in the series Child Development. Children between the ages of 6 and 12 are in the age period commonly referred to as middle childhood. These years universally mark a distinctive period between...

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S107 – The Adolescent Learner

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Child Development - Secondary

S107 – The Adolescent Learner

Welcome to The Adolescent Learner, the third course in the series Child Development. Early adolescence is typically considered to occur between the ages of 10 to 14 and is a time of rapid change for students. Intellectual, physical, moral, social and...

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S108 – Principles of Diversity

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Family and Community - Secondary

S108 – Principles of Diversity

Welcome to Principles of Diversity, the first course in the series Family and Community. School populations of are becoming increasingly diverse. Students come from a variety of different cultures, speak languages other than English, and have a range...

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S109 – Effective Parent Relationships

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Family and Community - Secondary

S109 – Effective Parent Relationships

Welcome to Effective Parent Relationships, the second course in the series Family and Community. Research establishes, unequivocally, that parent engagement has a positive impact on students’ academic achievement, behavior in school, and attitudes about...

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S110 – Community Partnerships in the School

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Family and Community - Secondary

S110 – Community Partnerships in the School

Welcome to Community Partnerships in the School, the third course in the series Family and Community. This course provides strategies and best practices for developing and sustaining meaningful relationships and partnerships in the broader school community....

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S111 – Planning Effective Lessons

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Instruction - Secondary

S111 – Planning Effective Lessons

Welcome to Planning Effective Lessons, the first course in the Instruction series. This course looks at the practical things you can do when planning and delivering lessons to enhance student learning. It provides guidelines on how to develop lesson...

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S112 – Results-focused Lesson Study

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Instruction - Secondary

S112 – Results-focused Lesson Study

Welcome to Results-Focused Lesson Study, the second course in the Instruction series. Most classrooms are scenes of constant activity, ongoing routines, and regular interactions that are part of teaching and learning. Teachers are consistently engaged...

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S113 – Effective Questioning Strategies

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Instruction - Secondary

S113 – Effective Questioning Strategies

Welcome to Effective Questioning Strategies, the third course in the Instruction series. One of the most important things that teachers do is question. Not surprisingly, Callahan and Clarke (1988) identified questioning as one of the most important teaching...

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S114 – Best Teaching Practices 7-12

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Instruction - Secondary

S114 – Best Teaching Practices 7-12

Welcome to Best Teaching Practices 7-12, the fourth course in the Instruction series. This course combines several elements of effective teaching and learning in a series of best practices that beginning teachers should work to master as quickly as possible....

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S115 – Reinforcing Effort & Providing Recognition

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Instruction - Secondary

S115 – Reinforcing Effort & Providing Recognition

Welcome to Reinforcing Effort & Providing Recognition, the fifth course in the Instruction series. What we believe about success has been shown to have a direct impact on motivation and achievement. However, students don’t always realize the...

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S116 – Homework & Practice

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Instruction - Secondary

S116 – Homework & Practice

Welcome to Homework & Practice, the sixth course in the Instruction series. This course looks at the importance of homework and practice assignments in improving student achievement. It defines different kinds of homework assignments, grade and age...

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S117 – Background & Connections

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Differentiated Instruction - Secondary

S117 – Background & Connections

Welcome to Background & Connections, the first course in the series Differentiated Instruction. Differentiating instruction encompasses a broad range of teaching and learning patterns that promote active involvement with instructional material. These...

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S118 – Implementing Differentiated Instruction

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Differentiated Instruction - Secondary

S118 – Implementing Differentiated Instruction

Welcome to Implementing Differentiated Instruction, the second course in the series Differentiated Instruction. Most teachers who become involved in differentiating instruction believe that individuals learn differently, and that the job of the teacher...

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S119 – 7-12 Strategies I

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Differentiated Instruction - Secondary

S119 – 7-12 Strategies I

Welcome to 7-12 Strategies I, the third course in the series Differentiated Instruction. Having passed through the unsettling period of young adolescence, secondary students are ready to learn how to advance their knowledge and understanding of the adult...

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S120 – 7-12 Strategies II

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Differentiated Instruction - Secondary

S120 – 7-12 Strategies II

Welcome to 7-12 Strategies II, the fourth course in the series Differentiated Instruction. Differentiation in the secondary classroom requires adjustments in response to student performance. Preassessment helps the teacher understand student abilities...

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S121 – Using Student Data

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Assessment and Evaluation - Secondary

S121 – Using Student Data

Welcome to Using Student Data, the first course in the series Assessment and Evaluation. This course highlights the basics of student achievement data. The effective collection and analysis of student achievement data can help educators identify areas...

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