This is a self-paced course designed to give you an introduction and overview of relevant philosophy, sport psychology, sport pedagogy, sport physiology, sport medicine and sport management issues confronting coaches.This offering is currently unavailable for registration.
This course will review the ACE Study, the largest study investigating the health and social effects of negative childhood experiences.February 1, 2026 to February 1, 2028
Attitudes are Contagious provides the research and strategies of positive thinking to increase an understanding and practice of positive thoughts that will change your attitude to optimism, your outlook to hope and your outcomes to success. This course will also explore stress's effect on our attitude and the human resilience that we all possess.January 1, 2021 to January 1, 2027
This course provides an introduction to independent living for people with developmental disabilities. Topics include community-based programming, the deinstitutionalization movement, legislative issues, and the concepts of integration, inclusion and normalization.January 1, 2021 to January 1, 2027
Explore the diverse cultures of the world through the universal language of food. This course examines global cultures through the lens of ethnic foods, culinary traditions, and food systems.February 1, 2026 to February 1, 2028
Explore the diverse cultures of the world through the universal language of food. This course examines global cultures through the lens of ethnic foods, culinary traditions, and food systems.February 1, 2026 to February 1, 2028
Explore the diverse cultures of the world through the universal language of food. This course examines global cultures through the lens of ethnic foods, culinary traditions, and food systems.February 1, 2026 to February 1, 2028
This course prepares educators to plan for their personal and professional development by understanding and using the principles of nonverbal/verbal communication; written communication; and interpersonal/team communication.February 1, 2026 to February 1, 2028
This course explores strategies for teaming in education. Participants will consider strategies to effectively lead teams with a clear purpose while exploring adult learning approaches, emotional intelligence, communication, and navigating conflict in teams.February 1, 2026 to February 1, 2028
In this course, you will receive step-by-step instruction on using free web-based edtech tools in your classroom. Implementing the tools in this course will help you bring your classroom to the next level of engagement, collaboration, and rigor.February 1, 2026 to February 1, 2028
This course explores habits and dispositions educators need to build resilience in their professional work. The course will consider how educators work through challenging situations to build their emotional resilience.February 1, 2026 to February 1, 2028
This course will talk about the impact of implicit bias on education, teaching, and general workplace practices while having participants explore their own personal bias. This offering is currently unavailable for registration.
This course is designed to review the basic concepts of executive functioning and how it impacts learning. Participants will learn ways to embed executive functioning skills in classroom routines and lesson plans. Participants will also learn basic executive functioning interventions to use with individual students and small groups.This offering is currently unavailable for registration.
The reading comprehension skills you will learn in this course are tools that good readers use, consciously or subconsciously, to help them make meaning from what they read. These strategies will not address decoding skills or the most basic of reading skills.February 1, 2026 to February 1, 2028
The course will cover the skills, knowledge, and awareness needed to achieve physical and programmatic accessibility to recreational experiences.January 1, 2021 to January 1, 2027
Co-teaching has become common practice in classrooms, but is there a "best way" to co-teach to meet the needs of both students and teachers alike? This course will provide an overview of co-teaching and best practice and outline the many different co-teaching models.This offering is currently unavailable for registration.
The primary objective of this course is to gain a greater understanding of the middle school curriculum and instructional strategies as well as the needs of early adolescent students. Our focus will be on the roles teachers play in incorporating this guided, interdisciplinary, and collaborative team approach that assists students during these fundamentally transformative years.February 1, 2026 to February 1, 2028
The Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics for Trauma is a developmentally sensitive, neurobiology-informed approach to dealing with trauma in children and adults. It is not a specific treatment or strategy but rather an overall approach to effectively help individuals with trauma. This offering is currently unavailable for registration.
In this Professional Development for Educators Course, students will learn about the importance of developing an individual leadership plan. In order to effectively lead others, one must be able to lead her/himself.February 1, 2026 to February 1, 2028
This course is designed to introduce you to the latest research on poverty and how it affects students' cognitive development and academic performance.February 1, 2026 to February 1, 2028
This course explores strategies and meaningful family-practitioner partnerships to support early social-emotional development through a review of environmental influences, guiding principles, supportive strategies, effective family-provider communication, and sustaining social-emotional development.This offering is currently unavailable for registration.
This course explores the Pyramid Model and its strategies to provide early educators with guidance on the research-based practices used to promote social-emotional competence of all children, prevent social-emotional delays in children who are at risk for emotional and behavioral issues, and intervene effectively.This offering is currently unavailable for registration.
Grounded in Lisa Westman's book: Student-Driven Differentiation, 8 Steps to Harmonize Learning in the Classroom, participants will get a step-by-step guide to help plan a differentiated unit to take back to their own classroom. This offering is currently unavailable for registration.
This three-credit graduate professional development course will instruct educators in a new method for behavior change called Tiny Habits®. Tiny Habits® is a research-based way to create habits in your life. January 1, 2021 to January 1, 2027
This course seeks to familiarize educators with various methods of teaching science, and then align those methods with the best and most appropriate outcomes according to Bloom's Taxonomy.January 1, 2021 to January 1, 2027
Awareness, knowledge, and skills related to youth mental health issues and resources are keys to competently managing the impact of these issues in the classroom and beyond. Thus, this course has been designed to meet the ND Educational Standards & Practices Board Mental Health training requirements for teachers, which has the stated goal of helping teachers become more effective in the classroom.This offering is currently unavailable for registration.