EDL 2900: VIR: Classroom Management for All Teachers

Teachers today play several different roles-they are guides, mentors, managers, and facilitators. They are not only responsible for the academic growth of their students but also create positive learning environments that enable every child to thrive, both intellectually and socially.

February 1, 2024 to February 1, 2027

EDL 2900: VIR: Educational Leadership Essentials

Educational leaders effectively manage school environments through evidence-based practices, ethical decision-making, and school improvement strategies. Participants will develop essential skills in ethical leadership frameworks, anti-bias policies, and culturally responsive practices while learning action research methods to collect and analyze academic, behavioral, and operational data for evidence-based strategies.

February 1, 2025 to February 1, 2027

EDL 2900: VIR: Implementing Science of Reading for Administrators

Strong literacy instruction starts with effective leadership. Principals and administrators play a key role in aligning instruction with the Science of Reading and fostering student success. This professional development equips school leaders with the tools to evaluate, improve, and sustain evidence-based literacy programs.

February 1, 2025 to February 1, 2027

EDL 2900: VIR: Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities (SWD)

Teaching students with special needs can be both rewarding and challenging, even on the best of days. Students with disabilities (SWD) have unique requirements, learning preferences, strengths, and social skills. This course explores a range of special needs, how they manifest in the classroom-including neurodevelopmental conditions like ASD and ADHD. Differences in communication for children with such conditions, as well as their common struggles and challenges are discussed.

February 1, 2024 to February 1, 2027

T&L 2900: ONL: Adverse Childhood Experiences

This course will review the ACE Study, the largest study investigating the health and social effects of negative childhood experiences.

This offering is currently unavailable for registration.

T&L 2900: ONL: Food and Culture (1 Credit)

Food and Culture is an online course that investigates the impact of culture on food preferences. Have you ever stopped to wonder why you choose the foods you do? Food and Culture leads you on a journey to identify social, cultural, religious, ethnic and personal choices and the impact that they have on personal health.

January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: ONL: Mastering Your Mac Computer for Beginners

n this course, you will receive step-by-step instruction on how to use your Mac. You will go from feeling like your Mac computer is a shiny foreign object to utilizing and navigating it with ease.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: ONL: Youth Mental Health

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.

January 1, 2021 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: A to Z Grant Writing (Instructor-Moderated)

You'll learn how to raise needed funds by discovering how and where to look for potential funders who are a good match for your organization.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: A to Z Grant Writing (Self-Guided)

Learn the ins and outs of grant writing from a veteran grant writer. This course will provide the experience and skills you need to become a successful grant writer as you learn to put together stand-out proposals that will encourage funds from donors.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: A to Z Grant Writing II - Beyond the Basics (Instructor-Moderated)

Are you ready to continue your journey into the world of grants? You will learn how to create a fundraising plan for all types of grant makers. In addition, you will explore websites for finding and reviewing corporate, foundation, and government grant funding opportunities and grant application guidelines.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: A to Z Grant Writing II - Beyond the Basics (Self-Guided)

Are you ready to continue your journey into the world of grants? You will learn how to create a fundraising plan for all types of grant makers. In addition, you will explore websites for finding and reviewing corporate, foundation, and government grant funding opportunities and grant application guidelines.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Academic Interventions

This course introduces teachers to STEM and student-centered learning to create and implement a standards-based curriculum. Teachers are guided to customize classroom instruction so that students develop the skills they need to survive in today's knowledge-based world.

February 1, 2020 to February 1, 2027

T&L 2900: VIR: Advanced Grant Proposal Writing (Instructor-Moderated)

In this course, an experienced grant writer will show you how to research and write winning proposals that get funded. You will become proficient in the proposal format use by the vast majority of public foundations. Learn what to do and what not to do on your cover sheet, narrative, background page, and your stakeholder and third-party evaluation plan.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Advanced Grant Proposal Writing (Self-Guided)

In this course, an experienced grant writer will show you how to research and write winning proposals that get funded. You will become proficient in the proposal format use by the vast majority of public foundations. Learn what to do and what not to do on your cover sheet, narrative, background page, and your stakeholder and third-party evaluation plan.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Blogging and Podcasting for Beginners (Instructor-Moderated)

If you're thinking of starting a blog or just beginning one, this course is for you. Perhaps you'd like to try out podcasting too. You can and it's easy. In this course, you'll learn how to create, manage, and promote your own blog and audio and video podcast using tools that you already have on your computer -- no paid software or equipment is needed.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Blogging and Podcasting for Beginners (Self-Guided)

Blogging and Podcasting for Beginners will teach you how to plan and create you very own blog and podcast. Through hands-on exercises, you will discover the benefits of using free web tools like Blogger, WordPress, Audacity, and YouTube. You will find that creating a blog and podcast is much easier than you ever imagined.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Child Abuse Prevention

Protecting children is the role and responsibility of every teacher. Educators taking this course examine professional behaviors and boundaries while becoming aware of red flags that might indicate a child is being abused.

February 1, 2020 to February 1, 2027

T&L 2900: VIR: Cognitive Skills - Understanding Learning Challenges

Teachers in this course explore how learning is influenced by cognition and ways in which the brain may be built up to strengthen academic achievement for all learners including making learning fun and challenging.

February 1, 2020 to February 1, 2027

T&L 2900: VIR: Cohesive Classroom Communities

A teacher's role can be summarized as 'the provider of learning.' However, within this seemingly simple phrase are intricate responsibilities that can often be challenging. This course helps teachers recognize key warning signs and navigate mental health issues to build safe classroom environments.

February 1, 2020 to February 1, 2027

T&L 2900: VIR: Common Core Standards for English Language Arts K-5 (Instructor-Moderated)

By the end of the course, you'll be confident in your ability to employ the standards in your classroom and in your school. You'll be ready to utilize the best of what's new, keep the best of what you've already got, and enjoy being a great 21st century teacher!

April 1, 2020 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Content Literacy: Grades 6-12 (Instructor-Moderated)

Students must develop literacy skills in order to access, learn, and comprehend. In this course, you'll discover literacy development strategies that will make content come alive for each and every student.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Creating a Classroom Website (Self-Guided)

Learn how to create a classroom website in this fun, easy-to-understand course for teachers. In no time, you will build a site with text, images, animations, tables, links, and more. Then you will create a WebQuest and a blog to add to your site.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Creating Classroom Centers (Instructor-Moderated)

In this course, you will learn how to create and implement center activities that boost independent learning in the classroom.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Creating Classroom Centers (Self-Guided)

In this course, you will learn how to create and implement center activities that boost independent learning in the classroom.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Creating the Inclusive Classroom: Strategies for Success (Instructor-Moderated)

In this professional development course for teachers, you'll get the training you need to reach the diverse mix of students you face every day.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Creating the Inclusive Classroom: Strategies for Success (Self-Guided)

Get the training you need to reach the diverse mix of students you face every day. You will learn proven strategies for inclusion that turn diversity into opportunity.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Differentiated Instruction in the Classroom (Instructor-Moderated)

Differentiated instruction (DI) is becoming a mainstay in classrooms across the country as educators are starting to see the ways that the traditional classroom setting limits their ability to reach diverse learners.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Differentiated Instruction in the Classroom (Self-Guided)

Differentiated instruction (DI) is becoming a mainstay in classrooms across the country as educators are starting to see the ways that the traditional classroom setting limits their ability to reach diverse learners.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Differentiating K-12 Assessments (Instructor-Moderated)

Differentiated assessment is the key to helping every student succeed, and no matter what grade you're teaching, this course will give you the tools you need to gather your assessment data quickly and easily.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: ELL & ESL Instructional Strategies

Today's classrooms are quite diverse. This self-paced course is completely online and helps educators understand the influence second language acquisition has on learning and how to promote effective interaction between ELL students and their classmates.

February 1, 2020 to February 1, 2027

T&L 2900: VIR: Empowering Students with Disabilities (Instructor-Moderated)

Teaching students with disabilities is a rewarding challenge, and this course gives you the tools you'll need to succeed.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Empowering Students with Disabilities (Self-Guided)

Teaching students with disabilities is a rewarding challenge, and this course gives you the tools you'll need to succeed.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Engaging Families to Enhance Student Achievement

This distance-based course explores literature related to family engagement in K-12 education settings.

April 1, 2025 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Enhancing Language Development in Childhood (Instructor-Moderated)

Follow your child's lead and have fun while enhancing language development. In this fun and user-friendly course for parents, teachers, and caregivers, you will discover how children learn to process language and how they become proficient speakers and thinkers. This course will help you enrich your child's life by stimulating his or her continued speech, brain, and language development in an enjoyable, age-appropriate, and natural way.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Enhancing Language Development in Childhood (Self-Guided)

Follow your child's lead and have fun while enhancing language development. This course will help you enrich your child's life by stimulating his or her continued speech, brain, and language development in an enjoyable, age-appropriate, and natural way.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Ethics in Education

How do you set strong boundaries with students in the age of social media? How do you report abuse or misconduct effectively? How do you minimize instances of plagiarism in the era of AI? As teachers, we experience a myriad of ethical dilemmas every day in the classroom, and it can often be challenging to navigate them effectively.

February 1, 2023 to February 1, 2027

T&L 2900: VIR: Get Grants! (Instructor-Moderated)

In this course, you will learn how to develop successful, grant-fundable proposals.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Get Grants! (Self-Guided)

What makes Gets Grants a different kind of grant writing course? For starters, your instructors have raised millions of dollars in grant funds and will share what they have learned over the years with you. More importantly, we will walk you through both federal and foundation grant writing, pointing out the differences and similarities. In this course, you will learn how to develop successful, grant-fundable proposals.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Grammar Refresher (Instructor-Moderated)

Refine your communication skill, exploring the basics of English grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, and concepts like logic and clarity.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Grammar Refresher (Self-Guided)

Develop your English grammar skills and take your writing and speaking to the next level of excellence in this course. This course explores the eight parts of speech, punctuation and mechanics, and foundational sentence construction.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Grammar Refresher II (Instructor-Moderated)

Take your grammar and writing skills to the next level! In this course, you'll review the foundational elements of grammar, including the parts of speech, and master the basics of punctuation and mechanics.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Grammar Refresher II (Self-Guided)

Take your grammar and writing skills to the next level! In this course, you'll review the foundational elements of grammar, including the parts of speech, and master the basics of punctuation and mechanics.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: GRIT: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Based on the book Grit, The Power of Passion and Perseverance, this course explores what Grit is and why it matters. Different case scenarios whereby passion and perseverance versus talent relative to achievement will be highlighted.

April 1, 2025 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Guided Reading and Writing: Strategies for Maximum Student Achievement (Instructor-Moderated)

Teachers will learn strategies to improve student literacy through turning guided reading strategies into opportunities for teaching writing. The road to literacy is also the road to ingenuity, invention, and imagination, and you'll soon learn how to take your students from groans to grins with creative lesson plans that really work!

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Guided Reading and Writing: Strategies for Maximum Student Achievement (Self-Guided)

In this course, you will examine the reasons reading and writing are so difficult for students. Then you will encounter the total literacy framework and see what it does to mitigate literacy problems. Since this framework is based on guided reading lessons that flow naturally into writing challenges, you will learn to successfully transition from guided readings to writing lessons.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Guided Reading: Strategies for the Differentiated Classroom (Instructor-Moderated)

How do you reach struggling readers? Learn how to combine the principles of differentiated instruction and guided reading with unparalleled success. Build a balanced literary framework that gets results with even the most challenged learners.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Guided Reading: Strategies for the Differentiated Classroom (Self-Guided)

In this course, you will learn differentiated instruction tactics that will help you understand how your students learn. When you apply those tactics within the guided reading framework, which helps you lead students through new ways of approaching text, great things start to happen. The result is a classroom full of students who can negotiate increasingly challenging texts with unprecedented fluency.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Integrating Technology in the Classroom (Instructor-Moderated)

Participants will learn the secrets of technology integration in the classroom, gaining the skills educators need to use tools such as wikis, podcasts, and blogs effectively. You'll discover simple ways to integrate technology to enhance your subject material and meet your course goals. Explore quick-and-easy, standards-based solutions for more interactive lesson plans, exciting WebQuests, and challenging assignments.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Integrating Technology in the Classroom (Self-Guided)

In this teacher professional development course, you will learn the secrets of technology integration in the classroom, gaining the skills educators need to use tools such as wikis, podcasts, and blogs effectively. You will discover simple ways to integrate technology to enhance your subject material and meet your Common Core standards and other course goals.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Instructor-Moderated)

This course will introduce you to various forms of artificial intelligence (AI) and how we interact with AI as consumers in applications like chatbots and recommendation engines. You'll see how AI provides analytics in business and consider industries that may be transformed or even disrupted by AI implementations.

April 1, 2023 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Self-Guided)

This course will introduce you to various forms of artificial intelligence (AI) and how we interact with AI as consumers in applications like chatbots and recommendation engines. You'll see how AI provides analytics in business and consider industries that may be transformed or even disrupted by AI implementations.

April 1, 2023 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: iPad Strategies to Engage Students Who Have Autism

It is vitally important for teachers to be aware of how 'autism' is for their students. The autism world can be a literal sensory minefield for students and the school environment needs to be designed where it creates a secure space that is conducive to learning.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Leadership (Instructor-Moderated)

Leadership skills can help you gain the respect and admiration of others, while also allowing you to enjoy success in your career and more control over your destiny. Contrary to popular belief, leadership skills can be learned and developed. Even if you don't hold a leadership position, this course will teach you how to use the principles of great leaders to achieve success in almost every aspect of your daily life.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Leadership (Self-Guided)

Leadership skills can help you gain the respect and admiration of others, while also allowing you to enjoy success in your career and more control over your destiny. Contrary to popular belief, leadership skills can be learned and developed.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

This distance based course explores how a persons' potential can be fulfilled through clarity and understanding of beliefs about their capabilities and how those beliefs influence learning and the paths taken in life.

April 1, 2025 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Money for Classrooms

This course will help teachers to maximize their classroom budget and raise funds for innovative ideas and projects. Teachers will learn to create effective budgets, write grants and create fundraising campaigns while connecting with community stakeholders to support educational endeavors in the classroom.

February 1, 2020 to February 1, 2027

T&L 2900: VIR: Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing our Kids for the Innovation Era

Based on the book, Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era, this course will explore the difference between what students must do to earn a degree (high school or college) versus what makes them most likely to succeed in work, citizenship, and lifelong learning.

April 1, 2025 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Pedagogy Essentials

This course combines education and theory with classroom practice and is designed to provide teachers the background knowledge and resources to use technology and research findings that improve their quality of instruction and enhance students' motivation and performance.

February 1, 2020 to February 1, 2027

T&L 2900: VIR: Peer Coaching and Evaluation

This course explores research-based strategies in peer teaching and professional development adopted and embraced by schools across the country. Cognitive Coaching is a model that can help teachers advance both personally and professionally while bringing about growth through 'supervision, mentoring and cognition.

February 1, 2020 to February 1, 2027

T&L 2900: VIR: Preparing College Ready and Career Bound Students

There are big gaps between school, college and careers, and if these are not addressed, students may struggle to transition from one to another. Teachers in this class can help students excel outside the classroom and in their future endeavors.

February 1, 2020 to February 1, 2027

T&L 2900: VIR: Raising Academic Achievement

Teachers learn to identify students who are struggling academically and address academic interventions for support. This course helps teachers gain skills in improving curriculum and implementing inquiry-based learning to increase academic achievement.

February 1, 2020 to February 1, 2027

T&L 2900: VIR: Reading Across the Curriculum

Reading should be a meaningful activity that is focused on comprehension and results in understanding. When students struggle with a specific subject matter the underlying reason may be under-developed reading skills.

February 1, 2020 to February 1, 2027

T&L 2900: VIR: Ready Set Read (Instructor-Moderated)

Take this opportunity to find out how children really learn to read and write.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Ready Set Read (Self-Guided)

Take this opportunity to find out how children really learn to read and write. Explore current research that cuts through the media messages about reading wars and the right way to teach children. Learn by reading stories about children, doing interactive assignments, and exploring the latest in parent and childcare information.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Response to Intervention: Reading Strategies that Work (Instructor-Moderated)

Learn how to use Response to Intervention to ensure struggling readers get the help they need by bringing in tiered interventions for their reading level and unique challenges. Help students with phonics, fluency, vocabulary mastery, comprehension, and writing.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Response to Intervention: Reading Strategies that Work (Self-Guided)

Whether you're working with struggling readers in kindergarten or 12th grade, you will find that these strategies work with a full 80% of students, without the need for special pull-outs or extra IEP intervention. Why? Because RTI gets to the root of the problem - quickly.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Solving Classroom Discipline Problems (Instructor-Moderated)

Participants in this course will learn a step-by-step approach to effective, positive classroom discipline.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Solving Classroom Discipline Problems (Self-Guided)

Participants in this course will learn a step-by-step approach to effective, positive classroom discipline.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Solving Classroom Discipline Problems, Part 2 (Instructor-Moderated)

Participants will learn how to deal effectively with serious discipline problems and help the most challenging student make responsible choices. Learn a new research-based six-step approach to solve severe and chronic discipline problems. Preventative strategies will be covered.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Solving Classroom Discipline Problems, Part 2 (Self-Guided)

Participants will learn how to deal effectively with serious discipline problems and help the most challenging student make responsible choices. Learn a new research-based six-step approach to solve severe and chronic discipline problems. Preventative strategies will be covered.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Spanish in the Classroom (Instructor-Moderated)

If you struggle to communicate with your Spanish-speaking students and their families, and you don't know your cabeza from your codo (that's your head from your elbow), don't worry - help is here!

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Spanish in the Classroom (Self-Guided)

If you struggle to communicate with your Spanish-speaking students and their families, and you don't know your cabeza from your codo (that's your head from your elbow), don't worry - help is here!

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Standards and Communication in Teaching

In this course teachers explore challenges to incorporating standards and discover strategies to help overcome obstacles in alignment and assessment. Partnering with parents impacts educational outcomes and the practical ideas, strategies and exercises in this course provide educators with the means to build parent relationships that garner support as they successfully explore and implement standards.

February 1, 2020 to February 1, 2027

T&L 2900: VIR: Standards in the Classroom

Teachers in this course explore approaches to instruction, assessment and evaluation that they can implement in their classroom. This course focuses on practices teachers can use to promote student motivation and self-learning while decreasing and eliminating behavior issues.

February 1, 2020 to February 1, 2027

T&L 2900: VIR: Students with Disabilities

While it is certainly challenging to teach all students effectively, this is very much a real possibility. Sharing a research-based framework that accommodates every learner and provides practical strategies to add elements of flexibility in teaching presentation, student expression and meaningful engagement, this course helps teachers understand and strive to meet every student's potential for academic excellence.

February 1, 2020 to February 1, 2027

T&L 2900: VIR: Survival Kit for New Teachers (Instructor-Moderated)

Whether you're already teaching, a newly credentialed graduate, or a substitute looking to transition to full-time, this course will provide you with proven tools, tips, and tricks to make your early years in the classroom a breeze.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Survival Kit for New Teachers (Self-Guided)

Whether you're already teaching, a newly credentialed graduate, or a substitute looking to transition to full-time, this course will provide you with proven tools, tips, and tricks to make your early years in the classroom a breeze.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Teachers in Leadership

Teachers are natural leaders and this course helps participants to use the action research tool as a school improvement approach as well as for individual professional development and to build strong professional learning communities.

February 1, 2020 to February 1, 2027

T&L 2900: VIR: Teaching High School Students (Instructor-Moderated)

The course covers a broad range of topics, including differentiated instruction, classroom management and discipline, assessment strategies, and gaining parental support.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Teaching Math: Grades 4-6 (Instructor-Moderated)

Reinvent math instruction for grades 4-6 by bringing hands-on learning, inexpensive manipulatives, and real-world connections into your classroom.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Teaching Math: Grades 4-6 (Self-Guided)

Reinvent math instruction for grades 4-6 by bringing hands-on learning, inexpensive manipulatives, and real-world connections into your classroom.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Teaching Online for the Classroom Teacher

In this course on "How to Teach Online for the Classroom Teacher," teachers go through the process of preparing to teach online while also being introduced to tools and resources that can be useful when teaching online.

February 1, 2020 to February 1, 2027

T&L 2900: VIR: Teaching Science: Grades 4-6 (Instructor-Moderated)

Join us and learn about the nature and history of science as well as how to help students in this age group grasp the scientific method.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Teaching Science: Grades 4-6 (Self-Guided)

Want to increase your effectiveness as a science teacher for the middle grades? Come learn about the nature and history of science as well as how to help students in this age group grasp the scientific method. You'll receive lots of worksheets and specific examples of some great experiments you can use in your own classroom.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Teaching Smarter with SMART Boards (Instructor-Moderated)

Having SMART Boards in the classroom and knowing how to use them to provide quality instruction are two different things! If you have a SMART Board in your classroom, but have little training in using it, you may be wondering, "what on earth do I do with it?"

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Teaching Smarter with SMART Boards (Self-Guided)

Having SMART Boards in the classroom and knowing how to use them to provide quality instruction are two different things! If you have a SMART Board in your classroom, but have little training in using it, you may be wondering, "what on earth do I do with it?"

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Teaching Students with ADHD (Instructor-Moderated)

In this course, you will discover practical ways to help children with ADHD control their behavior and succeed in school. And you will be learning from the real experts: the children themselves.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Teaching Students with ADHD (Self-Guided)

In this course, you will discover practical ways to help children with ADHD control their behavior and succeed in school. And you will be learning from the real experts: the children themselves.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Teaching Students with Autism: Strategies for Success (Instructor-Moderated)

In this course, you will discover the neurobiology behind these disorders and the way it affects students' behavior, learning, and thinking. Most important, you will learn creative, easy, low-budget strategies to help your students with Autism succeed in the classroom and beyond.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Teaching Students with Autism: Strategies for Success (Self-Guided)

In this course, you will discover the neurobiology behind these disorders and the way it affects students' behavior, learning, and thinking. Most important, you will learn creative, easy, low-budget strategies to help your students with Autism succeed in the classroom and beyond.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities (Instructor-Moderated)

This course will teach you how to meet the diverse needs of students with disabilities in your classroom. With lessons developed by an experienced special educator, you will explore the special education process, from working with individualized education programs (IEPs) to helping students struggling with reading comprehension, math skills, and writing.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities (Self-Guided)

This course will teach you how to meet the diverse needs of students with disabilities in your classroom. With lessons developed by an experienced special educator, you will explore the special education process, from working with individualized education programs (IEPs) to helping students struggling with reading comprehension, math skills, and writing.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Teaching Writing: Grades 4-6 (Instructor-Moderated)

engaging lessons for literary response, narrative writing, expository writing, and persuasive writing. Also learn to strengthen your students' writing using technology.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Teaching Writing: Grades 4-6 (Self-Guided)

Learn how to motivate and assist developing writers using 6+1 Trait Writing and Writer's Workshop. Develop engaging lessons for literary response, narrative writing, expository writing, and persuasive writing. Also learn to strengthen your students' writing using technology.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Teaching Writing: Grades K-3 (Instructor-Moderated)

From the time that a young child picks up a crayon and makes marks on a paper to when an older child puts the finishing sentence on an autobiography or a poem, a young author is developing the skills that will be used for a lifetime.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Teaching Writing: Grades K-3 (Self-Guided)

From the time that a young child picks up a crayon and makes marks on a paper to when an older child puts the finishing sentence on an autobiography or a poem, a young author is developing the skills that will be used for a lifetime.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Technology for Student Learning

Teachers in this course learn to transform a traditional classroom into one that uses technology and embraces classroom engagement. Teachers learn how to critically consider apps and software, specific implications of use and educational impact prior to implementation with students.

February 1, 2020 to February 1, 2027

T&L 2900: VIR: Technology for Today's Classroom

This course highlights the advantages of using technology as both a resource and a tool for educators in their classrooms. The class helps teachers enable safe implementation of technology in classrooms and prevent misuse while promoting effective learning through practical ideas and steps that educators and students can take to ensure safety when online.

February 1, 2020 to February 1, 2027

T&L 2900: VIR: The Creative Classroom (Instructor-Moderated)

Learn how to use creativity to teach reading, writing, visual arts, performing arts, social studies, science, mathematics, and physical and health education.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: The Creative Classroom (Self-Guided)

Learn how to use creativity to teach reading, writing, visual arts, performing arts, social studies, science, mathematics, and physical and health education.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: The Differentiated Instruction and Response to Intervention Connection (Instructor-Moderated)

Today's teachers are using two powerful approaches - Differentiated Instruction (DI) and Response to Intervention (RTI) - to help every child succeed academically. In this course, you'll learn how to put this "dynamic duo" to work in your own classroom teaching and lesson plans.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: The Way of Mindful Education, Cultivating Well-Being in Teachers and Students

This course explores 'mindful education' as a classroom enhancement strategy with the intent to enhance student achievement. Characteristics of a "mindful teacher" will be highlighted as will "mindful practices" for the classroom.

April 1, 2025 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Turn Your iPad into an Augmentative Communication Device

This course demonstrates the most important accessibility options available on the iPad and some of the AAC applications available and how they can make a significant difference in the classroom for learners who need social and communication support due to speech or communication impairments.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Understanding Adolescents (Instructor-Moderated)

In this course, an experienced social worker will help you gain a deep understanding and appreciation of your adolescent's development and behavior. You'll uncover the secrets of the adolescent mind and gain valuable information on how they think, how they feel, and how their identities develop.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Understanding Adolescents (Self-Guided)

In this course, an experienced social worker will help you gain a deep understanding and appreciation of your adolescent's development and behavior. You'll uncover the secrets of the adolescent mind and gain valuable information on how they think, how they feel, and how their identities develop.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Understanding Special Learning Populations

Educators in this course learn to modulate teaching to ensure reaching each and every child. This course helps teachers understand students with Autism, ADHD, learning disabilities and giftedness as well as how to enhance learning for of these types of students.

February 1, 2020 to February 1, 2027

T&L 2900: VIR: Using the Internet in the Classroom (Instructor-Moderated)

Harness the power of the Internet to make your textbooks and lessons come alive! Teach your students how to locate and evaluate Internet resources. Improve the caliber and amount of discussion through the use of e-mail and discussion boards. Learn how to safeguard your students and their personal information while they are using the Internet. The Internet can make teaching easier--this course will show you how.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Using the Internet in the Classroom (Self-Guided)

Harness the power of the Internet to make your textbooks and lessons come alive! Teach your students how to locate and evaluate Internet resources.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Visual Aids in the Classroom

Visuals in the classroom enable both showing and telling. Today, visuals are at par with words in daily communication. Using bulletin boards is not a new teaching idea but this course delves into the details of creating effective and attractive classroom visuals. Teachers look at creating different types of visuals to ensure student participation.

February 1, 2020 to February 1, 2027

T&L 2900: VIR: What Great Teachers Do Differently

Based on the book What Great Teachers Do Differently, this course explores characteristics of effective teachers. Matters such as; how effective teachers view their classrooms and students, how they prioritize, and what drives their decisions will be highlighted.

April 1, 2025 to April 1, 2026