KIN 2900: ONL: Sport Coaching for Educators

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.

January 1, 2021 to January 1, 2025

T&L 2900: Cloud Security Fundamentals (BSC)

In the Cloud Security Fundamentals course, students will learn basic principles associated with securing the cloud and SaaS-based applications through Secure Access Service Edge architecture and identify concepts required to recognize and potentially mitigate attacks against traditional and hybrid datacenters as well as mission critical infrastructure.

June 1, 2022 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: Cybersecurity Foundation (BSC)

In the Cybersecurity Foundation course, students will learn fundamental principles associated with the current cybersecurity landscape and identify concepts required to recognize and potentially mitigate attacks against enterprise networks as well as mission critical infrastructure.

June 1, 2022 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: Network Security Fundamentals (BSC)

In the Network Security Fundamentals course, students will gain an understanding of the fundamental tenants of network security and review the general concepts involved in maintaining a secure network computing environment. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to describe general network security concepts and implement basic network security configuration techniques. This online course begins the second Monday of each month.

June 1, 2022 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: ONL: Attitudes are Contagious; Maintaining Optimism during Challenging Times

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, 2025

T&L 2900: ONL: Community Involvement for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

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, 2025

T&L 2900: ONL: Effective Communication for Educators

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.

January 1, 2021 to January 1, 2025

T&L 2900: ONL: Effective Teaming for Educators

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.

January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2025

T&L 2900: ONL: Emotional Resilience in Educators

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.

January 1, 2021 to January 1, 2025

T&L 2900: ONL: Food and Culture (3 Credits)

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: Google Classroom for Beginners and Beyond

This course is a professional development course designed for new teachers and long-time teachers to sharpen their Google Classroom skills. No matter how long you have been in the classroom, this course will provide some new ways to use Google Classroom for yourself, with your students and with stakeholders.

December 1, 2021 to December 1, 2024

T&L 2900: ONL: How to Improve Executive Functioning in the Classroom

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.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: ONL: Inclusion in Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities

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, 2025

T&L 2900: ONL: Making Co-Teaching Work

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.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2025

T&L 2900: ONL: Middle School Foundations - Philosophy and Curriculum

This course examines the evolution of middle schools; middle school culture; curriculum, instruction and assessment; the affective side of learning; and leadership and organization. These topics align with the Association of Middle Level Educators Teacher Preparation Standards.

July 1, 2023 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: ONL: Middle School Strategies

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.

November 1, 2023 to November 1, 2024

T&L 2900: ONL: Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics for Trauma

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.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: ONL: Personal Leadership Mastery

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.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2025

T&L 2900: ONL: Promoting Social Emotional Development in Young Children

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.

January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2025

T&L 2900: ONL: Pyramid Model for Promoting Social-Emotional Competence in Preschool

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.

January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2025

T&L 2900: ONL: Student-Driven Differentiation

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.

January 1, 2021 to January 1, 2025

T&L 2900: ONL: Tiny Habits for Educators

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, 2025

T&L 2900: ONL: Transformative Teaching for Science

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, 2025

T&L 2900: Principles of Information Security (BSC)

This course is intended for students who want to increase their understanding of information security. Students will learn about the types of security risks, how they work, and how we can protect our computers and networks from these risks.

June 1, 2022 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: Security Operations Fundamentals (BSC)

n the Security Operations Fundamentals course, students will gain an understanding of Security operations (SecOps) and the role it plays in protecting our digital way of life, for businesses and customers. Students will learn continuous improvement processes to collect high-fidelity intelligence, contextual data, and automated prevention workflows that quickly identify and respond to fast-evolving threats.

June 1, 2022 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: A.I. Exploration for Teaching and Learning

Don't be afrA.I.d! Artificial Intelligence has major implications for teaching and learning. The best way to learn about a new technology is to try it out yourself in a safe environment. That's exactly what participants will gain from this engaging hands-on course. While there are thousands of free and paid AI tools on the market promising to revolutionize education, it can be risky creating and using accounts for unvetted software platforms.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: ADHD Classroom and Teaching Strategies

This course is designed to assist general educators and special educators gain a better understanding of ADHD, inclusion, differentiated instruction, and other ADHD teaching methods/strategies.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Ants, Plants and Puppy Dog Toes

Ants, Plants & Puppy Dog Toes course is a complete set of "hands-on" lessons centered around a single conceptual unit of instruction. Included in the course are: course syllabus, assessment menu, grading guide, student pages,teacher pages, safety guidelines and helps, student assessments, and teacher assessments.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Artificial Intelligence, The Metaverse, and Chatbots in Education

If these words make you excited, or uneasy and anxious about the future, then you've come to the right place! Don't be afraid! This course is the perfect first step on your journey to understanding and navigating ever-changing technology.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Assisting Special Needs Learners with Instructional Technology

One of the most meaningful ways we can leverage instructional technology is to use it to help special needs learners reach their goals.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Atomic Habits

Atomic Habits is a popular title that delves into habit science to provide a clear guide for creating positive habits in order to achieve lasting success. By studying this book, you will learn practical strategies to design habits that create lasting results. And the best part is, tiny changes produce these powerful outcomes.

January 1, 2023 to January 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Because Newton Says So

Because Newton Said So course is a complete set of "hands-on" lessons centered around a single conceptual unit of instruction. Included in the course are: course syllabus, assessment menu, grading guide, student pages, teacher pages, safety guidelines and helps, student assessments, and teacher assessments.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Becoming a Culturally Responsive Teacher

How do you reach students who are culturally and racially different from you? This course provides thought-provoking background and practical suggestions for teachers seeking the answer to this question. Participants explore their own assumptions about race, class, and culture; and learn strategies for creating classrooms that are culturally inviting to all.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Becoming a Resilient Educator: Self-Care Strategies and Tactics to Avoid Teacher Burnout

Teachers suffer more stress than other workers, according to the National Foundation for Educational Research. A recent survey of over 5,000 teachers from the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence revealed that the most frequent emotion teachers feel every day is anxiety.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Behavior is Language: Strategies for Managing Disruptive Behavior

This course is designed to give the learner a new perspective on student behavior and effective tools to facilitate positive student change. Taught by Mick R. Jackson MS/ED, this course provides a developmental framework to help the learner understand what students are trying to communicate through the "language" of their behavior.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Best Practices for Social Emotional Learning in Response to Crisis

Pandemic teaching and learning has resulted in major shifts in the way teachers and students interact in the physical and virtual classroom.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Best Practices for Teaching African American Boys

The course is punctuated by workshop discussions and classroom footage that illustrate the complexity of and solutions to the issues at hand, so that African American boys have the same opportunities for success as all of their peers.

July 1, 2023 to July 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Better Conversations

Better Conversations: Coaching Ourselves and Each Other to Be More Credible, Caring, and Connected is a practical book with clear steps to the better conversations necessary for students' academic and social-emotional growth, as well as for our own well-being as educators.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Blending Your Classroom for the New Age of Learning

This course will guide you in creating a classroom that blends the thoughtful integration of online digital media with traditional classroom instructional methods in new ways.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Body Shop

Body Shop course is a complete set of "hands-on" lessons centered around a single conceptual unit of instruction. Included in the course are: course syllabus, assessment menu, grading guide, student pages, teacher pages, safety guidelines and helps, student assessments, and teacher assessments.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Body Works

Body Works course is a complete set of "hands-on" lessons centered around a single conceptual unit of instruction. Included in the course are: course syllabus, assessment menu, grading guide, student pages, teacher pages, safety guidelines and helps, student assessments, and teacher assessments.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Building Academic Language, Grades 7-12

This course is designed to equip 7-12 teachers with the knowledge, skills, and strategies required to help their students grasp language principles and develop the academic language skills they need to reach their highest levels of academic achievement across all grade bands and content areas.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Building Academic Language, Grades K-6

This course is designed to equip K-6 teachers with the knowledge, skills, and strategies required to help their students grasp language principles and develop the academic language skills they need to reach their highest levels of academic achievement across all grade bands and content areas.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Building Community Involvement in Your School for Individuals With Developmental and or Intellectual Disabilities

This course provides a framework of information and turnkey program resources to build community within the school through social participation sport, recreation, service learning and employment practice for students with intellectual and or developmental disabilities. Topics include the science of socialization, tips for developing likability, principles for belonging, integration, inclusive design and advocacy strategies.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Closing Gaps with Flipped Learning

Flipped learning is a dynamic approach that is used to empower learners through the fostering of an individualized and customized learning space.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Connected Educators: Harnessing the Power of Social Media for Professional Development

The Internet and social media have greatly impacted the way our students read, write, express themselves, communicate, share, research, and learn.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Courageous Conversations about Race

In this course, you will gain the knowledge and skills to understand and examine the impact of race on student achievement and the role that racism plays in institutionalized racial disparities. You will learn a practical and accessible protocol that supports participants in challenging their personal beliefs around race.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Dare to Lead

Dare to Lead is a beloved book by popular author Brené Brown which is about leaning into courage and building a courageous culture in our work. It explores the importance of developing an awareness of how we respond to our fears, and learning how to embrace tough conversations.

January 1, 2023 to January 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Designing an Online Classroom

This course is designed to give participants an opportunity to learn how to effectively develop and instruct a virtual classroom by making use of free resources available on the internet.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Differentiate Instruction with Technology Integration

Differentiating instructions provides each individual student with the content, application, and assessment tools that will engage and expand their learning. Digital tools are an efficient way to create individualized and engaging learning experiences.

This offering is currently unavailable for registration.

T&L 2900: VIR: Differentiating Teaching and Instruction: What, How, Why

In this course, you will gain the knowledge and skills to describe and implement the concept of differentiation as a response to the needs, interests, and abilities of learners by modifying curriculum, instruction, and classroom environment. You will explore how to reconstruct an objective so it is responsive to the needs, interests, and abilities of diverse learners.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Distance Learning: From Construction to Instruction

The goal of this course is to provide participants with a framework of the skills, strategies, and tools necessary for designing, building, and facilitating a fully online or blended learning experience for students of all levels, identities, backgrounds and beliefs.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Early Childhood: Observation & Assessment

Early Childhood: Observation & Assessment explores observation and assessment instruments, as well as recommended practices and available resources for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. The content of this online course includes an emphasis on observing young children and assessing their early childhood learning environments.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Early Childhood: Program Planning

Early Childhood: Program Planning is designed to give you a new perspective on planning and implementing developmentally appropriate practices for young children from birth through age eight. In this online course you will learn what is meant by curriculum, assessment, evaluation, and program planning as these terms apply to early childhood education.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Early Childhood: Typical & Atypical Development

Early Childhood: Typical & Atypical Development explores contemporary best practice and perspectives on early childhood development. The content of this online course includes patterns and sequences of typical development for children from birth to six years.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Earth and Sky Secrets for Young Minds

Earth & Sky Secrets for Young Minds course is a complete set of "hands-on" lessons centered around a single conceptual unit of instruction. Included in the course are course syllabus, assessment menu, grading guide, student pages, teacher pages, safety guidelines and helps, student assessments, and teacher assessments.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Earth's Crustal Antics

Earth's Crustal Antics course is a complete set of "hands-on" lessons centered around a single conceptual unit of instruction. Included in the course are: course syllabus, assessment menu, grading guide, student pages, teacher pages, safety guidelines and helps, student assessments, and teacher assessments.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Earth's Dirty Little Secrets

Earth's Dirty Little Secrets course is a complete set of "hands-on" lessons centered around a single conceptual unit of instruction. Included in the course are: course syllabus, assessment menu, grading guide, student pages, teacher pages, safety guidelines and helps, student assessments, and teacher assessments.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: EdTech Applications for K-6: Promoting Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity

Deciding which tools best support student achievement and growth can be very challenging. In this online course taught by a certified G Suite for Education trainer with 20 years at the elementary school level, educators will discover resources they may use to promote communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Educators Fundamental Series (Instructor-Moderated)

In this learning event you will discover new ideas on solving classroom discipline problems.

April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Effective Coaching to Strengthen Instruction

In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of coaching teachers in order to increase the quality of their instruction for improved student academic success.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Elevate Understanding with Project Based Learning

Project-based learning puts students in the driver seat of their education. Teachers provide the vehicle, resources, rest stops, and safety measures to support students on their learning journey. In this engaging course, participants will experience project-based learning first hand.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: English Language Learner: Evaluation & Assessment

Evaluation & Assessment was written to help teachers understand concepts and terms related to evaluating and assessing students whose first language is not English.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: English Language Learner: TESOL Linguistics

Linguistics was written to help teachers understand concepts and terms related to educating students whose first language is not English.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Enhancing Early Literacy Instruction with EdTech Tools

Early Literacy refers to the understanding of language, print, and words developed before a child begins kindergarten. This course is designed for early childhood teachers as well as parents of young children to support the development of six major early literacy skills.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Equity, Biases, and Critical Thinking in the Classroom

Equity, Biases, and Critical Thinking in the Classroom is designed to challenge one's thinking. Educators will explore the concept of equity vs equality and how it affects the actions we take in our classrooms and schools.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Everyday Science Stuff Around Us

This course is a complete set of "hands-on" lessons centered around a single conceptual unit of instruction.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Everyday Waves

Everyday Waves course is a complete set of "hands-on" lessons centered around a single conceptual unit of instruction. Included in the course are: course syllabus, assessment menu, grading guide, student pages, teacher pages, safety guidelines and helps, student assessments, and teacher assessments.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Exploring the Power of a Digital Classroom

Exploring the Power of a Digital Classroom provides a basic understanding of utilizing digital tools to enrich the learning experience for students.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Exploring the World Around Us Through Virtual Field Trips

In this online course, taught by a certified Google Trainer, educators will discover resources they can use to take their students on virtual field trips. You must have a Google account, as participants will meet virtually via In the Google Classroom to discuss and collaborate with one another.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Eye on the Sky

Eye on the Sky course is a complete set of "hands-on" lessons centered around a single conceptual unit of instruction. Included in the course are: course syllabus, assessment menu, grading guide, student pages, teacher pages, safety guidelines and helps, student assessments, and teacher assessments.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Facilitating Learning for Speakers of Non-Standardized English

This course prepares K-12 educators with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to support the academic language proficiency and achievement of Standardized English Learners (SELs).

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Flipgrid - What Is It and How Do I Use It?

This course is designed for teachers who want to learn more about Flipgrid and how they can use it in their classroom. Flipgrid is a website designed to facilitate video discussions outside (or inside) of the classroom. We will explore the various features of Flipgrid. The information in this course can be used in any class as an alternative to traditional assignments.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Flipped Teaching

This online course shows teachers every method they will need to implement the Flipped Teaching model in their classroom. The techniques Flipped Teachers use to make videos, screencasts, websites, and blogs will be revealed, as well as ways to utilize all of the extra instructional time the Flipped method makes available.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Gamification in the Classroom

This course will explore the principles of gaming and gamification, as well as how these principles can impact - both positively and negatively - student engagement and success in the classroom.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Gamification in the Classroom: Engaging, Exploring, and Applying

Game-based learning embeds gaming principles into learning activities, creating motivating experiences where students learn by doing. Participants will learn and apply constructivism and Universal Design of Learning (UDL) theories to explore a variety of game-based learning experiences and tools.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Getting Googled: Eliminating Excuses Through the Free Resources of Google

This course is designed to give participants an opportunity to learn how to effectively utilize and teach with several Google applications such as: Docs, Slides, Surveys and Gmail. Participants will develop curriculum, acquire resource awareness and produce ecourse options that will change how their classroom runs as well as eliminate obstacles that prevent some students from succeeding.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Getting Started with Google in Education: Best Practices and Application

The use of technology in education provides incredible opportunities to engage students in authentic learning, as well as collaborate with peers like never before.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Getting the Most out of Google Chrome

Chrome is a powerful web browser with capabilities far beyond a basic search. In this online course, taught by a certified Google for Education Trainer, teachers will discover the power of Chrome.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Google Certified Educator

Google Workspace consists of apps, add-ons, and extensions that can be used to enhance student learning and improve efficiency to help teacher wellness. Becoming a Google Certified Educator benefits both teachers and students. Participants will learn and apply digital literacy skills to navigate Google applications.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Google Classroom and Collaborative Tools to Support Online Learning

This course, taught by an authorized Google Education Trainer, will give participants a chance to explore and test Google Classroom and its many functionalities.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Google Level 2 Certified Educator

Google Workspace consists of apps, add-ons, and extensions that can be used to enhance student learning and improve efficiency to help teacher wellness. Becoming a Google Level 2 Certified Educator benefits teachers, administrators, students, and caregivers.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Grant Writing Made Easy

In this course students will gain an understanding of what it takes to research, select, prepare for, and write a successful grant application. By the end of the course students will have applied for two grants that have the opportunity to enhance their classroom or school.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Have Forces, Will Travel

Have Forces, Will Travel course is a complete set of "hands-on" lessons centered around a single conceptual unit of instruction. Included in the course are: course syllabus, assessment menu, grading guide, student pages, teacher pages, safety guidelines and helps, student assessments, and teacher assessments.


July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: How Does Life Science Affect Me?

How Does Life Science Affect Me? course is a complete set of "hands-on" lessons centered around a single conceptual unit of instruction. Included in the course are: course syllabus, assessment menu, grading guide, student pages, teacher pages, safety guidelines and helps, student assessments, and teacher assessments.


July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: How to Use Podcasts in the Classroom

This course is designed to give teachers an introduction to podcasts and how they can be used in the classroom. Students will explore what a podcast is, how to listen and subscribe to a podcast, and how to create a podcast. Additionally, students will explore different ways for their students to create podcasts to show learning and understanding.


July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Implementing STEAM Skills Across Content Areas

It is essential that today's educators provide students with opportunities to learn and build STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) skills across the curriculum. This task can be overwhelming because the application of these skills greatly varies across grade levels and content areas.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Inclusive Education: Success for All Learners

This course is designed to build the competencies of educators to successfully incorporate the belief systems, effective instructional skills, new models of staffing and service delivery and authentic collaboration into their practice.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Integrating the Arts into K-12 Literacy Instruction

Visual, musical, and performing arts can be powerful tools for literacy education. Educational research has found a strong correlation between arts integration and increased student engagement, understanding, and retention.

January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: iPads in Education

This iPad course is different to any other as it not only provides instruction on applications and how to use them; it demonstrates how using the iPad and applications can be implemented into the Core Standards; and then links the Core Standards to classroom content through providing opportunities for practical lesson design and assessment.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: iPads in the Classroom

In this course participants will gain an understanding of how to operate their Ipad and become familiar with the opportunities it provides for enhancing the learning in their classroom.


July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: It Takes a Village: Building Community Connections with EdTech

The African proverb, "It takes a village to raise a child" has taken on a new level of importance as schools and families work tirelessly to close learning gaps and educate our students under increasingly difficult circumstances. Educational research indicates a strong correlation between community support and student learning.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Just Simply Machines

Just Simply Machines course is a complete set of "hands-on" lessons centered around a single conceptual unit of instruction. Included in the course are; course syllabus, assessment menu, grading guide, student pages, teacher pages, safety guidelines and helps, student assessments, and teacher assessments.


July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Language Acquisition for ESL Students

Language Acquisition for ESL Students was written to help teachers understand concepts and terms related to educating students whose first language is not English. This course discusses developmental theories and how they apply to English language learners. The focus of this course is on the process of second language acquisition and the role of the classroom teacher. Included in this course is information about the legal obligations of schools and teachers to provide services and about the types of programs schools might provide. Included is information on communicating with parents/guardians.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Learning Disabilities: Practical Information for the Classroom Teacher

Learning Disabilities: Practical Information for the Classroom Teacher, is an interactive computer-based instruction course, which provides an introduction to the field of Learning Disabilities for special education teachers, general classroom teachers, integration teachers and related professionals, especially those working in the areas of language, psychology and counseling.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Make the Shift! Transformative Digital Learning Experiences

In this course, we will explore the SAMR model to transform learning in the classroom.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Making Student Thinking Visible: Unlocking SEL

In this course, you will learn skills used to Make Students Thinking Visible (MSTV). You will hear from Jon Saphier, founder and president of Research for Better Teaching, Inc., and Lucy West, Founder of Metamorphosis TLC, on the concepts, embedded values, and operating principles of MSTV.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Managing a 1:1 Classroom

One-to-one classrooms where every student in a class is issued a school-owned device are becoming more popular. There is great potential to innovate and expand learning, but there is also potential for distraction and disruption.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Methodologies and Best Practices for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Policy, technological advances, and foreign relations have impacted the makeup of our schools. We now teach populations of learners who are linguistically and culturally diverse. In this course, educators will analyze past and current theories, approaches, methodologies, programs and policies that impact their language learning populations.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Methods & Materials for Teaching ESL Students

Methods & Materials for Teaching ESL Students was written to help teachers understand concepts and terms related to educating students whose first language is not English. This course discusses how to apply instructional methods in creating lessons; how to create a motivating and caring learning environment; how to integrate teaching reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills; how to differentiate instruction for English language learners; and how to identify culturally appropriate curriculum and instructional resources.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Mindfulness to Improve Teaching and Learning

Teacher and student anxiety and burnout is a global problem that researchers have been focused on for decades. Implementing skills and strategies for mindfulness have proven to be an effective tool to increase well-being and prevent burnout.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: MORE Tech Tools for Increasing Student Engagement (Tech Tools 2.0)

This course is designed for teachers who want to learn more about using EdTech in the classroom. Students will explore six online tools that can increase student engagement and learning. The information in this course can be used in any class as an alternative to traditional assignments.

January 1, 2023 to January 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: New Teacher Help

This course is designed to lessen the time it takes for novice teachers to assimilate into the profession, and reduce the amount of teacher attrition that takes place.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Online Learning: Best Practices to Leverage the Power of Distance Learning

Learning institutions, universities, and public schools are in need of educators who are knowledgeable in designing and implementing engaging online instruction, sometimes referred to as "distance learning" or "elearning."

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Overcoming Tech Fatigue: Strategies for Efficient and Effective EdTech Integration

Let's start by addressing the elephant in the room. This is an online course about technology fatigue. The resources and modules in this course are digital, and all of the assignments are online. Completing this course will involve a lot of screen time.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Pedagogical Strategies for English Learners

In this course, you will gain the knowledge and skills to support the specific needs of English learners. You will learn to establish a language-rich classroom. You will explore the role of language in literacy development and academic achievement through deconstructing language demands and creating an Academic Language Bank.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Phenomena-based Learning in the K-12 Science Classroom

Phenomena are natural events that spark wonder, and inspire scientists to investigate and learn about our universe and our place in it. Tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, moonbows, and decomposition are some examples of phenomena that have inspired scientists to ask "why?" and "how?"

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Plants Inside and Out

Plants Inside and Out course allows teachers to learn at their own pace, on their own schedule, and from their own home or classroom. Plants Inside and Out course is a complete set of hands-on lessons centered on a single conceptual unit of instruction.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Providing Effective Feedback to Foster Student Growth

This course will explore the importance of providing constant and effective feedback to students. Participants will characterize the critical nature of feedback in the learning process and identify key strategies for improving their current practices. The components of effective feedback, tools for providing feedback, and potential barriers to implementation will also be discussed.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Reading Fundamentals #3: The Elements of Effective Reading Instruction & Assessment

This course will focus on learning to read, reading to learn, and an introduction to reading assessment.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Relationally Responsive Classroom Management

This course empowers educators to effectively teach an increasingly diverse student body by cultivating meaningful relationships with students.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Response to Intervention: Practical Information for the Classroom Teacher

Response to Intervention: Practical Information for the Classroom Teacher a course providing an introduction to the Response to Intervention process for special education teachers, general classroom teachers, parents, and related professionals.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Rock N Science

Rock N Science course is a complete set of "hands-on" lessons centered around a single conceptual unit of instruction. Included in the course are; course syllabus, assessment menu, grading guide, student pages, teacher pages, safety guidelines and helps, student assessments, and teacher assessments.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Science for Beginning Einsteins

By selecting to do Science for Beginning Einsteins the teacher can increase their science knowledge and improve their science curriculum at the same time because the teacher, as the purchaser, can use these lessons for their personal classroom use. This course is appropriate for teacher in grades K-2.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Science of Reading: Harnessing Research-Driven Digital Tools

The term "Science of Reading" has gained a lot of momentum over the last few years. The educational market has been flooded with "SOR" tools, resources, books, and programs, but as educators, we have a responsibility to ourselves and to our students to fully understand the research behind SOR and choose resources to use that are safe, ethical, and effective.

January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Screencasting to Engage Learning

This course is designed to give teachers an introduction to screencasting. A screencast can be a powerful educational tool to help with differentiation, independent learning, remediation, and flipped classroom scenarios.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Shocking Truth

Shocking Truth course is a complete set of "hands-on" lessons centered around a single conceptual unit of instruction. Included in the course are; course syllabus, assessment menu, grading guide, student pages, teacher pages, safety guidelines and helps, student assessments, and teacher assessments.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Smart Phones in the Classroom: Strategies for Effective Implementation

This course will explore the advantages of student smartphone use in the classroom, as well as the potential obstacles that may arise from implementation.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Social & Emotional Learning: Optimizing Learning Environments with Life Skills

Social-emotional learning (SEL) comprises life skills that are foundational to motivation in the classroom and classroom management. Students who have strong social and emotional skill sets will be more successful in the classroom and in life. In this course, students will first examine what SEL is, including the research foundational to SEL.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Social Emotional Learning Strategies for the Modern Classroom

Currently, schools are looking for ways to develop and support the social emotional learning (SEL) needs of their students. Providing SEL instruction helps motivate students in their learning, improves behavior and academic performance and benefits the entire school community.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Social Media and Social Emotional Learning

Social Media has major impacts on our world. As educators, many of us experience social media through different lenses. Some are parents of children growing up with social media. Some are children of parents exploring social media. Many are experiencing social media first hand to learn, share, and connect.

January 1, 2023 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Strategies for Bilingual Education that Empower All Learners

U.S. The Department of Education launched the "Being Bilingual is a Superpower" Initiative to promote multilingual education and encourage the implementation of high-quality language programs across the country. Many schools have implemented dual-language education models where students receive a percentage of their instruction, practice, and assessment in two different languages.

January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Strategies for Digital Literacy in Every Classroom

We live in an interconnected world where instant access to information and communication is a part of everyday life. Students today are growing up in a time where they have known nothing else.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Strategies for Reaching At-Risk Students

This course will explore what it means to be "at-risk" and the strategies, programs, and services that exist to support at-risk students. Participants will define the term at-risk, identify strategies from motivating and encouraging at-risk students in the classroom, research available community programs and services, and create a detailed individual student profile and plan.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Student Assessments in a Virtual Classroom

Assessing student progress and checking for understanding is a vital part of the teaching and learning process. It is now more important than ever for educators to be able to implement digital assessments into their curriculum. The ability for students to engage in digital formative assessments in remote and online settings is critical.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Supporting At-Risk Young Learners & Their Families

This course is designed to help Early Childhood Educators gain strategies to reach and teach young children who are at risk of not meeting their potential. Participants will learn the internal and external factors that place a child at risk, how heredity and environment affect a child's development, the characteristics of various risk factors, and interventions for each risk factor. A major emphasis will be on the family's influence on the child's development and how Early Childhood Educators can work with families to support their child's growth in all areas of development.

July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Supporting English Language Learning with Instructional Technology

The goal of English immersion in a mainstream classroom is the acquisition of language skills through exposure, exploration, practice, and support. Teachers in English immersion classrooms also require training, resources, and support to create a safe space for all students to learn and succeed.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Survival Strategies for New Teachers, Grades 6-8

This course provides new teachers with strategies and tools that enable them to develop confidence and skills as they improve their classroom practice.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Survival Strategies for New Teachers, Grades 9-12

This course provides new teachers with strategies and tools that enable them to develop confidence and skills as they improve their classroom practice.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Survival Strategies for New Teachers, Grades K-5

This course provides new teachers with strategies and tools that enable them to develop confidence and skills as they improve their classroom practice.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Talk to Me: Find the Right Words to Inspire, Encourage, and Get Things Done

Talk to Me: Find the Right Words to Inspire, Encourage, and Get Things Done is a powerful guide that every educator should read to learn how to choose the words that will move students to action.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Teach Like a Pirate

Teach Like a Pirate offers inspiration, practical techniques and innovative ideas that will help you increase student engagement, boost your creativity and transform your life as an educator.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Teaching Digital Citizenship Using Social Media

This course explores the 'do's and don'ts' of social media, including the negatives and positives of using social media. You will know how to create a socially connected classroom, how to teach your students to be respectful of each other online, how to teach students to protect their online identity and reputation, help students ward off cyber bullying, and show students how to build an online resume.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Teaching in the Online and Blended Environments

This course is intended for teachers who are interested in or have already began incorporating online instruction into their classrooms.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Teaching Secondary Math Conceptually: Meeting Mathematics Standards

The course, Teaching Secondary Math Conceptually: Meeting Mathematics Standards, is designed to explain and connect the major concepts, procedures, and reasoning processes of mathematics.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Teaching with Tablets

In this course participants will gain an understanding of how to operate their tablet and become familiar with the opportunities it provides for enhancing the learning in their classroom.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Tech Tools for Increasing Student Engagement

This course is designed for teachers who want to learn more about using EdTech in the classroom. Students will explore six online tools that can increase student engagement and learning. The information in this course can be used in any class as an alternative to traditional assignments.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Tech Tools for the Classroom

This course was developed by administrators and teachers with a combined 50 years of experience in the classroom to strengthen educators in these areas: accepting change in how lessons are delivered, accessing online educational resources, building a support system of colleagues to learn from, and assessing the value of specific digital tools in student learning.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: The Case for Space

The Case for Space course is a complete set of "hands-on" lessons centered around a single conceptual unit of instruction. Included in the course are: course syllabus, assessment menu, grading guide, student pages, teacher pages, safety guidelines and helps, student assessments, and teacher assessments.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: The Trauma Sensitive Classroom: Building Resilience with Compassionate Teaching

Nearly half of the students in US schools have experienced trauma, violence or chronic stress. In this course, learn about the impact of trauma on the body and mind and how to recognize it in student behavior.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: The Whole Brain Child

The Whole Brain Child is an easy-to-read, practical book that breaks down how a child's brain works and how the brain changes/develops over time.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Tomorrow's Technology in Today's Classroom

In this course students will gain an understanding of several current technological resources that are available for free use, as well as, understand the advantages of implementing such resources. Through peer-to-peer and instructor interactions by the end of the workshop each student will have an understanding of how to effectively implement the online component of teaching in a traditional classroom.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Tools for Close Reading Across the Curriculum

Close reading is a series of strategies that invite students to interact with complex texts. While researchers have noted many benefits of close reading, it takes a lot of understanding and planning to implement an effective close reading lesson.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Tools to Strengthen Mathematical Processes in the K-12 Classroom

The NCTM has identified five process standards for K-12 mathematics instruction: Problem Solving, Reasoning, Communication, Connections, and Representation. While it is easy to list these processes, it can be very difficult to implement them in the classroom.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Try DI!: Planning & Preparing a Differentiated Instruction Program

This online course is designed to provide you an opportunity to learn about an instructional framework, Differentiated Instruction (DI), aimed at creating supportive learning environments for diverse learning populations. Students will be presented a method for self-assessment of the extent to which their current instructional approach reflects the perspective, principles, and practices of the DI approach.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Understanding Aggression: Coping with Aggressive Behavior in the Classroom

The course will consider the many forms of aggression, both criminal and otherwise; its costs and motivation; its perpetrators and targets; its likely and unlikely locations; its impact on our schools, the children; and, most especially, its several causes and promising solutions.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Understanding and Implementing Common Core Standards

Understanding & Implementing Common Core Standards is an interactive computer-based instruction course designed to give you a deeper understanding of the rationale for and structure of this particular standards-based framework. In this course you will learn a number of factors that contributed to the overall design of the Common Core Standards as well as practical pedagogical approaches that will support practitioners working toward deeper implementation.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Understanding and Implementing IEPs with Digital Tools

Understanding the roles, rights, responsibilities, and restrictions of classroom teachers who teach students with IEPs can be overwhelming. It is essential that all educators who teach students with IEPs understand the laws and components of each Individualized Education Plan. Participants will assess their prior knowledge of the IEP process and develop a personalized goal for the course.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Universal Design for Learning

This course is intended as an introduction to Universal Design for Learning (UDL). UDL is a, "set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn" (CAST, 2012).

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Unlocking History: Inquiry-Based Strategies for Primary Source Learning Experiences

Let's go back in time! Primary sources are a direct connection to the people and events that shape history. Analysis of images, literary works, documents, and objects can help us understand and learn from events in our past and help shape our future. Inquiry-based learning puts students in the driver seat as they find the answers to questions that motivate them to learn, make connections, and form deeper understanding.

January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Using Android Devices in Education

This eCourse provides invaluable, targeted step-by-step instruction & practical exercises on how to use & implement Android systems & recommended educational apps. Not only does this eCourse shows teachers how to use Tablets, it also teaches them how to integrate the new Core Standards into daily lessons which will enhance & enrich your teaching experience.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Using Open Educational Resources (OERs) to Create K12 Curriculum

In this online course, teachers will learn how to build capacity in using Open Educational Resources (OERs), sharing OERs and building OERs; they will connect with like-minded educators and communities, and establish a strong portfolio of an educator as a creator of digital curriculum and lessons.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Visual Tools for Backwards Design

Backwards design is a framework for improving student achievement where educators begin with the end result in mind, determine goal progressions, and finally plan learning experiences.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Visual Tools to Redefine Learning

The SAMR (substitution, augmentation, modification, and redefinition) Model was developed by Dr. Ruben Puentedura to help educators identify the levels of effective technology integration.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026

T&L 2900: VIR: Who Needs Plants

Who Needs Plants course is a complete set of "hands-on" lessons centered around a single conceptual unit of instruction. Included in the course are; course syllabus, assessment menu, grading guide, student pages, teacher pages, safety guidelines and helps, student assessments, and teacher assessments.

July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Why DI? An Introduction to Differentiated Instruction

Why DI?: An Introduction to Differentiated Instruction is designed to give you an understanding of the framework of and need for creating supportive learning environments for diverse learning populations. In this course, you will learn what is meant by Differentiated Instruction (DI) and the common myths associated with creating the differentiated classroom.

June 1, 2021 to June 1, 2024

T&L 2900: VIR: Work-Based Learning: Integrating Theory and Practice

This course empowers educators to integrate Work-Based Learning (WBL) into their curriculum, providing students with valuable real-world experiences that enhance learning and career readiness.

January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2025

T&L 2900: VIR: Writing = Thinking: Strategies for All Content Areas

The act of thinking is invisible, which makes it difficult to fully understand the learning that is taking place in our students. As educators, it is our job to ensure that the invisible thinking turns into visible products.

January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026