Teaching With Clarity: Deliberate Practice That Impacts Learning
In this course, we’ll explore how intentional, research-based practice can transform instructional planning and execution. By combining the principles of deliberate practice with the Teacher Clarity framework, we’ll dive into strategies to improve instructional routines, foster collaborative growth, and elevate teacher leadership. Together, we’ll focus on actionable ways to enhance classroom delivery and build a shared culture of excellence across your school system.
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Supporting Students Using a MTSS Framework Grades 6-12
This online course for teachers is designed for educators in grades 6-12 who want to learn how to use a multi-tiered system to support all their students’ academic, behavior, and social-emotional needs. Universal screening measures are examined as well as using data to guide decisions within the classroom, with a focus on identifying students at-risk for poor academic outcomes. Information on academic supports is shared including universal design for learning, culturally responsive teaching, differentiated instruction, and instilling a growth mindset in students. Specific multi-tiered strategies are introduced to help teachers support students who struggle behaviorally. Teachers will learn the importance of utilizing reinforcement techniques, extinction plans, functional behavior assessments, and behavior intervention plans. A variety of social-emotional strategies are also discussed, including social skills instruction and the impact school climate has on students’ mental health.
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Reading and Writing Strategies for Students with Special Needs Grades K-5
| This online course for teachers is specifically designed to address the myriad literacy needs of students with learning disabilities who are present in general education K-5 classrooms. The course begins by introducing teachers to the science of reading so that they can understand why so many students with learning disabilities tend to struggle with reading and writing. From there, an overview of the MTSS framework is provided to help teachers understand the process of moving struggling students through the various literacy interventions throughout the tiers. Teachers will take a deep dive into all the foundational components of literacy as they explore numerous strategies and interventions to help students with special needs succeed and exceed in the areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing. Throughout this course, teachers will learn how to use developmentally-appropriate activities, lessons, and interventions to help students with learning disabilities increase their literacy skills, often using a multi-sensory approach.
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Moving Beyond Remediation to Empower Sustainable Learning Grades K-12
This online course for teachers is designed to equip K-12 educators with the tools they need to target students with varying academic needs who are at different readiness levels so that they can successfully take on their grade-level content. The course begins by outlining the steps to properly identify the essential standards and pre-requisite skills required to make learning more sustainable. From there, teachers will learn how to prioritize critical skills and adjust their year-long scope and sequence accordingly. Teachers will explore how to utilize pre-assessment, as well as formative and summative assessments to monitor student progress. Guided by an MTSS framework, teachers will learn to tailor their instruction of essential standards into Tiers 1, 2, and 3. Teachers will explore several strategies for involving students in the learning process thereby keeping them more engaged. Finally, teachers will learn how to switch their mindsets from one of a loss perspective to that which strives to make the teaching process more sustainable.
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Content Area Multi-Sensory Teaching for Students with Special Needs Grades K-5
This online course for teachers is designed for K-5 educators who wish to explore strategies and initiatives for incorporating a variety of multi-sensory strategies into their teaching repertoire in an effort to help those students with special learning needs. Teachers will be introduced to the basic outline of multi-sensory teaching as well as its benefits in the classroom for students with special needs. Then, teachers will learn a variety of strategies to “meet students where they are” in terms of their visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile learning preferences in the areas of reading, writing, and mathematics. Teachers will also learn how to integrate the arts in multiple ways during reading, writing, and math in order to support these learning preferences. By the end of this continuing education course, teachers will feel more confident implementing a variety of multi-sensory teaching techniques (including the incorporation of the arts) into their classrooms so that their most at-risk students can find success.
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Conquering the Behavioral Challenges of Special Needs Students Grades K-2
| This online course for teachers is designed for K-2 educators who want to learn how to incorporate a variety of behavior interventions for students who have been diagnosed with disorders such as autism spectrum disorder, emotional and behavioral disorders, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The role of executive functions is examined, including how executive dysfunction can lead to classroom behavior problems. Information on behavior management is shared with a specific focus on a tiered system of behavioral support, implementing IEPs, functional behavior analysis, and behavior intervention plans. Specific strategies are introduced to help teachers support special education students who struggle behaviorally. Teachers will learn the importance of developing routines, utilizing reinforcement techniques, teaching social skills, and the role that effective praise plays in behavior management. Teachers will be introduced to a variety of team-teaching models as a form of collaboration, and they will learn techniques to better involve parents by establishing a robust school-home connection. |
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Addressing the Needs of Diverse Populations Grades K-5
This online course for teachers is designed for K-5 educators who are looking to expand their current toolbox of strategies to address the diverse learning needs of students with ADHD, anxiety, linguistically diverse students, as well as those who have been identified as gifted and talented. Teachers will learn specific strategies to empower their students to succeed while simultaneously understanding their specific academic and social challenges. Additionally, teachers will learn the important role that culture plays in a diverse classroom, as well as specific strategies for engaging all learning styles in every lesson (visual, auditory, reading/writing, and kinesthetic). Teachers will also learn how Tier 1, 2, and 3 interventions can be used to address the diverse learning needs of their students vis-à-vis the MTSS (multi-tiered system of support) framework. Finally, teachers will learn specific strategies for engaging families and the overall school community so that all learning needs can be identified, encouraged, and supported.
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A Multi-Tiered System of Supports for Students who Challenge Us Grades K-5
This online course for teachers is designed for educators in grades K-5 who want to learn how to use a multi-tiered system to support all their students’ academic, behavior, and social-emotional needs. Universal screening measures are examined as well as using data to guide decisions within the classroom, with a focus on identifying students at-risk for poor academic outcomes. Information on academic supports is shared including universal design for learning, culturally responsive teaching, differentiated instruction, and instilling a growth mindset in students. Specific multi-tiered strategies are introduced to help teachers support students who struggle behaviorally. Teachers will learn the importance of utilizing reinforcement techniques, preference assessments, extinction plans, functional behavior assessments, and behavior intervention plans. A variety of social-emotional strategies are also discussed, including social skills instruction and compassionate practices to support students’ mental health.
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Data Talks: The Process
| It is important for school staff to Understand Data Literacy and the importance of data literacy in relation to student achievement. School staff should collaboratively establish a clear plan for measurable targets of progress based on data analysis. As a result of completing this course, districts will be more focused on strategic planning, decision-making, and improving educational outcomes. Districts will cultivate a culture of continuous improvement by regularly reviewing and reflecting on data, adjusting strategies as needed, and celebrating successes. |
Dyslexia Series: Chapter 3 Screening for Dyslexia
This course covers using an MTSS/RTI framework to screen for and identify students at risk for dyslexia across grades K-2. It teaches the problem-solving model: identifying reading difficulties, analyzing underlying deficits, developing intervention plans, and evaluating outcomes, focusing on using data and the Simple View of Reading. Upon completion of this course, you will receive 2 PDU hours. Created by Middle Tennessee State University
Prerequisites for this course are:
Dyslexia Series: Chapter 1 Defining the Science of Reading
Dyslexia Series: Chapter 2: An Overview of Dyslexia
Early Childhood, Lower Elementary (K-2)
2 PDU’s