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Explore several different models/theories and decipher strategies that can be applied in K -12 classroom settings. Covers basic skills and knowledge for creating a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction and effective communication

An overview of the research and practice of current standards-based Best Practices in the field of education and how that is translated effectively into the classroom with regular and special needs students.

An examination of the changes post-covid that educators are facing and a review of strategies that can enhance students' academic and social-emotional success.

How our student population has changed in the last 3 years along with how their expectations (along with their parents’) have shifted. It also means that we must assess and address those students who feel left out, dis-engaged and unmotivated in the transition.

The course will explore: What are new, creative ways in which to engage with my students: What are new ways in which to do Classroom Management? Ensure Differentiation? Use Technology Creatively? And Revise out Instruction in order to Engage Students?

ve course for the ESL endorsement sequence. Provides an overOview of the foundations of bilingual education.

Overview of English language structure and use, including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Emphasis on topics useful to teachers of English language learners.

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An overview of the development and submission of proposals for government and private funding. Students will develop a proposal for potential submission. A focus on searches for funding sources, administration & evaluation of projects. GRAD CREDIT ONLY

The theoretical and practical aspects of assessing learners with special needs. Tests used to assess intelligence, school achievement, aptitude, language development, and social and emotional adjustment of exceptional children will be reviewed.

A focus on the legal foundations, characteristics, identification, and educational needs of learners with behavioral, learning and cognitive disabilities. Current definitions and classification systems, prevalence, terminology, social and behavioral characteristics, diagnostic and remedial procedures, and controversial issues in the field of behavioral, learning, and cognitive disabilities are covered.

The course is appropriate for all grade levels K-12 and covers implementation of RTI for academic and behavioral purposes. Appropriate whether you are using RTI for eligibility purposes or simply as a way to improve instruction and increase learning. Will cover new CPS tracking system: Branching Mind Basics

For those who have completed Spanish for Educators I. Will continue the study of Spanish grammar and knowledge of the Hispanic culture and how to communicate with English learners whose native language is Spanish and their parents. Continuing communication skills associated with real-life situations, the classroom environment.

GRAD CREDIT ONLY

An overview of the continuum of substance use, 2.) the effect on the family the effect on a child's emotional, social and academic development, whether they or a family member are abusing substances, and 3. school-based and classroom-based strategies educators can use to address them.

The latest research on the effects of trauma on children, covering the range of emotional and behavioral disorders from attention deficit disorders, to depression, to conduct disorders, and their effects in the classroom. What educators can do to identify these disorders, assist struggling children and support their success.