Types Of Professional Development For Teachers
In most school districts, as a teacher, the more professional development courses you complete, the more you can earn. To get the most personal benefit out of professional development courses, though, which ones are right for you?
Do you want to learn how to become a more effective teacher? Expand your knowledge of a subject? Improve your classroom management practices? Add a specialized skill to your resume? Or all of the above?
Let’s take a look at the different types of professional development courses that are available for teachers.
Teaching Techniques And Strategies Courses
If you want to become a more effective teacher overall, professional development courses that focus on teaching strategies and techniques are a good choice. If you’re a new teacher, this type of continuing education can be particularly helpful. But even if you’re a seasoned teacher, you’ve probably realized that kids are living and learning in a different environment than they were as recently as five years ago.
Here are online professional development courses we offer that can help you become a more effective teacher:
- Formative Assessments To Heighten Engagement, Guide Instruction, and Improve Learning
- Personalizing Learning
- Habits Of Mind For Academic Success And Beyond
- Closing Gaps In Education And Achievement
Subject Matter Expertise Courses
If you want to expand your knowledge of your subject area – whether that be science, math, music, or any other area – professional development courses can help you do that quickly and easily.
Here are online professional development courses we offer that can help you expand your subject matter expertise:
- STEAM – Everyday For Everyone
- Cognitively Guided Instruction For Math
- Access to NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) For Everyone
- Lifting Every Voice Through Creative Writing And Publishing
- Lifting Every Voice Through Academic Discourse And Public Speaking
- Arts Integration For Equity And Excellence In Music
Classroom Management Courses
Managing the classroom can be one of the most challenging aspects of teaching, particularly for new teachers. Today’s classrooms are filled with diverse students, from all backgrounds, with different types of learning styles and interests, which can make it difficult to give equal attention to all students.
In professional development courses, workshops, and conferences, you can learn tips and strategies that other teachers have successfully implemented in their classrooms.
Here are online professional development courses we offer that can help you become a more effective teacher:
- Creating A Conducive Learning Environment Through Building Healthy Relationships
- Movement For Improvement
Specialized Skills Courses
If you’d like to pick up specialized skills, you can take professional development courses or earn a graduate certificate or degree. Examples of specialized skills include: special education, English as a second language (ESL), online instruction, and literacy.
About Education 4 Equity
At Education 4 Equity, we offer a variety of professional development courses for teachers, which are 100% online. These include 3-credit, 2-credit, and 1-credit courses, available as professional development credits or graduate-level credits. All of our professional development courses have been approved for LAUSD salary points, through the Los Angeles Unified School District.