Formative Assessments to Heighten Engagement, Guide Instruction, and Improve Learning – Online Professional Development Course
This 1-credit online course provides strategies for using formative assessments to quickly evaluate students’ knowledge and thinking.
Click Here to View SyllabusLAUSD Course Code: NA-11-122
UMass Global University Course Code: EDDU 9972Course Description
Every day in your classroom, are your students fully understanding the concepts that you’re teaching? Even you seem to be teaching something perfectly, are your students really getting it? Thanks to formative assessments, it’s easy enough to gauge the effectiveness of your lessons and to make changes on the fly. In this online class, you’ll learn how to use formative assessments to get instant feedback on your teaching practices and to enhance student engagement and learning.
This professional development course for teachers focuses on how to use fun and quick formative assessments, techniques that go far beyond the KWL chart (Know, Want to Know, Learned). You’ll discover easy, practical strategies that you can begin using with your students immediately.
If you’ve felt burdened by the mandates of your school or district, this online class can provide a fresh perspective – helping you focus on meaningful assessments that address your students’ needs and improve your teaching practices.
Designed for all types of teachers, this online professional development course on formative assessments covers a variety of topics, including:
an overview of formative assessment
the purpose of formative assessments
supporting research on the effectiveness of formative assessments
key characteristics for success in using formative assessments
formative assessment and classroom culture
formative assessment and equity for students
quick formative assessment strategies
technology, tools, and resources to facilitate formative assessments
aligning formative assessments and summative assessments
As part of this online professional development course, you’ll create a portfolio of 8 formative assessment strategies, specific to your teaching environment and students.
This 1-credit online course is approved by LAUSD for salary points and by other districts in California for professional development credits or graduate-level credits available through University of Massachusetts Global. You can check with your school district to find out which professional development credit type you need.
The course is comprised of 6 units. For each unit, you’ll read a lesson, watch a video, take a quiz, and complete an assignment. Throughout the professional development course, you’ll post your responses in an online discussion forum, for interaction with other teachers who are taking the online course.
Reviews
"As a classroom teacher it is easy to get bogged down in district mandates. This course reminded me about what is important and redirected me back to meaningful assessment and instruction."
"I have learned many fun strategies for formative assessment that I am already using with my students. They love it!"
"I really enjoyed this course and it directly effected my teaching practices. I was able to integrate the techniques I learned right away."
"I received numerous ways of assessing my students to see if they truly understand the concept. Formative assessment gives me the opportunity to make changes when needed. I will be utilizing formative assessments throughout my lessons."
"I use formative assessments to guide my teaching instruction to help my students learning. This course helped give me new effective strategies to better address students needs. It also really helped me see how important formative assessments are to improve student achievement."
Learning Outcomes
In this online course, you’ll learn how to use fun and quick assessments to evaluate your students’ knowledge and thinking, as well as how to use different teaching modalities to promote student learning.
Number of Professional Development Credits / Salary Points
Teachers throughout California and the U.S. can earn 1 professional development credit by completing this online course or 1 graduate level credit (awarded through University of Massachusetts Global, formerly known as Brandman University). This course is also worth 1 salary point awarded by the LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District), depending on the credit type you choose.
Target Audience
This course is designed for all types of Pre-K through 12th grade teachers, including: early childhood education teachers, elementary school teachers, middle school teachers, high school teachers, special education teachers, staff, and administrators.
NA-11-122 is the LAUSD course code for Formative Assessments which you’ll need to use to get credit for salary points from the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
Additional Information/Questions
Here’s additional information about the Formative Assessments online professional development course:
This course is 100% online – the coursework and interaction.
You’ll have six months to complete all of your coursework from the date that you purchase this online course.
Once you’ve successfully completed the Formative Assessments course, you’ll earn 1 LAUSD salary point, 1 professional development credit, or 1 graduate-level professional development credit.
If you have any questions about the Formative Assessments course, or any of our other professional development online courses, please email help@education4equity.com.
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Disclaimer
Disclaimer: This online professional development class has been approved by the LAUSD and UTLA Joint Salary Point Credit Committee. Please note, however, that the LAUSD does not endorse this online class provider over any other.
Lifting Every Voice through Academic Discourse and Public Speaking – Online Professional Development Course
This 1-credit online course is designed to give teachers practical ways they can help students find their voices and develop their public speaking skills.
Click Here to View SyllabusLAUSD Course Code: NA-11-134
UMass Global University Course Code: EDLU 9949Course Description
“Public speaking” doesn’t only apply to standing on a stage in front of thousands of people and giving a speech. Public speaking takes place every day in classrooms, but not all students are comfortable with it. If you’d like to help your students speak up and speak out, you’ll enjoy this online class on public speaking. Many students are afraid to speak up about issues that are important to them. Or they might want to be heard, but don’t know how to jump into the discussions. In this professional development course for teachers, you’ll learn how to make a difference in your student’s lives by facilitating and accommodating participation from all of your students. The course includes real-world tips and strategies for helping students articulate their ideas, negotiate and discuss them with others, and strengthen their points of view and voices.
Designed for all types of teachers, this online professional development course on public speaking and academic discourse includes best practices for:
how to incorporate more academic discourse throughout content instruction
how to facilitate debate, speech-giving, and spoken word
how to overcome barriers to effective speaking
This 1-credit online course is approved by LAUSD for salary points and by other districts in California for professional development credits or graduate-level credits available through University of Massachusetts Global. You can check with your school district to find out which professional development credit type you need.
Learning Outcomes
In this online course, you’ll learn how to help students engage in academic discourse and improve their public speaking skills.
Number of Professional Development Credits / Salary Points
Teachers throughout California and the U.S. can earn 1 professional development credit by completing this online course or 1 graduate level credit (awarded through University of Massachusetts Global, formerly known as Brandman University). This course is also worth 1 salary point awarded by the LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District), depending on the credit type you choose.
Target Audience
This course is designed for all types of Pre-K through 12th grade teachers, including: early childhood education teachers, elementary school teachers, middle school teachers, high school teachers, special education teachers, staff, and administrators.
NA-11-134 is the LAUSD course code for Academic Discourse and Public Speaking which you’ll need to use to get credit for salary points from the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
Additional Information/Questions
Here’s additional information about the Academic Discourse and Public Speaking online professional development course:
This course is 100% online – the coursework and interaction.
You’ll have six months to complete all of your coursework from the date that you purchase this online course.
Once you’ve successfully completed the Academic Discourse and Public Speaking course, you’ll earn 1 LAUSD salary point, 1 professional development credit, or 1 graduate-level professional development credit.
If you have any questions about the Academic Discourse and Public Speaking course, or any of our other professional development online courses, please email help@education4equity.com.
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Lifting Every Voice through Creative Writing and Publishing (3 credits / LAUSD Salary Points)
Arts Integration for Equity and Excellence - Music (3 credits / LAUSD Salary Points)
Disclaimer
Disclaimer: This online professional development class has been approved by the LAUSD and UTLA Joint Salary Point Credit Committee. Please note, however, that the LAUSD does not endorse this online class provider over any other.
Emotional Intelligence – Online Professional Development Course
This 3-credit online course addresses the emotional health of our students and how to teach in such a way that fosters emotional intelligence and well-being for improved relationships and learning. Emotions are vital information for us and our students to learn to manage, and are inextricably involved in the learning process.
This course covers 10 main topics related to emotions in the context of learning:
1) The Neuroscience of Emotions
2) Emotions and Physical Health
3) Emotional Well-being for SOCIAL Health
4) Emotional Well-being and Learning
5) Lowering Students Affective Filter for Maximized Learning
6) Creating an Environment and Inner State within Students Conducive to Learning (R-U-L-E-R Emotions)
7) Heightening our Students’ “Emotional Quotient” (EQ)
8) Fostering Emotional Agility and Resiliency
9) Applying R-U-L-E-R of Emotions to Ourselves in the Teaching Profession
10) Building Capacity as a School for Emotional Health & Emotional Intelligence
Number of Professional Development Credits / Salary Points
Teachers throughout California and the U.S. can earn 3 professional development credits by completing this online course or 3 graduate level credits (awarded through Brandman University in Irvine, California). This course is also worth 3 salary points awarded by the LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District), depending on the credit type you choose.
Click Here to View SyllabusTarget Audience
This course is designed for all types of Pre-K through 12th grade teachers, including: early childhood education teachers, elementary school teachers, middle school teachers, high school teachers, special education teachers, staff, and administrators.
LAUSD Course CodeNA-08-13 is the LAUSD course code for Emotional Intelligence, which you’ll need to use to get credit for salary points from the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
Additional Information/Questions
Here’s additional information about the Emotional Intelligence online professional development course:
This course is 100% online – the coursework and interaction.
You’ll have six months to complete all of your coursework from the date that you purchase this online course. If you’re enrolled in three or more 3-credit online courses simultaneously, upon request, you’ll be allowed one year to complete the course.
Once you’ve successfully completed the Emotional Intelligencecourse, you’ll earn 3 LAUSD salary points, 3 professional development credits, or 3 graduate-level professional development credits.
If you have any questions about the Emotional Intelligence course, or any of our other professional development online courses, please email education4equity@gmail.com.
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Disclaimer
Disclaimer: This online professional development class has been approved by the LAUSD and UTLA Joint Salary Point Credit Committee. Please note, however, that the LAUSD does not endorse this online class provider over any other.
Movement for Improvement – Online Professional Development Course
This 3-credit online course for teachers introduces the benefits of movement and how it can have a positive impact on students of all ages.
Course Description
Are your students restless? Do they struggle to stay engaged for the entire class period? Would you, too, like more exercise, even when you’re on your feet all day? If so, you’ll enjoy discovering how movement can help improve learning.
Our most popular professional development course for teachers, Movement for Improvement shows you the positive impact that movement can have on learning, student behavior, classroom management, and the health of you and your students.
According to John Ratey, M.D., author of SPARK: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and The Brain, “Exercise is the single most powerful tool that you have to optimize your brain function.” in this course, you’ll earn how to put that tool to use in the classroom, in fun and creative ways.
Designed for all types of teachers, this online professional development course covers different aspects of movement, including:
how movement impacts the brain and learning
the effects of movement on physical and mental health
using movement as a classroom management tool
building unity through movement
movement and teaching (in all content areas)
how movement can give the brain a much-needed break
movement and multiculturalism
how movement can help you thrive as a teacher
sharing a learning activity involving movement
This 3-credit online course is approved by LAUSD for salary points and by other districts in California for professional development credits or graduate-level credits available through Brandman University. You can check with your school district to find out which professional development credit type you need.
The course is comprised of 10 units. For each unit, you’ll read a lesson, watch a video, take a quiz, and complete an assignment. Throughout the professional development course, you’ll post your responses in an online discussion forum, for interaction with other teachers who are taking the online course.
Reviews
"This helped tremendously in my classroom because it gave me ideas of how I could include movement in my daily schedule. I saw increased student engagement, and it wasn't that hard to do. I have learned the importance of regular movement and will continue this practice in my future teaching."
"I never realized just how much movement affects your brain. The information was so interesting and has compelled me to be a lot more active with my students and in my life."
"I really enjoyed this course! By far, the best I have ever taken in my teaching career!! Thank you so much!!"
"This workshop was all related to my job. As an educator, I seek for courses to improve my teaching practices. This course provided infinite examples and research base of the importance of movement in the classroom."
"I didn't realize how important it was to incorporate movement in the classroom. This course offered me the opportunity to learn and come to understand the content and how crucial it is in the classroom. I am definitely going to try to implement everything that I have learned, as much as possible."
Learning Outcomes
In this online course, you’ll learn how movement can enhance learning and how to incorporate movement into your classroom activities.
Number of Professional Development Credits / Salary Points
Teachers throughout California and the U.S. can earn 3 professional development credits by completing this online course or 3 graduate level credits (awarded through Brandman University in Irvine, California). This course is also worth 3 salary points awarded by the LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District), depending on the credit type you choose.
Click Here to View SyllabusTarget Audience
This course is designed for all types of Pre-K through 12th grade teachers, including: early childhood education teachers, elementary school teachers, middle school teachers, high school teachers, special education teachers, staff, and administrators.
LAUSD Course Code NA-11-113
NA-11-113 is the LAUSD course code for Movement for Improvement, which you’ll need to use to get credit for salary points from the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
Additional Information/Questions
Here’s additional information about the Movement for Improvement online professional development course:
This course is 100% online – the coursework and interaction.
You’ll have six months to complete all of your coursework from the date that you purchase this online course. If you’re enrolled in three or more 3-credit online courses simultaneously, upon request, you’ll be allowed one year to complete the course.
Once you’ve successfully completed the Movement for Improvement course, you’ll earn 3 LAUSD salary points, 3 professional development credits, or 3 graduate-level professional development credits.
If you have any questions about the Movement for Improvement course, or any of our other professional development online courses, please email education4equity@gmail.com.
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Disclaimer
Disclaimer: This online professional development class has been approved by the LAUSD and UTLA Joint Salary Point Credit Committee. Please note, however, that the LAUSD does not endorse this online class provider over any other.