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.
Related Courses
If you’re interested in Formative Assessments you might also like these related online courses:
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.
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STEAM Everyday for Everyone – Online Professional Development Course
This 1-credit online course provides practical tips, ideas, and resources for how to integrate STEAM into all of your lesson plans and curriculum.
Click Here to View SyllabusUMass Global University Course Code: EDTU 9026Course Description
In years past, core subjects such as science, math, and engineering were distinctly separate from the arts, and seemingly students had an interest in one type of education or the other, but never both. Research has shown, however, that students who have access to the arts, as well as science and math, are more invested in learning, more motivated to come to school, and more apt to perform better in all subjects. That’s why STEAM education is become more commonplace, as it rapidly gains ground inside elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools, and as districts around the country add STEAM schools. If you’d like to learn more about STEAM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Math) and how to incorporate it into your teaching, this online professional development course is for you.
The class is based on the notion that every student is a scientist-artist, but that the joy of creativity and artistic expression are often squelched as students are introduced to more rigid and less stimulating approaches to learning.
But why can’t the “artist” in everyone flourish, not only in school, but also in life…not only when students are young, but also throughout their lives.
In this online STEAM course, you’ll learn how to assimilate the arts and sciences into your lesson plans and curriculum, in order to provide a richer learning experience for your students.
Designed for all types of teachers, this online professional development course on STEAM covers a variety of topics, including:
an overview STEAM
research and statistics that support offering STEAM for all students
3-dimensional learning
incorporating context into learning
opportunities for academic discourse
student thinking and reflection
including the arts in teaching and learning activities
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
"Excellent course. Will be recommending it to colleagues."
"My science activities in the past were not very well-rounded and rather one dimensional. This course offered me a new perspective on what effective science instruction should look like."
"Our school is a STEAM school and it provided me with new information, resources and ideas that I can immediately bring back into my own classroom and share with colleagues."
"STEAM has definitely been challenging for me to integrate into my curriculum, however I have gained the confidence needed to try new lessons in my own class, thanks to this course."
"STEM is now becoming a real factor in our schools. Having an understanding of this has given me an opportunity to be more aware of the standards and what my colleagues are engaged in."
Learning Outcomes
In this online course, you’ll get new information, ideas, and resources for how to integrate STEAM into your curriculum.
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.
UMass Global University Course Code: EDTU 9026Additional Information/Questions
Here’s additional information about the STEAM Everyday for Everyone 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 STEAM Everyday for Everyone 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 STEAM Everyday for Everyone course, or any of our other professional development online courses, please email help@education4equity.com.
Related Courses
If you’re interested in STEAM Everyday for Everyone you might also like these related online courses:
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.
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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 SyllabusUMass 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.
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.
Related Courses
If you’re interested in Formative Assessments you might also like these related online courses:
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.
Related Courses
If you’re interested in Academic Discourse and Public Speaking you might also like these related online courses:
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.
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Making the Most of Distance Learning – Online Professional Development Course
LAUSD Course Code: NA-22-311UMass Global University Course Code: EDRU 9994
Course Description
Many teachers and students are faced with exceptional challenges as together they try to succeed in the teaching and learning process online. While distance learning has high potential for success, it also poses extreme risk of loss of learning. To succeed, students’ various creative, social, emotional and developmental needs must be sufficiently met.Those needs include:
Building an environment of mutual respect and rapport among all attendees in an online space
Providing adequate social engagement
Integrating exercise and movement
Promoting creative expression
Having fun through games and other means
Maintaining a high sense of meaningfulness of content and practices in the learning process
Learning also improves as families are included and involved in educational activities, and when teachers are supported with a community of fellow teachers.This course addresses each of these areas, with best practices that remedy various difficulties as well as enhance the capabilities and opportunities presented by online learning.
Number of Professional Development Credits / Salary Points
Teachers throughout California and the U.S. can earn 2 professional development credits by completing this online course or 2 graduate level credits (awarded through University of Massachusetts Global, formerly known as Brandman University). This course is also worth 2 salary points 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-22-311 is the LAUSD course code for Making the Most of Distance Learning 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 Making the Most of Distance Learning 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 Making the Most of Distance Learning course, you’ll earn 2 LAUSD salary points, 2 professional development credits, or 2 graduate-level professional development credits.
If you have any questions about the Making the Most of Distance Learning course, or any of our other professional development online courses, please email help@education4equity.com.
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.
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Making the Most of Distance Learning – Online Professional Development Course
UMass Global University Course Code: EDRU 9994
Course Description
Many teachers and students are faced with exceptional challenges as together they try to succeed in the teaching and learning process online. While distance learning has high potential for success, it also poses extreme risk of loss of learning. To succeed, students’ various creative, social, emotional and developmental needs must be sufficiently met.Those needs include:
Building an environment of mutual respect and rapport among all attendees in an online space
Providing adequate social engagement
Integrating exercise and movement
Promoting creative expression
Having fun through games and other means
Maintaining a high sense of meaningfulness of content and practices in the learning process
Learning also improves as families are included and involved in educational activities, and when teachers are supported with a community of fellow teachers.This course addresses each of these areas, with best practices that remedy various difficulties as well as enhance the capabilities and opportunities presented by online learning.
Number of Professional Development Credits / Salary Points
Teachers throughout California and the U.S. can earn 2 professional development credits by completing this online course or 2 graduate level credits (awarded through University of Massachusetts Global, formerly known as Brandman University). This course is also worth 2 salary points 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.
Additional Information/Questions
Here’s additional information about the Making the Most of Distance Learning 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 Making the Most of Distance Learning course, you’ll earn 2 LAUSD salary points, 2 professional development credits, or 2 graduate-level professional development credits.
If you have any questions about the Making the Most of Distance Learning course, or any of our other professional development online courses, please email help@education4equity.com.
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 SyllabusUMass 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.
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.
Related Courses
If you’re interested in Academic Discourse and Public Speaking you might also like these related online courses:
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.
"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."
