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Teaching Outside The Box

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June 1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th  (8:30-4:30)            

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Course Description:  EDUC-580-

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This experiential course will help teachers rethink instruction, boost student engagement, and design learning experiences that are creative, meaningful, and student-centered without burning themselves out. Teaching outside the box responds to this challenge by empowering educators to rethink instruction in ways that are innovative, student-centered, and sustainable. This workshop provides teachers with practical tools to redesign lessons, assessments, and learning experiences that foster engagement, ownership, and real-world relevance—without adding to their workload.

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Location:  ZOOM

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The Relationship-Driven Classroom

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Dates:

 

June 8th,9th,10th,11th,12th  (8:30-4:30)            

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Course Description:  EDUC-580-

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Teaching a relationship-driven classroom is grounded in the understanding that strong, positive teacher-student relationships are a foundational element of effective teaching and meaningful learning. When students feel seen, valued, respected, and emotionally safe, they are more likely to engage academically, demonstrate positive behavior, and persist through challenges. A relationship-driven approach shifts the focus from compliance-based instruction to connection-based learning, which supports both academic and social-emotional growth.

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Location:  ZOOM

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High Impactful Instructional Strategies That Work

 

Dates: June15th,16th,17th,18th,19th (8:30-4:30)

        

Course Description:  EDUC-580-

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Student achievement is most powerfully influenced by the quality of classroom instruction. Decades of synthesis research, including the work of John Hattie in Visible Learning and Visible Learning: The Sequel, demonstrate that specific instructional practices consistently produce significant gains in student learning across grade levels and subject areas. Strategies such as teacher clarity, formative evaluation, feedback, direct instruction, and metacognitive approaches yield effect sizes well above the average yearly growth benchmark.

 

Location:  ZOOM

 

Reaching Resilient Learners

 

Dates: June 22nd,23rd,24th,25th,26th  (8:30-4:30)

        

Course Description:  EDUC-580-

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This experiential workshop is designed to equip educators with research-based strategies to address disengagement, increase motivation, and foster meaningful participation. Over six days, participants will explore the underlying causes of reluctance, strengthen teacher-student relationships, learn how to apply motivation frameworks, implement culturally responsive and trauma-informed practices, and develop actionable instructional strategies. Participants will leave with tools, lesson designs, and practical approaches that can be immediately implemented in classrooms to engage all learners, particularly those who have historically resisted participation.

Ultimately, this workshop addresses a critical gap in professional development: moving beyond generic engagement strategies to targeted, evidence-based practices that help teachers reach every student, improve academic outcomes, and cultivate a classroom culture where all learners feel valued, capable, and motivated.

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Location:  ZOOM

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Mind, Body, and Movement: The Impact on Learning

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Dates:  

June 29th,30th,July 1st,2nd,3rd (8:30-4:30)

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Course Description: EDUC-580-

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Teachers can feel overwhelmed when faced with challenging behaviors in the classroom. In fact, managing challenging student behavior is one of the most common issues facing a classroom teacher and leads to a loss of instructional time, stress, frustration, and eventually burnout. This course focuses on strategies that limit challenging behavior and providing a safe and productive learning environment. Some key topics of the course are intervention, prevention of challenging behaviors before they escalate, and managing future challenging behaviors in the classroom.

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Location: ZOOM

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Boosting Teacher Morale

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Dates:

March 12th & 26th (5:00-9:00)  

 March 14th, 15th, 28th, & 29th (8:30-4:30)

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Course Description: EDUC-580-

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This experiential course focuses on fun and effective strategies that teachers and staff can implement to improve morale in their buildings. Teachers make up the largest part of the school and spend the most time with students. Research indicates that poor teacher morale negatively impacts student achievement; conversely, high teacher morale boosts student performance. This course offers a multitude of strategies that teachers can do in their buildings to boost morale for their colleagues and their students.

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Location: ZOOM

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​Creating Cultures of Thinking, Part 1

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Dates:

April 9th & 23rd (5:00-9:00)

April 11th, 12th, 25th, & 26th, 2026 (8:30-4:30)           

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Course Description: EDUC-580-

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This online course examines Ron Ritchhart’s book, Creating Cultures of Thinking: 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Our Schools. It is designed to help teachers facilitate an environment where students develop critical thinking skills, listening skills, and questioning techniques that will shape meaningful collaboration that increases student learning. Teachers will develop ways to integrate technology for inquiry, problem and project-based learning assignments.

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Location: ZOOM

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