Teacher Professional Development

Grant Writing for Teachers

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Teaching is one of the most underfunded professional fields in the United States. Teachers often spend their own money to provide basic supplies for their classrooms. In order to bring in new technology or try new approaches in the classroom teachers often have to write grants to obtain external funding to achieve their teaching goals. In this course, we will focus on learning about the different kinds of grants available, the grant writing process and common mistakes that may hamper your success. We will work as a learning community to support each other to prepare a crowdsourcing and a traditional grant application that can be submitted to a funding agency. The overall goal of this course is to help you feel informed and empowered to seek funding for your classroom today!

Advanced Instructional Methods

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The Commonly used instructional methods in Indian educational institutes are lecture, demonstrations, projects, laboratory, field experiences etc. These methods offer very limited opportunities for catering to individual student’s preferences, learning styles for achieving the intended the programme level outcomes for making a person employable.A large number of other instructional methods, termed as “Advanced Instructional Method” in this course, enable learning in higher level cognitive domain and in affective domain through group based techniques, use of creativity techniques and offer opportunity of active learning through collaboration. The information and communication technology facilitates not only the use of group work and techniques for immediate learner’s responses of remotely located learners in web based modes but also offers customized learning and standardized learning resources to individual both synchronously and asynchronously. Recently virtual graphical learning environments have been introduced for learning of complex concepts through AR/VR technology. This course deals with advanced methods that offer opportunities as described above.The selection of instructional method(s) depends on factors such as learning outcomes, target group characteristics, time available and administrative factors. ICT based methods are becoming more and more popular as the IT infrastructure in becoming stronger and cost effective and very critically restricting conditions in the recent pandemic situation. This course is intended to provide you an exposure to various advanced instructional methods through several video lectures, video demonstrations, text content, discussion forum, assignments, and self-assessment tools. Summative assessment will make you earn the credit and course completion certificate. The learning effort required by the teachers for this course is 20 hours, which will include studying the e-content and related videos, completing activities and assignments. The final Assessment and certification will be based attainment in on Internal Assessment (30%) and proctored examination ( 70%).

Innovating Instruction: Reimagining Teaching with Technology

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How has technology changed the world of education? This course will examine the meaningful integration of technology into classrooms through a design-based process. This design framework will help teachers develop authentic projects that use technology as thinking tools for students. The course will also explore relevant learning theories and their practical applications for technology-infused classrooms.

B.Ed (English) - Pedagogy of Teaching English

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Pedagogy of teaching English is an advanced course which aims at empowering participants with contemporary theoretical developments in language teaching. It also aims at developing critical thinking skills among participants in teaching English as a second language. The course is designed to raise and consolidate awareness of the principles and practice of teaching English to secondary school students and adult learners. The participants of this course will be exposed to a variety of techniques and their theoretical bases in order to help them take appropriate decisions. The content and lessons of this course are organized in the following four core units of learning:1.Unit-I : Critical Reflections on ELT2. Unit-II : Constructing Discourses-I3. Unit-II : Constructing Discourses-II, and4. Unit: IV. Understanding Assessment/FeedbackThe duration of the course will be 13 weeks where the participant shall be dealing with 52 papers. Weekly assignments will be provided that are considered for the internals.At the end of the course, student are expected to: 1. be able to reflect on the current practices in English language teaching .2. be able to draw insights from contemporary perspectives on language and language learning for designing pedagogical and classroom processes.3. be able to cognize language learning in terms of construction and production of discourse4. be able to acquire critical competencies to construe teaching and learning grammar from anti-behaviorist framework of mind.5. have a conceptual knowledge and effective application of various theories and procedures of assessment in classrooms.  

Visual Thinking Strategies

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Find out how Visual Thinking Strategies, the "look and think" teaching methodology, can help educators bridge the gap between teaching and learning in the classroom.

Tech Wonders For Teachers

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Towards Excellence in TeachingWhat you'll learn:Towards Excellence In TeachingTech Wonders For Teachers is a module to exhibit and deliver the priorities towards excellence in teaching and learning as a priority. The contents related to experienced sharing and teaching practices of years of experience by the instructor as a National Teacher Award Winner. It is encapsulated towards Teaching with WOWfeature through the adoption of Technology in Education and academic delivery in totality.

Instructional Design with Orchestration Graphs

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Imagine you want to design the following educational scenario. First, your students solve a problem individual. Next, you form pairs of students who obtained different solutions and ask them to choose the best of their two solutions. Finally, you display the produced solutions and compare them in your final lecture. This scenario needs to be managed dynamically: collecting individual solutions, forming pairs, collecting pair solutions and displaying them. It also requires opportunistic timing: you would like all individuals to complete their solution before moving to the team activity but you don’t want to have many students waiting too long because one has not yet finished. These operations (timing transitions, collecting data, forming pairs) implement the orchestration of the designed scenario.For designing this kind of lesson plan, this MOOC proposes a visual model, called orchestration graph. The vertices of the graph are the learning activities. Learners perform some of these activities individually; some activities are done in teams and some with the whole class. The edges of the graph connect consecutive activities. They are associated to operators that transform the data structures produced by learners during a learning activity into the data structures necessary to run the next activity. A graph of operators hence constitutes a workflow. The edges also describe why an activity is necessary for the next activity: is it a cognitive pre-requisite, a motivational trick, an advanced organizer, an organizational need, etc.Instructional design is the process of building a sequence of learning activities though which learners will reach the learning objectives assigned to a session. Most instructional engineering methods are based on the decomposition of the target knowledge or skills into fragments and by sequencing them as chains or pre-requisites. The next step is to design learning activities for each unit of this sequence. Some activities are class-wide (e.g. a lecture), some in teams and some individual. The design skills addressed in this MOOC concern the construction of sequences that integrate these various activities, with a special focus on designing productive team activities. The participants will first acquire the concepts by sketching graphs on paper and will next learn to use FROG, an online platform for Fabricating and Running Orchestrating Graphs.

Technology Learning Support Specialists (TLSS): Parents and Caregivers

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These five TLSS modules are perfect for parents, caregivers, teachers and community members who have limited free time and need to acquire technology skills right away. The modules teach practical application of digital tasks which have become very valuable and real. These modules make it feasible to gain job skill credentials on a computer or smartphone. Each module takes around 60 minutes to complete. Each module results in a badge. Five badges result in a complete course certificate. The badges and certificates are recognized by New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) and schools throughout New Mexico. These credentials can be used for resume building, skills development, and online learning opportunities. The modules are mostly in English, but contain many Spanish resources and options. Module assignments can be completed in English or Spanish.Parents and Caregivers is great for those who help children of any age with technology learning at home. It also helps those without children learn safe and beneficial ways to use technology.

“Yes I can” – Empowering Student Learning

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“Every kid has an interest. Sometimes he doesn’t know what it is, sometimes he can’t articulate it. But every kid has an interest and that is a fundamental belief. It is not only about helping that kid identifying the interest but progress through that interest, become more advanced”, Diana Rhoten, Director, Digital Media and Learning Program, Social Science Research Council.Students are learning not only at school, but also in a variety of so-called non-formal and informal learning settings outside of school. Such individual learning interests could for instance include for a young person to learn a new skill like playing a guitar through youtube videos. Learning takes place when something is happening that captures the young person’s interest. “It is something that can influence you, something that brings out emotions and allows yourself to find answers to certain questions.”In this course, you will learn:what formal, non-formal and informal learning ishow to empower your students to learn in these different settings also by creating more synergieshow to use personalizing and collaborative learning as teaching approaches to empower your students in their own learning Why should we care about our students’ learning experiences in non-formal and informal settings? Here are several good reasons, and probably you can still think of others yourself.The learning taking place in non-formal and informal learning settings can be powerful as these settings force the practical value of learning.Non-formal education focuses on the process, the emotion that it brings out in you and how you are learning.Non-formal and informal learning settings can unlock students’ creative potential.Enabling students to create links between the learning in different learning settings can empower them to become the drivers of their own learning and making their learning more enjoyable and fruitful.Students that can integrate informal learning experiences (own interests) into their formal learning in the classroom will be more motivated to learn in class.Likewise, students learning 21st century skills such as learning to learn and collaborating with others can also use these new skills in informal learning settings outside of school.  

The Complete Online Teaching Masterclass: Teach Online Today

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In this complete course students will learn how to teach online through a comprehensive online course masterclass!What you'll learn:Teach online video courses to thousands of students around the world Create their very own online video course(s) and teach online! Run their own online teaching business Earn monthly passive income Welcome To The Complete Online Teaching Masterclass: Teach Online Today! Want to Learn How To Teach Online?Want to be able to earn thousands of dollars in passive income each and every month?Then this course is for you!⇉ Watch the promo video to see How You Can Begin Teaching Online Full Time Today! ⇉ This Course is MASSIVE! You receive over10+ hours of video content & 80+ lectures! ⇉Join Over 275,000+Students Who Have Enrolled In My Udemy Courses This Year! ⇉ 7,500+ Five Star Reviewson our courses prove Students Who Enrolling Are Getting Real Results! Then this course is for you!Click "Take This Course Now"For Instant Life-Time Access! __________________________________________________________________________ Learn the basic concepts, tools, and functions that you will need to build beautiful, fully functional, professional online video courses! Here is What You Will Gain By Enrolling In This Course: The foundations to start building your own online video courses The basics to online video course creation How to film and edit your online video coursesHow to Publish your course and have it become live on the Udemy marketplace Marketing strategies to drive in your first online salesSo much more! I have been teaching online for over a year now and each and every month has just got better and better!Join over 100,000+ students who are learning with me today byenrolling in this course! __________________________________________________________________________ With the right mindset, understanding, and application of the teachings in this course, you will instantly begin to move towards creating your very own online video courses today! When we learn something new, I add it to the course - at no additional cost to you! This is a course that will continue to add more and more to every aspect of your life. In addition to the Udemy 30-day money back guarantee, you have my personal guarantee that you will love what you learn in this course. If you ever have any questions please feel free to message us directly and we will do our best to get back to you as soon as possible! __________________________________________________________________________ What I can't do in this Course.. I can't guarantee your success – this course does take work on your part. But You Can Do It! I am also not responsible for your actions. You are responsible for 100% of the decisions and actions you make while using this course. __________________________________________________________________________ This course will not remain this price forever! It's time to take action! Click the "take this course" button at the top right now! ...every hour you delay is costing you money... See you in the course! Sincerely, Joe Parys

Student Psychology - January 2021

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According to John Adams, “Teacher should know John as well as Latin”. Here John means student and Latin means content of the teaching. Therefore, it is necessary for the teachers to know about the Students’ Psychology in terms of their Abilities, Interest, Attitudes, Needs, Stages of Development and previous level of Learning. This course will help teachers in understanding the Psychology of the Technical Students so that it will help them to redefine their classroom activities in this technology era.

Foundations of Teaching for Learning: Developing Relationships

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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeThe Foundations of Teaching for Learning programme is for anyone who is teaching, or who would like to teach, in any subject and any context - be it at school, at home or in the workplace. With dynamic lessons taught by established and respected professionals from across the Commonwealth, this eight course programme will see you develop and strengthen your skills in teaching, professionalism, assessment, and more. As you carry on through the programme, you will find yourself strengthening not only your skills, but your connection with colleagues across the globe. A professional development opportunity not to be missed. Positive relationships with students supports children's learning. Positive relationships with colleagues and school leaders helps school improvement.This course helps teachers develop strong relationships with families and colleagues.Enhance your course by joining the Commonwealth teaching community on our website, Facebook and Twitter.

Mapper: Navigating Digital Career Tools

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Help your students make more informed choices about their futureThe job market has changed beyond all recognition over the last decade. On this course, you’ll learn how to better support your students as they make their way into the workplace.You’ll explore a range of digital career tools available to help save your students’ time and make their transition into work easier, from work experience opportunities to employer engagement.You’ll learn how to help your students understand the modern job market, and also improve your school or college’s career guidance offering so your students can make well-researched decisions about their future.This course is designed for teachers in schools seeking professional development in preparing students for the world of work.This course is relevant for all teachers in schools and further education who’d like to better understand how their students enter employment.The course will emphasise the rise in demand for STEM but be accessible and appealing to all educators.

English Grammar for Teachers

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Explore creative ways to teach English grammarThe new national curriculum requires school teachers to teach English grammar, starting in primary school.This course will help to demystify teaching English grammar and ensure it plays a creative and rewarding role in your English classroom teaching. You’ll explore various ways to teach grammar creatively to primary, secondary, and further education students.Learn the role of grammar in the UK education systemThe course begins with an introduction to the updated terminology of the national curriculum.As you understand more about the rationale and purpose of grammar within the national curriculum, you’ll look at the underlying linguistic approach of English grammar, helping to improve your confidence in using grammatical concepts and terminology.Gain in-depth knowledge of grammar rules and conceptsAs the course progresses, you’ll deepen your understanding and enhance your teaching of current grammatical concepts, functions, and forms.You’ll look at the principles behind teaching English grammar and work on embedding grammar into your lessons, making it a useful and fun activity for your students, rather than a box-ticking exercise.Discover how to use grammar teaching resources from Englicious.org effectivelyEnglicious is a free online library of original English grammar and language teaching resources. It contains lesson plans, exercises, videos and assessment materials that you can use as part of your teaching.Through this course, you’ll learn how to navigate through and effectively use Englicious.org’s English grammar resources.This course is designed for primary, secondary and further education teachers in the UK. It’s also suitable for trainee teachers, NQTs, Heads of Department and teaching staff of all subjects. Potential interest to EFL/ESOL English teachers globally.

Teacher Training: Embedding Mental Health in the Curriculum

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Growing numbers of students at schools and universities are experiencing mental health issues.The act of learning can be extremely positive for student mental wellbeing, but it can also exacerbate or even cause mental health difficulties. Though there have been calls for action on mental health made globally, there’s little guidance in this area.On this microcredential, you’ll learn how to embed mental wellbeing in your teaching. You’ll discover how to apply inclusive teaching strategies and learn how to design appropriate learning activities that are conducive to students’ mental health.The World Health Organisation reported that 10-20% of children globally experience mental disorders and half of all mental illnesses begin by age 14. Although 98% of surveyed teachers had come into contact with pupils experiencing mental health issues, only 46% received mental health training.Help young people develop resilience in the modern world, and get the training you need to support mental health in your classroom.