Science has taken educational research to new levels as applied to teaching and learning. Culling cognitive science that links to higher-order cognition and multiple brain-based literacy approach, participants will acquire a repertoire of authentic assessment tools and scaffolding strategy to teach using brain-friendly instructional approaches. Other tools include strategy guides, scaffolding charts, rubrics and thinking maps for immediate application.
Course objectives:
- Learn and analyze the research behind new science and brain-based literacy strategy.
- Acquire and use classroom strategy and tools for teaching using a brain-friendly, multisensory curriculum.
- Plan and implement within a new understanding of and for a multisensory, brain-friendly literacy curriculum.
This course is 20 hours
Science has taken educational research to new levels as applied to teaching and learning. Culling cognitive science that links to higher-order cognition and multiple brain-based literacy approach, participants will acquire a repertoire of authentic assessment tools and scaffolding strategy to teach using brain-friendly instructional approaches. Other tools include strategy guides, scaffolding charts, rubrics and thinking maps for immediate application.
Course objectives:
- Learn and analyze the research behind new science and brain-based literacy strategy.
- Acquire and use classroom strategy and tools for teaching using a brain-friendly, multisensory curriculum.
- Plan and implement within a new understanding of and for a multisensory, brain-friendly literacy curriculum.
This course is 20 hours
Neurons pass information along at speeds of up to 200 miles an hour. With this speed, there's no end to the brain-power students can harness, and the teacher has everything to do with it! Participants in this e-course will learn how to establish cognitive-friendly learning environments that aid in student retention while minimizing the stresses that pull them away from learning. Participants will leave this workshop with multiple takeaways for immediate, brain-friendly application.
Course Outcomes:
- Outline and support the practices and conditions needed to establish cognitive-friendly learning environments.
- Establish cognitive-friendly learning environments in K-12 classrooms.
- Produce and facilitate retention and cognition among students through motivation and engagement.
This course is 20 hours
Thanks to new advances in neuroscience, it is confirmed that changes in brain plasticity take place when art is introduced to a curriculum, resulting in higher student achievement. Leveraging art and cognitive science with teaching and learning is easily achieved as participants learn to cultivate and nurture the creative "art brain" in students through learning environment, strategy and effective scaffolding technique. Participants will explore and experiment with cognitive learning theory as it informs rich and creative planning strategy and the differentiated curriculum that results of it.
Course Outcomes:
- Interpret and evaluate the cognitive science behind teaching and learning as influenced by an arts-rich curriculum.
- Plan with new strategies to implement and facilitate a multisensory and content-rich curriculum that integrates the arts.
- Compose and scaffold student learning using creative strategy in a content-focused curriculum.
This course is 20 hours
Inquiry-based teaching and learning begins with strategy, commences with inquiry and ends with deep understanding. Participants in this e-course will learn the role of the facilitator while practicing with approaches geared to moving students to and through inquiry-based learning. Models taught will embrace the potential to engage student learning while fostering deep knowledge and understanding through hands-on curriculum, research-based methods and reflection.
Course Outcomes:
- Develop working familiarity with research-based inquiry-based teaching and learning models.
- Discover and employ methods and strategies geared to student engagement and inquiry-based teaching and learning.
- Modify and adjust learned strategies into classrooms in order to reflect and make needed adjustments.
This course is 20 hours
Using assessment criteria to drive instruction requires the use of reliable data. Teachers that are actively and systematically use this data can understand student performance and thus leverage it best for effective progress monitoring. Participants will be introduced to multiple assessments that include feedback models and other formative methods that feed instructional decisions. Participants will learn to find and use this data effectively to make informed instructional decisions with.
Course Outcomes:
- Evaluate and monitor work against student assessment criteria.
- Align student assessment criteria with performance standards.
- Analyze assessment and use performance criteria to improve teaching practices.
- Respond to students identified instructional needs with effective strategies that align to learning targets.
- Demonstrate flexibility and responsiveness to student needs.
This course is 20 hours
Meeting old challenges with new ideas can be fraught with mind-boggling confusion if design principles aren't organized around cognition-friendly curriculum and pedagogy. Participants in this e-course will explore and experiment with learning theory that that embraces new design and cross-curricular strategy that engages brain plasticity. Wrapping learner minds around new knowledge through engaging lessons and strategy focused on strengthening the language abilities of ELLs as they build capacity are among the goals of this e-course.
Course Outcomes:
- Understand the elements that make cognitive-friendly instructional design geared specifically for English language learners.
- Experiment, refine, and plan with learning theory that invokes hands-on, cross-curricular strategy for effective teaching and learning in mixed ability learning environments.
- Apply methods that capitalize on brain plasticity for increased language and literacy skills.
This course is 20 hours