Graduate Continuing Education Certificates

Courses

• Crafting Student Assessment in the Arts
• Managing the Art Classroom
• The A in STEAM Stands for Art

Certificate Outcomes

• Design authentic assessments for artistic development.
• Promote discipline mastery in the arts.
• Use instruction and assessment to connect students to their school and community.
• Cultivate students’ creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication skills.

Courses

• Athletic Speed and Agility
• Innovative Assessment in PE
• The Psychology of Sport

Certificate Outcomes

• Design and implement performance plans.
• Evaluate and assess athletic performance.
• Use differentiation techniques for female athletes.
• Promote positive self-image, mental preparation, and a team mindset.

Courses

• A Well-Managed Classroom for 21st-Century Educators
• Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports for Successful Classrooms
• Supporting Students with Disruptive Behavior Disorders

Certificate Outcomes

• Choose and implement educational technology in the classroom.
• Increase student engagement through technology.
• Use digital tools to differentiate instruction.

Courses

• Essential Classroom Technology for Teachers
• Making Curriculum-Driven Technology Decisions
• Tech Tools for Teaching and Learning

Certificate Outcomes

• Choose and implement educational technology in the classroom.
• Increase student engagement through technology.
• Use digital tools to differentiate instruction.

Courses

• Coaching Students Toward College
• Preparing Students for the Workforce
• Teaching Life Skills and Financial Literacy

Certificate Outcomes

• Help students find and pursue their ideal career.
• Help students develop skills for personal and professional growth.
• Prepare students for future career opportunities, including hard and soft skills.
• Build college readiness and a college-going culture at your school.

Courses

• Empowering Students through Educational Equity
• Implementing Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies
• Using Data to Understand Inequities in Schools

Certificate Outcomes

• Evaluate bias in yourself and larger systems.
• Foster inclusivity in the classroom and your school.
• Build a culturally responsive classroom.
• Address inequities through evidence-based solutions.

Courses

• Staying Present: Mindfulness for Better Teaching and Learning
• Achieving Work-Life Harmony in Teaching
• Self-Care Strategies for Teachers

Certificate Outcomes

• Improve students’ focus, engagement, motivation, and metacognitive skills.
• Achieve work–life harmony in education.
• Reduce stress and increase joy in your career.
• Implement radical self-care for a better long-term teaching experience.

Courses

• Differentiated Instruction
• Highly Effective Questioning Strategies for Teachers
• The Growth Mindset: Fostering Resilience and a Love of Learning

Certificate Outcomes

• Practice differentiated instruction to meet the needs of individual students.
• Encourage a culture of perseverance in your classroom.
• Use questioning as an instructional strategy.
• Construct high-level feedback to improve student outcomes.

Courses

• Close Reading
• Game-Based Strategies for Language Instruction
• Deep Reading and Finding Meaning: Teaching Literary Analysis

Certificate Outcomes

• Create close reading and writing lessons for your unique classroom.
• Assess text complexity in a multidimensional way.
• Develop writing strategies and activities to enhance reading comprehension.
• Differentiate and scaffold games for all students.

Courses

• Active Reading vs. Passive Reading: Teaching Students to Become Better Readers
• Phonics: Foundations of Literacy
• Read Out! Building Students' Literacy and Love of Reading Through Read Alouds

Certificate Outcomes

• Select a scope and sequence of phonics skills that are developmentally and age-appropriate for your students.
• Develop lessons that build decoding, fluency, and vocabulary skills to enhance comprehension.
• Plan effective read-alouds, active reading, and phonics instruction.

Courses

• Strategies for Addressing Student Anxiety
• Motivating Unmotivated Students (Research and Practice)
• Creating Meaningful Relationships and Setting Boundaries with your Students

Certificate Outcomes

• Create a classroom environment that helps students cope with stress and focus on learning.
• Help students develop a healthy mindset toward learning.
• Use motivation strategies to encourage hard-to-reach students.
• Establish healthy classroom relationships and boundaries.

Courses

• Helping Students Overcome Trauma
• The Teenage Brain: How It Works
• Preventing Youth Suicide

Certificate Outcomes

• Address trauma and academic performance.
• Empower students to face personal and academic challenges.
• Recognize risk factors and warning signs of harmful behaviors.
• Respond appropriately to students exhibiting suicidal behavior.

Courses

• A Year in the Life of a School Leader: A Roadmap to Success
• Leadership in Special Education
• Teachers as Leaders

Certificate Outcomes

• Communicate and resolve conflicts effectively.
• Create equitable and culturally responsive practices and policies.
• Evaluate and coach special education teachers.
• Develop teams and build community through effective leadership.

Courses

• Teaching Reading to English Language Learners
• Teaching Speaking and Listening Skills to English Language Learners
• Teaching Writing to English Language Learners

Certificate Outcomes

• Push students at all levels of reading comprehension toward greater understanding and more meaningful engagement of the text.
• Scaffold instruction to reach all students in your classroom, regardless of language proficiency.
• Address the unique writing needs of ELLs with planning and intentionality.