Catalog: Midwestern Intermediate Unit 4 (WebReg)

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1. CARLOW UNIVERSITY - ESL 01 Developing Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity

Program: CPE Courses

Audience: Individuals enrolled in the ESL Program Specialist program

Dates: 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025

Participants in the ESL Program Specialist course, Developing Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity, should register here to ADD graduate credits from Carlow University

2. CARLOW UNIVERSITY - ESL02 Language Acquisition

Program: CPE Courses

Dates: 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025

Participants in the ESL Program Specialist course, Language Acquisition, should register here to ADD graduate credits from Carlow University.

3. CARLOW UNIVERSITY - ESL03 - Literacy Acquisition

Program: CPE Courses

Dates: 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025

Participants in the ESL Program Specialist course, Literacy Acquisition, should register here to ADD graduate credits from Carlow University

4. CARLOW UNIVERSITY - ESL04 - Observing and Planning Instruction

Program: CPE Courses

Dates: 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025

Participants in the ESL Program Specialist course, Observing and Planning Instruction, should register here to ADD graduate credits from Carlow University

5. CARLOW UNIVERSITY - ESL05 - Implementing and Managing Instruction

Program: CPE Courses

Dates: 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025

Participants in the ESL Program Specialist course, Implementing and Managing Instruction, should register here to ADD graduate credits from Carlow University

6. CARLOW UNIVERSITY - ESL06 - Assessing ESL Students

Program: CPE Courses

Dates: 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025

Participants in the ESL Program Specialist course, Assessing ESL Students, should register here to ADD graduate credits from Carlow University

7. ADHD in Education

Program: CPE Courses

Audience: Educactor

Dates: 2/25/2025 to 3/25/2025

ONLINE COURSE: With more and more students being diagnosed with ADHD, it is important for educators to examine their perceptions and expand their knowledge base of this disability category in order to meet these students' needs. Throughout the course, participants will explore the debate surrounding medication and the myths associated with ADHD. Furthermore, they will complete activities providing them with first-hand experience about what it is like to live with ADHD. We will examine research-proven strategies and methods to help learners with ADHD gain meaningful access to elementary through secondary curriculum content. With the information covered in the course, participants will take away practical strategies to implement across all school environments and ways to provide effective instruction to students with mild to severe ADHD.

8. Art of Interaction

Program: CPE Courses

Audience: Educators

Dates: 3/4/2025 to 4/1/2025

ONLINE COURSE: Our responsibility as educators, parents, providers, and caretakers is not to change the card a child is dealt. Instead, it is to help him to play his card in the best way possible. This 3 credit online course is designed to provide educators with powerful insights into new ways to help children become happier and more successful. This course will show teachers and parents how to find creative solutions to difficult problems that they encounter while working with children. The book "The Dance of Interaction” by Jeanine Fitzgerald is full of stories and ideas that give hope and help to those who love children. As educators, you will gain an understanding and ability to create a bond and develop an awareness that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Instructor: Colleen Anzio

9. Successful Literacy Strategies for Reading and the Content Areas

Program: CPE Courses

Audience: Educators

Dates: 3/4/2025 to 4/1/2025

This ONLINE COURSE is specially designed for teachers instructing students in grades preK- 12 in any subject area to provide engaging literacy strategies in reading and subject areas that add variety, increase student motivation, enhance understanding, and improve achievement. The much-acclaimed resource, 50 Literacy Strategies: Step-by-Step (3rd or 4th Edition) by Gail Tompkins, will model for the teacher lessons that address successful literacy implementations that motivate students to learn. This is what's included in the class: Applying strategies that simplify teaching literacy techniques in all subject areas Gaining and practicing new tools for teaching literacy elements Creating and sharing lessons with others in the class Sharing reflections and comments through discussion with participants Fostering the reading-writing connection Viewing and responding to videos and PowerPoints that strengthen the theoretical constructs presented Creating materials and projects to use with students Critiquing articles on literacy including those published in educational journals by the presenter of the class Emphasizing and creating an alphabet book to teach skills in a self-selected area Utilizing Readers' Theatre and the AREA Approach which have been proven to enhance test results

10. Differentiating in Mixed Abilities Classroom

Program: CPE Courses

Audience: Educators

Dates: 3/11/2025 to 4/8/2025

ONLINE COURSE: This three-credit course is for educators working in inclusive classes with students possessing varying levels of academic ability. Inclusionary classroom models are now the norm in most schools due to the Least Restrictive Environment component of IDEA. In order to serve all of our students, it is imperative that educators have the skills to meet the needs of students in inclusionary classes. This course addresses the needs of, not only, learning-disabled students, but as well as physical, emotional, and gifted requirements as well. This course will impact student learning by providing educators with differentiation tools directly applicable to their specific mixed-ability classroom settings. Differentiating in Mixed Abilities Classrooms prepares educators to implement best practices for maximizing student achievement by implementing methods that best meet the needs of diverse learners.

11. Innovative Teaching with AI: Transforming Education for the 21st Century

Program: CPE Courses

Audience: Educators

Dates: 3/18/2025 to 4/15/2025

ONLINE COURSE - This cutting-edge course is designed to empower educators with the skills and insights needed to revolutionize traditional teaching methods using Artificial Intelligence. Dive into the latest advancements in AI-driven educational tools, curriculum personalization, and student engagement techniques. Participants will learn to integrate AI technologies into their teaching methods, fostering creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration among students. Explore ethical considerations and best practices for creating a safe and inclusive AI-enhanced learning environment. Participants will grasp the ethical considerations of AI implementation in education while harnessing its potential to create inclusive, adaptable, and data-driven learning environments. Whether you're a seasoned educator or new to the field, this course equips you with the expertise to navigate the evolving landscape of education, ultimately shaping a new era of impactful, AI-infused teaching practices.

12. Developing a Growth Mindset in Education

Program: CPE Courses

Audience: Educactors

Dates: 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025

ONLINE COURSE: A growth mindset is a belief that intelligence can be developed with effort. Students with a growth mindset understand they can get "smarter" through hard work, the use of effective strategies, and getting help from others when needed. A fixed mindset is a belief that intelligence is a fixed trait handed out at birth. Course participants will review the research about the brain and how the brain, like a muscle, changes and grows in response to challenge. Throughout the course, we will explore how we, as educators, can praise students for effort and process rather than praising them for being "smart." Participants will take with them practical strategies to implement whether they are teachers, counselors, speech therapists, nurses, parents, or simply anyone who wants to learn more about fostering a growth mindset in themselves or others.

13. Empowering Educators Through Teamwork and Collaboration

Program: CPE Courses

Audience: Educators

Dates: 4/1/2025 to 4/29/2025

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The ONLINE course "Empowering Educators through Teamwork and Collaboration" will provide information on how to build strong and effective teams, empowering our educators to work together toward a common goal for our students, with a particular focus on students with special needs. Collaboration and teamwork are essential in educational settings, providing a positive school culture and improving student outcomes, especially for students with special needs who benefit from coordinated support.

14. Teachers Building Resilience and Creating Compassionate Classrooms

Program: CPE Courses

Audience: Educators

Dates: 4/7/2025 to 5/18/2025

ONLINE COURSE: This course is designed to examine the concept of resilience and how building teacher resilience can lead to more compassionate classrooms for both teachers and students. Specifically, the focus areas of developing mindful awareness, communicating effectively, building community, discovering personal strengths, and cultivating compassion will be explored throughout the course.

15. Autism in Education: Inclusive Practices

Program: CPE Courses

Audience: Educators

Dates: 4/8/2025 to 5/6/2025

ONLINE COURSE: This course will provide participants with descriptions of disorders that fall under the autism spectrum. Participants will review the latest research in the autism field and the legal aspects of having students with autism in the classroom. We will explore fostering social competence in students with autism, developing and implementing IEPs for students with autism, and how to best meet these students' needs while promoting acceptance from other classmates. Participants will assess the success of instruction with learners with Autism and the improvement of outcomes for all students. Participants will explore methods of motivation and classroom management in settings with learners with Autism. Participants will take with them practical educational and instructional strategies to implement within their classroom along with research-proven strategies and methods to help learners with Autism gain meaningful access to elementary and secondary curriculum content.

16. Empathy: Teacher and Student Wellness

Program: CPE Courses

Audience: Educators

Dates: 4/15/2025 to 5/13/2025

ONLINE COURSE - Empathy: Teacher and Student Wellness, is an online course that allows participants to analyze the role of empathy in the classroom and put new practices into place. Practicing empathy is key in successful leadership and reaching every student. Empathetic practices support Social Emotional Learning. This course encourages compassionate teaching and acceptance. It provides participants with an action plan and tools to use successfully in the classroom. One of the most important roles of an educator is to ensure student safety and connectedness to learning. Empathy allows for that. Participants will reflect, assess, and consider new practices to be sure that empathy is at the heart of the classroom environment. The required text is: Teaching with Empathy: How to Transform Your Practices by Understanding Your Learners by Lisa Westman ©2021 ISBN# 978-1-4166-3048-7 *Electronic or hard copy

17. Get Active About Learning

Program: CPE Courses

Audience: Educators

Dates: 4/15/2025 to 5/13/2025

ONLINE COURSE: Energize your classroom and boost student learning! This course equips educators with a toolbox of active learning strategies. We'll begin by exploring the power of active learning and its impact on engagement and retention. You'll delve into connecting these strategies with differentiation and discover how to adapt them for virtual environments. The course culminates in crafting personalized lessons incorporating your chosen activities for future use

18. Project-Based Learning for the Classroom

Program: CPE Courses

Audience: Educators

Dates: 4/22/2025 to 5/20/2025

ONLINE COURSE: In order to keep pace with the changing world, teachers need to infuse 21st-century skills into their classrooms. The students of today need to be prepared to enter a world that requires them to be able to think critically, create, communicate, and collaborate to solve meaningful problems. Problem-Based Learning and Challenge-Based Learning are two instructional strategies, that when used can accomplish these goals. In this three-credit online course, through a series of lessons, videos, and various other activities, participants will learn the basic pedagogy, benefits, and framework of Project-Based Learning and Challenged-Based Learning.

19. Beyond Flipped Instruction

Program: CPE Courses

Audience: Educators

Dates: 4/29/2025 to 5/27/2025

ONLINE COURSE: The course Beyond Flipped Instruction, focuses not only on flipped instruction but also on, technology integration, and differentiated instruction, which is inherently associated with flipping the classroom. Through an examination of ways to move lower depth of knowledge content and activities out of the "spotlight” in the classroom, teachers are able to greatly influence student achievement by increasing the amount of class time used for higher-level activities such as discussions, projects, labs, and group activities. This course will impact student learning by providing teachers with a clear and specific strategy to use when meaningfully integrating technology into the classroom. Student learning will be positively impacted because flipping the classroom provides avenues for a student-centered learning environment. Participants will analyze specific models of flipped instruction and design strategies for using the teaching model in their own classes.

20. Multi-Sensory Teaching and Learning

Program: CPE Courses

Audience: Educators

Dates: 5/6/2025 to 6/3/2025

This ONLINE COURSE is designed to provide educators with an awareness of the visual, auditory, and kinesthetic teaching styles. It is important to encourage inclusion of all students and address different learning styles for every student. The participant will be able to determine students learning styles, explore successful strategies and instruction which consist of multi-sensory activities to be used in the daily classroom to accommodate every student. Multi-sensory instruction allows teachers to reach all of the students and it allows diversity among students. In return this fosters social relations and self worth, while meeting social, emotional and academic needs. Participants will look at ways of recognizing each type of learner and explore methods of teaching to ensure the inclusion of all pupils, according to their preferred learning style.