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CPE Course Offerings by Subject
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This list of recent offerings is provided as a preview to the catalog, but actual offerings may vary each session.
CPE Course Offerings by Subject
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Classroom Management
- Backwards: The Flipped Classroom Concept, starts 6/24
- Connecting with Kids, starts 6/26
- Get Active About Learning, starts 6/26 (New!)
- Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom: Strategies, Techniques, and Materials; starts 7/1
- Building Bridges – Working with (Difficult) Parents, starts 7/15
- The First Days of School: How to be an Effective Teacher, starts 7/15
- Making an Impact: Building Positive Relationships with Students, starts 7/17
- Backwards: The Flipped Classroom Concept, starts 6/24
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Beat the Bullying: A Look into Prevention and Intervention, starts 6/5
- Creating and Supporting a Positive, Bully-Free School Climate, starts 6/12
- Culturally Responsive Teaching, starts 6/24
- When It's Not Just Kids Being Kids: Bullying and Beyond, starts 7/10
- Beat the Bullying: A Look into Prevention and Intervention, starts 6/5
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Education Technology (EdTech)
- AI Tools in the Classroom: Introduction & Exploration, starts 6/3 (New!)
- Technology for Formative Assessment, starts 6/3
- How to Design a Digital Classroom for the 21st Century Learner, starts 6/5
- Apps and iPads for the K-12 Classroom, starts 6/17
- How to Develop Good Digital Citizens, starts 6/19
- Any Device Technology Tools in K-12, starts 6/24
- 4 Free Technology Essentials for Educators, starts 7/1
- Digital Literacy, starts 7/1
- Integrating the iPad into the Classroom - There are Apps for That, starts 7/3
- Best Practices in Teaching K-12 Online, starts 7/8
- Tech Tools for the 21st Century, starts 7/8
- AI Tools in the Classroom: Planning & Instruction, starts 7/22 (New!)
- AI Tools in the Classroom: Introduction & Exploration, starts 6/3 (New!)
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ESL Specialist Certification
Visit the ESL Program Specialist Certification Program page for more information about the 2024-2025 schedule of ESL certification courses.
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General Education
- Motivating & Inspiring Today's Students: Awakening the Learner, starts 6/3 (New!)
- Are Your Students Tuned In? Strategies for Engaging Every Student, starts 6/16
- Uncovering the Truth About Fake News, starts 6/17
- Cultivating a Growth Mindset, starts 6/21
- Group Work Dynamics: Collaboration and Assessment, starts 6/26
- Implementing Equitable Trauma Responsive School Practice, starts 6/26 (New!)
- Project-Based Learning and Challenge-Based Learning, starts 6/26
- Break the Ice: Ice Breakers for All Ages, starts 7/8
- 21st Century Skills, starts 7/10
- Moving From Problems to Solutions: Building Resiliency Skills, starts 7/24
- Motivating & Inspiring Today's Students: Awakening the Learner, starts 6/3 (New!)
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Reading/Writing
- Writing Alive: Strategies, Techniques, and Materials, starts 6/14
- Introduction to Text Comprehension, starts 6/24
- Writing Alive: Strategies, Techniques, and Materials, starts 6/14
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Special Education
- A Closer Look at Learning Disabilities: A Refresher Course for All Classroom Teachers, starts 6/3
- Supporting Students with Autism in Education, starts 6/7
- Autism in Pop Culture, starts 6/14
- Addressing Learning Disabilities in Education, starts 7/5
- ADHD in Education, starts 7/19
- A New Look at Working with Students with Autism, starts 7/26
- A Closer Look at Learning Disabilities: A Refresher Course for All Classroom Teachers, starts 6/3
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STEM/STEAM
- Working with Fractions and the Four Operations: Instructional Practices for the Middle Grades, starts 6/10
- Infusing Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) into K-12 Classrooms; starts 7/8
- Teaching K-12 Problem Solving Using Computational Thinking in All Subjects, starts 7/8
- See Education Technology category for more STEM offerings
- Working with Fractions and the Four Operations: Instructional Practices for the Middle Grades, starts 6/10
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Wellness
- Anxiety & Stress: Teacher and Student Wellness, starts 6/10
- Empathy: Teacher and Student Wellness, starts 6/24
- Being Mindful: Teacher and Student Wellness, starts 7/1
- Coping Skills: Teacher and Student Wellness, starts 7/22
- Anxiety & Stress: Teacher and Student Wellness, starts 6/10