Course Description

To develop highly effective teachers, we need to adopt an approach that provides consistent, ongoing, and efficient professional development and training.  Teaching has become incredibly complex and requires expert skills.  This means the methods to instruct and train teachers need to be improved with new best practices to attain a high level of performance to be successful.

Effective pedagogy not only includes a variety of strategies and activities that occur in successful classrooms but also needs to articulate the context in which specific strategies should be used.  It’s great to ‘know the moves’ but the trick is knowing the ‘right move’ for specific situations.

So, how do we organize this incredibly broad knowledge-base that teachers face?  This turns the knowledge into tools.  These tools become part of a toolbox that can never be big enough.  When the challenges change, which is guaranteed, teachers can make informed decisions when choosing tools so that they can be effective.

Drawing on considerable design theory, Bob Marzano et. al dissect lessons into multiple parts that have different roles and goals for both teachers and students.   Marzano describes this framework in The Art and Science of Teaching.

This course is about the content segment of lessons.

Certificate of Completion Will Be Emailed to You!

Learning Outcomes

• Flipped model for PD with ‘lecture’ piece completed individually to learn new content.
• Follow-up, in-person sessions for questions, practice, and collaboration included.
• Learn EdTech basics and get refreshed on pedagogical practices.
• Information-packed practical training.
• Best suitable for beginners to advanced level users and who learn faster when they can self-pace.
• Course content is designed with consideration of current educational technologies and approved apps.
• Practical assignments and time for collaboration with colleagues at the in-person follow-up session.
• A realistic learning experience from an experienced classroom teacher, curriculum coordinator, and administrator.