Instructional Professionals
Courses for INSTRUCTIONAL PROFESSIONALS best align to the work of those with Instructional Certifications. These individuals typically serve as classroom teachers.
Courses tagged with "Instructional Professionals"
Educator Evaluation: Understanding the Policy
- 1.5 Hours
Presenter: Michael Bogdan (mbogdan@psea.org)
NOTE: This course was previous named "Educator Evaluation: Navigating the Policy" and was changed to "Educator Evaluation: Understanding the Policy" on 04/15/2025. This ASYNCHRONOUS course differs slightly from the LIVE version of the course (Educator Evaluation: Navigating the Policy) but includes much of the same content.
Course Description: Take a deep dive into the policy behind Pennsylvania’s Educator Effectiveness System to understand better how evaluations are conducted. This session will cover the rating components for tenured and non-tenured educators, classroom teachers and non-teaching professionals, as well as those with and without state assessment data. Additionally, an overview of classroom observations and the calculation of performance ratings will be included. Resources will be shared to help participants find answers to common questions and access more detailed information on the topics addressed.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 1.5 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Explain the provisions of Pennsylvania’s Educator Effectiveness System.
- Summarize how they will be evaluated.
Course Completion Criteria: To complete this course, participants watch both parts of the webinar in their entirety, answer comprehension questions embedded in each recording, and complete a reflection activity. Please note that in order to meet our obligation to PDE as an Act 48 provider, PSEA must gather information to confirm course completion. To help PSEA meet this obligation, participants must complete a brief Confirmation of Completion at the conclusion of this course.
Mandatory Reporting Obligations of School Employees under the Child Protective Services Law and the Educator Discipline Act
Course Description: This course reviews the mandatory reporting obligations that school employees have under the Child Protective Services Law and the Educator Discipline Act. Learners will also learn about the procedure for filing reports and will consider various hypothetical scenarios in determining whether a report would be required.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 1 HOUR of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours.
- 1 Hour
Touching on the Tools of Act 13 - SPM Templates and Revised Frameworks
Course Description: In this online course, participants will gain a surface level understanding of the tools for use with Act 13’s revised Educator Effectiveness Evaluation System. The first part of the course explores the Student Performance Measures templates, which PDE issued as optional tools to assist LEAs for the documentation of LEA-Selected Measures and IEP Goals Progress data. The second part of the course reviews the revised Danielson Frameworks as issued by PDE in Summer 2021. The third and final part of the course engages participants in a self-led reflection on how each new tool can help them inform their professional practice in the coming school year.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course will be eligible to recieve 1.5 HOURS of Act 48 credit and/or a certificate for Chapter 14 hours. Chapter 14 acceptance is at the full discretion of your employer.
- 1.5 Hours
Growing Empathy and Compassion without Burning Out: For Ourselves and Our Students
Course Description: Empathy and compassion are important skills and orientations for every educator. Learning how to practice these skills with our students without burning out is an important way to take care of ourselves and our students.
In this course, participants learn:
- The definitions of empathy and compassion and how they relate to one another
- The ways we can use empathy and compassion to support others
- The ways we can increase out ability to have empathy and compassion for others without burning out.
Course Completion Criteria: In this course, participants review several videos and complete several related activities, which are described in each section of the course. Please note that as a requirement to maintain our Act 48 approved provider status, PSEA is obligated to gather information to confirm course completion and gather feedback on each course. To help PSEA meet these obligations, participants must complete a brief Confirmation of Completion and a brief Feedback activity at the end of this course.
Course Developers: CREATE for Education and PSEA Education Services Staff. ProfessionalLearning@psea.org
Learning Hours: Members who complete this course receive 1.5 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
Cultivating Gratitude among Students
- 2 Hours
Course Description:
In this 2-hour course, learners explore the definition of gratitude, examine research on gratitude, explore ways to cultivate gratitude, consider students' families and their various approaches to gratitude, and develop strategies to develop gratitude with students in the classroom.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
Building Relationships at a Distance
Course Description: How can physical classroom routines (submitting work and getting help) be transformed for effective use in virtual spaces? This webinar discusses how to leverage best practices of virtual learning communities to suport face-to-face instruction and student engagment.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 1.5 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 1.5 Hours
Breathing Outside the Box
Course Description: Every day, educators put their students’ physical, emotional, and mental well-being first. We also consistently encourage our students to think “outside the box” and adapt new perspectives focused on growth and resilience. Educators, too, can benefit from stepping "outside the box" when it comes to our own well-being, and we can build new ways to help our students understand the relationship between wellness and learning. This session introduces PSEA members to simple mindful practices. Participants will gain knowledge, tools, and techniques for creating an at-home mindfulness practice and also be provided resources to share with students of all ages.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 1 HOUR of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 1 Hour
Connection Before Curriculum
Course Description: Explore research-based programs that you can use yourself or with your students to set the tone of the classroom. The idea will roughly follow Maslow's idea that we need to all feel safe to be in the proper mindset to teach and learn.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hour
- 2 Hours
Finding Calm in Chaos
Course Description: Each of us feels personal and professional stress that impacts our home and work lives. The good news is that there are things we can do to help us find calm in chaos, cultivate compassion, and engage in compassionate self-care to protect our brains and bodies from the negative health effects of stress and uncertainty. In this class, participants are introduced to mindfulness practices and the basic science behind their impact on our bodies. These healthy life skills and knowledge can help each of us thrive personally and help our students find calm, too. This class is part of PSEA's ongoing commitment to provide supports to members for personal and professional success.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2 Hours
Practicing Self-Compassion
Course Description: Does your "inner critic" leave you feeling down sometimes? Practicing self-compassion is an important wellness excercise that helps us stand up to our inner critica and also develop emotional resilience, a more accurate self-concept, and more caring relationships. It also can foster less narcissism and lower levels of reactive anger. All of this can help us become more effective and more grounded in our personal and professional lives. Learning to practice self compassion in our own lives also can give us insight in how to encourage it in our students.
The three primary objectives for this course are as follows:
You will learn the definition of self-compassion and how it manifests in your own life.
You will understand the research that has been conducted on self-compassion.
You will have an opportunity to explore your own ability to cultivate self-compassion.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 3 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 3 Hours
Re-imagining Challenges
Course Description: As educators, we face lots of circumstances, both anticipated and surprising, that require us to reimagine what is possible. Let’s also reimagine our response to challenging situations! This class is a recording of a session held with PSEA members during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although that year of stress and change may be behind us, many of us experiencing personal and professional stress that can feel overwhelming and tumultuous. The good news is that there are things we can do to find calm in chaos, cultivate compassion, and engage in self-care to protect our brains and bodies from the negative effects of stress and uncertainty. Join us to learn more!
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 4 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 4 Hours
Re-Imagining Relationships
Course Description: Student engagement remains a top priority for educators as we welcome students back to school. We will use this session to develop or improve on SEL and safe space practices. With an emphasis on communication and practices building empathy, participants will work to improve their EQ within themselves and within their instructional practice. Building relationships and making connections is critical in these unprecedented times, and by doing so we can increase student engagement in rigorous curricular lessons.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2 Hours
Social and Emotional Learning is for Us, Too!
Course Description: This course introduces members to some basic tools to regulate our emotions and provides a framework for educators to consider social and emotional learning for ourselves and our students.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 4 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 4 Hours
Social Emotional Learning in a Virtual Space
Course Description: How can you create meaningful relationships with and between students in a safe virtual space? This webinar seeks to answer this question with "already tried it" practices. Learn about different strategies, exercises, and activities that put SEL at the forefront in an intentional and transparent way.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2 Hours
Taking Care of the Teacher Self: Addressing the Daily Life Stressors
Course Description: Self-care is often the first thing that gets ignored when life becomes stressful. Taking care of yourself will help you to better care for those you teach. This webinar will help you define and better understand the importance of self-care and become a self-care advocate for yourself and others. NEA's Judith O'Loughlin and Brenda Custudio presented this webinar to PSEA members on August 17, 2021.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2 Hours
Time Management and Organization for Online Learning
Course Description: The boundaries between work and home are blurrier than ever. This webinar explores strategies and tools that will help you take care of yourself first so that you may take care of others.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 1.5 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 1.5 Hours
Trauma Informed Instruction
Course Description: Students have faced a perfect storm of traumatic events including a nationwide pandemic, economic instability, racial unrest over police killings, months of anxiety and isolation caused by school and community shutdowns, family illness, bullying, anxiety, and more. In this recorded webinar educators consider the social and emotional impacts of trauma on our students and their learning, identify the signs of trauma, and how to address the underlying needs of our students.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receiv 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2 Hours
NEA's Trauma-Informed Remote Learning
Course Description: This course examines how to become a trauma-informed educator, with special application to to the COVID-19 pandemic. The course helps participants solidify concepts about trauma-informed teaching and process —and how they can be useful in an online or physical classroom, learn about trauma and the impact it can have on students in a school setting, identify trauma specifically related to COVID-19 and be introduced to activities, apps, and tools to support students.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 3 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 3 Hours
Understanding Students and Anger
Course Description: Discover how to better serve students in a more positive way, to de-escalate anger, and foster a more constructive relationship with the student.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2 Hours
Understanding Students and Trauma
Course Description: This session, taken from a live PSEA Center for Professional Learning Webinar event held on Oct 5, 2021 investigates the impact that trauma has on students in our classrooms. The presenters analyze and explain different forms of trauma and interventions to help mitigate the impacts of this trauma on learning. The session will help prepare educators on how to develop and sustain a trauma-sensitive classroom that is compassionate and nurturing for all students.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2 Hours
Supporting All Students Returning to In-Person Instruction
Fall 2021 Professional Issues Session
Course Description: Educators throughout the Commonwealth are challenged to serve students returning to in-person instruction following various levels of remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Educators are encouraged to accelerate learning to help combat learning loss; however, issues such as social and emotional needs and staffing shortages create barriers to success. Several programs and funding initiatives are available to assist schools and educators as they support students; however, educators face time and resource limitations when working with students. This session seeks to empower educators to better determine which supports are likely to yield the most benefits to students. PaTTAN’s Gina Spicknall-Cook and Donna Halpin guide educators in this session to fully capitalize on the multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) available in most PA schools so that they can provide efficient and effective supports that meet the unique needs of their student populations.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 1.5 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 1.5 Hours
The Science of Concussions in the Classroom
Course Description: Information regarding the implementation of programs for students who experience brain trauma and concussion is by presenter, Roni Robinson, MSN, RN, CRNP (coordinator of the Trauma/Concussion program at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)). Strategies for school staff as well as Concussion Management Teams are shared in order to support students and families to achieve the best possible outcomes for recovery.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 1.5 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 1.5 Hours
Tobacco, Nicotine, and Vaping: Prevention and Treatment
Course Description: Nicotine products have changed, but many of the industry tactics to encourage new tobacco users to start have not. Participants learn about the different tobacco and nicotine products, health impacts, and how the vaping epidemic transpired. Participants also learn about programs, resources, and strategies to prevent vaping and help young people and adults to quit.
Presented by Sean McCormick, PhD, MS, Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist-Master. Sean McCormick is a public health practitioner and researcher with expertise in tobacco dependence treatment, behavioral sciences, and chronic disease management. Dr. McCormick has designed, implemented, and evaluated public health programs in government, hospitals, research clinics, community sites, and advocacy settings. Dr. McCormick held positions at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Temple University, Drexel University, East Stroudsburg University, Pennsylvania’s Clean Air Council, and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He is currently the Assistant Director for Health Promotion Council’s Tobacco Control and Prevention Services where he oversees the Southeastern Pennsylvania Tobacco Control Project and statewide improvements in tobacco control.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 hours of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2 Hours
What to Expect/Anticipate with the Office for Dispute Resolution
Course Description: This webinar will provide an overview of the services available at the Office for Dispute Resolution as well as what to expect / how to prepare, if you are involved in any type of conflict resolution: facilitated IEP, mediation, or due process.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 1 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 1 Hour
Be Prepared: Effective and Efficient IEPs
Course Description: This course provides regular and special educators information on creating Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) that consider student needs using effective and efficient strategies to create a beneficial plan.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 1 HOUR of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 1 Hour
Crip Camp: A Netflix Documentary by High Ground Productions
Course Description: Crip Camp is a documentary film that depicts the disability revolution of the 1970's. This film won the audience award at the Sundance Film Festival upon its release in January of 2020. Crip Camp shares the journey of teenagers that attended Camp Jened and shares their story, both as teenagers with diabilities as well as their unending work toward disability right's advocacy. The goal of the film's directors is to make the audience a camp participant and share the "experience and joy" that changed their lives.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2.5 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2.5 Hours
Connect, Collaborate, Create with School-based Occupational Therapy
Course Description: In this course, Dr. Jennifer Washko, OTD-OTR/L, and Dr. Katie Landsiedel, OTD-OTR/L, share information on the role of Occupational Therapy in a school-based setting. Learn strategies for your students and tips on communication and collaboration to enhance student learning and achievement.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2 Hours
Managing Behaviors in Children with Autism and Developmental Disabilities
Course Description: This course is designed for special education paraprofessionals. It introduces concepts of applied behavior analysis and describes key strategies for implementation. Common behaviors associated with Autism and developmental disabilities include tantrums, noncompliance, aggression, and self-injury. These behaviors can interfere with everyday activities and learning. This course introduces several strategies to help students alter behaviors that are based on concepts related to Applied Behavior Analysis.
Course Hours: Participants who complete this course will receive a certificate that can be submitted to their employer for 1 hour of Chapter 14 learning. Please note that employers have sole authority to determine what qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 1 Hour
The Basics of Providing Accommodations & Scaffolds in Google Classroom
Course Description: This webinar reviews the basics of accommodations and scaffolds to support student learning using tools that can be accessed through Google classroom.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2 Hours
Providing Accommodations with Scaffolds in Google Classroom
Course Description: How do you support students with IEPs, language learners, and older students with developing literacy skills in an asynchronous distance learning environment? Learn strategies for providing accommodations, scaffolds, SIOP features, and elements of explicit instruction in an asynchronous setting that support all students using Google Classroom.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2 Hours
Supporting Newly Arrived Immigrant Students
Course Description: Newly arrived immigrants often arrive with unique challenges: limited experience with English, academic gaps, and may not be on grade level in their home language. This session will offer suggestions for supporting these students’ academic and social-emotional growth.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2 Hours
The Ultimate AI Learning Toolbox
- 1.5 Hours
Note: This course is a recording of the December 2024 PSEA House of Delegates Professional Issues session. Members who previously earned learning hours for attending that session cannot earn additional Act 48 hours by completing this course.
Playful Partners: Making Friends with AI in the Classrom
- 1.5 Hours
Course Description: In "Playful Partners: Making Friends with AI in the Classroom," presenter Holly Clark, an AI in Education Strategist, explores the innovative integration of artificial intelligence into modern education. This session is designed to help educators understand how AI can be used as a partner to enhance learning and foster positive student engagement with technology. Participants can expect to gain practical insights into using AI tools for creativity, thought partnership, and instant feedback as well as learn about a variety of AI models such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. The session will emphasize how to use AI to personalize educational content and support students with diverse needs, including those with learning differences and those who speak English as a second language. Educators will leave equipped to consider how to best leverage AI to improve learning experiences in the classroom.
Note: This course is a recording of the December 2024 PSEA House of Delegates Professional Issues session. Members who previously earned learning hours for attending that session cannot earn additional Act 48 hours by completing this course.
Blooket: An Engaging App for Assessment and Review
- 5 Hours
Course Description: Blooket is a FREE, online tool that educators can use for student assessment, content review, and more. Blooket blends educational review games with the same principals of gamification used by popular video games to get and keep students engaged--even if they are not traditionally the ones leading the class in review games. In this course, learners will learn the basics of using Blooket and take a deeper dive into the variety of games and classroom applications Blooket can offer. Participants will both create their own Blooket content and enjoy content created by union siblings in this interactive course. Designed for any educator who designs or delivers content to students, this course will get you from asking "What's a Blooket" to being the local Blooket guru in no time!
Course Hours: 5 Hours
Can you Hear Us Now? Using Podcasts to Teach and Entertain
Course Description: Creating and producing your own podcast can be both effective and rewarding. Podcasts provide an easy and unique way to convey information, as well as engage your student audience with supplemental material that the time in a typical class period would not permit. Podcasts can be easy and fun to make, enjoyable for your audience, and can be accessed at any time! Learn more about the benefits to creating your own educational podcast, as well as the logistics behind developing your own podcast!
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2 Hours
NEA's Digital Tools for Collaboration & Communication
Course Description: This course guides educators through the many options for online collaboration and communication with students, families, and colleagues, showcasing tools that can be used to ease the communication process between school and home in the event of remote learning. Participants develop options for online collaboration and communication with students, families, and colleagues, learn how digital tools can be used to ease the communication process between school and home in the event of remote learning, and become aware of the basics of available online platforms to collaborate and communicate online, including virtual meetings, messaging, screencasts, structural platforms, appointment and content creation tools.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 3 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 3 Hours
Educational Technology Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education
Course Description: This course will explore the use of technology in Early Childhood education to enhance learning, remove barriers, provide consistency and scaffold support as young learners explore learning through educational technology.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2 Hours
Epic!: the "Netflix" of Books for Educators and Students
Course Description: Captured from a live PSEA CPL Webinar broadcast on July 7, 2020, in this session Participants learn all about Epic! and how it can be used in a variety of ways in the classroom. Epic! is an amazing tool for promoting student reading voice and choice, but what about its teacher features? Assign students books as a class, in groups, or individually. Create, edit, or utilize collections on topics, themes or whatever else may apply for your use! Monitor student progress and use through-tracking tools to influence conferencing (4 books in 11 minutes you say?!).
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 1.5 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 1.5 Hours
Facilitating Student Collaboration & Connection in Virtual Spaces
Course Description: Facilitating interactive collaboration and active student engagement while teaching virtually is a large yet essential task. Teachers need to assess formatively, and students need to have autonomy and ownership in their learning. Using tools such as Pear Deck, Jamboard, Padlet, and MURAL allows students to interact with you and the class like they would have with your white board in your physical classroom. There are so many options...but which platform(s) should we use and why?! In this recorded webinar session, participants compare and contrast various interactive tools and consider how and why these can support developmentally appropriate practices, formative assessment, community building, and engagement.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2 Hours
Formative Assessment Fun with Kahoot
Course Description: Whether in the classroom or at home, Kahoot! is an engaging game that lets you teach content and do formative assessments. Teachers can create custom games or copy and remix from a library of thousands of games in every subject. Games can be played in groups or set as individual student challenges. Teachers can download reports after a Kahoot! game to drill down into results question by question. Come see why students and teachers love Kahoot!
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2 Hours
Formative Assessment in Remote Learning
Course Description: In this session, participants learn how popular EdTech tools can be leveraged to collect formative assessment and inform instruction in an asynchronous environment.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2.5 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2.5 Hours
Getting Started with Google Classroom
Course Description: Google Classroom isn’t just a place to post homework; it can help improve your ability to connect with your students, respond to their needs, and challenge them with personalized assignments. Come learn how to set-up your very own Google Classroom and get up and running with remote teaching & learning quickly!
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2 Hours
Maximizing Google Classroom
Course Description: This professional learning session, presented by NEA members and Michigan teachers Bill and Sarah Van Loo, was captured from a live PSEA CPL webinar broadcast June 2, 2020 and helps participants learn about how to maximize Google Classroom for teaching & learning. Participants reflect about transition and current use of Google Classroom and think about assorted aspects, strategies, and techniques for utilizing and maximizing Google Classroom as a teaching and learning tool.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 1.5 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 1.5 Hours
Google Classroom (Advanced)
Course Description: Did you know that there are hundreds of apps, extensions, and sites that can be integrated into Google Classroom? In this advanced training, led by two Google for Education Certified Trainers, participants review best practices and recent updates, learn how to use some of these integrations to provide an interactive learning environment, utilize tools for one-on-one student support, and differentiate work to fit your students needs.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2 Hours
Incorporating Videos into Your Lessons
Course Description: Taken from a live PSEA CPL webinar broadcast on June 11, 2020, this session explores integrating videos into your classroom discussion, both in terms of screencast videos that you might make yourself and existing videos from external sites that you might incorporate into your instruction. Videos are a great way to connect with your students. Learn how to create and share videos using QuickTime. Explore ways to link videos that other people have created in your online space.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2.5 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2.5 Hours
Leveling Up Google Slides for Seesaw and Google Classroom
Course Description: Google Slides allows educators to share a variety of information with students in a dynamic fashion. In this course, participants learn fundamental principles of information design that empower them to make high-quality Google Slides presentations. Participants will then learn how to integrate Google Slides with Seesaw and Google Classroom for presenting information, giving directions, and creating templates for students to make their own presentations.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2 Hours
Let's Get Digital: Digital Reading Strategies
Course Description: Engage students with digital reading strategies. Differentiate and maximize your plan time with edTech like self-grading Readworks! Customize your lessons quickly with digital sorts and graphic organizers through Google Slides, Google Draw, and Padlet.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 1.5 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 1.5 Hours
Planning a Week of Distance Learning
Course Description: Captured from a live PSEA CPL webinar broadcast on Jul 21, 2020 and presented by NEA members and current Michigan classroom teachers Chris Thomas & Ellen Brooks, this session explores examples of what distance education might "look" like in K-12 classrooms from Ed Tech experts. It also explores the transition thinking required that best supports student engagement and (hopefully) success and provide resources for thinking about and planning distance learning experiences for students.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 1.5 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 1.5 Hours
NEA's Remote Learning 101
Course Description: In this NEA course, you learn about best practices for remote learning, as well as how to implement a successful remote learning program by utilizing strategies that encourage community building, effective communication, and peer-to-peer collaboration.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 3 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 3 Hours
Seesaw for Beginners: Just the Basics
Course Description: Practice Seesaw skills in this interactive session as your students might! In this course you learn the basics of how Seesaw works for student and family engagement and discover why teachers, students, and families love Seesaw! Then you discover how to find, remix, and assign activities from the Seesaw activity library and send student and family communications using Seesaw.
Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.
- 2 Hours
