This course consist of 30 hours of online assignments and activities. Educators will receive 3.0 CEUs after the completion of this course. CEUs are issued by North Mississippi Education Consortium. We can deliver this course online or onsite**. The cost for the online delivery is $65.
Workshop Description:
Classroom management across all grade levels aims for the same core outcomes: (1) effectively managing students and (2) improving academic performance. However, management strategies differ based on students' age and experience. For example, secondary teachers need to guide students who may not always prioritize their education. There are many perspectives and strategies on classroom management because no two classrooms are alike. Therefore, classroom management should not be a one-size-fits-all approach. Creativity, paired with proven strategies, is key to success.
This workshop encourages educators to implement new strategies or enhance existing ones in their classrooms. All teachers will engage in peer classroom observations to learn and improve their practices. Achieving the right balance for a district, school, and classroom environment is essential, and participants may need guidance from mentors or administrators to complete certain parts of the workshop.
The workshop also includes activities for creating personalized S.M.A.R.T. goals, with teachers strongly encouraged to take part. Discussions and chats are available to foster further engagement, and a PLC tool is provided for teachers to use within their school. Both the PLC and the S.M.A.R.T. goal tool will remain accessible even after the workshop concludes.
Additionally, each workshop addresses teacher workload and includes activities centered on managing this workload effectively. It emphasizes the importance of balancing responsibilities while encouraging teacher accountability. Consistent team collaboration is strongly encouraged throughout all workshop sessions, as it plays a critical role in supporting teacher well-being and success.
The coursework involves reading assignments that aides in thoroughly understanding the learning objective. Teachers are required to submit a lesson snippet of the learning objective. This is for the implementing the learning objective in real time. The workshop provides a peer observation activity to further ensure the learning objective is being used. It is the intent that all the activities, discussion and assessments help the educator achieve the needed outcome(s).
This workshop will focus on the following areas:
UNIT/WEEK 1
Learning Objective:
Understanding your Students is a Must
(1) Do you understand your students? (2) How do you know that you understand? (3) Why do some teachers take this concept for granted? (4) What instrument or process do you use? (5) Does it work for you?
UNIT/WEEK2
Learning Objective:
Responsibility vs. Obedience
(1) Describe how you would use Responsibility vs Obedience. (2) Which is more of a priority? (3) Are both necessary?
UNIT/WEEK3
Learning Objective:
Learning to Building Relationships
(1) How do you build relationships with your students? (2) Do you find it harder or easier to build relationships with (i) poor-performing students or (ii) average to high-performing students? (3) Have you every considered the latency periods when questioning students? (4) Explain why building a relationship itself can potentially increase a student's overall behavior.
UNIT/WEEK4
Learning Objective:
Implementing Better Communication
Motivation Leads to Progress
(1) How are you motivating students? (2) Do you find it harder or easier to motivate and communicate with (i) poor performing students or (ii) average to high performing students? (3) Is motivating your students difficult for you?
Extended Activities
Create Plan of Action using the following:
- S.M.A.R.T. Goals
- Specific (simple, sensible, significant)
- Measurable (meaningful, motivating)
- Achievable (agreed, attainable)
- Relevant (reasonable, realistic and resourced, results-based)
- Time bound (time-based, time limited, time/cost limited, timely, time-sensitive)
To make sure your goals are clear and reachable, each one should be:
Components of Action Plan:
Some References:
(2014, January 05). Equation of Success: Top Ten Responsibilities that Students Must Own. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/student-responsibility-academic-success-heather-wolpert-gawron
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