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 The North Mississippi Education Consortium. We can deliver this course online or onsite**. The cost for the online delivery is $65.
Workshop Description: Some of the most effective educators know how to harness student energy to enhance learning. The learning process is incredible when you take a moment to truly observe it. Are you so stressed or hyper-focused on benchmarks, milestones, and objectives that you forget to enjoy the process itself? After all the preparation, assessments, strategies, training, and professional development, what remains? What do you have left in the tank? It's important to take time to enjoy your students, even those with the most challenging behaviors. Without doing so, you may find yourself feeling unhappy, irritated, unmotivated, and less productive.
This workshop challenges educators to implement new strategies or enhance existing ones within their own classrooms. All participants will engage in peer observations or discussions aimed at improving current practices. During the summer, the classroom observation component may be replaced by an observation discussion forum. Finding the right balance for your environment—whether at the district, school, or classroom level—is essential. You may also need the support of a mentor or administrator to successfully complete parts of this workshop.
The workshop includes activities designed to help you create your own S.M.A.R.T. goals. Teachers are strongly encouraged to participate in this exercise as part of the workshop. To further engage with the material, discussions and chat sessions will be available to all participants. Additionally, we offer a PLC tool that teachers can use within their schools, which will remain accessible even after the workshop concludes.
Each workshop addresses teacher workload, with a focus on the importance of balancing responsibilities. This is intended to encourage and hold teachers accountable. Consistent team collaboration is highlighted as a key way to manage workloads effectively, and is strongly encouraged throughout all workshops.
Coursework will include reading assignments that deepen understanding of the learning objectives. Teachers will be required to submit a lesson snippet demonstrating the implementation of these objectives in real time. To further reinforce the application of learning, peer observation activities are incorporated into the workshop. The overall goal is for all activities, discussions, and assessments to support educators in achieving the desired outcomes.
This workshop will focus on the following areas:
UNIT/WEEK 1 Learning Objective: Flow of Energy (1) Do you know the flow of energy in your classroom? (2) Is all the energy coming from you? (3) How do or would you get students to inject their energy (thoughts, ideas or focus) in class? (4) What are some strategies you have used or would use?
- Where is your energy going
- Kids absorb or deflect
- Students are constant recipients
- Teachers are expending too much energy
UNIT/WEEK2
Learning Objective: Multiplicative Inverse Energy Flow (1) How would you intentionally connect with and enjoy your students? (2) How do you take time to enjoy your students? [These students have their own personalities whether you like them or not] (3) How do you or would you--feed on their energy?- Stop giving your energy to students
- Feed off their energy
- Intentionally connecting and enjoying your students
- Take time to have fun with kids
UNIT/WEEK3
Learning Objective: Students Take ownership of learning (1) How do you or would you have students to take ownership of their learning? (2) How would you formulate questions and initiate discussions? (3) How do or would you utilize feedback to enhance the quality of their work? (4) How do you get students to set their own educational goals?- They are not interested in learning
- Feed off their energy
- Make the learning matter relevant
- Do their work mean anything outside the 4 walls
- Publish students work on school website and class blog
UNIT/WEEK4
Learning Objective: Create an action plan for creating energy in your class. The action plan tool is located in the course. This tool use the S.M.A.R.T strategies for completing goals.Extended Activities Create Plan of Action using the following:
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- S.M.A.R.T. Goals
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- To make sure your goals are clear and reachable, each one should be:
- 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)
Extended Activities Components of Action Plan: Identify task Gather data Develop strategies Implement plan
Some References:
- McGory, Liz (2017, August 23). How to Stop Your Kids From Draining Your Energy at the End of the Day. Retrieved from http://lizzymc.com/2016/08/23/stop-kids-draining-energy/
- (2017). 20 Teaching Tips: High-Energy Students Retrieved from http://teachtrainlove.com/20-teaching-tips-high-energy-students/
- Lee, Andrew (2017). 3 Ways to Make Meaningful Connections With Your Students. Retrieved from https://www.understood.org
- Provenzano, Nicholas (2014, February 24). Common Modifications and Accommodations. Retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/make-meaningful-connections-with-students-nick-provenzano
- Teachhub (2017). Intentional Teaching: Enjoying Teachable Moments. Retrieved from http://www.teachhub.com/intentional-teaching-enjoying-teachable-moments
- Tbondclegg (2015, November 19). Connecting with Students. Retrieved from https://makinggoodhumans.wordpress.com/2015/11/19/connecting-with-students/
- Haynes, Kim (2017). Empowering Students to Take Ownership of Learning. Retrieved from http://www.teachhub.com/empower-student-to-take-ownership-of-learning
- Carpenter, Jeffrey (2013, June 13). How to Help Students Take Ownership of the Learning Process. Retrieved from http://pdkintl.org/blogs/classroom-tips/help-students-take-ownership-of-the-learning-process/
- Scherer, Marge (2008, November). Giving Students Ownership of Learning. Retrieved from http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/nov08/vol66/num03/abstract.aspx
- Fletcher, Adam (2017, April 19). Student Ownership and Meaningful. Retrieved from https://soundout.org/student-ownership/
- First, you must Register on our online course system. Click the Register button below.
- After you created an account, login and select the course and pay ($65 per course).
