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 Love of Language Series
- Eleven courses designed to rekindle an appreciation for the beauty and power of language. Just added seven new courses, including J.R.R. Tolkien and Fantasy Literature, C.S. Lewis, He Said/She Said, The English Language, Children's Literature, Detective Fiction and Science Fiction.
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| Teaching Elementary Science and Math Courses
- These hands on activity courses focus on getting students involved in activities that construct understanding of science and math concepts. NEW! The Solar System (Grades 4-8)
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| Adventure in the Everyday Classroom: Developing Critical Thinkers and Lifelong Learners
- Understand and implement the Adventure Model of teaching into your traditional classroom. The Adventure Model promotes authentic and lifelong learning among students. Get started today!
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| Literacy Toolbox Series
- Seven courses that will help you to promote student literacy in your classroom. Take time to learn of the various options available to you to increase content literacy.
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| English Language Learner - Planning and Implementation Series
- These courses are designed to facilitate focused, high quality planning and implementation of units by elementary, middle and high school teachers of English language learners.
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| Chess for Educators Series
The series begins with the basics of chess (rules, notation, special moves, tactics, and strategy), moves to examining the educational impact of chess and learning how to integrate chess into the K-12 curriculum, and culminates with opportunities to implement chess in your classroom and/or school.
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| Project Inform
This course encourages educators to view reading as a worthwhile activity and a potent avenue for professional growth. We have approved over 200 titles (many new bestsellers). The course may be taken multiple times using different book titles.
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| Content Specifics Series
Exciting and stimulating content based lecture courses will enrich and broaden your base of subject area knowledge. Course materials are purchased from The Teaching Company's "The Great Courses" selection of lecture series..
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| You've Been Funded! (Educator Funding Series)
Four new courses designed to introduce K-12 educators to the dynamic world of web-based funding and grant writing in order to fund classroom and school-based student learning.
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| ELA Planning and Implementation Courses
- Two new series on English Language Arts and Literature.
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| Google Docs for Educators
- Learn how to take advantage of this free, web-based set of tools that allow you to create and edit documents from anywhere at any time and to collaborate on documents when convenient or in real time.
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| Technology Series
Several courses based on online training programs by Teachers Network; PowerPoint for Educators; Google Docs for Educators; and Microsoft Office for the Educator Series.
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| Art & Music Series
Introduce your students to the creativity and enjoyment that art and music can give them.
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| Math Series
- This series is designed to help teachers develop strategies that will significantly improve their ability to teach math to all of their students.
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| Methods and Classroom Management Series
Powerful courses that will bring teachers and students together in a common cause - Effective Classroom Methods & Management.
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| Money Management Series
The content portion of these courses is the excellent online program Practical Money Skills for Life which is offered by VISA Inc.
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| Science Series
Teaching Elementary Science, Planning & Implementation Science and more.
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| Teaching the Digital Brain
- Learn how advancing technology has changed the way students learn and how you can incorporate these changes into your teaching.
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| Mastering the Elements of Athletic Coaching Certificate Program
- Provides you with the experiences and opportunities to develop basic coaching skills and also direct students and athletes toward a positive and rewarding life experience.
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| Social Studies & Travel Series
Travel and experience America by viewing, studying and reflecting on historical sites, museums, parks and memorials. Bring your travel experiences back into your classroom.
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| Many more Independent Study courses are available. Click on "Independent Studies" above.
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| Teaching the Traits of Writing Certificate Program
- Systematic and practical methods to enhance your students' writing skills.
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