Education and Psychology Courses for Teachers

The Differentiated Classroom

Course #: EDUC_713K

Dividing time, resources, and efforts to teach students of varied readiness, skill levels, and diverse backgrounds is an age-old challenge. ...

CREDITS: 3

Curbing School Violence

Course #: EDUC_710Q

This course gives the teacher the tools to create the safest possible learning environment. Building respectful relationships, fair discipline plans, ...

CREDITS: 3

Effective Character Education

Course #: EDUC_711C

Beginning with discussions of scientific literature about moral development in children, this course helps the teacher understand the development and ...

CREDITS: 3

ABCs of Effective Mainstreaming & Inclusion

Course #: EDUC_712Y

An increasing number of special education students are receiving instruction in the general education classroom, k-12th grades. This course offers ...

CREDITS: 3

Creating a Meaningful Classroom Assessment Program

Course #: EDUC_714M

Formative assessment is a continuous process suited to a range of subjects and grade levels. This assessment model allows teachers ...

CREDITS: 3

Learning the Meanings of Words

Course #: EDUC_712I

Learning a first language is a complex process which requires the learner to use many pre-existing cognitive and psychological abilities. ...

CREDITS: 2

Teaching the Teenage Brain

Course #: EDUC_718Z

Does a teenager’s brain function the same as an adult’s? They look like adults, talk like adults, and have fully ...

CREDITS: 3

Teaching Gifted and Talented Students

Course #: EDUC_711H

Biological, psychological, character, and familial aspects of the gifted child are just a few of the areas explored in this ...

CREDITS: 3

Understanding Childhood Obesity

Course #: EDUC_713G

Obesity in children is a serious issue with many health and social consequences that often continue into adulthood. By gaining ...

CREDITS: 3

Bridging the Culture and Poverty Gap in Education

Course #: EDUC_716G

Is the glass half full or half empty? A brain that is susceptible to adverse environmental effects, such as poverty ...

CREDITS: 3

Making Math Meaningful, Maybe Marvelous!

Course #: EDUC_717S

Research in Cognitive Neuroscience suggests not only ways to build on the innate mathematical abilities that nearly all students bring ...

CREDITS: 3

Understanding and Teaching the Rewired Brain

Course #: EDUC_718C

NOTE: THIS COURSE INCLUDES ONE BOOK AND ONE EBOOK. 

Frequent use of technology may alter our intelligence, our attention span, our ...

CREDITS: 3

Project Based Learning

Course #: EDUC_719L

This course explores the benefits and challenges of implementing Project Based Learning (PBL) in the classroom. Students are introduced to ...

CREDITS: 3

Behavior Modification for Yourself and Others

Course #: EDUC_710Z

This course is designed to acquaint students with a general theory of behavior, guide them through exercises for developing skills ...

CREDITS: 3

Psychology of Exceptional Children

Course #: EDUC_713C

This course is designed to familiarize students with the psychology and unique needs of children with health, intellectual, academic, emotional, ...

CREDITS: 3

Fit for Life

Course #: EDUC_715C

Course Description
This course is designed for anyone interested in teaching the fundamental components and principles of lifetime physical fitness ...

CREDITS: 3

Designing Learning for the Common Core

Course #: EDUC_717K

This course begins with an overview of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and then maps out the strategies for ...

CREDITS: 3

Anxiety and Phobia Awareness for Educators

Course #: EDUC_718R

Anxiety and phobias are not new phenomena. “Research conducted by the National Institute ...

CREDITS: 3

Genius Hour: Implementing Passion-Based Learning

Course #: EDUC_719N

Genius Hour for “passion-based” learning will teach you about a fresh and exciting teaching method to reinvigorate both you and ...

CREDITS: 3

Bullying

Course #: EDUC_712O

Bullying among children is a very old phenomenon, but not until recently has it received considerable public and research attention. ...

CREDITS: 3

ADD/ADHD Strategies and Interventions for the Classroom

Course #: EDUC_715G

This course is designed for K-12 teachers and support staff who are interested in discovering strategies that help students affected ...

CREDITS: 3

Becoming a More Effective Teacher

Course #: EDUC_714S

This course is designed for the beginning teacher, the teacher changing grade levels, or for the returning teacher who may ...

CREDITS: 3

Self-Directed Learning: Making Learning Meaningful for Adolescent Students

Course #: EDUC_714Z

The possibilities for student motivation, achievement, and success are exciting for both teachers and students when teachers move from teacher-directed ...

CREDITS: 3

Human Development

Course #: EDUC_716Z

Understanding human development throughout our lifespan is crucial. This course explores topics related to physical, cognitive, and psychological changes experienced ...

CREDITS: 3

Pushing Too Hard: The Perils of Toxic Achievement

Course #: EDUC_719K

This course is designed for teachers, educators, and administrators of every age and experience level. It will assist in understanding ...

CREDITS: 3

Achieving Success for English Language Learners

Course #: EDUC_713T

This course will focus on modern strategies for the K-12 teacher to support the learning of English Language Learners.  This ...

CREDITS: 3

Psychology of Eating and Exercise

Course #: EDUC_712C

Both food and exercise relieve tension and give us a lift, but with weight gain at epidemic proportions, exercise should ...

CREDITS: 3

Integrating the Arts for Teaching and Learning

Course #: EDUC_715K

This course is about making your existing curriculum in Social Studies, Language Arts, Math, Science or Art much more interesting, ...

CREDITS: 3

Learning Differences Between the Sexes

Course #: EDUC_711T

Why does understanding the differences between genders matter? Does it matter because it is important to know that during very ...

CREDITS: 2

Practical Strategies for Teaching Online

Course #: EDUC_718V

Distance learning, virtual education, Zoom classrooms, or hybrid instruction are all terms we hear on a daily basis. In fact, ...

CREDITS: 3

Psychology of Learning

Course #: EDUC_719U

Faculty, counselors, support staff, and administrators in the field of education can all benefit from clearly understanding the basic concepts ...

CREDITS: 3

Drugs: Licit and Illicit

Course #: EDUC_710V

This course gives direct, straightfoward information about the use and abuse of the most common legal and illegal drugs. Each ...

CREDITS: 3

The Multicultural Classroom

Course #: EDUC_710C

Issues tied to race and culture continue to be a part of the landscape of America’s schools and classrooms. Given ...

CREDITS: 3

Classroom Management for Middle and High School Teachers

Course #: EDUC_713V

This course is designed as a comprehensive review of effective classroom management designs and strategies which produce positive learning environments. ...

CREDITS: 3

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Course #: EDUC_715O

This course is designed to acquaint the teacher with field-tested psychological approaches to enhance individual and team performance.  It will ...

CREDITS: 3

English Language Learners' Struggles: Signs of Difficulty-- or Disability?

Course #: EDUC_718I

Most teachers are now encountering students who are not native-born, are not native English speakers, and are thus learning English ...

CREDITS: 3

Microsoft Word 2021

Course #: EDUC_719E

Learn how to use the powerful tools of MS Word 2021. Follow step-by-step instructions that will introduce and reinforce basic ...

CREDITS: 3

Building Classroom Discipline

Course #: EDUC_713O

Disruptive behavior, lack of motivation, power struggles - the list of obstacles seems endless. This course provides teachers with positive, ...

CREDITS: 3

Personal Motivation & Maintaining a Positive Attitude in the Classroom

Course #: EDUC_714A

In order to be able to motivate students and be effective in the classroom, the educator must be excited about ...

CREDITS: 3

Suicide, Self Injury and School Violence Prevention

Course #: EDUC_716M

Childhood and adolescence are times of innocence and light, but for some it is one of darkness. Although no one ...

CREDITS: 3

Blended Learning: Empowering Students for Success in the Digital Age

Course #: EDUC_717X

This course will focus on the current hot topic in education, blended learning. Blended learning is utilizing technology for effective ...

CREDITS: 3

Coaching a Growth Mindset: Unleashing Student Potential

Course #: EDUC_718N

Growth mindset is a fascinating approach to unleashing student potential and improving student achievement. It acknowledges that the brain has ...

CREDITS: 3

I am Burnt Out! The Road to Recovery

Course #: EDUC_719S

Do you struggle in your work from feeling overwhelmed, tired, powerless, depleted, or burned out? Do you find yourself questioning ...

CREDITS: 3

Creating A Mindful Environment

Course #: EDUC_711X

The mindful individual experiences the world by creating new categories, being open to new information, and being aware that any ...

CREDITS: 3

Understanding Dyslexia

Course #: EDUC_717M

Between 5 and 17% of the United States population is estimated to have dyslexia. It is the ...

CREDITS: 3

Teaching the Latino Student

Course #: EDUC_712N

Understanding differences between home cultures and school cultures, enhancing cross-cultural communication, and increasing parent involvement help teachers develop methods for ...

CREDITS: 3

The Special Needs Brain: Helping it Learn

Course #: EDUC_718B

This course provides knowledge of possible causes of special needs, an understanding of brain systems that have gone awry, diagnostic ...

CREDITS: 3

Understanding Diversity and Ethnicity

Course #: EDUC_719A

This timely and thought-provoking course offers the opportunity to trace the historical progression of race, ethnicity, and gender in the ...

CREDITS: 3

Understanding & Dealing with Difficult Parents

Course #: EDUC_712X

Dealing with difficult parents is one of the biggest problems faced by today's teachers and principals. This course begins by ...

CREDITS: 3

Adolescent Psychology: Current Research

Course #: EDUC_711Y

This course examines human development during the period of life known as adolescence. Often thought of as a time of ...

CREDITS: 3

Mysteries of the Brain

Course #: EDUC_711P

On this journey through the brain, mysteries of how the brain functions to make us human are revealed. This course ...

CREDITS: 3

Hispanic Culture: Past, Present and Future

Course #: EDUC_716I

Would you like to learn more about the fastest-growing population in the United States? This comprehensive course provides great insight ...

CREDITS: 3

Personalized Learning: A Powerful Solution to an Urgent Need for Change

Course #: EDUC_717T

Is personalized learning just another fad to address the urgent need for change in our schools? Our current education system ...

CREDITS: 3

Implementing Social and Emotional Learning in the Classroom

Course #: EDUC_718W

Teachers and school personnel face the challenge of providing a safe and positive learning environment for their students. Students thrive ...

CREDITS: 3

Social and Emotional Learning and Character Development

Course #: EDUC_719P

This course sets forth a clear set of principles that administrators and teacher-leaders can implement to help students thrive. Emerging ...

CREDITS: 3

Understanding Your Moods

Course #: EDUC_710H

Depression, anxiety, tension, weight control, good and bad moods are explored in this course. You will learn how smoking, caffeine, ...

CREDITS: 3

The Universe Revolves Around ME!! Narcissism Inside and Outside the Classroom

Course #: EDUC_715U

The backfire of the human potential movement is excessive emphasis on the individual, leading to not only a me-first attitude ...

CREDITS: 3

How the Brain Learns to Read: Decoding, Comprehension and Motivation

Course #: EDUC_717W

Reading is THE essential academic skill. Yet, in every literate culture, it is a difficult skill to acquire. Research in ...

CREDITS: 3

Mindful Teachers, Mindful Students

Course #: EDUC_718S

Teachers and administrators live in a storm of demands and requirements. These go well beyond the classroom and detract from ...

CREDITS: 3

Theoretical Foundations of Linguistics for ESL

Course #: EDUC_719Y

This course explores current research in second language acquisition as it applies to classroom practice. Students are first introduced to ...

CREDITS: 3

I'm So Stressed I Could Scream!

Course #: EDUC_710B

This course explores the physiological causes of stress and various approaches to stress reduction. Events that trigger stress and identification ...

CREDITS: 3

Student Learning and the Brain

Course #: EDUC_714Q

This course, drawing on neuropsychological research and educational experience, gives an understanding of the brain's learning processes. Before today's teachers ...

CREDITS: 3

RTI and RTI2: Revitalizing K-12

Course #: EDUC_716F

Response to intervention. This is RTI and RTI2. These enlightening transformers are hot topics in education and are a much ...

CREDITS: 3

The Family Defined and Explored: Current Research

Course #: EDUC_717L

This course explores important aspects of family and family relations and discusses how changes in society are changing the nature ...

CREDITS: 3

A Competency-Based Approach to Student Achievement

Course #: EDUC_719J

This course provides strategies and structures to maximize student learning. Are your lessons becoming stale and boring? Do you feel ...

CREDITS: 3

How to Gamify Your Classroom and Improve Student Engagement

Course #: EDUC_719H

This course offers educators a comprehensive review of the theory and application of gamification as a means for increasing student ...

CREDITS: 3

What's in a Grade?

Course #: EDUC_714E

A better understanding of the elements included in a grade will lead to more effective feedback and communication between teachers ...

CREDITS: 3

Eating Disorders: A Psychological Battlefield

Course #: EDUC_712B

Because eating disorders among adolescents and young women are flourishing, we must take into account the historical and cultural changes ...

CREDITS: 3

Health Issues in the 21st Century

Course #: EDUC_716Y

Health is a complex and dynamic subject. In the digital age, medical and health information can come from reliable and ...

CREDITS: 3

The Flipped Classroom

Course #: EDUC_717I

In the flipped classroom, the teacher's lectures are delivered to students online outside of the classroom. Inside the classroom, students ...

CREDITS: 3

Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators and Students

Course #: EDUC_718U

When you started teaching, what did you imagine? Did you dream about a classroom that flowed effortlessly and the ability ...

CREDITS: 3

Implementing Playful Learning in PreK-2 Classroom

Course #: EDUC_719X

In this course, participants will focus on the benefits of independent play in the PreK-2 classroom, and how it can ...

CREDITS: 3

How the ELL Brain Learns

Course #: EDUC_718A

About 10% of public school students live in households where English is not the primary language. These English Language Learners ...

CREDITS: 3

Motivating Students Who Don't Care

Course #: EDUC_713J

One of the biggest challenges faced by today's teachers and principals is that of motivating students who don't care. This course ...

CREDITS: 3

Teaching Students with Mild Disabilities

Course #: EDUC_715A

Course Description
This course is designed to help teachers identify types of learning problems that characterize students with mild disabilities ...

CREDITS: 3

21st Century Skills: Preparing Students for a Successful Future

Course #: EDUC_716D

Life skills for the 21st century are vastly different from the routine and manual tasks required in the previous century. ...

CREDITS: 3

A Comprehensive and Contemporary Look at School Law

Course #: EDUC_716B

Complicated and potentially damaging, are the legal issues that school principals, administrators, and teachers handle and resolve on a daily ...

CREDITS: 3

Current Topics in Sociology and Society

Course #: EDUC_718H

Studying sociology plays a key role in understanding the social influences that make individuals who they are and govern how ...

CREDITS: 3

Co-Teaching that Works! Structures and Strategies for Maximizing Student Learning

Course #: EDUC_719F

Co-teaching is a rewarding style of teaching that benefits all teachers and students involved. This course is designed to guide ...

CREDITS: 3

Understanding Autism

Course #: EDUC_712Z

Because autism is one of the most common disorders of childhood, it has broad implications not only for the autistic ...

CREDITS: 3

Drawing to Enhance Learning

Course #: EDUC_714K

This course is designed to teach you the skill of drawing so you can enjoy drawing successfully, or you can ...

CREDITS: 3

Understanding Asperger's Syndrome

Course #: EDUC_714U

Children and adolescents with Asperger’s Syndrome (AS) can intrigue and confound us- often simultaneously! This course will help you achieve a ...

CREDITS: 3

Teaching Gifted & Talented Girls

Course #: EDUC_711I

Self-esteem of gifted girls begins to drop at the beginning of adolescence and reaches its lowest point at the end ...

CREDITS: 1

Effective Classroom Management Strategies for the 21st Century Classroom

Course #: EDUC_718O

What is classroom management? Teachers who can successfully answer this question know that a classroom management plan is not the ...

CREDITS: 3

Advocating for the Latino Student

Course #: EDUC_719T

This course addresses the challenges and the opportunities of educating the linguistically and culturally diverse growing population of Latino students. ...

CREDITS: 3

Effective Feedback to Improve Student Achievement

Course #: EDUC_715I

It's not about grades; it's about learning! When teachers provide effective feedback, they become learning coaches for their students. Learning ...

CREDITS: 3

Making Connections for Engaged Learning

Course #: EDUC_715B

Course Description

When teachers make connections with their students, delay consequences for inappropriate actions, and respond to students ...

CREDITS: 3

Classroom Management for Elementary Teachers

Course #: EDUC_713W

One of the biggest challenges and sources of anxiety a new teacher faces is managing a classroom. This course is ...

CREDITS: 3

Creating a Google Apps Classroom

Course #: EDUC_717E

Google Apps is what your students have been waiting to experience! This course will provide the digital tools necessary to ...

CREDITS: 3

Cognitive Approaches to Learning and Teaching

Course #: EDUC_718D

Principles of efficient and effective learning and teaching are presented in highly approachable texts based on decades of research in ...

CREDITS: 3

Discovering Humanity through Cultural Anthropology

Course #: EDUC_719B

Cultural anthropology is defined as the comparative study of human societies and their social structures, values, beliefs, and cultures. It ...

CREDITS: 3

Child Behavior Disorders

Course #: EDUC_712U

"Behavior disorders," "emotionally disturbed," or "socially maladjusted" are terms often used to describe children with challenging behaviors who are troubled or cause ...

CREDITS: 3

Teaching Art to Children

Course #: EDUC_713X

Whether you're wondering for the first time what art concepts your students should experience or you are a teacher with ...

CREDITS: 3

Cyber Bullying: Strategies for Balance and Safety

Course #: EDUC_716L

Today we live in a wired culture filled with a wealth of information at all levels, but this electronic bounty ...

CREDITS: 3

Special Education Law

Course #: EDUC_717Z

Understanding the ins and outs of special education law can seem like a daunting and sometimes overwhelming feat. This is ...

CREDITS: 3

Critical Thinking: How to Win the War Against Fake News

Course #: EDUC_718M

In a polarized world where people’s minds are made up, and facts don’t count unless they support preexisting viewpoints, we ...

CREDITS: 3

Sleep, Learners and Teachers

Course #: EDUC_719O

One sleepless night could mean the difference between a productive day and a miserable one. Understanding the science behind what ...

CREDITS: 3