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  • Start anytime within 60 days of enrollment
  • Work at your own pace
  • Interact with the course instructor
  • Finish in 12 weeks or less

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  • Available 24/7 during a specific date range
  • Assignments due weekly
  • Engaged Instruction and group collaboration
  • Offered in 4-week or 8-week formats

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Emotional Regulation: Teaching Calm and Building Confidence in Students

This course equips K–12 educators with the tools and understanding necessary to support the emotional regulation of students and transform the student-teacher relationship. Rooted in the latest research in neuroscience and child development, participants will examine how emotional regulation is closely tied to brain function, executive skills, and the impact of trauma. They will explore how dysregulation affects learning, behavior, and student-teacher relationships, and how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and chronic stress can manifest in the classroom. Drawing from the groundbreaking work of Dr. Marc Brackett (Permission to Feel) and Dr. Susan David (Emotional Agility), the course highlights how emotions influence decision-making, attention, and academic success. Educators will gain practical strategies to recognize signs of emotional dysregulation, co-regulate with students, and build a classroom environment that fosters psychological safety, trust, and student voice. Emphasis will be placed on the intersection of trauma, SEL (social-emotional learning), and emotional regulation to help students develop resilience and self-awareness. The course emphasizes emotional regulation strategies that are adaptable for both younger and older students, ensuring relevance across all grade levels (K-12).

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Strategies for School and Life Success: ADHD Teaching Excellence

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that impacts a student's ability to focus, behave, and learn effectively. This course provides a comprehensive and updated overview of ADHD, including its symptoms, diagnostic criteria, and effects on students' academic performance. It also addresses common co-occurring conditions, such as anxiety and mood disorders, as noted by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Child Mind Institute. Educators participating in this course will focus on the learning challenges faced by students with ADHD, emphasizing the need for tailored teaching strategies and supportive learning environments. The course highlights the importance of executive function skills for organization and time management, as well as the role of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in promoting positive behaviors, as explained by Understood (a leading nonprofit organization committed to empowering tens of millions of people with learning and thinking differences in the United States). Participants will learn about Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and educational rights, exploring various treatment options. Finally, this course will address the significance of collaboration between educators and families, alongside strategies to foster motivation, self-advocacy, and essential life skills in students with ADHD, in line with insights from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Digital Dependence: Technology’s Social, Psychological, and Behavioral Impacts on Student Learning

This course is designed to explore the impact of technology, digital communication, and the ways children and adolescents socialize, learn, and are perceived in the classroom. Participants in this course will learn about the nature of digital devices and the pressure they place on K-12 students, and how they can impede the development of critical life skills such as empathy, conflict resolution, and resilience. The effective use of technology and media literacy will be investigated. This course prepares educators by engaging them in thoughtful dialogue and activities that promote 21st-century ideas and understanding of students’ diverse, digital, and global learning needs. [1] Educational research is based on the findings of Riin Seema, Ph.D., Ene Varik-Maasik, Ph.D., Daniele Giansanti, Ph.D., Olusola O. Adesope, Ph.D., and Patricia L. Maarhuis, Ph.D,[2] and the research on artificial intelligence and its impact on student development is based on the findings of Ying Xu, Ph.D., Faith Rogow, Ph.D., Michael Ali, Ph.D., Ryan Nagelhout, Ph.D., Emily Weinstein, Ph.D., and Carrie James, Ph.D. Foundational work in this course will include research on understanding effective practices, student learning strategies, and classroom outcomes. Participants will synthesize these paradigms and develop a new understanding of educators’ roles in the classroom, along with the latest tools, methods, and techniques for cultivating students’ learning and a state-of-the-art teaching approach to meet their educational goals.

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