Products tagged with 'continuing education'

Cassia County School District Professional Development Course. Upon completion of this 1 credit course, students will be able to: 1. Become familiar with the characteristics, strengths, and needs of language learners and other students. 2. Identify specific details about learners in each educator's circle of influence, including students' assets and needs. 3. Create a plan to leverage individual student strengths and address the needs of individual students. 4. Identify classroom strategies to proactively and purposely develop student academic language in a content area. 5. Identify specific vocabulary words and definitions for instruction that are essential for instruction in a content area. 6. Make and execute a plan to use explicit vocabulary instruction in a live lesson in a classroom environment. 7. Explore methods and strategies used to allow or improve student interaction in the classroom. 8. Create or alter a lesson plan that increases opportunities for learners of any skill level to engage in meaningful interactions that increase understanding, expand vocabulary, and practice language in a non-threatening way. 9. Explore opportunities for adding visual comprehensible input to lesson design and instruction. 10. Identify different types of visual supports available in different contexts and for different purposes. 11. Identify opportunities for additional comprehensible input for one or more lessons.

Professional Development course for Jerome School District.

Professional Development course for Jerome School District.

Professional Development course for Jerome School District.

This professional development course focuses on evaluating and improving educational programs to enhance student learning and outcomes. Participants will learn how to assess curriculum design, teaching methods, and student data to determine the effectiveness of a program. The course covers strategies for analyzing program strengths and weaknesses and making data-driven decisions for improvement. Educators will also explore ways to align programs with Idaho Core Teacher Standards and student needs, ensuring quality in instruction. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to … 1. Participants will study and discuss how to improve instruction using the 8 components of SIOP in order to support multilingual learners and other students needing additional support. 2. Participants will write or augment lesson plans to incorporate SIOP components. 3. Participants will engage in meaningful live and virtual discussions in order to collaborate about instructional practices which will benefit students and increase comprehensibility and accessibility. 4. Participants will plan, record, and reflect on instructional opportunities which align with SIOP instruction and set goals for continuous improvement. 5. Participants will refer to group discussions, textbook materials, and additional resources in order to try new instructional strategies and differentiate instruction for diverse learners.