Products tagged with 'professional development'

Note: This course is the optional professional development credit for the Passports & Passages conference. This course will facilitate discussion among English teachers on the topics addressed at the 2025 Passports and Passages Symposium. The course includes a one-day symposium held at the College of Southern Idaho, Blaine County Center in Hailey. After the symposium, class members will participate in an email discussion of symposium topics and complete a project.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to 1. Build professional relationships with colleagues across disciplines 2. Build a curriculum with emphasis on student learning outcomes 3. Use topics in their respective areas of instruction 4. Use different teaching strategies as presented from different programs across campus

The purpose of the conference is to foster connection and collaboration between all CSI faculty. Discipline-specific meetings will focus on best practices, assignment sharing, outcomes assessment, and/or relationship building. Workshop content varies; some examples of workshops include education trends, pedagogical practices, and/or topics specific to a discipline. General Education Program Assessment provides faculty an opportunity to read assignments and student artifacts in portfolios and to better understand how the course(s) they teach support the program of General Education at CSI.

This conference focuses on physics teachers sharing strategies, techniques, and ideas that help them teach physics. All physics teachers in Utah and Idaho are welcome. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to … 1. Apply new techniques/tools to use in their classrooms. 2. Appreciate the variance in effective teaching strategies. 3. Collaborate with other faculty that they met.

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.

This 3 credit 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. Course Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Participants will be able to understand and perform warm-up and cool-down exercises, preventing injury and support better walking. 2. Participants will improve their range of motion and joint flexibility, enhancing mobility and reducing the risk of injury during daily activities. 3. Participants will increase their muscular strength, particularly in their legs and core, to support better walking endurance and functional movement. 4. Participants will enhance their ability to maintain balance and stability during walking and other everyday tasks, reducing the likelihood of falls. 5. Participants will develop better posture while walking using four key phrases: gaze 12 ft ahead, chin up, shoulders back and relaxed, engage core. 6. Participants will improve cardiovascular health and stamina, enabling them to walk longer distances and engage in daily activities with less fatigue. 7. Participants will experience a safe and social-supportive environment for fitness-related activity components.