“Energize Your Environment is definitely convenient and easy to use. The questions and content are set up in a logical and fluid manner. Compared to the average college class, it seemed to have more unique or ‘out of the box’ ideas. This course will benefit me as a teacher, coach and parent.”
Jeff Lorentzen, Oskaloosa, IA
“I enjoyed this course as it gave me resources and information to make me a better and more knowledgeable administrator and educator. The content was excellent as have all of the DVD’s and books from Educational Resources been. The information is more helpful, useful and enjoyable than other graduate courses I have taken. It fits exactly with my roles in the school setting. The games and ideas from the books to help promote and build then team aspect are especially helpful. The reinforcement of being positive and building confidence is essential in developing a winning attitude at my school and in the sports programs.”
Jana Kohler, Seattle, WA
“My last four classes have been through Educational Resources and I have enjoyed all of them. I found this course to be very helpful with the strategies that were presented. I have already began using some of them! All of the DVD’s were informational and provided very useful information. The activities and concept presented through this class offer me a better chance to improve my leadership abilities.”
James Stewart, Fredericksburg, IA
“I thought this was very interesting and it gave me a number of things to think about. The content was excellent!! Both the videos and books gave great insight. I personally enjoyed the quotes. This is definitely a course that will help me be a better teacher, coach and person.”
Andie Olson, Osage, IA
“I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to take the distance learning course entitled, Energize Your Environment. This particular course was an excellent course. I enjoyed this course because it was convenient in my lifestyle as a full time mother in the summer. I thought all the videos were beneficial. They (speakers) had many valuable strategies that I plan to use in my leadership role as a special educator.”
Denise Stiles, Rapid City, SD
“I found the course, ‘Energize Your Environment’, to be a rewarding experience. I have served in a variety of leadership roles and I found the materials in the course making me think more carefully about many aspects of those roles. I would recommend the course to anyone who wants to improve for the sake of kids. I appreciated that the materials were easy to read and the videos were of a length that kept your attention.”
Dave Arns, Waverly, IA
“Energize Your Environment is a great class! I love all of the ideas that can be used either as a teacher or a coach. All of the concepts are common sense that needs to be reintroduced and reinforced often for educators to be successful. Thanks also for providing a class that can be done without leaving the home and the family. I really appreciate it!”
Wall, SD
“This course was awesome! I was simply amazed at how well it ties in with my position as a Special Needs teacher. What sets it apart from other courses I have taken is the flexibility involved in being able to complete the coursework. It allowed me to be there for my students and family when they needed me, yet gave me the freedom to be able to do something for myself when I was able to make the time. This course will benefit not only me, but my students as well. Motivation is something most of them are lacking. I am positive what I learned in this course will make school more enjoyable for them and enable them to achieve success!”
Sondra Fiedler, Farley, IA
“This was the perfect course for me! I needed something that would allow for me to get a full time summer job, coach, an be a wife at the same time. This allowed for me to work at my own pace and literally go to class on my own time. I thought the content was excellent. I needed some new materials for my classroom and ways to energize my environment. I am not only a teacher and coach, but also hold down an administrative role as Athletic Director and Manager of a Water Park. This has really been a class that I took at the right time. Anytime a new course comes out, I would be interested in taking it!”
Christine Giunta-Mayer, Glen Ellyn, IL
“I was taking a course through the University of St. Thomas last summer when I started talking with another teacher/coach that had taken EDUC 659A through Augustana College. He highly recommended it to me and said that it will probably be the best course I will ever take for continuing education credits. At the time I did not care about what I would learn, I was just considering the fact that I could get three credits while working at home! However, after completing the first course I felt that I learned so much that I wanted to take another course. So I signed up for course EDUC 659B and EDUC 659C. In addition, I was delighted to learn that you added course EDUC 659D!! I would have to honestly say that I will use the information gathered from these four courses for the rest of my life, whether it be as a coach, a teacher, or anything else. I could not have taken these courses at a better time in my life and am grateful that I have had this opportunity.”
Michael Versland, Hastings, MN
“Energize Your Environment provides teachers with information that will increase the learning in your classroom. By utilizing these activities students can’t help but want to come back to your class each and every day. It makes learning fun!”
Penny Patrick, South Sioux City, IA
“I found this course to provide helpful, engaging and purposeful information. I am looking forward to actually using what I have learned in my Family & Consumer Sciences classes. The ideas and suggestions are common sense and require little, if any, preparation. There is no doubt, this course is excellent! This course was user friendly. I could watch the videos and complete the lessons when it fits into my daily schedule. The questions were relevant and reinforced the ideas presented. This course not only inspired me, it provided me with pertinent information and easy to implement ideas and activities.”
Jan Zitterhopf, Gering, NE
“I felt the course, Energize Your Environment, was great! I really enjoyed each lesson and gained some great ideas to use with my class of 4th graders. Being able to do the lessons on my own time was a big plus that I really liked. I felt that the course content was excellent, very well done and enjoyable to learn from . This course is the third course I have taken from Educational Resources on MN and I like how this course was well organized and the materials were sent in a timely fashion and were easily understood. I feel each lesson had some value to me as I learned something new or was refreshed by something in each session. This course will definitely benefit me in my position as a 4th grade teacher.”
James Duehn, Sioux City, IA
“I have taken all four video classes that you offer. If you were to make more video classes, which I hope you do, I would take them in a heartbeat. I recommend every teacher/coach to take these classes because it will make you a better teacher/coach and a better person. I have learned more useful and practical information about teaching/coaching strategies than during my college years. These courses also energize you if you are in a rut in the teaching/coaching profession.”
Keith Swenson, Sibley, IA
“This was another outstanding course with a wealth of useful information. You can easily implement the information into your classroom or sports program.”
Terry Van Horn, Crete, NE
“Energize Your Environment is definitely convenient and easy to use. The questions and content are set up in a logical and fluid manner. Compared to the average college class, it seemed to have more unique or ‘out of the box’ ideas. This course will benefit me as a teacher, coach and parent.”
Jeff Lorentzen, Oskaloosa, IA
“I enjoyed this course as it gave me resources and information to make me a better and more knowledgeable administrator and educator. The content was excellent as have all of the DVD’s and books from Educational Resources been. The information is more helpful, useful and enjoyable than other graduate courses I have taken. It fits exactly with my roles in the school setting. The games and ideas from the books to help promote and build then team aspect are especially helpful. The reinforcement of being positive and building confidence is essential in developing a winning attitude at my school and in the sports programs.”
Jana Kohler, Seattle, WA
“My last four classes have been through Educational Resources and I have enjoyed all of them. I found this course to be very helpful with the strategies that were presented. I have already began using some of them! All of the DVD’s were informational and provided very useful information. The activities and concept presented through this class offer me a better chance to improve my leadership abilities.”
James Stewart, Fredericksburg, IA
“I thought this was very interesting and it gave me a number of things to think about. The content was excellent!! Both the videos and books gave great insight. I personally enjoyed the quotes. This is definitely a course that will help me be a better teacher, coach and person.”
Andie Olson, Osage, IA
“I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to take the distance learning course entitled, Energize Your Environment. This particular course was an excellent course. I enjoyed this course because it was convenient in my lifestyle as a full time mother in the summer. I thought all the videos were beneficial. They (speakers) had many valuable strategies that I plan to use in my leadership role as a special educator.”
Denise Stiles, Rapid City, SD
“I found the course, ‘Energize Your Environment’, to be a rewarding experience. I have served in a variety of leadership roles and I found the materials in the course making me think more carefully about many aspects of those roles. I would recommend the course to anyone who wants to improve for the sake of kids. I appreciated that the materials were easy to read and the videos were of a length that kept your attention.”
Dave Arns, Waverly, IA
“Energize Your Environment is a great class! I love all of the ideas that can be used either as a teacher or a coach. All of the concepts are common sense that needs to be reintroduced and reinforced often for educators to be successful. Thanks also for providing a class that can be done without leaving the home and the family. I really appreciate it!”
Wall, SD
“This course was awesome! I was simply amazed at how well it ties in with my position as a Special Needs teacher. What sets it apart from other courses I have taken is the flexibility involved in being able to complete the coursework. It allowed me to be there for my students and family when they needed me, yet gave me the freedom to be able to do something for myself when I was able to make the time. This course will benefit not only me, but my students as well. Motivation is something most of them are lacking. I am positive what I learned in this course will make school more enjoyable for them and enable them to achieve success!”
Sondra Fiedler, Farley, IA
“This was the perfect course for me! I needed something that would allow for me to get a full time summer job, coach, an be a wife at the same time. This allowed for me to work at my own pace and literally go to class on my own time. I thought the content was excellent. I needed some new materials for my classroom and ways to energize my environment. I am not only a teacher and coach, but also hold down an administrative role as Athletic Director and Manager of a Water Park. This has really been a class that I took at the right time. Anytime a new course comes out, I would be interested in taking it!”
Christine Giunta-Mayer, Glen Ellyn, IL
“I was taking a course through the University of St. Thomas last summer when I started talking with another teacher/coach that had taken EDUC 659A through Augustana College. He highly recommended it to me and said that it will probably be the best course I will ever take for continuing education credits. At the time I did not care about what I would learn, I was just considering the fact that I could get three credits while working at home! However, after completing the first course I felt that I learned so much that I wanted to take another course. So I signed up for course EDUC 659B and EDUC 659C. In addition, I was delighted to learn that you added course EDUC 659D!! I would have to honestly say that I will use the information gathered from these four courses for the rest of my life, whether it be as a coach, a teacher, or anything else. I could not have taken these courses at a better time in my life and am grateful that I have had this opportunity.”
Michael Versland, Hastings, MN
“Energize Your Environment provides teachers with information that will increase the learning in your classroom. By utilizing these activities students can’t help but want to come back to your class each and every day. It makes learning fun!”
Penny Patrick, South Sioux City, IA
“I found this course to provide helpful, engaging and purposeful information. I am looking forward to actually using what I have learned in my Family & Consumer Sciences classes. The ideas and suggestions are common sense and require little, if any, preparation. There is no doubt, this course is excellent! This course was user friendly. I could watch the videos and complete the lessons when it fits into my daily schedule. The questions were relevant and reinforced the ideas presented. This course not only inspired me, it provided me with pertinent information and easy to implement ideas and activities.”
Jan Zitterhopf, Gering, NE
“I felt the course, Energize Your Environment, was great! I really enjoyed each lesson and gained some great ideas to use with my class of 4th graders. Being able to do the lessons on my own time was a big plus that I really liked. I felt that the course content was excellent, very well done and enjoyable to learn from . This course is the third course I have taken from Educational Resources on MN and I like how this course was well organized and the materials were sent in a timely fashion and were easily understood. I feel each lesson had some value to me as I learned something new or was refreshed by something in each session. This course will definitely benefit me in my position as a 4th grade teacher.”
James Duehn, Sioux City, IA
“I have taken all four video classes that you offer. If you were to make more video classes, which I hope you do, I would take them in a heartbeat. I recommend every teacher/coach to take these classes because it will make you a better teacher/coach and a better person. I have learned more useful and practical information about teaching/coaching strategies than during my college years. These courses also energize you if you are in a rut in the teaching/coaching profession.”
Keith Swenson, Sibley, IA
“This was another outstanding course with a wealth of useful information. You can easily implement the information into your classroom or sports program.”
Terry Van Horn, Crete, NE