If you ask a student what makes him or her successful in school, you probably won’t hear about the great textbooks or lectures they heard.
Most likely you will hear something like, “It was all Mrs. Smith. She just never gave up on me.” What students take away from a successful education usually centers on a personal connection with a teacher who instilled passion and inspiration for their subject. Successful teachers go beyond what is expected from their students in a variety of ways. “Beyond Teaching” is about not just teaching students the curriculum, but also connecting with them on emotional and mental levels.
In this course you will…
- Reflect on current teaching strategies, as well as how you connect with students and maintain relationships with them in the classroom.
- Explore new ways to avoid burnout
- Analyze how powerful language, listening and other communication behaviors impact student success in the classroom.
- Engage in new classroom activities and reflect on how these changes will impact your classroom.
- Explain how the techniques discussed in the course can be applied to your current and/or future classroom.
- Critique current classroom strategies in regards to emotional and mental connections with students.
- Develop classroom activities that focus on building connections with students so they feel comfortable expressing themselves in a variety of ways.
- Modify current classroom techniques to improve connections with students.
- Compare and contrast current classroom strategies with the new information presented in the course content
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I really enjoyed this class. There were things that I took back to my classroom and implemented after almost every lesson. Lindsay B., NE.
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If you need courses that are going to be practical and flexible, you have found the right place. This is my fifth class through “Be A Great Teacher” and I plan to come back for more. I cannot say enough good things about these courses! McKehna B., NE.
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This was a great course! I especially liked the lesson on empathy. The speaker was wonderful and she suggested a lot of skills that I can use and teach to my students. Elizabeth D., OH.
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This course was great to think about students from the whole child perspective. I loved the tips and advice on how to help students beyond the curriculum. Britney R., OH.
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Overall, this course gave me many insights on how to connect to my students, take care of myself, and model key aspects of humility to my students. I will be able to take everything I learned and apply it to my classroom this fall. Catherine C., OH.
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This course was extremely beneficial. I liked the variety of the presentation titles while also learning all of the intricacies that go into being a teacher besides standing at the front of the class and delivering content. This course changed my perspective on being a teacher and helped me to discover my ‘why’. Alex J., OH.
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Loved this course! I really enjoyed the different videos and how they hit on the different aspects of teaching. These were refreshing to watch while beginning a new school year. Jill K., NE
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This class was so worth the time. I don’t think I have ever taken classes that were so worthy of my extra time. Thank you for making it doable as a teacher and mom! Alyssa V., NE
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I liked all the emphasis of what goes into teacher besides just teaching curriculum. Arleigh W., NE.