Unique in both content and format, this course is a gold mine of down-to-earth methods for improving your teaching skills and providing you with powerful insights on what your students want and need from their teacher.
You will find wisdom, inspiration, and the nuts and bolts guidance on the basic tools of teaching. This class pinpoints the behaviors and attributes necessary to be the kind of teacher your students will follow to new levels of performance. If you are one of the hundreds of students that enjoyed the graduate course, Teacher Toolbox 101, you will thoroughly enjoy this course.
Teacher Toolbox 101 and Teacher Toolbox 201 may be taken in any order.
***This course was written in 2010, it’s an oldie, but a goodie. Teachers still LOVE the content and is still applicable to today’s changing classroom***
In this course you will:
- Learn proven strategies to optimize your learning environment and student achievement.
- Be exposed to proven methods that will strengthen your leadership and communication skills.
- Learn research-based, hands-on techniques from experienced teachers and educational professionals who have actually used them with great results.
- Examine the common traits successful teachers tend to exhibit.
- Discover how to correct student behavior without demeaning self-esteem.
- Learn how to create a learning climate that builds community, confidence, and self-esteem in all your students.
- Discover how your attitude helps or hinders the performance of your class.
- Learn how to create a classroom that minimizes disruptive behavior, maximizes learning and provides an emotionally safe environment.
- Identify the factors that will enhance or inhibit the performance of a student.
- Learn simple, practical ways to inspire your students to be the best they can be!
EROM –
“I can’t think of anything that I didn’t like about this course – it was excellent in all regards! This course will benefit me because now I have created an action plan that will strengthen me for another school year and beyond. The best thing about this course is that in the end, I have created a document for myself that is filled with ideas and resources to inspire my teaching.”–Robert G., IA
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“Teacher Toolbox 201, another great class. I will definitely be taking another class this fall!”–James G., IA
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“I felt the course gave me strategies for things that I may start doing in my classroom right away. The speakers were motivational and they all did a great job of inspiring. What I like best about these courses is that they really make you stop and reflect on your teaching. It is not someone just telling you what to do. You have to put yourself in the situation. The class forces you to reflect and really makes you think about what you are currently doing and how you are going to change to make yourself a better teacher.”–Lori F., IA
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“I really enjoyed taking this course. I enjoyed the Goal setting presentation by Jack and ways you can improve this with your students and athletes. I also enjoyed the lessons over positivity and ways to instruct in your classroom.”–Jackson K., NE
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“I really enjoyed this course with so many topics that I will be able to apply within my classroom.”–Kent K., NE
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“This was a great class! I can’t wait to implement what I have learned into my classroom!”–Molly K., NE
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“This was another quality course. I found it to be just as useful as Toolbox 101. There are quite a few strategies and ideas that I can use in my classroom and in my coaching roles.”–Nathan C., NE
BAGT –
“I enjoyed the practical information presented in this course. I gained many tools that I can use to better myself as a teacher and at the same time help my students be better learners.” –Shelby S., NE
BAGT –
“Super fun class! I wrote a lot about the goal video. It was my favorite. Hoping to do a few new things with it. I enjoyed seeing Bob’s class make videos for kids coming in the next year. The kids looked like they were always having fun and laughing. Loved that it was shared with us. The nick name idea was awesome. I really enjoy Be A Great Teacher’s classes. Great insight always!” –Ann H, MN
BAGT –
“I enjoy the information along with actionable steps to improve my classroom. My favorite portion of the material is always the emphasis around building relationship with my students and growing myself as an educator and leader.” –Tina A., MN