Teaching For Excellence: Bring Your Best Self To School Every Day is loaded with information and ideas for bringing your “A” game to school every single day, and to stay engaged with your students, colleagues, and community.
Exceptional in both content and format, teachers at all grade levels will LOVE the gold mine of practical teaching tips this graduate level class will provide. You will learn research-based, hands-on techniques on how to increase student productivity and achievement from experienced teachers who have had great success in the classroom. You will be given time to reflect and evaluate how you currently lead your class and discover new ways to maintain your enthusiasm, sanity, sense of humor, and joy while working with all students. Classic in simplicity, this unique class will provide you with a treasure chest of tools to make your job easier and your classroom a place of success and enjoyment for all!
In this course you will:
- Learn how to create a learning climate that builds community, confidence, and self-esteem in all your students.
- Discover ways to maintain your enthusiasm, sanity, sense of humor, and joy while working with all of your students.
- Reflect and evaluate how well you currently lead your class, team, or class.
- Be exposed to proven methods that will strengthen leadership and communications skills.
- Discover ways to increase student productivity, achievement and enthusiasm for learning.
- Acquire proven strategies that will create connections with students and raise achievement
- Learn how to give effective feedback.
- Examine common traits successful teachers tend to exhibit.
- Reconnect with your purpose as an educator.
- Gain effective strategies for creating a classroom culture that promote resilience and a growth mindset.
- Develop strategies to avoid teacher burnout.
- Tap into the knowledge of some of the most respected teachers in the field and gain easy-to-apply teaching strategies.
- Rediscover the passion and excitement that made you want to become a teacher.
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I have taken other Be A Great Teacher courses and have always walked away with useful ideas for my classroom. There were several takeaways I got from this course that I will implement. This course has equipped me to be a better teacher and create a better learning experience for my students. Gregory D., OH
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The class was clear and the assignments were simple to understand. They felt easily applicable to my classroom and teaching. Arleigh W., NE.
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This was a great course. I love how it was organized with videos and articles. Deanna V., NE.
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This course was honestly just what I needed. I loved that it was practical, real, and full of things I could actually take back to my classroom right away. It wasn’t just theory—it was relatable and gave me so many “aha” moments. I really enjoyed the videos and how they tied back to everyday teaching and leading. Compared to other grad courses, this one felt way more meaningful and useful. It helped me reflect on the kind of teacher and leader I want to be—not just someone who checks the boxes, but someone who leads with heart and purpose. Jennifer A., MN
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I really liked this course. I loved the content and I loved that it incorporated strategies for balancing self-care outside of the school setting. Britney R., OH
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This was a great course. I love how it was organized with videos and articles. Deanna V., NE.
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Overall, the strategies from this course have provided me with a refreshed outlook on leadership in my classroom. I now recognize that small, intentional behaviors-rooted in empathy, purpose, and reflection- can have long lasting effects. As I continue my role as an educator and leader, I am committed to fostering environments that prioritize growth over performance, communication over compliance, and purpose over pressure. This action plan will serve as both a roadmap and reminder to keep leading with heart and intention. Catherine C., OH.
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This course was a great reminder of how to implement communication with students into the classroom. There were positive tips and practical ways to do this. LeiShel S., NE.
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Enjoyed this class. Clayton L., NE.
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I really enjoyed the class. I love that it is self paced. As a busy mom, wife, teacher and coach it is nice to be able to work on the class when I have spare time. I think this class has given me a lot of new ideas and perspective on what my students need from me to be have the most positive impact on their education and lives. Tifany B., NE