Teaching from A-Z: Practical Strategies for lasting success in Education is designed to equip you with innovative strategies that enhance student engagement, achievement, and personal growth.
You will explore key mindset shifts that foster a supportive and inclusive environment for students, teachers, and community members. The course will present techniques easily adaptable for any classroom teacher, coach, or administrator, allowing for immediate implementation. With a focus on cultivating fun, meaningful relationships, you will develop action plans that encourage perseverance within a supportive context. You will also learn self-care techniques and strategies that enable you to sustain long, fruitful, and enjoyable careers as educators. This course integrates theoretical frameworks with practical applications, empowering you to enact positive changes in your school community, and to create enriching learning environments that promote student development.
In this course you will:
- Identify and apply key mindset shifts to improve student engagement, achievement, and personal growth.
- Implement strategies to honor diverse student identities and foster an inclusive environment.
- Explore how humor can make serious topics more accessible and engaging, and help create a positive, dynamic learning space.
- Analyze scientific principles behind effective teaching and develop strategies for lasting impact on students.
- Reflect on daily routines and organizational strategies that enhance enhance leadership effectiveness and classroom management.
- Investigate resilience in student success and create plans to encourage perseverance in a supportive environment.
- Reflect on qualities of memorable teachers and their impact on student engagement and retention.
- Develop strategies for meaningful student relationships that prioritize emotional connections.
- Evaluate the benefits of smiling in daily interactions and create strategies for a positive atmosphere.
- Identify benefits of incorporating movement into activities and develop ways to integrate it into lesson plans.
- Evaluate the significance of hand gestures and non-verbal cues in effective classroom communication.
- Research and share effective online games for classroom use to enhance learning experiences.
- Reflect on memorable teaching practices and articulate the desired long-term impact on students.
- Assess personal strengths and devise strategies to contribute to educational excellence.
BAGT –
I really liked all of the tools that could be implemented into my classroom quickly and efficiently. This is the first graduate course I have taken, and I really enjoyed it. Everything in this course could be easily applied to my field. Alex F., MN.
BAGT –
I have taken several of these classes and this one was just the same high-quality product. Clayton L., NE
BAGT –
Another GREAT course. Videos were short but very thorough. I really appreciate the variety of topics discussed and the bag full of strategies that are easily incorporated into a classroom if I want to. Great reminders about educator self-care and speakers addressed some real issues teachers are dealing with in today’s educational world. Tony N., OH.
BAGT –
I really enjoyed this course and thought the information was impactful and relevant. My favorite part of this course was th evariety of instructors and materials that were offered as nothing seemed redundant. My least favorite part of the course was the article reviews, I enjoy the videos a lot more and get more information out of them. Alex J., NE
BAGT –
This course was an excellent opportunity to reflect on the class environment, our purpose for being there, and how to make that an environment that enhances growth. David L., OH.
B –
I enjoyed this course and would recommend it to others. I cannot wait to put some of the things I learned into practice in my classroom. Barbara A., KS.
BAGT –
I always enjoy taking classes from Being a Great Teacher. The videos are short, but contain so much information. I like that I am able to take classes at my pace. Being a teacher, my time is limited so it is nice to be able to take these classes when I can fit them in. Fernando V., NE.