“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
“I have enjoyed taking this class. It made me think about what is important to me as a teacher. This class also made me start thinking about my own organization. I have come up with a ton of ideas to use from your classes, but I need to organize them in a notebook. I know this is one of my goals for the summer. I have numerous ideas I want to use in my classroom and in my locker room. Thanks!” Thomas Finley, Denison, IA
“A truly outstanding course that is very enjoyable to take. The videos and the course itself are extremely user friendly. These courses will always be my first choice whenever possible!” Mark Vande Berg, Harlan, IA
“I thought the course was excellent. Energize Your Environment really did give me lots of ideas for bringing energy to my classroom and athletic field/course. The videos were great and the books had lots of different ideas for all areas. The course was well organized and easy to follow, as opposed to some video courses that I have had that have not been either. This is definitely a course that will benefit me as a teacher and a coach. Thank you for offering the course!” Matt Schulte, Pella, IA
“I really do like the format of all your classes. Course content was great! The Classroom Activators book is one I plan to purchase. Where were these classes 25 years ago? Thank you for all you do in providing a source of inspiration!” Cyndy Gray, Oskaloosa, IA