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** This is an asynchronous course worth 15 CECH or one graduate credit. **This book is best suited for those working in an early childhood or elementary setting.     ADHD and executive function expert Cindy Goldrich and special education teacher Carly Wolf combined their efforts to create this powerful resource to help teachers and professionals understand and connect with students. These practical tools and worksheets are designed to help students become resourceful, accountable, optimistic, and perseverant. Included for easy reproduction are resources and worksheets to address issues related to: Improving task initiation, planning, and time-management Strengthen emotional regulation, cognitive flexibility and frustration tolerance Teach effective communication and collaboration skills Manage stress and anxiety in school and at home Practical, non-distracting movement Create a Growth Mindset temperament and improve perseverance Use goal-setting techniques to improve performance and confidence   This book was originally published in 2019, so it should be treated as a practical educator resource rather than the most current comprehensive statement of ADHD research. There has been additional research and evolving understanding of ADHD and executive functioning since its publication. That said, the book provides a plethora of practical classroom suggestions and ready-to-use tools.   Book: ADHD, Executive Function & Behavioral Challenges in the Classroom: Managing the Impact on Learning, Motivation, and Stress by Cindy Goldrich and Carly Wolf  (ISBN-10L 1683732294) Read more

This book study is worth 15 continuing education contact hours or one graduate credit.    Building on the success of the original best-seller, this new edition of The Writing Revolution adds valuable guidance for teachers seeking a way to bring their students' writing ability up to rigorous state standards. As thousands of educators have already discovered, The Writing Revolution provides the road map they need, clearly explaining how to incorporate the Hochman Method into their instruction, no matter what subject or grade they're teaching and regardless of the ability level of their students. The new edition provides a reorganized sequence of activities and even more student-facing examples, making it easier than ever to bring the method to your classroom. The Writing Revolution isn't a separate curriculum or program teachers need to juggle. Rather, it is a method providing strategies and activities that teachers can adapt to their preexisting curriculum and weave into their content instruction. By focusing on specific techniques that match their students' needs and providing them with targeted feedback, The Writing Revolution can turn weak writers into strong and confident communicators. In addition, the method can: Identify misconceptions and gaps in knowledge Boost reading comprehension and learning Improve organizational skills Enrich oral language Develop analytical abilities     Book: The Writing Revolution 2.0: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades by Judith Hochman and Natalie Wexler           Website: https://www.thewritingrevolution.org/ Read more

*This course is worth fifteen continuing education contact hours (CECH) or one graduate credit. You have the option of participating asynchronously or in a blended learning format.    Our children are struggling. Schools, once alive with deep learning born of human connection, are now dominated by screens. The result is unmistakable: falling performance, fractured attention, and the slow erosion of rigorous thought. We were told that classroom technology was progress. It wasn’t. In THE DIGITAL DELUSION, neuroscientist and educator Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath reveals why digital tools in school consistently undermine learning -- and what parents, teachers, and schools can do to push back with purpose. Drawing on decades of neuroscience and education research, Horvath dismantles the core myths driving the EdTech movement, and offers a practical playbook for putting people -- not programs -- back at the center of education. This is not a call to reject technology. It’s a call to reclaim real learning.   Book: The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids’ Learning -- And How To Help Them Thrive Again by Jared Cooney Horvath                YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JaredCooney/playlists Read more

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This short module will walk one through what micro-credentials are, how they work, and leveraging them for personal and professional growth. Read more