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How to be an Effective Principal Mentor:
Fred Lindley authored the book entitled The Portable Mentor. Now you can hear directly from Fred on how to become an enduring influence for new teachers and educational leaders entering the field. 3 Video Hours - 4.2 Hours of Completion Time |
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Technology and School Leaders:
This program provides school administrators with the competencies and skills needed to develop technology plans and integrate technology into their daily lives. 3.5 Hours of Video - 4.5 Hours of Completion Time |
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Leading Learning Communities:
Learn how to excel as an instructional leader. Based on the standards identified in the NAESP document, hear recommendations from experts like Roland Barth and Richard Elmore on creating learning communities in your school. 12 Video Hours - 16.5 Hours of Completion Time |
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Meeting the Challenge of Urban School Instructional Leadership:
National expert Charlotte Danielson and an array of the best NYC school administrators provide you with a proven plan that assures your success as an instructional leader. 4 Video Hours - 5.5 Hours of Completion Time |
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Standards Aligned Instructional Leadership 1 & 2:
A comprehensive program for working principals aimed at developing instructional leadership skills through experienced practitioners and real life simulations. 8 Video Hours - 11 Hours of Completion Time
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Strategies for NCLB Compliance:
An inside look into how the No Child Left Behind Legislation was developed and the successful strategies other schools have undertaken to make adequate yearly progress and reach compliance thresholds. 4.5 Hours of Video - 6.3 Hours of Completion Time
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The Leadership Academy:
This massive online program touches just about every aspect of school leadership. Hear from an array of national experts and gain insights that will allow you to successfully lead your school in these changing times. 18 Video Hours - 25 Hours of Completion Time |
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Unlocking the Door to Success: Urban School Leadership - Community Partnerships
Successful urban school leaders understand their role in the community. Learn how successful urban school leaders improved their schools by bringing together community stakeholders. 5 Video Hours - 7 Hours of Completion Time |
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Web of Support - Two: Building Leadership Capacity:
Designed for the experienced school leader, this program provides a guide to establishing a campus culture, understanding high stakes testing, and promoting an environment where professional ethics are expected. 12 Video Hours - 17 Hours of Completion Time
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Web of Support - Four: The Entrepreneurial Principal:
Take a comprehensive look at six schools that were traditionally low performing and hear how their leadership teams made radical changes to motivate teachers and students to become peak performers. 10 Video Hours - 14 Hours of Completion Time
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Charlotte Danielson's Teaching Framework; Looking at Real Classrooms:
Every day teachers across the country try to model what Charlotte Danielson recommends in her acclaimed book, "A Framework for Teaching". Now teachers can see what every component of the framework looks like in action in real classrooms! 6 Video Hours - 8.4 Hours of Completion Time
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Data Utilization in the Classroom
All teachers will gain a thorough understanding of how to analyze student data to target the specific needs of underachieving students. Hear from numerous national experts like Victoria Bernhardt and Michael Schmoker. 11 Video Hours - 15 Hours of Completion Time |
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Academic Dishonesty:
Learn the top 10 ways students cheat and what you can do to prevent cheating in your class. Gain knowledge on how to detect plagiarism, especially from the numerous "Internet cheat sites" now available on the World Wide Web. 2 Video Hours - 2.5 Hours of Comletion Time |
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Adolescent Literacy, the Middle School & Years:
Learn how to deal with struggling adolescent readers. Observe exemplary teachers employing "read to learn" strategies that emphasize reading in the content areas. 7.5 Video Hours - 10.5 Hours of Completion Time
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Brain Based Instruction:
Raising Student Achievement with Brain-Based Instruction: All brains are different! This program helps teachers design lesson plans to best accommodate how different types of students learn. 4 Video Hours - 5.5 Hours Completion Time
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Charting a Course to Literacy Excellence:
A research based approach to creating a literacy plan. Observe actual classroom lessons utilizing shared reading, reading aloud, and guided reading strategies. Hear from experts like Doug Reeves and Marcia Freeman. 10 Video Hours - 14 Hours of Completion Time
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Community of Caring:
Based on the acclaimed Kennedy Foundation's character education curriculum, this program teaches you how to embed the five core values of Caring, Trust, Respect, Responsibility and Family in every aspect of the school day. 18 Video Hours - 25 Hours of Completion Time
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Differentiated Instruction for Successful Inclusion:
This powerful program provides teachers with the most comprehensive collection of instructional strategies ever offered online. Jay McTique presents compelling commentary on the power of establishing essential understandings. National assessment expert, Rick Stigins, provides a step by step guide to help you create assessments that match your learning objectives. 16.5 Video Hours - 23 Hours of Completion Time |
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Teaching the ESL Learner
Designed to provide all teachers with the knowledge and skills needed to work effectively with students of limited English proficiency. 5 Video Hours - 7 Hours of Completion Time |
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Effective Teaching in Diverse Classrooms:
Learn how to design lessons that connect with students and energize class-room instruction. This program provides teachers with a five phase approach that encourages students to operate independently and in groups. Watch master teachers scaffold instruction, interface with students, and demonstrate powerful research-based strategies. This program is based on the award winning CREDE pedagogy(Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence. 10 Video Hours - 14 Hours of Completion Time |
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The Five Practices of Highly Effective Classrooms:
Educational experts Bob Marzano, Harvey Silver and Richard Strong share their ground breaking research and identify the five teacher practices that have the greatest effect on student achievement. 5 Video Hours - 7 Hours of Completion Time |
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Increasing Student Achievement through Differentiated Instruction:
Instructional strategies for teaching students in a "mixed-ability" classroom including tiered Instruction, alternative assessment and enrichment clusters. 12 Video Hours - 16.5 Hours of Completion Time
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Integrating Technology in the Classroom:
National experts Alan November, Ian Jukes and Michael Fullan provide suggestions on how you can use technology to immediately enhance student learning. Observe teachers employing the recommended strategies.
4 Video Hours - 5.5 Hours of Completion Time
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Visual Tools for Literacy:
David Hyerle presents his award winning research on "Visual Tools". Learn how to use graphic organizers to help students improve their basic reading and writing skills and improve their ability to problem solve. 5 Video Hours - 7 Hours of Completion Time
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Breaking Ranks - Revisited:
A who's who of national experts including, Bob Marzano, Phil Schlechty, Will Daggett, Gordon Cawelti, Rick Stiggins, and Robert Lyn Canady analyze the ground breaking recommendation in the Breaking Ranks document. 24 Video Hours - 33.5 Hours of Completion Time
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Middle Level:
Middle level experts from the National Forum discuss successful school reform initiatives from the last decade. Four award winning middle schools share their experience in the journey to becoming a high achieving "School to Watch". 13 Video Hours - 18 Hours of Completion Time
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The Block:
An in-depth look at Block Scheduling. Hear first hand from teachers of all disciplines who changed their instructional practice to successfully teach in longer periods of time. 11 Video Hours - 15.4 Hours of Completion Time |
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Managing the Defiant Child:
Gain insights into why children misbehave, the building blocks of a parent/teacher-child relationship, establishing rapport and saying "No". This program is very "hands on" offering a full menu of practical strategies that work. 2.5 Video Hours - 3.5 Hours of Completion Time |
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NIHAP: National Institute for Homeland Security and Anti-Terrorism Preparedness:
This program was designed to assist schools and communities prevent, prepare and respond to Security threats, terrorist activities, acts of violence and casualty disasters. 5 Video Hours - 7 Hours of Completion Time |
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Safe Schools, Healthy Kids:
The emphasis is on classroom management and prevention/intervention, crisis planning and managing the aftermath. Hear from school leaders, law enforcement and those who worked with 9/11 NYC schools. 14 Video Hours - 19.5 Hours of Completion Time |
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Safe Schools, Healthy Kids 2:
Learn about the primary causes of school violence, how to deal with bullying, the facts about bomb threats and how to design your school to be as safe as possible. 7 Video Hours - 9.5 Hours of Completion Time
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Teaching the ADD/ADHD student:
This program is designed to equip teachers with techniques to more effectively address the challenges presented by this ever growing learning disorder. 2.5 Video Hours - 3.5 Hours of Completion Time |
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