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The Professional Teacher; Strategies for the New(ish) Teacher

"The Professional Teacher: Strategies for New(ish) Teachers" is a comprehensive and engaging 3-credit course designed to equip new and transitioning educators with the essential knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary to excel in their teaching careers. The course covers key areas of teaching, offering practical tips and proven techniques to enhance instructional effectiveness and create an optimal learning environment.

Modules covered in the course include:

Effective Lesson Planning: Learn how to create well-structured and engaging lesson plans that form the foundation of your teaching practice.
Engaging Students and Promoting Active Learning: Discover techniques to captivate student interest and encourage active participation in the classroom, empowering students to become active learners.
Best Practices for Effective Classroom Management: Develop skills to establish a positive and inclusive classroom culture that supports student growth and achievement.
Explore strategies to personalize learning experiences, address individual learning styles, and scaffold instruction to meet the diverse needs of your students.
Teaching with a Growth Mindset: Learn how to cultivate resilience, perseverance, and a love for learning in both yourself and your students, fostering an environment where challenges are embraced and potential is maximized.
Partnering with Parents: Discover effective techniques for building strong partnerships with parents to support student learning and success, promoting open communication and collaboration.
Enhancing Teaching and Learning with Tech: Explore the integration of technology tools and resources to enhance instructional delivery, engage students, and create dynamic learning experiences.
Self Care is Not Selfish: Focus on nurturing your well-being and maintaining a healthy work-life balance through self-reflection, self-care challenges, and strategies for managing stress and fostering personal growth.

Upon completion of the course, participants will have gained valuable insights, practical strategies, and a strong foundation to create a positive and impactful learning environment for their students.

Carlow University ED 6031 • Madonna University EDU 5830.59 • Mercy University EDUT 559

The required text for this course is Smart from the Start: 100 Tools for Teaching with Confidence by James H. Stronge, Jessica M. Straessle, and Xianxuan Xu.

Graduate participants earn 3 semester hours of graduate credit and will receive a transcript from one of our partner institutions below. Professional development participants will receive a certificate of completion for 45 hours of professional developments credit for face-to-face classes and 60 hours of professional development credit for online classes.

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Development

Course Schedule

1/14/25 - 4/8/25
3/11/25 - 6/10/25
5/13/25 - 8/12/25
7/8/25 - 10/14/25
9/9/25 - 12/9/25
11/11/25 - 2/10/26

Course Schedule

Fall 2024

Oct 11-13 & Oct 25-27
Millie Rivera

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Outline
Objectives
Important Information
Student Academic Integrity

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Outline

Module 1 Effective Lesson Planning

Content:

Develop effective lesson plans by incorporating instructional objectives, assessment strategies, and engaging instructional methods.
Re-learn the foundations of creating well-structured and engaging lesson plans.

Module 2 Engaging Students and Promoting Active Learning

Content

Demonstrate the ability to engage students and promote active learning through the implementation of evidence-based strategies and techniques.
Research new techniques and strategies to captivate student interest and foster active participation in the classroom.

Module 3 Best Practice for Effective Classroom Management

Content

Refine practical skills for establishing and maintaining an effective classroom management system, fostering a positive and inclusive classroom culture.
Explore the art of establishing a positive and well-managed classroom environment.

Module 4 Differentiated Instruction: Examples & Classroom Strategies

Content

Implement new research and strategies to differentiate instruction based on the diverse needs of their students, providing personalized and meaningful learning experiences.
Explore new concepts of differentiated instruction and discover practical strategies to personalize learning experiences.

Module 5 Teaching with a Growth Mindset

Content

Develop an understanding of the growth mindset concept and learn strategies for cultivating a growth mindset in themselves and their students. They will also learn effective techniques for partnering with parents and engaging them in supporting student learning and success.
Learn strategies to cultivate resilience, perseverance, and a love for learning, fostering an environment where students embrace challenges and reach their full potential.

Module 6 Partnering with Parents

Content

Create a plan for building the home-school partnership by implementing new techniques and strategies that increase parental involvement.
Gain new insights on the importance of partnering with parents to ensure student success.

Module 7 Enhancing Teaching and Learning with Tech

Content

Explore and integrate technology tools and resources to enhance instructional delivery and engage students.

Module 8 Self Care is Not Selfish

Content

Compare self care strategies for educators and determine which are appropriate for personal application.
Focus on nurturing personal well-being and maintaining a healthy work-life balance

Module 9 Google Slide Showcase, Show What You Know!

Content

Demonstrate mastery of course objectives.
Create a Google Slide presentation suitable for a staff development seminar that covers major course concepts.

Module 10 Letter to Your Future Self

Content

Synthesize course content through personal reflection and create a plan for continuous professional improvement.
Write a letter to your future self, reflecting on your experiences, growth, and aspirations as a teacher. Outline clear intentions for professional growth.

Objectives

Learner Outcomes

Students will:

develop effective lesson plans by incorporating instructional objectives, assessment strategies, and engaging instructional methods.
demonstrate the ability to engage students and promote active learning through the implementation of evidence-based strategies and techniques.
acquire practical skills for establishing and maintaining an effective classroom management system, fostering a positive and inclusive classroom culture.
gain the knowledge and strategies necessary to differentiate instruction based on the diverse needs of their students, providing personalized and meaningful learning experiences.
develop an understanding of the growth mindset concept and learn strategies for cultivating a growth mindset in themselves and their students. They will also learn effective techniques for partnering with parents and engaging them in supporting student learning and success.
create a plan for building the home-school partnership by implementing new techniques and strategies that increase parental involvement.
explore and integrate technology tools and resources to enhance instructional delivery and engage students.
compare self care strategies for educators and determine which are appropriate for personal application.
synthesize course content through personal reflection and create a plan for continuous professional improvement.

Important Information

Online 3-graduate credit courses are 13 weeks in length.

On-site weekend courses are held Friday evening from 6:00pm-9:00pm and Saturday/Sunday, 8:30am-5:30pm.

Weekday courses are Monday-Friday from 8:00am- 6:00pm.

It is the responsibility of the student to check with their state, county, district, or school to ensure that all requirements are being met by the course you're taking.

Check the Partner Universities page for specific university information as well as course numbers which are specific to the university partner.

Students are required to purchase their own textbook, the information for which can be found here. If no book is required it will be specified on the list. We have copies of many of the textbooks should you wish to purchase directly from TEI.

Professional development (PD) participants receive a certificate of completion from TEI for 45 hours of PD credit for face to face classes and 60 hours of PD credit for online classes. These certificates are mailed within one week of the end of the class and reflect the course title, dates of attendance, and credit hour information.

Student Academic Integrity

Participants guarantee that all academic class work is original. Any academic dishonesty or plagiarism (to take ideas, writings, etc. from another and offer them as one's own), is a violation of student academic behavior standards as outlined by our partnering colleges and universities and is subject to academic disciplinary action.