Planning & Delivery

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Backwards Design

Components of Inquiry

English Language Learners

Components of Direct Instruction

Elements of Delivery

Checks for Understanding

Differentiation

Backwards Design

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Backward Planning a Unit

In this module you will:

Explain the importance of backwards planning.
Explore the three stages of backwards planning a unit.

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Teaching Close Reading

In this module, teachers will:

Define “close reading” and identify the common elements of a close reading lesson.
Identify common misconceptions associated with close reading, and how to avoid them.
Explore the process of planning and evaluating a close reading lesson.

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English Language Learners

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Structuring Academic Conversations

In this module, you will:

Prepare to structure an academic conversation for emerging bilingual students.
Explain how sentence frames can support emerging bilingual students during academic conversations.

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Supporting Language Development through Social Interaction

In this module, you will:

Explain the benefits of using sociocultural language theory to support emerging bilingual students.
Describe four instructional actions that will support emerging bilingual students across grade levels and content areas.

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Using Morphology to Support English Language Learners

In this module, you will:

Explain how morphology supports English language learners’ academic and language development.

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Valuing Bilingualism

In this module, you will:

Explain the educational importance of valuing bilingualism.
Identify teacher actions that value bilingualism.

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Elements of Delivery

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Annotation as an Interactive Reading Strategy

In this module, you will:

Define what annotation is and how to use it.
Identify the benefits of annotation.
Examine the process for teaching annotation.

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Combating Cognitive Overload

In this module, you will:

Examine the causes of cognitive overload.
Explore instructional strategies that will combat cognitive overload and improve memory retention.

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Creating Multi-Sensory Experiences to Improve Memory Retention

In this module, you will:

Examine how the brain absorbs information and transfers working memory into long-term memory.
Explore instructional strategies that will create multi-sensory experiences to improve memory retention.

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Developing Behaviors for Cooperative Learning

In this module, teachers will:

Determine behaviors needed for effective cooperative learning.
Examine best practices for teaching prosocial behaviors.

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Engaging Emotions to Improve Memory Retention

In this module, you will:

Examine how the brain absorbs information and transfers working memory into long-term memory.
Explore instructional strategies that will engage emotions to improve memory retention.

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How to Model Effectively

In this module, you will:

Identify the benefits of modeling.
Explore the steps of the modeling process.
Model a skill for students.

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Organizing Information to Improve Memory Retention

In this module you will:

Examine how the brain absorbs information and transfers working memory into long-term memory.
Explore instructional strategies to organize and pattern information to improve memory retention.

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Preparing for Student Discussions

In this module you will:

Identify characteristics of effective student discussions.
Identify strategies to prepare for a specific student discussion.

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Structuring Cooperative Learning

In this module you will:

Identify the four essential components of cooperative learning.
Explore four approaches to facilitating cooperative learning.
Examine best practices for designing an effective cooperative learning activity.

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Using Bloom’s Taxonomy to Plan Questions

In this module you will:

Identify and define different levels of thinking.
Determine when to target different levels of thinking.
Use Bloom’s Taxonomy to plan questions that target different levels of thinking.

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Differentiation

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Differentiation Strategy: Performance Tasks

In this module you will:

Define performance task.
Describe the types of learning objectives most appropriate for performance tasks.
Explain why a teacher would use a differentiated performance task.
Describe five elements for differentiating performance tasks.

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Differentiation Strategy: Respectful Tasks That Honor Multiple Intelligences

In this module you will:

Explain what differentiating by process means.
Explain the importance of differentiating by process.
Explore the criteria that respectful learning tasks must meet.
Create and evaluate respectful learning tasks.

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Differentiation Strategy: Student Choice

In this module you will:

Describe academic student choice.
Explain the benefits of student choice.
Describe four steps for integrating student choice into a classroom.

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Preparing to Differentiate: Learner Profile

In this module you will:

Describe the four components of learner profile.
Explain how learner profile impacts differentiation.
Identify what to observe for in order to differentiate according to elements of learner profile.

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Preparing to Differentiate: Student Interest

In this module you will:

Explain the connection between student interest and differentiation.
Learn how to gather, organize, and sort information about student interest.

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Preparing to Differentiate: Student Readiness

In this module you will:

Identify the three major components of a unit’s learning outcomes.
Determine the specific learning outcomes for a given unit of study.
Analyze a pre-assessment on the learning outcomes it measures.

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Strategies to Address Specific Learning Disabilities in Reading

In this module you will:

Define what a specific learning disability in reading is.
Identify three common areas of difficulty for students with a specific learning disability in reading.
Examine reading strategies to support students with a specific learning disability in reading.

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Strategies to Address Specific Learning Disabilities in Writing

In this module you will:

Explain what a specific learning disability in writing is.
Describe common areas of difficulty for students with a specific learning disability in writing.
Examine components of high-quality writing instruction that support students with a learning disability in writing.

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Supporting Students with ADHD

In this module, you will:

Define what ADHD is and explain how it is diagnosed.
Learn what executive functions are and how they are impacted by symptoms of ADHD.
Identify strategies to support students with ADHD.

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The Basics of Differentiation

In this module you will:

Build background knowledge about differentiation.

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Components of Inquiry

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Design a Problem-Based Learning Experience

In this module you will:

Explain the benefits of problem-based learning for students and teachers.
Identify the mindsets and beliefs of an effective problem-based learning facilitator.
Describe three steps for creating a problem-based learning experience.

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Components of Direct Instruction

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Elements of a Lesson Closure

In this module you will:

Identify the three elements of an effective lesson closure.
Explore lesson closure strategies which incorporate the three elements.
Evaluate the effectiveness of a lesson closure.

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Elements of a Lesson Opening

In this module you will:

Identify the three elements of an effective lesson opening.
Explore lesson opening strategies that incorporate the three elements.
Evaluate the effectiveness of a lesson opening.

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Pulling Back the Curtain on Homework

In this module you will:

Examine commonly held beliefs about homework.
Identify methods for creating more meaningful and purposeful homework.

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Checks for Understanding

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Delivering Effective Feedback

In this module you will:

Identify the characteristics of high-quality feedback.
Apply the characteristics of high-quality feedback.

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Using Feedback to Foster Discussion

In this module, you will:

Describe the differences between monologic and dialogic discourse.
Explore the ways in which teacher responses to student utterances can shape classroom discourse.
Explore the relationship between dialogic teaching and academic achievement.
Identify and apply “teaching moves” that can foster dialogic discourse when responding to students.

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