Teacher Training Courses in Online

Young learners tend to think that finding information on the internet is easy. You type a short query into a search engine and within seconds you are given access to massive data sets and factoids. However, finding information and using information are very different things. The disconnect between easy access and knowledge building is a problem any...

Anyone applying for certification after February 2, 2001 must complete two hours of training on school violence prevention and intervention. This workshop includes training in effective classroom management techniques, identifying the warning signs of violent and other troubling behavior, and intervention techniques for resolving violent incidents...

Kids Can Handle It: How Everyday Conversations Prepare Children for Death Talking about death with children feels scary. In this webinar, the presenter will provide a brief overview of children's developmental stages. Discuss alive vs. not alive building blocks for children of all ages to comprehend, as well as these basic concepts will grow into...

Full Course: Starting Your Own Tutoring Practice: The Nuts and Bolts of it All Want to start a tutoring practice, but don’t know where to begin? This workshop will address how to determine what kind of tutoring makes the most sense for you and how to market yourself and your skills. Discussions will include such topics as: what to charge, tutoring...

In this online workshop, participants will engage in an interactive discussion of child life in global practice. The presenters will share about their experiences practicing child life in diverse settings around the world, their journey to global practice, international clinical practice, and the ethics of working abroad in paid and volunteer work....

This online workshop will outline the edTPA requirements. You will leave with a clear understanding of the process and a suggested timeline of activities. Focus On: Across Ages Category: Career Development, State Mandated Training and Certification Support

Focus: birth - Grade 2 Bank Street College promotes childhood play as a critical component of all children's development. Play is a child's primary mode of expression and of learning about the world. In this course, a variety of play techniques are introduced, such as child-centered play and the Floortime approach. Participants explore and practice...

Full Course Name:   Dynamic Leadership: Inspiring and Supporting Your Teaching Faculty   This course is designed for administrators, program directors and emerging leaders working with early childhood and early elementary programs. Participants will identify opportunities and challenges inherent in the leadership role and examine ways to...

State Mandated Training in Child Abuse Ident & Reporting All licensed professionals who work with children under 18 years of age are required by NY State law to report suspected child abuse and neglect. This course will help you learn to identify symptoms of child abuse and neglect and will provide you with information about the required procedures...

State Mandated Training in Child Abuse Identification & Reporting All licensed professionals who work with children under 18 years of age are required by NY State law to report suspected child abuse and neglect. This course will help you learn to identify symptoms of child abuse and neglect and will provide you with information about the required...

Online Maintaining Your Creative Spirit: Writing Through Constant Disruptions From The Outside World is a six-week class open to people new to The Writers Studio as well as current and former Writers Studio students. How to deal with the constant disruptions of this present political climate? How to tolerate the constant badgering of one’s inner...

Our Online Level I workshop is an introduction to The Writers Studio that brings together students from all over the U.S. and the world to explore the myriad possibilities of narrative in fiction and poetry.  Every aspect of the workshop — the weekly typed chat, the posting of assignments and critiques, and informal discussion — takes place...

How do you write a good memoir? You apply the narrative techniques of fiction and poetry: you take the fascinating, messy raw material of your life and build a frame for it. You distill. You find a voice that’s all you but that also offers you flexibility, perspective and the right counterbalance to the story’s content. You tap into your emotions...

The Writers Studio Teen Workshop is a creative writing program geared specifically for the needs and passions of teens, based on the successful Writers Studio program for adults. It’s a fun, supportive space for young people to explore fiction and poetry. Every week, students will practice a narrative technique from some of the best contemporary...

The dream of a writer is to write like his or her pen is on fire. To burn through pages with confidence and finesse. But we often put all kinds of obstacles in our own path, slowing us down and robbing us of the freedom we need. Perhaps you’re stuck with starting a project, or unhappy with your progress, or you need inspiration to put some gas in...