ELA teachers create a brighter future in which more people treat one another with grace and dignity. That’s because you instill the quintessential values of critical thinking, strong communication, enhanced creativity, intelligent problem solving, and interpersonal skills that lead to a kinder and frankly more interesting world.
So, yeah, we’re pretty big fans of ELA teachers.
We’ve also spent a whole lot of time listening to what they need from their professional development and salary advancement courses. Whether you’re teaching youngsters learning their letter sounds, high schoolers about to ascend the college steps, or kids who need to grasp just how awesome reading is, we’ve got PD that helps you reach your goals. The question is: Which ELA PD is right for you?
Which of the following most accurately describes your students?
Which of these would provide the most positive impact for your students?
What is your biggest challenge in the classroom right now?
Which of these benefits is most ideal for you?
What do you want your students to understand about reading and writing?
Literature and the arts are integral to our society. In this course, you’ll discover how to integrate fine arts, music, drama, poetry, and digital design into your literacy lessons while still addressing the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.
Whether you decide to take it as graduate credit or as continuing education, this course gives you the opportunity to invest in yourself so you can cultivate a more grounded, inspired, and sustainable career in education.
Phonics are so crucial to reading and communication. In this course, you’ll create highly effective and engaging lessons in basic, intermediate, and advanced phonics to prepare students to be excellent readers and communicators.
Whether you decide to take it as graduate credit or as continuing education, this course gives you the opportunity to invest in yourself so you can cultivate a more grounded, inspired, and sustainable career in education.
Gamification and game-based learning tap into students’ natural brain processes to create student-centered, fun, and interactive content that will keep students engaged and wanting more. In this course, you’ll integrate game-based strategies into your language instruction to instill vital skills in your students in a fun and exciting way.
Whether you decide to take it as graduate credit or as continuing education, this course gives you the opportunity to invest in yourself so you can cultivate a more grounded, inspired, and sustainable career in education.
Reading can be challenging even for native English speakers, and when you add the variable of English language learners (ELLs) in the classroom, your job of teaching reading can suddenly seem overwhelming. Equip yourself with the skills necessary to teach students at all levels of reading comprehension and push them toward greater understanding and more meaningful engagement of the text.
Whether you decide to take it as graduate credit or as continuing education, this course gives you the opportunity to invest in yourself so you can cultivate a more grounded, inspired, and sustainable career in education.
Dual enrollment certification opens many new pathways for teachers to gain more professional, personal, and financial success. With the strategies from this course, you’ll be equipped to teach a wide range of English courses at the college level, from first-year composition to upper-level literature seminars.
Whether you decide to take it as graduate credit or as continuing education, this course gives you the opportunity to invest in yourself so you can cultivate a more grounded, inspired, and sustainable career in education.
Choose from 280+ online, self-paced continuing education courses for teacher salary advancement and recertification. Available for either CEU/clock hours or in partnership with regionally-accredited universities for graduate credit.