Do you struggle with how to teach reading? Do your skills need a boost or a refresh?
Want to learn how to help struggling readers? Do you know how to challenge the gifted students in your classroom?
Are you able to raise the level of rigor in your content classroom? These are just some of the challenges that teachers face in today’s classrooms.
There is no time like the present to fill your professional knowledge cup with solid professional development that can help you improve your teaching skills and boost student achievement.
Refreshing your skills gives you the energy and confidence to make a difference with your students! I am often asked for advice on classes for teachers who aren’t interested in structured degree programs although they still want to improve their classroom skills.
I recommend taking a look at the online course catalog of my friends at Teach N Kids Learn, Inc. for some hands-on, minds-on courses.
Professional Development on How to Teaching Reading and More
Teach and Kids Learn, Inc. is a national training corporation providing high-quality training to teachers since 2009.
It has partnerships with several state departments of education and large school districts around the United States. Partnerships include Michigan, Georgia, Hawaii, California, New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio to name just a few places where TKL enrolls many teachers. The mission of Teach and Kids Learn is to ensure that teachers receive high-quality professional development that sparks a passion for teaching and learning.
You can learn more about some of the excellent courses they offer at: Teach N Kids Learn.com.
TKL’s courses are practical, hands-on learning experiences designed to meet the needs of practicing educators. Each course helps you learn solid, research-based strategies and techniques that are proven to work in the classroom.
Over 98% of teachers who have taken TKL courses say that they would highly recommend TKL’s self-paced courses to their colleagues.
The course fee is reasonable. Courses are self-paced and can be taken during a semester or as a fast-track, mini-course.
Many states and school districts will award professional growth credit or Graduate credits for course completion. Check the FAQ page or call them to learn more about options for your state or district.
In addition to courses in reading instruction, TKL also offers courses in many other content areas. For example, there are courses in writing, math instruction, classroom management, PBL or STEM.
You can learn how to work with special needs students who have ADHD, Learning Disabilities, or Autism Spectrum Disorder in the general classroom.
Other classes that you may like include: Increasing Student Engagement: Motivating Students; Engaging Parents in Support of Learning; Kid’s Yoga and Mindfulness; Providing Feedback; Supporting Students with Childhood Trauma, Teaching Mathematics with Rigor; Avoiding Burnout and many more.
Who Teaches Classes for TLK?
All of the instructors who develop and teach professional development courses for TKL are seasoned educators. They all have extensive experience in their content areas and in delivering high-quality professional development.
Since TKL began, I have worked with them as a course developer and “guest instructor” from time to time. I often answer questions that students have while taking any of the courses that I have created.
In keeping with full disclosure, as a freelance course designer, I am paid a small royalty for each student who enrolls in any of the courses that I have created for TLK.
I do not receive royalties for courses developed by other experts nor am I an employee of TKL. I offer this reference only as a consideration for teachers who want to improve their own professional development and skills.
If you want to strengthen your knowledge about teaching reading, you may be interested in the following courses:
Building Academic Vocabulary;
Complex Textual Reading Made Easy;
Addressing Attention Deficits in the General Education Classroom:
Supporting Our Students Through Childhood Trauma;
And finally, my newest course: News and Media Literacy: Fact or Fiction? Research in the Era of Misinformation, Bias and Fake News
To learn more about how to teach reading and any other areas of interest, check out the courses available from my friends at: http://teachnkidslearn.com/
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