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All Students Learn Differently is a 45-hour, three-credit professional development course for Maryland educators. In this course, you will have the opportunity to engage deeply in what it means to meet the diverse needs of all learners. All of us, children, and adults alike, have different strengths and weaknesses in our learning. Historically, schools have approached student learning with a one-size-fits-all mentality and have struggled to adapt to changing student needs. This course will expand your knowledge of learning differences, provide actionable strategies to impact your student's learning experience and cultivate a growth mindset.
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Foundations of Gifted and Talented Education is a four-credit CPD survey course that addresses gifted and talented education history, theories, pedagogy, identification tools and processes, and instructional models. The course also gives participants a glimpse into the unique learning characteristics and the social and emotional needs of gifted and talented students, including twice-exceptional students and students in historically underrepresented groups.
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This newly updated online course prepares participants to facilitate asynchronous online courses for students and other educators. Readings, hands-on activities, discussions, role-playing, and other activities support learning the pedagogy behind successful online learning, teaching, and assessment. In addition, practice in the course's "Sandbox" helps participants apply their knowledge and utilize the course features of MSDE's learning management system.
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This course aligns with the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) framework for social-emotional learning (SEL). CASEL is a widely recognized leader in the field of SEL. Participants will build a foundational understanding of how SEL skills are essential to and inseparable from student learning. In addition, participants will explore examples of how others implement SEL, learn strategies to apply in the classroom and share ideas with colleagues throughout the State of Maryland.
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Teaching K-8 English Learners Literacy & Academic Content course will help you more effectively prepare your students with limited English proficiency in elementary and middle grades with the skills they need to be successful in school. This is a critical challenge for elementary and middle school teachers as the number of English Learners continues to increase in the United States. This course is grounded in the foundational values of ensuring equitable learning opportunities for English Learners, amplifying and honoring English Learners’ home and family cultures, engaging in literacy as social practice, and scaffolding instruction with English Learners.
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This 3-credit course is intended for physical education teachers and other school personnel who have an interest in increasing their knowledge regarding adapted physical education. The course content will provide teachers with instructional strategies for teaching challenging populations, such as students on the autism spectrum and those with multiple disabilities in physical education.
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Transforming Teaching in a Virtual Blended Environment is a 3-credit asynchronous class designed to prepare Maryland educators to facilitate virtual blended learning courses for students. Participants will examine best practices for facilitating asynchronous and synchronous learning through various project-based learning activities that extend over nine weeks and develop an action plan based on the principles and knowledge gained from the course content.
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