Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens

- 3 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Educators will learn how the seven habits of effective people apply to schools and how to use them when working with teenagers to utilize constructive habits for living.
2. Teachers will examine how to use positive and proactive habits to build personal bank accounts as well as the needed skills and social Rewards on Investment (ROI).
3. Educators will be presented with the skill (habit) of visioning with the "End in Mind" as well as prioritizing tasks and behaviors for maximum benefit.
4. Students will be able to synergize knowledge, information and resources to seek understanding and negotiate win-win strategies for social success.
5. Teachers will develop writings and activities that apply the 7 habits into their instructional program so students can apply them in schools and their personal lives.

Providing Effective Feedback to Foster Student Growth

- 3 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

From this course, participants will:

1. Examine the role of feedback in the learning process.
2. Differentiate the key components of effective feedback.
3. Apply best practices and strategies for providing feedback.
4. Develop a strategic feedback plan for an existing unit or project.

Anger Management for Youth: Stemming Aggression and Violence

- 3 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Educators will review the issues related to anger management and the traditional approaches that have been utilized to address anger in youth, society and schools.
2. Participant will present sample lessons, key concepts, learning objectives and various approaches to develop working model lessons that they can design and implement.
3. Educators will learn about defining anger acceleration, its sequences and methods to control anger responses. Handouts and strategies are provided for use in class settings.
4. Participant will explore the use of coping strategies, self-talk and appropriate expressions of anger in group settings and how to apply them in counseling, school, home, work and personal relationships.
5. Educators will research a topic related to anger management and develop a written application essay and/or unit/ lesson plans or anger management processing activity for classroom or school settings.

Motivation and Learning

- 3 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Teachers will review student relationships and how to make learning easier without lowering standards. They will learn how to use various teaching tips and strategies.
2. Students will read about various quick-tips for increasing motivation and learning. They will examine and apply the various ideas for possible applications into their teaching environment.
3. Educators will examine how motivation works in human behavior and how to get students to be intrinsically motivated. The video: The Law of Attraction and are also viewed to blend mental consciousness concepts into motivation applications.
4. Educators will examine the motivation tips as they relate to instructional content and teaching for classroom implementation.
5. Teachers will learn about assessments, testing, and grading tips as they check for validity regarding testing and how they can be used for motivating students

Eliminating Student Excuses

- 3 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Educators will develop an understanding of how the mind is programmed to believe and behave in certain negative or positive patterns that are socially conditioned.
2. Participants will analyze the social and psychological beliefs of the 18 most commonly utilized excuses for not exploring or experiencing new ideas, goals or endeavors.
3. Educators will learn about the seven excuses be-gone principals for reprogramming thoughts in order to change limiting, preconditioned beliefs and self-defeating behaviors.
4. Participants will examine the paradigm shifts needed for a new way of thinking and shedding subconscious habits and acquire strategies to develop a new way of being.
5. Educators will write an application essay and develop a lesson or project activity that applies the course content to classroom instruction and school learning environments.

A Guide to the Scientific Method

- 3 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Teachers will develop knowledge, understanding and strategies for applying and implementing the Scientific Method into various academic disciplines.
2. Educators taking this course will be able to discern between Scientific Opinion vs. Scientific Methods by complying with valid procedures for accurate results.
3. Teachers will learn about the practices of scientific journals both positive and negative regarding their funder’s goals and journal publications conclusions. 
4. Educators will learn about Confirmation Bias and its influence on objectivity as it relates to advocacy, promotion and acceptance of unreliable research. 
5. Teachers will research valid Scientific Methods use as they related to medical issues, policy and procedures that affect students’ health and safety in school.
6. Teachers will examine these issues and develop lessons/activities that utilize strategies in the book for improving the use of scientific method applications.

Love Languages for Educators

- 3 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Educators will learn relevant knowledge of the different types of love styles and their relationship attachment theory issues for student and human applications.
2. Teachers will analyze possible causes of divorce, family issues and the impact on the affective needs of children, adolescents and student applications.
3. Participants will understand how to incorporate and evaluate the love languages of children, teens and students in classrooms and school environments.
4. Educators will be able to discern the 5 languages: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts, Acts of Service and Physical touch and apply them appropriately. 
5. Educators will participate in family, friends as well as peer discussions and research topics related to the love language topics as applied to human relations.
6. Teachers will research articles with an emphasis on attachment theory as applied to Love deprivation in early childhood upbringing of students and impact on schooling.

Character and Temperament Types: Please Understand Me

- 2 Graduate Credits -

Course Objectives

1. Educators will have a working knowledge of the four temperament types that include: Rational, Guardian, Artisan and Idealist personalities of their students and adults in educational and social settings.
2. Participants will take the personality test to determine what temperament type they are as well as their own particular teaching and learning styles preferences.
3. Educators will be able to apply the character and temperament types to classroom and school settings. They will also apply them to inter-faculty relationships and school staff to improve communications, productivity and effectiveness.
4. Educators will respond to the questions about how personality and character traits apply to classroom instruction, student and teacher effectiveness in school and society