This spring semester, Your Classroom Academy continues to empower educators with essential skills to create engaging, student-centered classrooms. Through practical, research-based strategies, teachers will learn to foster collaboration, deepen student comprehension, and maintain a strong classroom community.
We will revisit the importance of community by offering fresh strategies to strengthen positive relationships with students as the school year progresses. Educators will explore techniques designed to support student comprehension and critical thinking during reading. This includes a focus on the Three-Read Technique and other active reading strategies that help students process complex texts, identify key ideas, and connect their learning to broader contexts.
Participants will also delve into collaborative structures such as Jigsaw and One-Pagers, which enable students to synthesize and share their learning in meaningful ways. These strategies promote ownership of learning, enhance peer-to-peer engagement, and support diverse learners.
Number of Units: 1.0 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours
Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing education for Your Classroom Academy Participants.
Audience: K-12 teachers
Refund Policy: All Credit Validation enrollments are refundable, less a $25 fee, if requested within 30 days of enrollment date. There will be no refunds for Credit Validation after the allotted 30 days.
Enrollment Open: January 1, 2025 – June 15, 2025 (11:59pm PT)
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The University of San Diego’s Division of Professional and Continuing Education offers graduate-level extension credit for work completed in trainings, workshops, conferences, induction, credentials, and other professional development programs not offered directly by USD. Complete one of the above and a member of our division will help you earn credit for your hard work and dedication to continuing your education.
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