ACTIVE LEARNING PATHWAY PATHWAY
3 Course Series
Learn strategies you can apply in the classroom to boost English learners engagement and develop conceptual understanding of content.Ā Ā
- COURSE 1:Ā VISIBLE THINKING WITH FOLDABLES
- COURSE 2: DEEPENING LEARNING WITH FOLDABLES
- COURSE 3:Ā MUST HAVE ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES
15 PD HOURS | $275.00
1 graduate credit available at checkout
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The CompleteĀ Active Learning Pathways
COURSEĀ 1
Visible Thinking with Foldables
Are you ready to boost student engagement and enhance learning of abstract concepts? This course is specifically designed to support English learners as they acquire English as well as master content standards! Using a hands-on, kinesthetic approach such as FoldablesĀ® engages students at every level. As students conceptualize their learning, they deepen their thinking and increase retention of learning. In this 5-hour course, you will learn how to use FoldablesĀ®, three-dimensional graphic organizers, to help students construct meaning, develop language skills, and more. Get ready to witness increased excitement in learning, improved engagement with content, and better academic performance.
5 PD HOURS | $95.00
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Learning Objectives
- Select and use FoldablesĀ® to help students organize, explain, and retain complex information
- Connect critical thinking, student discourse, and FoldablesĀ® to everyday instruction for English learners.
Course Features
- Self-Paced: Flexible learning components for you can work on at times that are most convenient to you.Ā
- 5 Professional Development Hours upon successful completion
- Practical Application activities for you to apply course strategies and tools
"This class was so interesting, enjoyable, and immediately relevant to my current work. I completed the course with a ton of ideas to share with fellow teachers! Thank you SO much!!!"
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COURSE 2
DEEPENING LEARNING WITH FOLDABLES
Learning is one thing, but deep learning is paramount, especially for our English learners. This course is specifically designed to build your repertoire of FoldablesĀ® in order to ensure all students develop conceptual understanding of content. FoldablesĀ® are the perfect partner for English learners to help improve communication skills and ability to think at a deep level. Students will feel empowered as they learn how to explain their thoughts with confidence and fully participate in the learning. This hands-on course will help you feel confident, too, in your readiness to engage your students!
5 PD HOURS | $95.00
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Learning Objectives
- Use a variety of FoldablesĀ® to make learning come alive for students as they deepen their thinking in such a hands-on, kinesthetic experience; and
- Ā Help students make connections, extend their thinking, and cement their learning through the use of FoldablesĀ®.
Course Features
- Self-Paced: Flexible learning components for you can work on at times that are most convenient to you.Ā
- 5 Professional Development Hours upon successful completion
- Practical Application activities for you to apply course strategies and tools
"Creating, supporting, and sustaining a culture of access and equity require being responsive to studentsā backgrounds, experiences, cultural perspectives, traditions, and knowledge when designing and implementing a mathematics program and assessing its effectiveness."
-National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
COURSEĀ 3
Must Have Engagement Strategies
Student engagement looks different in every classroom, but student engagement is vital in every classroom! This course explores the must have strategies to engage each and every student in your care, right from the start. Whether you are teaching in a hybrid model, in a fully distance learning model, or an in-person model, learn what authentic engagement looks like and how to make it happen.
5 PD HOURS | $95.00
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Learning Objectives
- Foster a learning environment of active, authentic engagement and deep thinking; and
- Develop meaningful interactive experiences that support the learning target and allow English Learners to both participate and to demonstrate their learning.
Course Features
- Self-Paced: Flexible learning components for you can work on at times that are most convenient to you.Ā
- 5 Professional Development Hours upon successful completion
- Practical Application activities for you to apply course strategies and tools
About the Instructor
Amy Kines
Amy Kines is a national trainer who brings her passion for student learning and engagement to every client and every project. Amy is a former elementary and middle school teacher, staff development teacher, and instructional specialist and is now president and lead trainer for Ready Aim Teach LLC.
With a masterās degree in School Administration from Johns Hopkins University, National Board Certification as a Middle Childhood Generalist, and 30 years in education, Amy brings her unwavering commitment for the impact teachers have on students to every presentation. Amy and team at Ready Aim Teach work with schools and districts across the country on a variety of topics, all centered around student achievement and student learning.
