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NOTE: Our summer satellite instructors cannot accept payments. All payments must be received at the Continuing Education Office before the course begins. 

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AI Power Hour: Boost Your Productivity with Creative Tools

This session will introduce teachers to cutting-edge AI applications that streamline tasks, enhance creativity, and save valuable time. This session will equip you with practical strategies to integrate AI tools into your daily workflow, helping you work smarter, not harder. Explore how artificial intelligence can unlock new levels of efficiency and innovation in both academic and professional environments.

Click on the link below to watch the recording. There is one clock hour available for viewing the recording and passing the quiz.

CLICK HERE to View the Recording

Spring Courses 2025

PSY9501 Acting on Hope I: Introduction to Bible-Based Counseling   1 credit
The first in a series of courses to prepare trained counselors for their role as a Christian counselor. Students develop a personalized use of God’s Word within an evidence-based best practice counseling framework in a way that honors God’s Word and meets clients’ counseling needs.
A Siggelkow
Jan 24 – Apr 3
Online

Fall Courses 2024

LEARNING-FOCUSED INSTRUCTION

For Teachers

Earn the following Micro-Credentials and receive . . .

  • 5 clock hours for each
  • And the badge for each which you can display on all your social media platforms
  • And the Learning-Focused Instruction Meta Badge when all seven Micro-Credentials are completed

This is self-paced, independent, competency-based learning.

  1. REGISTER any time during the semester.
  2. COLLECT the evidence of your competency.
  3. SUBMIT your evidence.
  4. RECEIVE your digital badge and share it on all your media platforms.

BDG0100 Developing Background   5 clock hours
Teachers who earn the Developing Background Micro-Credential are able to connect students’ prior knowledge with new material to build understanding.
A Uher

BDG0101 Essential Questions   5 clock hours
Teachers who earn the Essential Questions Micro-Credential create and use overarching unit questions that stimulate student curiosity by connecting the key inquiries of the subject matter to students’ lives.
J Meyer

BDG0102 Learning Target   5 clock hours
Teachers who earn the Learning Target Micro-Credential can design and share learning targets to support student learning. Evidence of learning is shown through an assessment called a performance of understanding.
C Melendy

BDG0103 Quick Formative Assessments   5 clock hours
Teachers who earn the Quick Formative Assessment Micro-Credential can quickly check all students for understanding during the lesson and use responses to adjust the lesson and increase student learning.
J Meyer

BDG0104 Full Formative Assessments   5 clock hours
Teachers who earn the Full Formative Assessment Micro-Credential check all students for a full or complete understanding of the learning target near the end of the lesson and use responses to adjust the lesson and increase student learning.
J Meyer

BDG0105 Active Engagement   5 clock hours
Teachers who earn the Active Engagement Micro-Credential engage learners in high cognition and high participation activities within a lesson to build student understanding.
A Uher

BDG0106 Summary & Practice   5 clock hours
Teachers who earn the Summary & Practice Micro-Credential create meaningful lesson closure, which includes skill reinforcement aligned to the lesson’s learning target.
A Uher

LEARNING-FOCUSED SUPERVISION

For EC Directors, Principals, and Instructional Coaches

Earn the following Micro-Credentials and receive . . .

  • 5 clock hours for each
  • And the badge for each which you can display on all your social media platforms
  • And the Observation Meta Badge
  • And the Conferencing Meta Badge
  • And the Learning-Focused Supervision Uber Badge when all the Micro-Credentials are completed

This is self-paced, independent, competency-based learning.

  1. REGISTER any time during the semester.
  2. COLLECT the evidence of your competency.
  3. SUBMIT your evidence.
  4. RECEIVE your digital badge and share it on all your media platforms.

OBSERVATION META-BADGE

BDG0113 Look-Fors   5 clock hours
The instructional supervisor who earns the Look-Fors Micro-Credential knows and clearly communicates what to look for when observing a teacher.
A Bitter

BDG0114 Data-Scripting   5 clock hours
Principals, directors, or instructional coaches who earn the Data-Scripting Micro-Credential can collect data on carefully selected classroom interactions using a Formative Scripting Tool and sort the data in ways that lay the foundation for providing effective feedback to teachers.
J Schaefer

BDG0115 Data-Seating Chart   5 clock hours
Principals, directors, or instructional coaches who earn the Data-Seating Chart micro-credential can collect and sort data on carefully selected classroom interactions around students’ understanding and engagement using a formative classroom charting tool.
J Schaefer

BDG0116 Walk-Through   5 clock hours
Principals or instructional supervisors who earn the Walk-Through Micro-Credential can conduct brief classroom visits that efficiently gather and communicate worthwhile and usable information about student learning.
A Bitter

CONFERENCING META-BADGE

BDG0117 Pre-Conference   5 clock hours
Teachers who earn the Pre-Conferencing Micro-Credential can carry out a pre-visit conference that sets the tone for a growth-oriented visit focusing on student learning.
K Horn

BDG0118 Post-Conference   5 clock hours
Teachers who earn the Post-Conferencing Micro-Credential are capable of conducting a post-visit conference that provides meaningful feedback to improve instruction and student learning.
K Horn

BDG0119 Coaching Stance   5 clock hours
Principals, directors, or instructional coaches who earn the Coaching Stance Micro-Credential can utilize a combination of three stances appropriately when discussing instructional performance with teachers. Evidence of learning is shown through an assessment called a performance of understanding.
J Schaefer

BDG0121 Evidence-Based Conversation   5 clock hours
Instructional supervisors who earn the Evidence-Based Conversation Micro-Credential provide timely and effective observation feedback based on observable data while avoiding judgments and opinions.
J Meyer

Stand Alone Micro-Credentials that are part of the Learning-Focused Supervision Macro-Credential

BDG0123 Ministry Development Plan   5 clock hours
Teachers who earn the Ministry Development Plan Micro-Credential can facilitate a goal-setting conversation that allows an educator to develop a goal statement that addresses professional growth and the effect of that growth on student learning.
A Bitter

BDG0124 Evaluation Form   5 clock hours
Teachers who earn the Evaluation Form Micro-Credential can appreciate the importance of summative teacher evaluations. In addition, they can collect evidence needed to properly, fairly, and thoroughly rate a teacher. Finally, they also demonstrate that they can use the new WELS summative teacher evaluation rubric to both collect relevant evidence and conduct an end-of-year summative teacher evaluation conference.
J Wiechman