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Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency Staff Development Department is partnering with Quality Educational Programs, or QEP, to provide video courses for educators. Select a course title to view a full description and sample lesson from the list below.
An Introduction to Differentiation - Learn the basics of differentiation from author and expert Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson.
Differentiated Assessment Strategies - Learn how to accurately assess your students' progress and plan for success.
Differentiated Instructional Strategies - Learn how to recognize and accommodate various learning styles.
Teaching in the Inclusive Classroom - Learn how to meet the diverse learning needs of all students.
Every Student Can Succeed - Learn how to create and implement engaging lessons and activities.
Teaching Students Responsible Behavior - Learn to implement a proven approach to improving student behavior.
Cooperation and the Quality Classroom - Learn to use cooperative learning strategies to encourage quality work.
Teaching in the Quality Classroom - Learn how to teach your students to do their best work.
Dealing with Discipline Problems - Learn to help troubled students plan for improved behavior.
Strategies for Building Home-School Relationships - Learn how to better prepare for and conduct parent conferences.
Teaching in the 21st Century - Learn how to teach to varying learning styles and strengths.
Improving Student Achievement - Learn how to increase your students' comprehension and retention levels.
Creating a Professional Portfolio - Learn how to create a portfolio that showcases your knowledge and skills.
Responsibility, Respect, and Relationships - Learn how to create an emotional safety net to support troubled students.
An Introduction to Differentiation – 3 Semester Hours
With the videos in this course, you will be transported to a Best Practices Institute in Differentiated Instruction held on the campus of the University of Virginia. As a virtual participant in this conference, you will learn from one of the foremost experts in differentiation, Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson. In her presentation, Dr. Tomlinson describes the nonnegotiable elements of differentiation and gives several examples of this learner-centered approach to education. Also featured are expert teacher educators experienced in the use of differentiated strategies who demonstrate how to apply course concepts in the creation of lessons and learning activities.
In this course, you will learn how to:
• Differentiate your instruction in response to your students' needs
• Improve your instruction by establishing a supportive relationship with students
• Differentiate your curriculum to improve student engagement and understanding
• Create lesson plans and units utilizing differentiated instructional strategies
This course provides an excellent companion to our implementation courses, "Differentiated Instructional Strategies" and "Differentiated Assessment Strategies". These three courses provide both the theory and skills necessary to successfully implement a differentiated approach to instruction.
With the videos in this course, you will be transported to a Best Practices Institute in Differentiated Instruction held on the campus of the University of Virginia. As a virtual participant in this conference, you will learn from one of the foremost experts in differentiation, Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson. In her presentation, Dr. Tomlinson describes the nonnegotiable elements of differentiation and gives several examples of this learner-centered approach to education. Also featured are expert teacher educators experienced in the use of differentiated strategies who demonstrate how to apply course concepts in the creation of lessons and learning activities.
In this course, you will learn how to:
• Differentiate your instruction in response to your students' needs
• Improve your instruction by establishing a supportive relationship with students
• Differentiate your curriculum to improve student engagement and understanding
• Create lesson plans and units utilizing differentiated instructional strategies
This course provides an excellent companion to our implementation courses, "Differentiated Instructional Strategies" and "Differentiated Assessment Strategies". These three courses provide both the theory and skills necessary to successfully implement a differentiated approach to instruction.
Introduction to Differentiation Course Syllabus - (PDF)
Introduction to Differentiation Sample Lesson - (PDF)
Differentiated Assessment Strategies: Identifying Learners' Strengths and Needs – 3 Semester Hours
This new course will teach you how to gather information through ongoing assessment that will help you plan instruction more effectively. This course will give you tools, surveys, checklists, and guidelines to accurately asses your students' progress and plan for their continued success.
In this course, you will learn how to:
• Identify learning styles and preferences.
• Use authentic and performance-based assessment.
• Learn techniques for ongoing, concurrent assessment.
• Discover the value of teaching students to self-evaluate.
• Improve student comprehension and retention.
• Obtain feedback to make your differentiated instruction more effective.
Whether taken alone or with the instructional strategies course, "Differentiated Assessment Strategies" is a must-take course for anyone anxious to find new ways to enhance their instruction and improve student achievement.
This new course will teach you how to gather information through ongoing assessment that will help you plan instruction more effectively. This course will give you tools, surveys, checklists, and guidelines to accurately asses your students' progress and plan for their continued success.
In this course, you will learn how to:
• Identify learning styles and preferences.
• Use authentic and performance-based assessment.
• Learn techniques for ongoing, concurrent assessment.
• Discover the value of teaching students to self-evaluate.
• Improve student comprehension and retention.
• Obtain feedback to make your differentiated instruction more effective.
Whether taken alone or with the instructional strategies course, "Differentiated Assessment Strategies" is a must-take course for anyone anxious to find new ways to enhance their instruction and improve student achievement.
Differentiated Assessment Strategies Course Syllabus - (PDF)
Differentiated Assessment Strategies Sample Lesson - (PDF)
Differentiated Instructional Strategies: Meeting the Diverse Needs of Learners – 3 Semester Hours
This new course is designed to give you the knowledge and skills to implement differentiated instruction successfully in your own classroom. You will learn strategies for meeting the needs of an increasingly diverse student population within the context of today's challenging standards-based curriculum. Real-life video demonstrations will illustrate how to adapt curriculum content, processes, and products to match students' readiness, interests, and learning profiles.
In this course, you will learn how to:
• Recognize and teach to different kinds of intelligences.
• Understand and accommodate various learning styles.
• Effectively implement multi-option and tiered assignments.
• Utilize ongoing, authentic assessment techniques.
• Design more dynamic and engaging lessons and units.
In addition, you will learn how to further differentiate your instruction through the use of learning centers, portfolios, graphic organizers, group investigation, and varied homework assignments. With this thorough introduction to differentiated instruction, you will be prepared to meet the learning needs of all students no matter how diverse their learning styles or preferences.
This new course is designed to give you the knowledge and skills to implement differentiated instruction successfully in your own classroom. You will learn strategies for meeting the needs of an increasingly diverse student population within the context of today's challenging standards-based curriculum. Real-life video demonstrations will illustrate how to adapt curriculum content, processes, and products to match students' readiness, interests, and learning profiles.
In this course, you will learn how to:
• Recognize and teach to different kinds of intelligences.
• Understand and accommodate various learning styles.
• Effectively implement multi-option and tiered assignments.
• Utilize ongoing, authentic assessment techniques.
• Design more dynamic and engaging lessons and units.
In addition, you will learn how to further differentiate your instruction through the use of learning centers, portfolios, graphic organizers, group investigation, and varied homework assignments. With this thorough introduction to differentiated instruction, you will be prepared to meet the learning needs of all students no matter how diverse their learning styles or preferences.
Differentiated Instructional Strategies Course Syllabus - (PDF)
Differentiated Instructional Strategies Sample Lesson - (PDF)
Teaching in the Inclusive Classroom: Instructional Strategies for All Students – 3 Semester Hours
(This all-new course that replaces “Inclusion Strategies for the Classroom Teacher.” If you took that course, you can enroll in this new course as well.)
In this course, you will learn practical strategies to maximize learning for all students, including those with special needs. You will learn inclusive teaching techniques first hand with video visits to classrooms where teachers are successfully educating both general and special education students. Course learning activities will teach you how to design and implement curriculum modifications and activity adaptations based on the strengths and needs of your students.
In this course, you will learn how to:
• utilize differentiated instruction to benefit both general and special education students.
• select, implement, and evaluate lesson modifications to accommodate the needs of
students with physical, emotional, or intellectual disabilities.
• offer choices to help students develop self-management skills.
• implement assessment strategies appropriate to your students individual abilities.
In addition to providing ways in which you can individualize your instruction, this course will also cover remedial methods, instructional techniques, and assistive technology that can be used to more effectively address the diverse learning levels of both your special and general education students.
(This all-new course that replaces “Inclusion Strategies for the Classroom Teacher.” If you took that course, you can enroll in this new course as well.)
In this course, you will learn practical strategies to maximize learning for all students, including those with special needs. You will learn inclusive teaching techniques first hand with video visits to classrooms where teachers are successfully educating both general and special education students. Course learning activities will teach you how to design and implement curriculum modifications and activity adaptations based on the strengths and needs of your students.
In this course, you will learn how to:
• utilize differentiated instruction to benefit both general and special education students.
• select, implement, and evaluate lesson modifications to accommodate the needs of
students with physical, emotional, or intellectual disabilities.
• offer choices to help students develop self-management skills.
• implement assessment strategies appropriate to your students individual abilities.
In addition to providing ways in which you can individualize your instruction, this course will also cover remedial methods, instructional techniques, and assistive technology that can be used to more effectively address the diverse learning levels of both your special and general education students.
Teaching in the Inclusive Classroom Course Syllabus - (PDF)
Teaching in the Inclusive Classroom Sample Lesson - (PDF)
Making Learning Meaningful: Every Student Can Succeed – 3 Semester Hours
In this new course, Dr. Glasser presents his new ideas about competency-based education, assessment, and teaching strategies that help to ensure the success of every student. Featured in the videos are actual lessons taught in Glasser quality schools. The lessons are presented with little or no editing to show from start to finish how you can create and conduct lessons in which every student can succeed.
In this course, you will:
• Learn to build competency and eliminate both failure and discipline problems.
• Create and teach lessons that produce competency-based learning.
• Learn to deal with the major cause of student under achievement.
• Use choice theory to help students become more responsible learners.
In this new course, Dr. Glasser presents his new ideas about competency-based education, assessment, and teaching strategies that help to ensure the success of every student. Featured in the videos are actual lessons taught in Glasser quality schools. The lessons are presented with little or no editing to show from start to finish how you can create and conduct lessons in which every student can succeed.
In this course, you will:
• Learn to build competency and eliminate both failure and discipline problems.
• Create and teach lessons that produce competency-based learning.
• Learn to deal with the major cause of student under achievement.
• Use choice theory to help students become more responsible learners.
Introduction to Choice Theory: Teaching Students Responsible Behavior – 3 Semester Hours
This course will give you the theory and skills to teach students how to take responsibility for their own behavior in school. It will lead you through a series of learning activities designed to instruct you in how to teach your students the concepts of Choice Theory and to plan and implement a program of Responsibility Training in your classrooms.
In this course, you will learn how to:
• determine why some students choose to misbehave.
• implement a proven approach to improving student behavior.
• effectively use “Time Outs” to improve behavior.
This course will give you the theory and skills to teach students how to take responsibility for their own behavior in school. It will lead you through a series of learning activities designed to instruct you in how to teach your students the concepts of Choice Theory and to plan and implement a program of Responsibility Training in your classrooms.
In this course, you will learn how to:
• determine why some students choose to misbehave.
• implement a proven approach to improving student behavior.
• effectively use “Time Outs” to improve behavior.
Teaching Students Responsible Behavior Course Syllabus - (PDF)
Teaching Students Responsible Behavior Sample Lesson - (PDF)
Teaching Students Responsible Behavior Sample Lesson - (PDF)
Motivation and Learning: Co-Operation and the Quality Classroom – 3 Semester Hours
This course will give you the theory and skills to create lesson plans that meet the basic psychological needs of students and gain their cooperation in the learning process. Based on the works of Drs. William Glasser, David Johnson and Roger Johnson, you will gain the knowledge and skills to guide your students to become active, enthusiastic partners in the learning process.
In this course, you will learn to:
• create lessons that involve students.
• use cooperative learning strategies to encourage quality work.
• help students solve classroom problems affecting learning.
This course will give you the theory and skills to create lesson plans that meet the basic psychological needs of students and gain their cooperation in the learning process. Based on the works of Drs. William Glasser, David Johnson and Roger Johnson, you will gain the knowledge and skills to guide your students to become active, enthusiastic partners in the learning process.
In this course, you will learn to:
• create lessons that involve students.
• use cooperative learning strategies to encourage quality work.
• help students solve classroom problems affecting learning.
Co-Operation and the Quality Classroom Course Syllabus - (PDF)
Co-Operation and the Quality Classroom Sample Lesson - (PDF)
Co-Operation and the Quality Classroom Sample Lesson - (PDF)
Enhancing Instruction: Teaching in the Quality Classroom – 3 Semester Hours
This course will give you the theory to enhance your instructional skills and develop strategies that will raise your students’ achievement to a new level of quality. Course assignments and activities introduce you to Dr. Glasser’s Quality Schools concepts and practices and demonstrate how they can be combined in a comprehensive program of instruction and behavior management.
In this course, you will learn how to:
• teach your students problem-solving skills that lead to improved achievement.
• help your students become better listeners and stay on task.
• manage your classroom in a manner that promotes quality work.
This course will give you the theory to enhance your instructional skills and develop strategies that will raise your students’ achievement to a new level of quality. Course assignments and activities introduce you to Dr. Glasser’s Quality Schools concepts and practices and demonstrate how they can be combined in a comprehensive program of instruction and behavior management.
In this course, you will learn how to:
• teach your students problem-solving skills that lead to improved achievement.
• help your students become better listeners and stay on task.
• manage your classroom in a manner that promotes quality work.
Teaching in the Quality Classroom Course Syllabus - (PDF)
Teaching in the Quality Classroom Sample Lesson - (PDF)
Teaching in the Quality Classroom Sample Lesson - (PDF)
Classroom Management: Dealing with Discipline Problems – 3 Semester Hours
This course will give you the knowledge and skills to apply previously learned choice theory concepts to commonly occurring classroom discipline problems. As a course outcome, you will develop a personalized plan designed not only to solve discipline problems but also to help students take responsibility for their own behavior.
In this course, you will learn to:
• solve commonly occurring discipline problems that keep you from teaching and other students from learning.
• deal with recurring discipline problems and help troubled students plan for improved behavior.
• create and use a classroom discipline plan designed to prevent problems from occurring.
This course will give you the knowledge and skills to apply previously learned choice theory concepts to commonly occurring classroom discipline problems. As a course outcome, you will develop a personalized plan designed not only to solve discipline problems but also to help students take responsibility for their own behavior.
In this course, you will learn to:
• solve commonly occurring discipline problems that keep you from teaching and other students from learning.
• deal with recurring discipline problems and help troubled students plan for improved behavior.
• create and use a classroom discipline plan designed to prevent problems from occurring.
Dealing with Discipline Problems Course Syllabus - (PDF)
Dealing with Discipline Problems Sample Lesson - (PDF)
Dealing with Discipline Problems Sample Lesson - (PDF)
With this course, you will acquire the theory and skills to improve communication with parents, hold more effective parent conferences, and implement strategies that build a collaborative partnership between school and home. You will be presented with the theoretical foundation and implementation designs that will prepare you to work more effectively with parents to improve student achievement.
In this course, you will learn how to:
• diffuse emotional confrontations with parents.
• better prepare for and conduct parent conferences.
• implement communication strategies that will build a positive, productive partnership with all of your students’ parents.
• diffuse emotional confrontations with parents.
• better prepare for and conduct parent conferences.
• implement communication strategies that will build a positive, productive partnership with all of your students’ parents.
Building Home-School Relationships Coures Syllabus - (PDF)
Building Home-School Relationships Sample Lesson - (PDF)
Teaching in the 21st Century: New Solutions to New Problems – 3 Semester Hours
This course will explore five areas that are critical to effective teaching in the 21st century. These areas are the vital connection between student-teacher relationships and academic achievement, teaching strategies that take advantage of multiple-intelligences theory, approaches to character education, strategies to deal with increased student hyperactivity, and learning projects that develop self-management skills.
In this course, you will learn how to:
• successfully teach those students who have previously been labeled as “unreachable.”
• gain valuable new skills that will help you build positive relationships with your students.
• create classroom activities that will help students who are continually hyperactive in your classroom.
This course will explore five areas that are critical to effective teaching in the 21st century. These areas are the vital connection between student-teacher relationships and academic achievement, teaching strategies that take advantage of multiple-intelligences theory, approaches to character education, strategies to deal with increased student hyperactivity, and learning projects that develop self-management skills.
In this course, you will learn how to:
• successfully teach those students who have previously been labeled as “unreachable.”
• gain valuable new skills that will help you build positive relationships with your students.
• create classroom activities that will help students who are continually hyperactive in your classroom.
Teaching in the 21st Century Course Syllabus - (PDF)
Teaching in the 21st Century Sample Lesson - (PDF)
Teaching in the 21st Century Sample Lesson - (PDF)
Teaching, Learning and Assessment: Improving Student Achievement – 3 Semester Hours
This course will give you the psychological foundation to understand how learning, motivation, and individual differences relate to improving student achievement. In the videos, you will see demonstrated dozens of strategies that are being successful used to enhance student achievement at all grade levels.
In this course you will learn how to:
• create effective lessons and units that engage students in the learning process.
• increase your students’ comprehension and retention levels.
• connect with students who are resisting your best efforts to help them succeed.
This course will give you the psychological foundation to understand how learning, motivation, and individual differences relate to improving student achievement. In the videos, you will see demonstrated dozens of strategies that are being successful used to enhance student achievement at all grade levels.
In this course you will learn how to:
• create effective lessons and units that engage students in the learning process.
• increase your students’ comprehension and retention levels.
• connect with students who are resisting your best efforts to help them succeed.
Improving Student Achievement Course Syllabus - (PDF)
Improving Student Achievement Sample Lesson - (PDF)
Improving Student Achievement Sample Lesson - (PDF)
Creating a Professional Portfolio: A Portfolio Project for Teaching Students Responsible Behavior – 2 Semester Hours
This course is designed to help you extend the application of what you learned in “Teaching Students Responsible Behavior” and in the process gain experience in the creation of a portfolio. The portfolio development guidelines are aligned with the standards set by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
In this course, you will learn how to:
• create an impressive portfolio that celebrates your learning strengths.
• take an important first step toward national certification.
• use professional portfolios as a vehicle for career-long professional development.
Creating a Professional Portfolio Course Syllabus - (PDF)
Creating a Professional Portfolio Sample Lesson - (PDF)• create an impressive portfolio that celebrates your learning strengths.
• take an important first step toward national certification.
• use professional portfolios as a vehicle for career-long professional development.
Creating a Professional Portfolio Course Syllabus - (PDF)
Responsibility, Respect, and Relationships: Creating Emotionally Safe Classrooms – 3 Semester Hours
This course will give you the knowledge and skills to deal with students’ apprehensions and fears and at the same time create an emotionally safe classroom atmosphere that promotes learning. Topics covered include teaching to various learning styles and preferences, setting attainable goals for improving student achievement, and helping students in crisis situations.
In this course, you will learn how to:
• create an emotional safety net to support troubled students before they become dangerous students.
• recognize and respond effectively to students who are experiencing an emotional crisis.
• identify and capitalize on students learning strengths and preferences.
This course will give you the knowledge and skills to deal with students’ apprehensions and fears and at the same time create an emotionally safe classroom atmosphere that promotes learning. Topics covered include teaching to various learning styles and preferences, setting attainable goals for improving student achievement, and helping students in crisis situations.
In this course, you will learn how to:
• create an emotional safety net to support troubled students before they become dangerous students.
• recognize and respond effectively to students who are experiencing an emotional crisis.
• identify and capitalize on students learning strengths and preferences.
