Student and School Culture Courses
School and classroom culture are important aspects for improving student performance. Strategies to improve individual classroom and whole-school culture are provided to help you where you are within the school. When culture and strong instruction are matched together, the result is academic achievement.
Academic Mentorship: Instruction
This course explores and defines the expectations and responsibilities of an academic mentor and their role in the instructional revision cycle. In this course,...
Academic Mentorship: Listening
This course explores the power of listening in mentorship. By applying five types of listening and three practical techniques, you will learn to build...
Addressing Bullying in the Online Classroom
This one-hour course focuses on the online classroom as it examines bullying with a lens on the victim, bully, and bystanders. Statistics are provided...
Academic Mentorship: Basics
Mentors who give their best invest in their personal and professional growth while contributing to their mentees’ success. This course will equip you with...
Beat the Burnout
This course is designed to support K-12 educators experiencing workplace-related chronic stress and its effects. Learners will explore the definition, causes, and effects of...
De-Escalation
This course will empower you to rethink your perspective on de-escalation. It will teach you best practices for preventing escalation in your classroom, and...
The CHAIR Method: Self-Leadership
This session tackles an issue that teachers face far too often – focusing on others while neglecting themselves. We will move through a definition...
Cyberbullying
This half-hour course focuses only on this type of bullying as it is the fastest-growing bullying form. It clarifies the definition, explains reasons for...
A Holistic Approach to Prevent Bullying
This one-hour course moves through bullying with a lens on the victim, bully, and bystanders. Statistics are provided to show a school’s responsibility before...
Classroom Culture 4: Positivity
This final, of a four-part series on classroom culture, looks at positivity. A positive classroom culture is a helpful and nurturing classroom culture. Five...
Classroom Culture 3: Presence
This third, of a four part series on classroom culture, looks at presence. A teacher’s classroom presence is based upon their philosophy and passion....
Classroom Culture 2: Passion
This second, of a four part series on classroom culture, looks at passion. Your passion and enthusiasm in the classroom is contagious. We will...
Classroom Culture 1: Purpose
This first, of a four part series on classroom culture, looks at purpose. Your teaching philosophy is the foundation for a good classroom culture....
Reframing an Existing School’s Culture
Do you think that your school culture could be stronger? If so, then this course is for you. Follow the story of an experienced...
Student & School Culture Courses Coming Soon!
SEL for Teachers
Clock Hours: 1.0
When we say SEL, the immediate thought is students; however, we need to ensure teachers are considered as well.
Student & School Culture Free Resources
ACT Card for Culture Improvement
from course: Reframing an Existing School’s Culture
The resource itself comes from a short-story about two school leaders facing the challenges of transforming school culture, and it can be used for either a classroom or the full school.
Student Goal Planner
A simple one-page document that can be used by students to create goals – both short and long term.
Building Student Relationships
From Promising Practices 24, this document is a simple one-pager to help you think about authenticity and clarity in the classroom relationships.