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Reaching Your Potential through Self-Advocacy

Advocating for one’s self is no simple task. It is a life skill that needs support and practice. This self-awareness course guides you in building self-advocacy as a skill for yourself and with your students through a three part process: understanding your own needs, knowing your supports, and communicating your needs. While you learn more…

Free

Speed Spanish

Spanish is frequently used as a first or second language among students in many schools, and you may want to brush up on your own skills as a teacher or educator. This practical course will give you quick tips to learn the basics of the Spanish language that can be used right away. Whether you…

Free

Beginning Conversational French

Mastering a new language opens doors to enhanced communication, cultural understanding, and expanded opportunities. Whether you are planning a trip to a French-speaking country, want to connect with French-speaking friends or colleagues, or simply have a passion for languages, this course equips you with the foundation to thrive in the French-speaking world. Gain practical language…

Free

Achieving Success with Difficult People

Do you want to know how to interact with anyone, regardless of how difficult you perceive them to be? This course will give you the skills to effectively meet your needs while protecting the dignity and rights of others to form more cooperative relationships. An external course provider, ed2go (Cengage), offers this course. Please take…

Free

Advanced Microsoft Excel 2019/Office 365

In this hands-on course, you will learn Microsoft Excel 2019/Office 365’s advanced functions and often-overlooked features, including data analysis tools, data tables and databases, custom controls, and PivotTables. An external course provider, ed2go (Cengage), offers this course. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with their privacy policy.

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Certificate in Meditation

Learn how to intentionally train your attention and concentration for effective meditation. In addition to meditation techniques, this course will also help you discover how meditation can be used to increase mindfulness, reduce stress, deal with pain and illness, and support overall health. An external course provider, ed2go (Cengage), offers this course. Please take a…

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Certificate in Nutrition, Chronic Disease, and Health Promotion

Learn how nutrition impacts health and the development of chronic diseases. This course will give you expertise regarding the role food and water play in health and how making appropriate changes in nutrition can have powerful effects on health throughout life. An external course provider, ed2go (Cengage), offers this course. Please take a moment to…

Free

Certificate in Healing Environments for Body, Mind, and Spirit

Examine how Optimal Healing Environments impact the health of individuals and communities on a physical, social, psychological, and spiritual level. This course will give you the skills to recommend methods for enhancing the personal care and work environments around you to support health and well-being. An external course provider, ed2go (Cengage), offers this course. Please…

Free

Discover Sign Language

Non-verbal communication is essential for deaf and hearing-impaired individuals to gain access to the world around them. This immersive course will enrich your own communication with these communities through an introduction to American Sign Language (ASL). This course utilizes best practices within the field to minimize audio instruction in order to help you gain a…

Free

Get Assertive!

Almost everyone desires to exude confidence and be treated respectfully in all areas of their lives, whether it be at home, in the classroom, or with a boss, but few of us know where to start finding our more assertive side. In this applicable course, you will analyze your own behaviors and understand others’ in…

Free

Get Grants!

Grants are an important part of funding for any non-profit, foundation, or school, and writing a persuasive proposal could be the difference between getting your next project off the ground or not. This instructional course will give you the tools and insider tricks from experts in the field to hone your grantwriting skills. Learn how…

Free

Interpersonal Communication

Effective communication requires more than words; facial expressions, body movements, tone of voice, and situation, offer valuable insights for communicating in a classroom setting. This conceptual course will help you explore how intended or unintended signals can influence what you communicate and how to become more intentional while doing so. You will study visual models…

Free

Mastering Public Speaking

Whether you are a teacher or in a school leadership role, public speaking is something that you will have to do regularly, yet it is a skill that eludes and intimidates many people. In this skill-building course, you will discover how to talk confidently and persuasively to both large audiences and small groups. You will…

Free

Music Made Easy

If you enjoy music and would like to know more about what makes it work or teach others about it, this is the course for you. In this comprehensive course, you will gain a complete understanding of rhythm, melody, and harmony, and you’ll be able to recognize pitches on the musical staff and on the…

Free

Personal Finance

Having a solid grasp on your personal finances is extremely important for anyone to plan for your future and prepare for surprises, but it may be especially so for teachers and educators. This practical course will prepare you for a lifetime of worthwhile personal financial planning. You will gain insight into budgeting, preparing for retirement,…