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#GoOpen: Open Educational Resources in Michigan

  • Free
  • Blended & Online Learning, Math, Science, Social Studies
  • Credit Hours: 4 SCECHs

Courses marked as free are created for use by Michigan educators.

Having access to high quality and free educational resources is a must for educators. In this course, you will have an opportunity to explore Open Educational Resources (OER), including how and why to use them, where to find them, and how to incorporate them into your instructional design.You will also gain insight into incorporating resources into backward planning and differentiating instruction for your classroom.

In this course, you will:

  • Explore resources within the #GoOpen Michigan resource library,
  • Identify lesson plans, media assets, and more that you can use within your classroom,
  • Determine important instructional design principles when utilizing OER, and
  • Discover how you can submit your own resources for others to use.

This course is offered in partnership with MDE. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our privacy policy.

  • 4 hrs
  • Self-Paced
  • Michigan Department of Education (MDE), MiRegistry
Free

5D/D+ Professional Collaboration & Communication

  • Price: $75
  • Administration, Best Practices, Other
  • Credit Hours: 6 SCECHs
How might we create adult cultures that embrace cognitive conflict? It is generally acknowledged that collective efficacy is the catalyst for a successful team; having the belief that the team is better together and can produce results. Fostering and sustaining this type of environment resides in the adult culture. Let’s explore ways to enhance shared ownership and responsibility for both adults and students.
 
This course is offered in partnership with MASSP. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our privacy policy.
  • 6 hrs
  • Self-Paced
  • MASSP
Free

5D/D+(Lite): Assessment for Student Learning

  • Price: $75
  • Administration, Assessment, Best Practices
  • Credit Hours: 6 SCECHs

How can we create classroom cultures that engage students in authentic assessment practices that promote self-directedness and internal motivation? It is generally acknowledged that authentic assessment practices paired with student-centered teaching are essential for learner achievement. Creating an environment focused on formative assessments and documentation of progress (both students and teachers) leads to strategic teaching and authentic learning. Let’s explore ways to enhance ownership and independence through the use of student self-assessment.

This course is offered in partnership with DLN. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our privacy policy.

  • 6 hrs
  • Self-Paced
Free

5D/D+(Lite): Classroom Environment & Culture

  • Price: $75
  • Administration, Best Practices, Classroom Management
  • Credit Hours: 6 SCECHs

How can we create classroom cultures that support and nurture highly motivated learners? It is generally acknowledged that motivation plays a critical role in learning as does creating the conditions for learning to take place. Creating an environment of vulnerability and trust coupled with strategic teaching often makes the difference between learning that is superficial and shallow and learning that is deep and internalized. Let’s explore the relationships that exist within the classroom environment while focusing on the intentional structures you can create to ensure all students achieve the goal of becoming, life-long learners.

 This course is offered in partnership with MASSP. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our privacy policy

  • 6 hrs
  • Self-Paced
Free

5D/D+(Lite): Curriculum & Pedagogy

  • Price: $75
  • Administration, Assessment, Best Practices, Other
  • Credit Hours: 6 SCECHs

How can we align standards, curricula, assessments, and tasks so that we can effectively differentiate and scaffold learning? It is generally acknowledged that differentiating instruction is the catalyst for true learning. Fostering and sustaining this type of environment requires both intentional planning and being willing and able to adjust, in-the-moment, based on the needs of the individual and collective learners. Let’s explore ways to enhance learning for all students regardless of where they enter the learning process.

This course is offered in partnership with MASSP. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our privacy policy

  • 6 hrs
  • Self-Paced
Free

5D/D+(Lite): Professional Communication & Collaboration

  • Price: $75
  • Administration, Best Practices, Evaluation, Leadership, Other
  • Credit Hours: 6 SCECHs

How can we create adult cultures that embrace cognitive conflict? It is generally acknowledged that collective efficacy is the catalyst for a successful team; having the belief that the team is better together and can produce results. Fostering and sustaining this type of environment resides in the adult culture. Let’s explore ways to enhance shared ownership and responsibility for both adults and students.

This course is offered in partnership with MASSP. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our privacy policy.

  • 6 hrs
  • Self-Paced
Free

5D/D+(Lite): Purpose

  • Price: $75
  • Administration, Best Practices, Evaluation, Leadership
  • Credit Hours: 6 SCECHs

How can we create classroom cultures that engage students in purposeful tasks and meaningful interactions that are focused on both the task and learning? It is generally acknowledged that purposeful planning paired with in-the-moment teaching decisions are essential for learner achievement. Creating an environment focused on the curriculum, the learning standards, and the unique learners often makes the difference between students who learn and student who learn to comply. Let’s explore ways to enhance learner engagement and ownership while focusing on the intentional teacher and learner interactions that will guide students into learning, growing, and prospering as life-long learners.

This course is offered in partnership with MASSP. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our privacy policy.

  • 6 hrs
  • Self-Paced
Free

5D/D+(Lite): Student Engagement

  • Price: $75
  • Administration, Best Practices, Classroom Management, Evaluation, Leadership, Other
  • Credit Hours: 6 SCECHs

How can we create classroom cultures that support engagement, ownership, and agency? It is generally acknowledged that engagement plays a critical role in learning as does creating the conditions for learning to take place. Creating an environment focused on the unique learners often makes the difference between students who learn and student who learn to comply. Let’s explore ways to enhance learner engagement and ownership while focusing on the intentional actions educators can take to ensure all students learn, grow, and prosper.

This course is offered in partnership with MASSP. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our privacy policy.

  • 6 hrs
  • Self-Paced
Free

5D+ Indicators of High-Quality Instruction

  • Price: $150
  • Administration, Best Practices, Evaluation, Leadership
  • Credit Hours: 12 SCECHs

The 5D+ dimension specific module assists educators in developing a vision for rubric indicators within each dimension, authentic examples of what each indicator looks like in daily practice, suggested teacher and student moves to enact the distinguished performance level in daily lessons, and opportunities for participants to self-assess and determine areas of focus based on areas of strength and need. A district or mentor may supplement support around the modules using MASSP provided Facilitation Guides as each participant engages and completes the module independently.

This course is offered in partnership with MASSP. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our privacy policy.

  • 12 hrs
  • Self-Paced
Free

A to Z Grant Writing

  • Price: $129
  • Other, Teacher Advocacy
  • Credit Hours: 24 SCECHs

A well-crafted grant proposal is paramount for every organization including non-profits, businesses, or individuals looking to support their cause and raise necessary funds. In this comprehensive course, you will become familiar with the grant writing process from A to Z. From the beginning stages of researching potential funders to polishing and submitting a complete proposal package, you will gain insight and expertise into the field of grant writing.

In this course, you will:

  • Practice how to network and develop lasting partnerships with donors,
  • Discover how and where to find funding from corporations, foundations, individuals, and government grants, that best suit your needs, and
  • Identify the elements of organizing a successful grant writing campaign for the purposes of organizations, community volunteers, individuals, and consultants alike.

An external course provider, ed2go (Cengage), offers this course. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with their privacy policy.

  • 24 hrs
  • Self-Paced
Free

Abbott Elementary TV Series Study

  • Price: $45
  • Best Practices, Social Emotional Learning
  • Credit Hours: 13 SCECHs

Join us for a TV series study on Abbott Elementary: an award-winning TV series about a group of dedicated teachers navigating the challenges of an underfunded urban school. This captivating, mockumentary-style show offers a unique lens into the world of education, providing valuable insights and sparking meaningful reflection. Akin to a book study, this online course offers both self-paced activities and optional discussions. To participate, you will need a subscription to Hulu, HBO Max, or another service that streams Season 1 of Abbott Elementary.

In this course, you will:

  • Identify strategies that connect ideas from the TV series to the classroom.
  • Reflect on thematic ideas to compare concepts from the series to your own classroom experiences.
    • 11 hrs
    • Self-Paced
    Free

    Achieving Success with Difficult People

    • Price: $129
    • Other, Teacher Advocacy
    • Credit Hours: 24 SCECHs

    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 a moment to familiarize yourself with their privacy policy.

    • 24 hrs
    • Self-Paced
    Free

    Adolescent Suicide Prevention: Best Practices – A Team Approach

    • Free
    • Administration, Best Practices, Leadership, Social Emotional Learning
    • Credit Hours: 3 SCECHs

    Courses marked as free are created for use by Michigan educators.

    It can be overwhelming for educators and staff workers to know what to do regarding adolescent suicide and how to bring awareness to this. In this course, you’ll learn about how to approach and provide information on referral, screening, and counseling. You’ll be provided with recommendations for what you can do in the aftermath of a suicidal event. Through examples and resources, you will focus on knowing how to partner with families, learn about the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Model, and look into your school’s protocol for recovery.

    In this course, you will:

    • Understand Dr. Mason and Dr. Staeheli’s Compassionate School Mental Health model
    • Explore the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
    • Review The Aftermath: A Protocol for Recovery and review your school’s protocol for recovery

    Content Warning: This training course contains information, stories, and video content related to completed suicide, self-harm, substance use, and mental illness, particularly in pediatric and adolescent populations. Some portions of this course will contain descriptions of triggers, causes, examples and the lived experiences of people who have experienced these and other issues, traumas, or mental health conditions.

    This course is offered in partnership with MEMSPA. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our privacy policy.

    • 3 hrs
    • Self-Paced
    • MiRegistry
    Free

    Adolescent Suicide Prevention: Information for the General Public

    • Free
    • Social Emotional Learning

    Courses marked as free are created for use by Michigan educators.

    Over the past 15 years, deaths by suicide have increased 24 percent in the United States. Suicide is now the second leading cause of death for adolescents, and surveys report that one in four youth considered suicide during the summer of 2020. Designed for the general public, this course provides background information on suicide, including warning signs, risk factors, myths vs. facts, and next steps for prevention. Schools may share this course with parent-teacher organizations to foster productive community conversations about suicide prevention.

    This course is offered in partnership with MEMSPA. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our privacy policy.

    • 2 hrs
    • Self-Paced
    • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
    Free

    Adolescent Suicide Prevention: Intervention & School Policies

    • Free
    • Administration, Best Practices, Leadership, Social Emotional Learning
    • Credit Hours: 4 SCECHs

    Courses marked as free are created for use by Michigan educators.

    It is becoming an alarming reality that the number of deaths by suicide and attempted suicides is on the rise among adolescents and young people. This practical course provides background information and insight on how to recognize signs and risk factors of mental and/or emotional distress with the intent to prevent and handle suicide-related crises. You will come to recognize your role as an educator and the responsibility schools hold to address students’ safety and wellbeing as well as hear from experts in the field about how to support adolescents who may be at-risk.

    In this course, you will:

    • Review information about adolescent suicide, including current data on suicide risk and incidence,
    • Recognize the symptoms of distress in adolescents and the signs that students might be at risk for suicide,
    • Describe practical tips for addressing adolescent suicide in schools, and
    • Identify school-based resources and strategies to prevent suicide and promote compassion and resilience.

    Content Warning: This training course contains information, stories, and video content related to completed suicide, self-harm, substance use, and mental illness, particularly in pediatric and adolescent populations. Some portions of this course will contain descriptions of triggers, causes, examples and the lived experiences of people who have experienced these and other issues, traumas, or mental health conditions.

    This course is offered in partnership with MEMSPA. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our privacy policy.

    • 4 hrs
    • Self-Paced
    • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, MiRegistry
    Free

    Adolescent Suicide Prevention: Peer to Peer Support

    • Free
    • Administration, Best Practices, Leadership, Social Emotional Learning
    • Credit Hours: 3 SCECHs

    Courses marked as free are created for use by Michigan educators.

    During this course, you will gain experience in how you will be able to support students who may be experiencing suicidal ideation. You will learn about two types of programs, peer-to-peer supports and Student Ambassador, that give peer support for individuals who are suicidal, depressed, or facing mental health challenges. Additional resources are provided, along with the opportunity to pause and reflect on how peer programs would support the needs in your building or district.

    In this course, you will:

  • Utilize additional resources to learn more in depth about plans, warnings, and additional training
  • Learn how you can build a coordinating or peer-to-peer team
  • Understand the guidelines on how to train ambassadors and program meetings

    • Content Warning: this training course contains information, stories and video content related to completed suicide, self-harm, substance use, and mental illness, particularly in pediatric and adolescent populations.

    This course is offered in partnership with MEMSPA. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our privacy policy.

    • 3 hrs
    • Self-Paced
    • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
    Free

    Advanced Grant Proposal Writing

    • Price: $115
    • Other, Teacher Advocacy
    • Credit Hours: 24 SCECHs

    Learn from an experienced grant writer how to research and write winning grant proposals. This course will provide you with a complete understanding of all the components used to determine whether to fund or reject a proposal and how to give your project an edge over others.

    An external course provider, ed2go (Cengage), offers this course. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with their privacy policy.

    • 24 hrs
    • Self-Paced
    Free

    Advanced Microsoft Excel 2019/Office 365

    • Price: $165
    • Other, Teacher Advocacy
    • Credit Hours: 24 SCECHs

    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.

    • 24 hrs
    • Self-Paced
    Free

    Anti-Racism and Social Justice Teaching and Leadership

    • Free
    • Administration, Best Practices, Leadership, Social Emotional Learning
    • Credit Hours: 4 SCECHs

    Courses marked as free are created for use by Michigan educators.

    Having an anti-racist and social justice-oriented stance toward education puts students first and prioritizes equity among all learners from all backgrounds. In this course, you will become more aware of and hopefully comfortable with anti-racist and social-justice-oriented strategies through a series of scenarios that address real-world situations. You will receive personalized information and resources based on your experience and level of knowledge in these areas and learn from various experts in the field of anti-racist and inclusive education.

    In this course, you will:

    • Recognize racism, privilege, and their manifestation in school and society,
    • Analyze theoretical frameworks (the whys and hows) for anti-racist teaching and social justice teaching and leadership,
    • Describe systemic oppression and strategies to move from recognizing it to acting to dismantle it,
    • Investigate ways for connecting with staff, families, and the community to engage with issues of justice and equity, and
    • Describe methods for community engagement within and beyond the school.

     This course is offered in partnership with GEERS. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our privacy policy.

    • 4 hrs
    • Self-Paced
    • Michigan State University, MiRegistry
    Free

    Anti-Racist Trauma-Informed Practice in Pre K-12 Education

    • Free
    • Best Practices, Social Emotional Learning
    • Credit Hours: 8 SCECHs

    Courses marked as free are created for use by Michigan educators.

    Over half of all U.S. children have experienced trauma in their lives. Educators are often affected by this trauma as well as they help students meet the challenges they face. This course will inform you about anti-racist, trauma-informed education while helping you become more aware of the presence of oppressive practices within our school systems. Materials are provided that guide you in reflecting on current policies and practices that may perpetuate harm to students and educators and how to take action toward creating more humane systems that support healing and facilitate learning.

    In this course, you will:

    • Identify how personal definitions of trauma and beliefs held about trauma impact young people in school,
    • Examine the concepts of healing justice and thriving.
    • Recognize how the culture of policing, prisons, and punishment show up in the everyday life of classrooms and consider ways to reject the propensity for punishment,
    • Articulate how approaches to restorative and transformative justice support educators’ ability to model responses to harm that center justice, community wellbeing, and individual and collective thriving, and
    • Explore how you might manage and prioritize your own wellness and how school leaders could work to promote community care within schools.

     This course is offered in partnership with GEERS. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our privacy policy.

    • 8 hrs
    • Self-Paced
    • MiRegistry, University of Michigan

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