This course will provide teachers at all levels practical, simple, yet vital strategies to refresh and restore a positive classroom atmosphere.
By utilizing basic tools and devices teachers will empower students to build character, set goals and achieve success with proactive and engaging lessons.
In this course you will:
- Strengthen your teaching with ideas, strategies and tools to support your classroom in the areas of proactive classroom management and community building.
- Create a learning climate and physical environment that builds character, self-esteem and community in all your students.
- Develop techniques to provide students with a sense of purpose and direction in their lives, which increases the likelihood of success in school.
- Learn tools that help build connectedness and feelings of belonging in your classroom.
- Recapture and rediscover rewarding ways to increase your joy of teaching.
- Bring out the best in your students and in yourself.
EROM –
This is my fourth Educational Resources of MN course and it was everything I had hoped it would be. I found the text readings extremely interesting and full of quotes and stories that I can use in the classroom that I think students will easily be able to relate to which at the same time getting ‘the message.’ I was also able to acquire several strategies and techniques that I look forward to using next year in my classroom. I also felt that the course did an incredible job of reinforcing and connecting some information that I already use but there were several ideas that I can incorporate into what I am already doing. There were also lots of other ideas that I haven’t used over the last 21 years that I look forward to trying – I know they will be effective and I look forward to seeing how my students react.
– Debbie Graven, Pleasant Plains, IL
EROM –
This book has changed my teaching career. I’m so happy I took this class – it has given me new meaning on how to teach my classes. This is a book that I will reread over and over and share with my colleagues. Thank you and keep me in mind for any future classes.
– Patrick McCluskey, Glen Ellyn, IL
EROM –
I believe this is my 5th course through Educational Resources and once again I feel that this course met and exceeded my expectations. Every time I take a course through Educational Resources I am energized because I discover ideas that I can use every day.
– Dan Burreson, Mineral Point, WI
EROM –
I believe that this course has given me the confidence to do what I wanted to do all along – have fun in class while still engaging the students. This has been one of the better graduate classes I have taken because it allows you to reflect back to your own classroom with real examples. I will certainly start my new year (Fall of 2010) with a stronger strategy list and with Hal Urban’s book by my side.
– Kathleen Ayers, New Hampton, IA
EROM –
Powerful Teaching is a very worthwhile course for any educator to enroll in. It offers a variety of useful concepts and strategies for educators of all grade levels and disciplines. I have taken multiple courses from Educational Resources of MN and have nothing but good things to say about them. All of the courses have offered very practical yet helpful ideas for educators of all ages. Powerful Teaching will benefit me in all of my leadership positions including teaching and coaching because it offers strategies that deal with current educational concerns.
– Jade Niemyer, Orange City, IA
EROM –
This is my fourth class through Educational Resources and this is by far my favorite. I learned a lot of new ideas.
– Jared Andring, Zumbrota, MN
EROM –
Educational Resources has offered another great course. This course gives practical information that you can use in the classroom. Urban’s stories and strategies help teach life-long skills.
– Rhonda Caylor, Centerville, IA
EROM –
Powerful Teaching is a great class that inspires teachers to become better at what they do. The information was useful and can be applied to any classroom setting.
– Brian Silhacek, Norfolk, NE
EROM –
I really enjoyed Powerful Teaching. I found the book very fascinating with many great concepts. I was also able to gain several strategies and techniques that I will use next year in my classroom. Excellent class!”
– William Root, Grand Island, NE
EROM –
I am so glad I took this course! Powerful Teaching was an extremely beneficial, applicable course. The book used is a book I thoroughly enjoyed reading. I read every word of every page and found it hard to put down! It is a book I will read over and over! The assignments were very concise and correlated very well to the lessons. I can honestly say that my classroom will be a different place this year because of my having taken this course! I am revitalized and enthusiastic for a new school year! I would definitely take another course like this one and will recommend this course to others!
– Jenny Howard, Ottumwa, IA