School is an important place in which kids and teachers spend a great deal of time.
Teachers help to create the learning atmosphere in the classroom as well as the academic environment of the entire school. What a powerful responsibility. What type of teacher you are and what you do makes a difference in the lives of your students. This class will provide essential information on helping to make your classroom and school a win-win environment for everyone. Some of the topics discussed in this class will include: creating connections with your students, classroom operation, situations that occur in the classroom, creating a safe and positive learning environment, listening skills, how to decrease a student’s fear of making mistakes, and resolving conflict.
In this course you will:
- Discover strategies for creating a safe and positive environment to encourage student success.
- Learn how to respond to the student question of “When am I ever going to use this?
- Help students move outside their comfort zone
- Bring out the best in your students and in yourself
- Discover ways on how to maintain your enthusiasm, sanity, sense of humor, and joy while working with all of your students.
- Acquire practical problem-solving techniques to deal with the daily problems leaders face.
- Be exposed to proven methods that will strengthen your leadership & communication skills.
- Identify the factors that will enhance or inhibit the performance of a student.
- Learn tools that help build connectedness and feelings of belonging in your classroom.
- Learn ways to gain confidence and reduce the fear of failure.
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“I have enjoyed the information and the positive ideas on how to react to students and create an environment of success in my classroom. So much of what goes on in school has to do with a student’s emotional state, not just their intellectual state. By consciously thinking Top 20, I have noticed that I am more patient and make more of a point of making my classroom a safe, respectful and fun learning environment.” Nancy Kreulen, Rapid City, SD
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“Best grad level course I have taken thus far. Awesome stuff. Totally makes you look at how you’ve done things and how you are currently doing things. Great course!” Kenyon Commins, Cincinnati, OH
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“Excellent course! This course was well organized and easy to follow. The book is filled with great ideas that are easy to implement immediately. I look forward to using the presented techniques in my classroom. I really like the independent study format. I have recommended the course to some of my colleagues.” William Root, Grand Island, NE
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“It was a great course!” Megan Meinders, Ottumwa, IA
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“The Win-Win Classroom was an excellent way to receive three graduate credits. It was simple and concise, offering common sense strategies that help make all professionals in leadership positions more effective. The information was presented in such a manner that teachers/coaches of all grade levels could relate and reflect on its content.” Jeanne Blazo, Brighton, MI
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“I really enjoyed the course and as always find some useful information to apply to my classroom as well as my coaching duties. This course seems to be more applicable than the other graduate courses that I have taken. It will benefit my classroom as far as learning some new techniques that I can apply to make my class even better.” Taylor Biehl, Fairbury, NE
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“I enjoyed the new perspective that this course provided in recognizing, as a teacher, how my attitude and frame of mind can shape the atmosphere of my classroom and the effectiveness of my teaching as well. We all have good days and bad days… and which kind we have more often is our choice.” Chad Frerichs, Norfolk, NE
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This course has some really great ideas and I can’t wait for school to start to try them. I will definitely be a better teacher next year. This is a win-win course because you learn more ways how to connect with kids plus you earn three graduate hours at the same time.” Keith Swenson, Sibley, IA
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“This course was filled with many things for me to keep in mind while dealing with students, parents, colleagues and administrators. In comparison to other graduate courses I have taken, I found it to be more practical and more useful to me in my teaching career. It provided much practical information that I will use and refer to in the years to come.” Kim Traub, Emmetsburg, IA
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“This course was eye opening. It really made me take a look at myself as a teacher, mother, wife and friend. This class will help me make future decisions in my teaching career and personal life. I really liked being able to work at my own pace. I found the reading to be relaxing. With 5 kids and working full time it is hard to travel to classes! I love having time to do this from my own home!” Mindy Kirkpatrick, Ottumwa, IA