Course Catalog

Introduction to Educating Exceptional Children and Youth. This is an online course that fulfills the state requirement for teachers in Georgia. 

This is an "at-your-own pace" online course.  You can begin the course at any time during the year. 

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To ensure educators know, understand, and can apply Georgia's Code of Ethics for Educators to their daily practice, paraprofessional ethics modules were developed by Georgia's RESAs in collaboration with the GaPSC.
The enhanced learning gained by paraprofessionals who participate in the training will help protect them, their colleagues, their schools, their school districts, their community, and, most importantly, their students, by enhancing professionalism and school safety.

Led by: Dr. Toby Westmoreland
Location: Virtual
This course is designed to study the concepts, theories, and philosophy of middle level education. A primary focus will be understanding the unique nature and development of young adolescent students.

This course will focus on learning about how we use language to communicate with students using the book Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children’s Learning by Peter H. Johnston. Use this course and this book to learn how to empower children through language so they may become strategic thinkers. 

This course is completely online and self-paced. 
PLUs: 5

The Writing Revolution provides strategies and activities to support educators in simultaneously implementing effective writing instruction and content. Participants will explore how to support students through explicit instruction, as they learn to build sentences, develop paragraphs, and construct compositions within the writing process. 

This course is completely online and self-paced. 

5 PLUs awarded at the end of the coursework.

Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction, Second Edition, demystifies the complexities of teaching vocabulary. Authors and experts Isabel Beck, Margaret G. McKeown, and Linda Kucan explain how teachers can select words to teach, how to introduce new vocabulary, and how to design and implement instructional sequences that engage students in developing word knowledge and reading comprehension. 

This course is completely online and self-paced. 

5 PLUs awarded at the end of the coursework.

This course will focus on learning about how we use language to communicate with students using the book Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children’s Learning by Peter H. Johnston. Use this course and this book to learn how to empower children through language so they may become strategic thinkers

This course is completely online and self-paced. 

5 PLUs awarded at the end of the coursework.

This course provides an in-depth exploration of the foundational skills essential to the science of reading. Participants will engage in a comprehensive study of the core components that contribute to proficient reading development, including phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, writing, and assessment. Through evidence-based practices and interactive learning, students will gain a solid understanding of how these skills interconnect to foster literacy. By the end of the course, students will be equipped with a thorough understanding of how to support diverse learners in achieving literacy proficiency.

Participants will be awarded 10 PLUs at the completion of the course. 

Led by Cathy Paige, ELA Specialist, NGRESA

NGRESA will support the roll out of the new K-12 English Language Arts Standards for educators in a series of professional learning sessions. Each separate training session will focus on a domain of the new K-12 English Language Arts Standards for the state of Georgia. Participants will have opportunities to collaborate to deepen their understanding of the Big Ideas, Standards, and Expectations for each domain. This session will focus on understanding the Language Domain.

Led by Dr. Cathy Paige, ELA Specialist, NGRESA

Dig into the Georgia DOE Language and Practices Domain in this engaging professional learning session. Participants will explore the core elements of this domain and its role in fostering effective communication, critical thinking, and equitable instructional practices in the classroom. The session will highlight research-based strategies from the Practices Domain for implementing language-rich activities and practices designed to promote student engagement, comprehension, and expression across all content areas. We will collaborate and discuss practical tools, lesson ideas, and a deeper understanding of how to create inclusive, linguistically responsive learning environments.

Target Audience: K-12 Teachers and Leaders