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.

Facilitator: Carolyn Wilkins, Pickens County School District

Description: Our goal is to provide a support network for those who serve in a support capacity for schools and individuals in the context of student behavior and conduct.  This is an opportunity to collaborate with others in similar roles to share and learn best practices. 

Target Audience: BCBAs, BCaBAs, Behavior Specialists, and/or Behavior Interventionists use data-informed research to treat emotional, social, and educational issues and disabilities. 

Substitute Teacher Support Session: Effective Classroom Management and Communication

1. This training will equip substitute teachers with essential skills for managing classroom behavior, effective communication techniques, and strategies to remain calm in challenging situations.

2. Networking Opportunities

3. Q&A with Experienced Educators

You must complete the payment portion of registration to be added to the list.  Please do not press the back arrow when you are redirected to the PayPal website. 

You will be provided with a certificate at the conclusion of this session.