Close to 400 Common Core-Aligned Professional Development Classes for Teachers Being Offered This Fall Through PLS 3rd Learning The Economic Times Business News.htm

Close to 400 Common Core-Aligned Professional Development Classes for Teachers Being Offered This Fall Through PLS 3rd Learning   The Economic Times  Business News.htm

Enrollment is open for Fall semester courses from PLS 3rd Learning through their dedicated enrollment website, PLSClasses.com. Partnering with several colleges and universities across the country, PLS 3rd Learning offers on-site and online graduate education and professional development courses for educators beginning September 6th. PLS 3rd Learning also co-creates custom technologies to align standards-based content and resources.

PLS 3rd Learning is committed to offering quality professional development for educators looking for license renewal, movement on the salary scale, or to continue their education and learn strategies to teach more successfully, said Donald Jacobs, Ph.D., CEO of PLS 3rd Learning. By aligning each course with both the Common Core Standards and Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching, teachers can more easily apply these classes toward district requirements for professional development. This allows them to keep current with the latest education methods without sacrificing valuable teaching time.

Taught by master classroom teachers and designed to meet the needs of practicing educators, PLS 3rd Learning courses provide instructional skills and strategies that are applicable to any grade level and content area. Topics include classroom management, Common Core curriculum development and cooperative learning. Courses are offered in locations across the country and accessible online, providing a convenient and affordable opportunity for professional growth.

Some Fall 2013 courses include:

Behavioral, Academic, and Social Interventions for the Classroom

Teachers will design effective universal and targeted interventions that support student resiliency and meet the expectations of a Response to Intervention (RTI) classroom.

Educating the Net-Generation

Educators explore and apply innovative techniques that align with the values of the Net-Generation, including advances in technology, a team approach, and social networking.

Facilitating Online Learning Communities

Teachers will discover and practice the skills of effective online facilitation necessary to nurture a successful online learning community, manage myriad facilitator roles, and communicate positively and effectively.

Instructional Design for Online Educators

This course analyzes instructional design theories and approaches in the e-learning environment while applying the basics of instructional design. Participants will discover philosophies of e-learning and explore multimedia, interaction, and delivery tools for online courses.

Reading Across the Curriculum

This class explores reading strategies designed to enhance comprehension in your content area.

SAS for Pennsylvania Educators

Pennsylvania educators will explore a comprehensive approach to student achievement utilizing the Pennsylvania Standards Aligned System (SAS). Discover the power of SAS to align standards, create assessments, access the curriculum framework, plan instruction, and select resources for a safe and supportive learning environment. (This course meets the requirements for conversion to Level II Certification.)

Student Engagement and Standards-Based Learning

Teachers will learn to optimize student engagement and achievement by developing high-yield learning activities aligned to standards and process skills along with experiencing a variety of standards-based activities (aligned with Common Core State Standards) for use in the classroom.

PLS 3rd Learning works with the following higher education partners to deliver classes:-Andrews University in Berrien Springs, MI-Drake University in Des Moines, IA

-Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ -Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, IN -Laurel University in High Point, NC-Marygrove College in Detroit, MI-Rockford University in Rockford, IL

-Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in Winona, MN

-Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, PA

-Southern Wesleyan University in Central, SC

-Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, IN

PLS 3rd Learning also partners with Rockford University and Wilkes University to offer innovative online and blended Masters degree programs in education.

There is nothing quite like sharing and learning in an upbeat, relevant and purposeful way, said Dr. Susan Brien, a PLS 3rd Learning instructor since 1988. Our courses promote these three traits while providing the latest research, instructional methods and opportunities for growth as a professional. Participants can use the materials and see the impact right away in their classrooms.

For more information about PLS 3rd Learning graduate and professional development courses, visit PLSclasses

About PLS 3rd LearningPLS 3rd Learning co-creates custom technologies to align standards-based content and resources, and offers professional development to elevate teaching and learning. The organization provides educators with innovative resources and professional development to create and improve curriculum, instruction and assessment. Guided by the principles of passionate educators with decades of real-world experience, PLS 3rd Learning is helping teachers and schools worldwide reach their full potential. For more information, visit PLS3rdLearning.com.PLS3rdLearning