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The High-Performing Teacher®
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Graduate Credit: 3 semester hours
Formats: Print & DVD or Online
Level: Grades K–12
Tuition: $495 / group rate $465
Registration Deadline: March 16, 2012
Complete by: June 30, 2012
Course #: EDUC-6901
| Grades: |
10 weeks after receipt of coursework |
This graduate-level course was developed in the belief that teaching is one of the most valuable and meaningful professions an individual can choose. After all, it is a profession that literally shapes the future for all of us. If you are seeking ways to refresh and revitalize your commitment to teaching, this course offers proven strategies used by other successful teachers consistently to bring out the best in themselves and their students. See how practical strategies and technologies can motivate and inspire your students and keep you energized in the classroom.
Teaching Tangibles
- Discover ways to increase your self-esteem and lower the odds of classroom burnout.
- Master daily challenges through practical problem-solving and stress-reduction techniques.
- Help empower your students to be more motivated and take responsibility for their actions.
- Develop effective goals to help maintain a high motivational level in your classroom.
- Identify strategies to connect you with resources for peer support.
More Information
Download a course fact sheet to share with your supervisor, principal, and other teaching colleagues who may be interested in learning more about Canter graduate courses. The overview includes a description of the course as well as information on:
- Course topics and outcomes
- Course assessment criteria
- System requirements (online format)
- Featured education experts
- Accredited partner universities
Lee Canter, M.S.W.
Lee Canter is a nationally recognized expert in behavior management. His programs have helped more than 1.5 million educators create more harmonious classroom and school environments where teachers can teach and students can achieve greater success.The following course materials are included in the cost of tuition and will be delivered directly to you:
- Textbook: The High-Performing Teacher, by Lee Canter
- Textbook: On being a teacher: The human dimension, by Jeffrey Kottler
- DVD: The High-Performing Teacher
(For online format, the DVD is provided as backup to streaming video online.)
If you order the print & DVD format, you will also receive the following*:
- Study guide: The High-Performing Teacher
- Course information packet
*For online format, the study guide and course information packet are provided n your online classroom.
Prerequisite
This is a graduate-level course; therefore, you must have a bachelor's degree or above to enroll and receive credit.
Earning Graduate Credit
Total coursework for this course is equivalent to a 45 contact-hour course. Graduate credit will be issued when you successfully complete the following course requirements:
- Collaborate with study partner(s) (Print & DVD format only).
- Collaborate with colleagues through discussion boards (Online format only).
- View video segments.
- Complete required text/journal readings, assignments, and the final paper.
Course Completion Deadline
Print & DVD format: coursework must be postmarked on or before June 30, 2012
Online format: coursework must be submitted online on or before June 30, 2012
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