Online Courses

How do you recruit and retain the best teachers? How have teaching best practices changed in light of new discoveries in brain and learning research? What are some of the best ways to incorporate technology into the classroom?

In the wake of the No Child Left Behind Act, how can you balance learning with effective preparation for high stakes tests? How can you motivate students and create classroom conditions that reduce off-task behavior? How can you adapt best practice techniques to address culture and poverty?

Learn the answers to these questions and more while you earn master’s level credit toward a teaching degree, teacher certification and alternative certification through California State University-Bakersfield.

This collection of courses, aligned with Dr. Donna Walker Tileston’s “What Every Teacher Should Know” series of books, is based on comprehensive research on teaching and learning, brain research and research on the urban learner.

Response to Intervention Part One: Overview and Planning

How are changes in education philosophy and statutes connected to school improvement? Learn how to effectively plan for an RTI program in your school. Course fee $50.

Teaching Strategies That Prepare Students for High Stakes Tests

How do you map classroom practices to standards in order to better prepare students for high stakes tests? This course presents a model for teaching to standards and benchmarks that has been shown to increase average student AYP scores by 20%. Course fee $50.

Ten Best Teaching Practices

What are the latest best teaching practices based on new advances in our understanding of learning and brain research? Learn about four key elements that have a profound affect on student learning and how to use those elements in your teaching. The course includes practical advice for putting together effective lessons and using the model in your classroom. Course fee $50.

What Every Teacher Should Know About Motivation

How do you create an environment that facilitates motivation, dissuade off-task behavior, and build self-esteem among your students? This course examines the root causes of of temporary lack of motivation, the more serious de-motivation, and the steps teachers can take to change these conditions in the classroom. Course fee $50.