Friday Institute Courses

Teaching the Computer Science Discoveries Course

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Prepare to teach the Computer Science Discoveries curriculum in Grades 6-10: navigate Code.org resources, apply computational thinking, use the lead learner model, and address equity gaps.

• MOOC-ED
• 20 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Define learner agency and build classroom conditions that foster it, examining identity and equity for marginalized students and creating a personalized plan for your own setting.

• MOOC-ED
• 10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Put learner agency at the center of your classroom: explore students' perspectives, empower agency, and build a personalized plan for your own learning environment.

• MOOC-ED
• 10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Teaching the Beauty and Joy of Computing Curriculum

Prepare to teach the Beauty and Joy of Computing curriculum: study student pair-programming videos, learn Snap! coding with lists, variables and abstraction, and AP CSP exam tasks.

• MOOC-ED
• 25 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Explore learning differences through working memory, motivation, and executive function, then apply classroom strategies that personalize the learning experience for every student.

• MOOC-ED
• 6 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• Not Currently Offered
• Free Certificate

Teaching Foundational Reading Skills

2 ratings

The Teaching Foundational Reading Skills MOOC-Ed will help you more effectively prepare your students in grades K–3 with the skills they need to become successful readers.

• MOOC-ED
• Not Currently Offered
• Free Certificate

Disciplinary Literacy for Deeper Learning

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Design, evaluate, and share inquiry-based disciplinary literacy lessons, practicing close reading, digital learning, claim construction, and assessment to promote deeper learning with students.

• MOOC-ED
• 6 weeks
• Not Currently Offered
• Free Certificate

Coach teachers to integrate technology: apply TPACK, SAMR and the Four C's, practice job-embedded strategies, and build a coaching plan for your school's digital learning culture.

• MOOC-ED
• 6 weeks
• Not Currently Offered
• Free Online Course

Examine the economic importance of developing, retaining and supporting a world-class teaching workforce, then set action priorities and plan goals for your school or community.

• MOOC-ED
• 6 weeks
• Not Currently Offered
• Free Online Course

Teach fractions in grades 3-5 by analyzing student thinking and misconceptions, using fair-sharing and number line activities, and unpacking procedures for computing with fractions.

• MOOC-ED
• 8 weeks
• Not Currently Offered
• Free Certificate

Plan a K-12 digital learning initiative: assess your school or district's progress, set goals, shift the culture of teaching, and lead professional learning.

• MOOC-ED
• 9 weeks
• Not Currently Offered
• Free Online Course

Computational Thinking and Design

Integrate digital-age problem solving into classroom practice by combining data literacy, design thinking, and computational thinking through simulated activities and connections to computer science, coding, and making.

• MOOC-ED
• 8 weeks
• Not Currently Offered
• Free Certificate

Supporting Learning Differences in Post-Secondary Environments

This MOOC-Ed will initiate a mindset shift wherein professors and other staff more effectively and efficiently gain personal agency to identify, address, and implement best practice when supporting the learning of all students in post-secondary environme…

• MOOC-ED
• Not Currently Offered
• Free Certificate

Learn to teach inferential reasoning: pose investigative questions comparing groups, generalizing from samples to populations, and weighing competing models, using the SASI framework and student work samples.

• MOOC-ED
• Not Currently Offered
• Free Certificate

Teaching Mathematics with Technology

Explore how teachers can use technology to support students' engagement in and learning of mathematics, sharing practices with colleagues in schools worldwide.

• MOOC-ED
• Not Currently Offered
• Free Online Course