Education & Teaching Courses and Certifications

Saving Schools: Reforming the U.S. Education System

1 review

An overview of the past, present, and future of the United States public K-12 education system.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Stanford Seminar - Designing Culturally-Relevant Educational Technology at a Global Scale

Explore designing culturally-relevant educational technology globally, covering personalization, virtual agents, social robots, and context-sensitive design for diverse learning environments.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Stanford Seminar - Cognitively Appropriate Computing Education for Young Learners

Explore cognitively appropriate computing education for young learners through voice-based storytelling and visual tools, addressing literacy challenges and fostering computational thinking skills.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Orchestrating Whole Classroom Discussion

32 ratings at Coursera

Strategies for leading productive classroom discussions, focusing on preparation, goal-setting, text selection, and student readiness. Enhance your skills in facilitating engaging and meaningful conversations.

• Coursera
• 12 hours 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Series Orientation: Transforming Education

23 ratings at Coursera

Series Orientation welcomes learners to the Transforming Education series, introduces Self-Directed/Community-Supported Learning as our core instructional design, and positions learners for success as aspiring change agents.

• Coursera
• 3 hours 7 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Envisioning Educational Transformation

10 ratings at Coursera

Empowering change agents to reimagine education through global insights, national policy analysis, and local system transformation. Develop shared ambitions for improved access, quality, and equity in your context.

• Coursera
• 1 day 6 hours 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Assessment for Learning

289 ratings at Coursera

Explore current debates on testing, assessment approaches, and emerging technologies in education. Gain insights into data mining, learning analytics, and evaluation processes for improved learning outcomes.

• Coursera
• 14 hours 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Aboriginal Worldviews and Education

469 ratings at Coursera

Explore indigenous knowledge systems and their potential benefits for all learners. Examine historical, social, and cultural aspects of Aboriginal education to inform professional practices across various fields.

• Coursera
• 14 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Strategies for Teaching Perfect Tenses and Modals

93 ratings at Coursera

Explore effective methods for teaching perfect tenses and modals in English, including practical activities and demonstration opportunities for aspiring language instructors.

• Coursera
• 16 hours 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Teaching Tips for Tricky English Grammar

54 ratings at Coursera

Explore effective strategies for teaching challenging English grammar concepts, including articles, gerunds, modals, and phrasal verbs, with practical activities and video demonstrations.

• Coursera
• 19 hours 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Techniques for Teaching Adjectives and Adjective Clauses

35 ratings at Coursera

Learn effective techniques to teach adjectives and adjective clauses, including strategies to simplify complex grammar concepts and engaging activities for student practice and comprehension.

• Coursera
• 15 hours 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Teaching Intermediate Grammar Project

10 ratings at Coursera

Create a comprehensive grammar teaching portfolio with lesson plans, activities, assessments, and a video demonstration for intermediate English learners.

• Coursera
• 20 hours 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Envisioning the Graduate of the Future

Embark on a collaborative and exploratory design process to reflect on the purpose of secondary school. Create a shareable artifact that conveys what you and your community believe a secondary school graduate should know and be able to do.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Learning, Knowledge, and Human Development

245 ratings at Coursera

Explore theories of learning and development in relation to educational technology, examining paradigm shifts from behaviorism to social cognitivism and applying concepts to technology-mediated learning environments.

• Coursera
• 9 hours 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Multimodal Literacies: Communication and Learning in the Era of Digital Media

164 ratings at Coursera

This course introduces innovative approaches to learning and teaching, with a focus on the use of e-learning and social web technologies.

• Coursera
• 1 day 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)