- social-emotional learning
- online teaching
- active learning
- neurodiversity
- Teaching
- diversity
- inclusive
- teaching strategies
- Lesson Plan
- strategies in teaching
- social emotional
- teaching online
Uncommon Sense Teaching Specialization
Advance Your Career in Teaching. Master strategies and tools to effectively reach and teach students based on leading edge insights
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Skills you will gain
About this Specialization
Applied Learning Project
By the end of this specialization, you'll be able to:
Use the animations and illustrations provided in the specialization to develop best practices training sessions for your fellow teachers, and also help your students to learn more deeply and effectively. You'll be a star with the latest insights on learning!
Make or tweak a working lesson plan using the “Learn It – Link It” lesson plans guideline and blank template provided in the specialization. You can use this lesson plan to help remind you of key best practices as you are teaching.
Teach online either "live" or via video with confidence that your methods are not only helping students pay attention, but that you are also helping them to more easily grasp the key ideas.
Use techniques from movie-making to help motivate and inspire students, as well as to encourage your students shift and lift their very identity as learners.
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Hands-on Project
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Earn a Certificate
When you finish every course and complete the hands-on project, you'll earn a Certificate that you can share with prospective employers and your professional network.

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