Making the connection. It's the key to any successful learning. These short self-paced courses will enable you to capture and hold your students' interest by contextualizing instruction, incorporating active learning strategies, and building a community of learners.
Contextualized Instruction
Contextualized instruction is built on the belief that students are most successful when they can see how new information applies to their everyday experience. It connects classroom learning with real life responsibilities and routines and uses familiar experiences to introduce new ones. By then end of this brief, introductory course, you will be able to
- define contextualized instruction
- describe how research supports this philosophy
- develop lessons and supporting materials using a contextualized approach
Documentation: Certificate of Completion will document 1 hour as completion time.
Strategies for Building Learning Communities
This course is focused on creating learning communities among adult students. Research has shown that learning communities can promote student's learning and problem solving, provide emotional support, and prompt students to broaden their perspectives. The course will highlight research that supports the use of learning communities and offer strategies for building a learning community in your classroom.
In this course you will
- describe what learning communities look like and why they are important
- articulate the stages of adult development and their role in creating a learning community
- gain understanding of how working in groups can help to create a learning community
Documentation: Certificate of Completion will document 3 hours as completion time.
Active Teaching and Learning
This course will enable you to promote active learning among your students. You will plan how to structure class activities and materials to help students become fully engaged and reflective about their own learning.
In this course you will
- define and identify active learning
- reflect on your own experience with active learning
- identify key benefits of active learning
- identify instructional strategies that might be appropriate for your setting
- conduct a self-assessment about using active learning strategies
Documentation: Certificate of Completion will document 3 hours as completion time.
These courses are made possible through a partnership of
Towers Perrin and ProLiteracy Worldwide.
Ordering Information
- Purchasing this course for you? Please select your courses below, add them to your cart, and follow the ordering instructions on the following screens.
- Purchasing this course for someone else? Please contact our professional development department at prodev@proliteracy.org or (888) 528-2224 ext. 221 to insure appropriate course registration.
- Group discounts available! Call (888) 528-2224 ext. 221 or email prodev@proliteracy.org for more information.
- Course orders will temporarily be processed Monday-Friday, 9:00-3:30 EST.
ProLiteracy members receive a 15% discount, reflected at checkout.
