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 This course will describe the sources and con-sequences of stress. Stress is a common problem that will affect almost all of your students at some point in their lives. This course will help you to learn when to identify when a person is under stress, what causes stress, and different ways of coping with stress. Instructional strategies will be taught that can help students self-regulate such as reducing extraneous noise, managing transitions, and understanding mindsets, to name a few ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) In-service credit only $250.00$280.00 |
 3 Credits – In service Course (45 Hours) Instructor: Denise J. Ribarich OTR/L dribarichliips@gmail.com This course is designed for professionals/educators/therapists working directly with elementary, middle/high schoolers and young adults. In this online course you will learn the multiple benefits that can be achieved during the process of cultivating and beautifying a small garden space in and around your school or community. These include academic improvement as well as social, psychological, emotional, as well as improved verbal expression and essential life skills. You will learn skills developed such as responsibility, self-confidence, decision making, teamwork, organization and working together towards an ultimate goal. Besides the educational improvement in math and science , many students have improved sensory processing capabilities which frees these students to more easily learn and integrate new skills that they were unable to do before. Working together with your students on designing a simple garden will provide enjoyment and satisfaction and will have long-lasting memories with development of meaningful vocational applications for the future. This course is important for all educators including School Psychologists, Guidance Counselors, Social Workers, Speech/Language teachers and Occupational and Physical Therapists. The knowledge you will learn will have a direct impact on your students and will affect all aspects of their lives as well as yours. $250.00$280.00 |
 This course will help educators transform their classrooms into a positive, supportive space where every student feels motivated to take on challenges without fear of failure. Students avoid tasks for many reasons such as perfectionism, anxiety, or past setbacks. This course will give educators the tools to turn those fears around. They’ll explore effective classroom management techniques, positive reinforcement strategies, and creative incentives that encourage active participation and persistence. Through engaging activities and real-world examples, they'll learn how to foster a growth mindset, celebrate progress over perfection, and create a classroom culture where students feel safe to try, fail, and try again. By the end, educators will be equipped with a toolbox of strategies to help even the most resistant learners embrace their academic journey with confidence and enthusiasm. $250.00$280.00 |
 Course Description: This course will focus on the geography of education and how to teach your students; no matter who they are or where they come from. Geography by definition is to study the physical features and activity of a society, and how this affects and is affected by those around it. So, why not apply it to education! This course will examine the features of education and how we use it to teach our students better on a daily basis. Teachers will discuss our learning activities and atmospheres. We will discuss our populations in our schools, they areas in which we teach, and the resources we receive to benefit these populations. Educators will work on techniques and strategies for the ultimate goal of success with the geography of learning and educating all students no matter the area they live or how they learn. This course is a must for all educators levels K-12. (3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com $250.00$280.00 |
 **New Course** Available In-Person or Online December Break: 2026- December 28th-January 1st Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com Art therapy is a creative and impactful practice that enriches the lives of students, families, and communities through its creativity. By active art-making and applied theories art theory can be used in schools as a successful tool for assessment, creative expression, healing and personal growth. In this course educators will discuss methods for using art therapy as form of expression; going beyond words or language. Educators will discuss the healing aspects and psychological theories of art and how to help students integrate personal growth through this creative process. Art therapy can be used with individuals of all ages and abilities, including children who are experiencing behavioral challenges or those with Autism Spectrum Disorder. They also assist student with mindfulness, self-esteem, self awareness and basic calming techniques in the classroom. This course is a must for educators grades K-12. $250.00$280.00 |
 *New Course Spring 2025 Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com 3 Credits In Service Course (45 Hours) Course Description: How do student feel when they are labeled or stereotyped? What is the impact it has on the youth of today? This course will explore the different labels and stereotypes students are given and live with daily. Educators will examine the role that labels play on students. We will discuss whether or not labeling hurts or helps a student get by. Educators will examine the effect labeling or stereotyping plays on all children with all needs and all backgrounds. This course is a must for educators K-12. $250.00$280.00 |
 Preppy. Techie. Geek. Freak. Loser. Jock. These are just a few of the labels that students live with every day. And some labels are a lot nastier. Who hands out these labels? What role do labels play? Do they help or hurt? Do people sometimes like their labels, or do they always hate them? This course will examine the truth behind these labels and the impact that they have on student behavior and learning. Suitable all educators K-12. ON-LINE 3 Credits [45 hours] Inservice Credit Only $250.00$280.00 |
 ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) In-service credit only Instructor: Tara McCarney Email: TaraMcCarneyLIIPS@gmail.com Course Description: This course is designed to guide classroom teachers to becoming more organized in the classroom setting. The focus will be on creating a classroom that is organized, safe, and welcoming while meeting your students' needs. In this course, you will learn how to manage time-sensitive tasks, create a classroom schedule, and organize and prioritize classroom materials. Suitable for all educators K-12. $250.00$280.00 |
 **New Course** Summer 2026 3 Credits In-Service Course (45 Hours) Instructor: Gayle Meinkes-Lumia – gaylelumia@yahoo.com Course Description: Students currently are bombarded with truncated versions of everything, creating a mindset that loses concentration and focus readily. TikTok was the most downloaded app in 2019 and has since then added to the depletion of students’ abilities to concentrate. This course will explore the ways in which social media can be utilize to educators’ advantages, rather than disadvantages. Through a myriad of investigations, articles, and pedagogical research findings, participants will comprehend the ways that social media platforms can play important roles in their classrooms. The course will address interdisciplinary instruction, guiding students through effective direct and independent instruction, ways to inculcate social media into students’ readings and writings, as well as social media utilization in mathematics and science instruction. *A Must for K-12 Educators* $250.00$280.00 |
Course Description: This course is designed to show teachers how to use their most powerful tool they have; their words! The use of a teacher’s words brings out the best in children/students. Educators will learn how to use words effectively and efficiently to deal with just about every situation they can image; whether it be challenging or not. Participants will learn effective and strategic help children develop proper speech, effective self-control, build their sense of community, and gain academic skills and knowledge. All this will be done through skillful teacher language and modeling. Teaching proper communication methods through powerful language techniques will transform your classroom and your students. This course is a must for teachers of grades K-12 of all levels. ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com $250.00$280.00 |
| *New Course Spring 2025 Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com 3 Credits In Service Course (45 Hours) Course Description: The power of positive thinking can help us as teachers and can help our students get through the day. This positivity is a strategy that will help us all our lives. This course is designed to dig deep into the impact that positive thoughts can have on our lives. Both students and teachers will explore how to harness the potential of a positive and optimistic mindset. Educators will explore how to help your students obtain a positive psychological viewpoint and refrain from negative thoughts. Strategies will be shared on resilience, gratitude, transformation and compassion. Educators will end up with a plethora of tools on overall positive thinking and living and how to emotionally transform your classroom. This course is a must for educators K-12. $250.00$280.00 |
 Course #PDLI9120 For in person or online or online. (45 HOURS/3 GRADUATE CREDITS) ON-LINE Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com Course Description: Course Description: This course will explore how as educators the power of building effective relationships is the most valuable tool we can have. It is our job as teachers and administrators to build positive and productive relationships with parents, students, other educators and guidance counselors. Participants will discuss how to create a positive environment, and how to build and continue to build positive relationships. Educators will collaborate and work on a multitude of techniques for building relationships and keeping them as the year progresses. $600.00 |
 In service only (3 credits/45 hours) Instructor: Bryan Horrmann Bhorrmannliips@gmail.com Class Description: In education, mindset is everything. The Power of Yet is an enticing professional development course designed to help teachers cultivate a growth mindset in themselves and their students. Through reflection, hands-on activities, and intentional practice, educators will learn how to shift from a fixed mindset to an optimistic, solutions-focused approach. This course will provide strategies to encourage resilience, persistence, and a love of learning in students while fostering a more positive, engaged, and adaptable teaching mindset. Participants will explore the science behind growth mindset, practice mindfulness techniques, analyze real-world classroom scenarios, and apply their learning through practical exercises. By the end of this course, teachers will have the tools to transform challenges into opportunities, empower students to embrace mistakes, and create a more positive, supportive learning environment. Suitable all educators K-12. $250.00$280.00 |
 If you’ve ever coached or taught in a weight room, you’ve seen it: the student frozen with self-doubt, the athlete comparing themselves to peers, the energy shift when someone enters frustrated or disconnected. These aren’t just “off days” — they’re social-emotional moments in a physical space. Module 1: The Real Work – Building SEL Awareness in the Weight Room reframes what it means to coach and teach in school-based training environments by addressing the mental and emotional barriers that often go unnoticed but hold back performance, motivation, and confidence. This module positions Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) not as an afterthought, but as the first rep every student must take. You’ll learn how to teach and coach the whole student — not just the movement — using CASEL’s five core competencies as your foundation. Whether you're a physical education teacher, strength coach, or college student preparing for fieldwork, you’ll leave this course with a scalable, classroom-ready approach to emotional intelligence, behavior management, and mindset training in the weight room. Students will not only define SEL — they will feel it, track it, and apply it. Through group norms, mindset contracts, daily check-ins, and reflective journaling, your students and athletes will learn to train with more intention, respond to emotional challenges, and grow their confidence one session at a time. This is how we build safe, resilient, and motivated training cultures. The iron doesn’t care about your mood, but your ability to manage that mood is what determines your performance — and your growth. $250.00$280.00 |
| Instructor: Gayle Meinkes-Lumia – gaylelumia@yahoo.com In-Service Course – 3 Credits – 45 Hours Course Description: Wait time refers to the interval of time a teacher waits after asking a question and allowing a student to answer. In education, this time period is crucial in developing critical thinking skills amongst our learners. This course will analyze the exploration and inquiry that require students to put together ideas in new ways and take risks while learning. Participants will learn the ways in which to pose higher-order thinking skills to our learners and to develop the utmost in student participants. *A must for K-12 educators* $250.00$280.00 |
 Instructor: Gayle Meinkes-Lumia – gaylelumia@yahoo.com In-service Course – 3 Credits – 45 Hours Course Description: Developing an understanding of student behavior is tantamount in terms of adequate instruction and learner success. Educating today’s students requires a wealth of strategies, including critical and analytical thinking skills. Having our learners retain information more effectively, become active rather than passive participants in learning, and being able to comprehend information are the only methods of sustained success. This course will train teachers to find ways to assist students in their unique working styles and respective behaviors. Topics being addressed include proactive, preventative strategies, responsive consequences, etc. A multitude of teacher instructional styles and coping mechanisms will be focused on. *A must for K-12 educators!!!! $250.00$280.00 |
 Scientific studies show how displaying kindness can help individuals become more successful in achieving their goals. As educators, we can help students discover these benefits and provide support in applying them each day. This course will explore the various benefits related to showing kindness, while also looking at strategies to reduce bullying situations in classrooms and schools. Participants will be provided with resources to integrate kindness activities into the academic curriculum within in all subject-areas. This course is suitable for all educators, K-12. ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) In-service credit only $250.00$280.00 |
 Course Description: Many educators try to understand the “science of learning” and how to put these principles into practice in their classroom daily. The science of learning simply means how to read, write, and what has been scientifically proven to work well. This online course provides teachers with the tools to approach reading and writing instruction using best practices. Educators will put several areas of focus together (phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension and writing skills), in order to help their students become successful readers and writers. Teachers will explore research-based information and support for each component of reading and writing as backed by science. Educators will also be introduced to a variety of best practices, and will add many tools to their already-existing expertise of strategies to help students who struggle in any areas of reading and writing. This course is a must for educators of grades K-12. ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com $250.00$280.00 |
 (3 credits/45 hours) In service only Course Description: What is the Science of Reading? This very on-trend hot topic in education has been filtering into schools across the country via the podcast, “Sold a Story” by Emily Hanford. It has teachers everywhere questioning methods, philosophies, programs, texts and publishers in all things related to learning how to read. This course will dive deep into the expose podcast and discover the history of why schools and teachers taught reading the way they did, and more importantly, where do we go from here? How do we take the science behind the way humans learn to read and apply it to the classroom appropriately? Teachers will share and reflect on their own methodologies, research programs, and design lessons and activities.This course is best suited for educators in Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. $250.00$280.00 |
Course Description: As an educator, do you ever feel that you just don’t have enough time in the day to get all your things done? Do you feel like you just don’t want to take your paperwork and grading home? Well, this course is designed to help educators with proper time management strategies. Tips from planning lessons, to contacting parents, to grading will be discussed. Together we will examine how to prioritize your tasks, use your time more effectively, and stop procrastinating! You’ll also learn how to teach your students the skills to do it as well. Teachers will discuss the importance of time management skills and planning, and how this is a skill we will use for life. This course is a must for all educators levels K-12. ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com $250.00$280.00 |
 In-Service Course 3 Credits: 45 Hours Instructor: Debra Epstein Instructor Email: debraepsteinliips@gmail.com Course Description: Math anxiety can significantly affect students' achievement, participation, and attitudes toward mathematics. This course explores the causes and effects of math anxiety while providing research-based strategies to help educators create supportive, engaging, and confidence-building mathematics classrooms. Participants will examine the relationship between mindset, instructional practices, assessment, and student motivation, and will develop practical tools to foster mathematical resilience, encourage productive struggle, and build lasting confidence in learners of all ability levels. By the end of the course, participants will be able to identify signs of math anxiety, implement evidence-based instructional strategies, and create learning environments that promote mathematical confidence and success. $250.00$280.00 |
| Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com No matter what subject you teach or what topic you may bring up in class, having your students communicate with each other is key to a successful educational environment. The “Turn and Talk” is a way for students to share how they feel about a lesson, a quote, a story, a historical event, etc., by simply turning toward a neighbor and sharing ideas. This course will focus on how to use Turn and Talk ideas as a way for students to center their learning and focus on higher order thinking. Educators will practice the Turn and Talk so it can be modeled for their students as well as collaborate to create appropriate Turn and Talk topics. This course is designed for educators of all subject areas grades K-12. $250.00$280.00 |
 Course Description: This course is designed for educators to examine diversity, multiculturalism, and language obstacles that we find today in our schools. As many students enter our education systems from foreign countries, many teachers have to be armed with the skills to help them work successfully to meet our education standards. This course will help teachers learn effective ways to work with, and often learn from, these assimilating students of diverse cultural backgrounds. Participants will focus on effective strategies to deal with our ever-changing school communities. Educators will discuss language collaboration, how to plan your curriculum and focus your lessons, and how to successfully promote your lower functioning students due to language or cultural barriers. Many techniques will be shared on how to educate your multicultural, diverse, classroom, and move these students to the next level. This course is a must for all educators levels K-12. (3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com $250.00$280.00 |
 Instructor: Lisa Bernstein Email: LBernsteinLIIPS@gmail.com 3 Credits/45 Hours Course Description: More than 211,000 children and teenagers have lost their primary caregivers due to Covid-19. These children are grieving and need support, especially in school. This requires more understanding and awareness by educators on the topic of grief and bereavement in order to support our students and their families. This course will teach educators how grief impacts our students, both academically and emotionally, and to help make school a safe and supportive place for these students. Educators will learn strategies and resources to help our students. This course is for all K-12 educators and related service providers. $250.00$280.00 |
 This course explored the Common Core Math Standards from Kindergarten through high school. Teachers enrolled in this course will become familiarized with these standards and will be better able to incorporate them into their lesson and unit plans. $250.00$280.00 |
 More and more students today are identifying as LGBTQIA+. This requires more understanding and awareness by educators on gender identity and sexual orientation in order to make sure our students feel safe and accepted at school. It is important to understand the history of LGBTQIA+ and all of the terms that are included in order to help support our students. There are many challenges that LGBTQIA+ youth face today and it is important to provide them with resources and supports in order to make them feel safe and accepted. In addition to our students, parents need help as well. It is important to learn how to help both our students and parents navigate through these new experiences in order to support their children. This course is for all K-12 educators and related service providers. $250.00$280.00 |
 Instructor: 3 credits/45 hours In service credit only Course Description: $250.00$280.00 |
 *New Course Summer 2025 Instructor: Gayle Meinkes-Lumia – gaylelumia@yahoo.com Course Credits – 3 Credits/45 Hours Course Description: Students go through the course of their days absentmindedly listening to teachers, abiding by rote rules of instruction, and mindlessly completing work. This course will instruct participants on leveraging their students’ ability to discover and reach their learning goals via self-awareness, goal setting, metacognition, and task analysis. Strategic learning behaviors will be analyzed for best practices, as well as learning to utilize the learning environment for students’ optimum success. *A Must for K-12 Educators* $250.00$280.00 |
 While AI has been in the education technology space for a while, adoption has been slow. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual learning forced the industry to shift. Al helps streamline the student education process by offering access to suitable courses, bettering communication with tutors, and giving them more time to focus on other life aspects. Al enhances the personalization of student learning programs and courses, promotes tutoring by helping students improve their weak spots and sharpen their skills, ensures quick responses between teachers and students, and enhances universal 24/7 learning access. Educators can use AI for task automation, including administrative work, evaluating learning patterns, grading papers, responding to general queries, and more. Here are eight ways Al is used in education. $250.00$280.00 |
| The overall goal of this course is for learners to develop and implement a plan that will use the computer to increase their personal productivity. By the end of this course, learners will understand and be able to use technology inside and outside the classroom in a manner that increases productivity, understand how to use technology to improve communication with parents, colleagues, and students; create lesson plans; manage information; and develop teaching materials and assessments; make best use of the software, hardware, and internet resources that they have available at their school to improve personal productivity; incorporate the use of the computer for personal productivity into their professional teaching practice. Recommended for all educators K-12. ON-LINE (3credits/45hours) In-service credit only
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 *New Course Summer 2025 Instructor: Gayle Meinkes-Lumia- gaylelumia@yahoo.com Course Credits- 3 Credits/45 Hours Course Description: Mastering the art of vocabulary instruction is tantamount to student success and must entice all learners. Vocabulary knowledge is the biggest predictor of student success. Within this course, participants will comprehend how to explicitly instruct vocabulary to their students. They will learn creative modalities that spark student interest and enable them to visualize concepts and relationships. Seven principles of vocabulary instruction will be explored, as well as evidence based literary strategies for all disciplines. *A Must for K-12 Educators* $250.00$280.00 |
| Instructor: Paige MacLeod Description: Objective: Course participants will have an understanding of the array of systematic and societal challenges of being an ELL and how these challenges contribute to widening the academic gap for them. $250.00$280.00 |
 Course Description: A new school year comes with new challenges on how to welcome our students back to our rooms and promote positivity. As educators we need to find ways for our students to feel calm and less stressed, while also helping them to become productive individuals in our classrooms. This course is designed to assist educators with “welcome back” procedures as well as promoting a well-balanced classroom. Teachers will learn how to promote effective strategies for positivity and comfort while examining how to maintain a working classroom climate. A variety of practical and effective techniques for relaxation, behavior and over-all positivity will be shared. This is a must for all teachers of all disciplines K-12. ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com $250.00$280.00 |
| Course Description: This course discovers the specific things that great teachers do. What makes them effective? What are their strategies? What are their skills, and how do they promote academic excellence? In this course we will explore the beliefs, behaviors, attitudes, and interactions that form the fabric in the best classrooms and schools. This course is a must for all educators grades K-12. ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com
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| **New Course** Available In-Person or Online December Break Class – December 28th-January 1st Instructor: Gayle Meinkes-Lumia – gaylelumia@yahoo.com “Last night, while I lay thinking here, In this engaging, reflective class, teachers will explore the ways in which motivation can be taught to students of all ages. Through close reading and collaborative activities, participants will utilize Silverstein’s poem as a springboard for creativity and encourage students to embrace all possibilities of learning. Participants will learn to create a classroom environment that is teeming with strategies for students to wonder, imagine, and approach challenges. A wealth of disciplines will be covered, as well as academic ideas for risk-taking, self-expression, student voice, and classroom community. *A Must for all K-12 Educators* $250.00$280.00 |
 Schools experience a wide variety of crises that have the potential to harm the mental and physical health, learning environment, and safety of students and educators. A school crisis is any traumatic event that seriously disrupts coping and problem-solving abilities of students and school staff. It is typically sudden, unexpected, dramatic and forceful and may even threaten survival. A crisis can cause a drastic and tragic change to the environment. This change is generally overwhelming and uncontrollable as well as unwanted and frightening. It may create a sense of helplessness, hopelessness, and vulnerability combined with a loss of safety. ON-LINE (3 Credits – 45 hours) In-Service Credit only $250.00$280.00 |
Course Description: This course is designed to simplify the process of writing a terrific lesson plan. Educators will work together to create and execute the perfect lesson plan for your students. Teachers will share ideas and lessons they have previously used and discuss what makes an effective lesson. From the Do Now, to the Procedures, to the use of the standards and expectations, teachers will be armed with the tools to move forward with ease. Lesson plan writing does not have to be difficult; it could be perfect. ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only Instructor: Kim Kittredge kkittredgeliips@gmail.com $250.00$280.00 |
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