Calendar of Current Offerings

Welcome to our calendar of current offerings for teacher workshops held in Arizona. Available to teachers nationwide!

Winter/Spring 2012 Professional Development
Courtyard by Marriott, Tempe

601 S Ash Avenue

Choose from 7.5 or 15 of Continuing Education hours for each course. Receipt of 15 hours of Professional Development contingent upon payment of additional fee and outside work completed in time specified by instructor.

New! Select your Professional Development courses and pay in 3 payments!  Register online, or call us at 480-502-8250 to register.


Fall Staff Development
(7.5 Option $99 or 15-Hour Option $149 for each course)

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TempeFebruary 25, 2012Fully Engaged! Strategies and Methods to Increase Student Engagement
Struggle with balancing high levels of student engagement while maintaining classroom management? In this workshop, you’ll learn strategic ways to get all of your students involved with your content without chaos! Drawing on research, your facilitator will demonstrate ways to engage your entire class in easy, fun, and completely manageable strategies that have been shown to have a significant impact on student achievement. You’ll leave with several techniques and resources to effectively introduce your content, teach your students, and informally assess them in engaging ways – saving you valuable time and energy!

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TempeMarch 10th, 2012Manage This! Classroom Management Strategies that Really, REALLY WorkThis one-day workshop on Classroom Management will help teachers manage their classrooms so that they can maximize time-on-task for their students. Includes management strategies that have been shown to be successful with students from diverse backgrounds.

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TempeApril 28, 2012Managing the Cooperative Learning Classroom
Want to do more cooperative learning, but struggle with maintaining control of the class during your activities? Learn tips and tricks for keeping your sanity while managing your activities. You’ll walk away from this teacher professional development course with knowing how to group your students for different activities, new cooperative learning strategies, and foolproof assessment ideas. Students crave movement, and teachers want to feel successful during their workday. This workshop helps everyone win!

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TempeMay 5, 2012Staying Positive: Managing Challenging Behaviors (ADD, ADHD, OCD, ODD, and those related to the Autism Spectrum) in the Mainstream Classroom
This teacher staff development course focuses on 4 common diagnosed disorders found in classrooms today. Topics include: Examining the characteristics of each disorder and what it “looks like” in the mainstream classroom; understanding the legal rights and responsibilities of student, teachers and school; reflecting on personal teaching style as it relates to student behavior outcomes and establishing a positive relationship with parents/families.
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  • All Continuing Education and Professional Development courses are approved for one semester hour from Brandman University. You must be registered for the 15 clock hour option to take advantage of this opportunity.
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