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EDUCATE TEACHERS NEWS
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May/June 2021
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COVID 19 + Children= A Mental Health Crisis!
Announcing our new
EXPLORING Courses: 4 weeks, self-study, Iowa License Renewal Credit EXPLORING: Classroom Health: Childhood Depression (1cr hr) Join us March 24th to April 23rd or April 21st to May 21st Course Topics that Support Instructional Practices and Strategies: *Prevalence & Types of Depression *Comorbidity: When Depression Co-exists with Other Disorders *ADHD & Depression *Risk Factors: Biological, Psychological, and Environmental *Symptoms In and Out of the Classroom *Suicide & Other Serious Consequences *Students Speak about Depression *Common Depression Treatments & School Based Programs *Tips for Parents *Parenting During a Pandemic: COVID-19 and Depression *Teaching During a Pandemic: COVID-19 and Depression EXPLORING: Classroom Health: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (1cr hr) Starts March 24th...Ends April 23rd Course Topics that Support Instructional Practices and Strategies: *Prevalence, Types, & Characteristics of ADHD *Sluggish Cognitive Tempo *Executive Functioning & ADHD *ADHD & Life Expectancy *Comorbidity & Multimorbidity *ADHD & Learning Disabilities *Tips & Strategies for Teachers & Parents Exploring: Classroom Health: Childhood Anxiety (1 cr hr) Starts April 21st...Ends May 21st Registration opens soon Course Topics that Support Instructional Practices and Strategies: *Prevalence of Anxiety *Types of Anxiety Disorders: 1. Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2. Separation Anxiety Disorder 3. Social Anxiety Disorder 4. Selective Mutism 5. Specific Phobias: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome *Comorbidity: When Anxiety Co-exists with Other Disorders *Measurement and Screening Tools for Childhood Anxiety *Risk Factors: Biological, Environmental and the Brian *Symptoms In and Out of the Classroom *Students Speak about Anxiety *Common Anxiety Treatments & School Based Programs *Tips for Parents *Parenting During a Pandemic: COVID-19 and Anxiety *Teaching During a Pandemic: COVID-19 and Anxiety *Strategies for Classroom Teachers and the Leadership
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Reader's Corner 
Giving Students a Say: Smarter Assessment Practices to Empower and Engage
Giving Students a Say: Smarter Assessment Practices to Empower and Engage by Myron Dueck Student centered assessment is authentic, empowering and engaging. Get your students involved! Social-Emotional Learning and the Brain: Strategies to Help Your Students Thrive by Marilee Sprenger Marilee Sprenger knows the brain and how it works. She explains how we should be using neuroscience to help our students learn. 
Coaching for Equity: Conversations That Change Practice Audible Logo Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Elena Aguilar (Author), Joana Garcia (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher) If we are going to achieve equity, we need to face injustice. 
Featured Classes of March and April GET HEALTHY!
With our Educator Health Series! EXPRESS Courses: 6 weeks, instructor facilitated, Iowa License Renewal Credit EXPRESS: I'm So Tired! An Educator's Guide to Self-Care (3cr hrs) Starts March 24th...Ends May 7th EXPRESS: I'm So Stressed! Mindfulness & Meditation for Teachers & Students (3cr hrs) Starts April 21st...Ends June 4th EXPRESS: I'm So Vulnerable! How to Become Resilient in a Chaotic World (3cr hrs) Starts April 21st...Ends June 4th 
All Educate Teachers courses are accredited. Choose from: EXPRESS Courses: 6 week Iowa License Renewal Courses Examining Courses: 8-9 week courses that can be taken for Iowa License Renewal or EDMA Graduate Credit Visit our website to learn more and register for upcoming classes https://www.educateteachers.org Learn More About Educate Teachers Online Professional Development Classes Get the credits you need with modified, self-paced courses flexible enough to fit any teacher's busy schedule. 
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