Child Development Courses in Chicago, IL

Train to become a paraprofessional educator. This course will prepare you for the ETS ParaPro Assessment, a Praxis exam needed to work as a teacher's aide.

Whether you're a new teacher or seasoned veteran, these fundamental courses will help you gain control of your classroom and more effectively teach all learner types.

This course will provide you with a thorough understanding of how to implement a full Project-Based Learning (PBL) cycle into your classroom, from selecting your standards and project ideas to supporting and scaffolding student work.

You will learn about six co-teaching instructional models and build a specific plan for implementing co-teaching into your classroom, including utilizing curriculum planning, goal setting, assessment, and self-reflection strategies.

This course will teach you specific strategies for managing student behaviors through a student-led approach by implementing ideas like natural consequences and clear expectations.

This course will teach you how to collect data on student behavior to identify their functions. You will use the information to help you design an effective intervention plan to address inappropriate behaviors.

This course will teach you how to foster home-to-school connections with your students' families by offering various insights, tools, and strategies for parent engagement.

This rewarding course will teach you about six efficient classroom processes that you can implement as part of your classroom management plan to help you create a more predictable and positive learning environment.