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Online Education Center

The New Teacher Center @ UCSC Online Education Center provides high quality professional development courses for new teachers. 

The professional development courses have been designed by teachers for teachers and are based on our many years of experience working with beginning teachers. 

Course Features:

• Content is connected to classroom practice
• Opportunity to interact with a community of new teachers
• Aligned with induction activities
• Highly skilled instructors
• Flexibility- available 24/7 and offered year-round

Courses currently offered:

• Technology as a Tool for Lesson Planning and Design  - 8 weeks 
  
• Supporting Equity and Diversity  - 8 weeks 
   (3 units, BTSA Induction Program Standard 17 )  
• Health and Safety for the Classroom Educator  - 6 weeks 
   ( 2 units, BTSA Induction Program Standard 18 ) 
• English Language Learner Success: Research, Standards, & Practice  - 8 weeks 
   ( 3 units, BTSA Induction Program Standard 19 ) 
• Working with Special Populations  - 8 weeks 
  ( 3 units, BTSA Induction Program Standard 20 )
  

Technology as a Tool for Lesson Planning and Design

In this course, the focus is to learn how to integrate and effectively utilize technology in the planning and delivery of lessons. As teachers design a lesson integrating technology, they will be asked to take into account the learning needs of all students and create groupings to facilitate differentiation. As materials are collected they will be evaluated through an equity lens to determine how they can be used to support the learning of all students. After the lesson is taught, teachers will share reflections about the lesson, as well as give feedback to other teachers.
Developed by The New Teacher Center @ UCSC

Supporting Equity and Diversity

This course provides participants the opportunity to identify, analyze, and work toward eliminating both personal and institutional bias as barriers to equity in schooling. Each participating teacher will learn how to design and implement equitable learning opportunities, maximizing achievement and academic success for all students.
Developed by Campbell Union School District

Health and Safety for the Classroom Educator

This course is designed to raise teacher awareness and examine the current health issues confronting today’s educators. Topics include nutrition and fitness, sexual activity, substance abuse, school safety, legal considerations, conflict management, bullying, accident prevention, child abuse, emotional well being, communicating with parents, local and community health and mental health resources, curriculum and instructional materials. Teachers will reflect on how this information connects to their own practice within their own classrooms and schools.  They will learn how to integrate this information into their existing curriculum.
Developed by The New Teacher Center @ UCSC

English Language Learner Success: Research, Standards, & Practice

This course is about research, standards, and practice for working with English Language Learners.  The course is divided into eight main areas of study: Equity Principles, Conditions for Language Learning, Six Strategies for Accelerating Academic Language, Stages of Second Language Development, the Role of Assessment in EL Instruction, Analyzing Student Work, Specifically Designed Academic Instruction vs. English Language Development, and Differentiated Instruction for English Learners.  Teachers will be asked to reflect on the content of each topic, connect the content to what they already know about each topic, practice using the new content, and begin to see how the lessons learned can be incorporated into their classrooms.
Developed by The New Teacher Center @ UCSC

Working with Special Populations

This course is designed to develop teacher skills in creating a positive, inclusive classroom for all students.  Each teacher will learn about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as well as ways to access local provisions related to students who are gifted and talented (GATE).  This course will assist teachers in developing instructional strategies that will provide all students with appropriate learning opportunities.  Teachers will learn the importance of collaboration in developing a positive school climate.  The development, implementation and reflection on a lesson using differentiated instructional strategies is a key component.
Developed by The New Teacher Center @ UCSC