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Art Assessment Classroom Management
Consumer Science/Health Counseling & Guidance Driving Tours - History
Early Childhood Ed. (Pre-K) Ecology Education
ELL/ESL Health/Physical Education History
Instruction & Teaching K-3 Instruction Language Arts & Reading
Leadership & Administration Literature Math
Music Natural History Parent Involvement
Regional History Science Service Learning
Social Studies Special Education Technology
World Language Writing

online teacher training Art
ARTS WITH THE BRAIN IN MIND-(Rev 1/09)
CLASSROOM-BASED ASSESSMENT: WA State's New Assessment Tool for Social Studies, the Arts, Health/Fitness
INTEGRATING ELEMENTARY ART-Strategies for Any Classroom
INTEGRATING the VISUAL and PERFORMING ARTS
LIVELY CLASSROOM: K-8 Art Integration
MUSEUMS IN THE CLASSROOM
STUDYING PORTLAND'S ART
online teacher training Assessment
ASSESSMENT VARIETY: The Key to Improved Learning
ASSESSMENT VARIETY: The Key to Improved Learning - 3 credits
CLASSROOM-BASED ASSESSMENT: WA State's New Assessment Tool for Social Studies, the Arts, Health/Fitness
MAPPING THE BIG PICTURE: Integrating K-12 Curriculum & Assessment
PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT: Making It Happen
online teacher training Classroom Management
BULLYING BEHAVIORS: Enough is Enough
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT THAT WORKS-(Rev 1/09)
EMPOWERING DISINTERESTED STUDENTS
FOSTERING RESPONSIBILITY IN YOUNG CHILDREN
HIGH MAINTENANCE BEHAVIORS & INTERACTIONS
LIFE LESSONS From DR. SEUSS: Kindness in the K-5 Classroom
ORGANIZATIONAL TEACHING SKILLS
POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE: Learning Random Acts of Kindness
RESPECTFUL SCHOOLS: How Educators & Students Conquered Harassment-(Rev 1/09)
STUDENT, CLASSROOM & WHOLE SCHOOL DISCIPLINE
SUBSTITUTE'S SUITCASE: Don't Leave Home Without It!
TEACHING KIDS WHO GET TO US
online teacher training Consumer Science/Health
LESS IS MORE: From Stuff to Meaning
LOCAL FOOD: Feeding Ourselves in a High Cost World
online teacher training Counseling & Guidance
BUILDING SCHOOL COMMUNITY: Character Education
CHARACTER EDUCATION: Developing What You Stand For
COUNSELING SKILLS for EDUCATORS
GANG ATTITUDES & ACTIONS: Strategies & Interventions
GRIEVING & LOSS: Encouraging Students & Ourselves
HELPING STUDENTS OVERCOME THEIR FEARS
INCREASING MOTIVATION and SELF ESTEEM in STUDENTS
SCHOOL VIOLENCE
SOCIAL SKILLS: A Foundation for Learning
UNDERSTANDING & CONNECTING with AGGRESSIVE STUDENTS
YOUTH SUICIDE
online teacher training Driving Tours - History
BIRTH of a NATION: Boston's Freedom Trail
CASCADE LOOP: Mountains to Sagebrush
CENTRAL OREGON COAST SETTLEMENT: Mountain Tops to Tide Pools
COASTAL HIGHWAYS: The Olympic Peninsula (self-tour)
CONTRASTS: The Central Oregon Region
DISCOVERING WESTERN OREGON'S BRIDGES
EXPLORING PORTLAND'S CULTURAL SITES
EXPLORING PORTLAND'S NATURAL AREAS
GHOSTS of TIMES PAST: North Central Oregon Ghost Towns
GRANDE TOUR: Social History of Grande Ronde Valley
HISTORIC COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY: A Driving Tour
LEWIS COUNTY: Discovering Local History
LIGHTHOUSES of MAINE: South Coast Region
MT. HOOD LOOP HIGHWAY: A Story in Stone
NACHES TRAIL
NATURAL HISTORY OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK: Driving Tour
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON: Discovering Regional History
OLYMPIA TERRITORY: Discovering WA Regional History
PASSAGES: Central Oregon Through the Cascades
SAM HILL COUNTRY: The History of a Dreamer
SEATTLE: The Multi-Dimensional City
TACOMA: The City of Destiny
TRANSITIONS: Eugene Region's Growth & Development
VOLCANIC LEGACY: Crater Lake and the Klamath Basin Wetlands
WALLA WALLA TERRITORY: Discovering Eastern WA Regional History
YELLOWSTONE NATURAL HISTORY: Self-Guided Tour
online teacher training Early Childhood Ed. (Pre-K)
CURIOSITY & WONDER: Cultivating Questions, Not Answers
EDUCATING CHILDREN'S SENSES: Waking up Young Minds
GROWING SUCCESSFUL KIDS
HELPING STUDENTS OVERCOME THEIR FEARS
POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE: Learning Random Acts of Kindness
online teacher training Ecology
ENOUGH WATER? A Global Issue
SUSTAINABILITY for YOUR CLASSROOM
online teacher training Education
*** Summer 2009 Tuition SPECIALS - 25% Discount ***
EDUCATING for HUMANITY II: Excellence In Teaching Practice
MULTIAGE CLASSROOM: Educating for Humanity
NURTURING COMPASSION WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS
REDUCING CONFLICT: Waging Peace in Our Schools
The BEST SCHOOLS
The WORLD WE WANT: Spring-Summer 2009 Level 1
The WORLD WE WANT: Spring-Summer 2009 Level 2
The WORLD WE WANT: Spring-Summer 2009 Level 3
The WORLD WE WANT: Spring-Summer 2009 Level 4
The WORLD WE WANT: Spring-Summer 2009 Level 5
online teacher training ELL/ESL
CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION that WORKS for ELL
CULTURALLY SENSITIVE CLASSROOMS
GETTING STARTED WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS-(Rev 1/09)
I CAN'T LEARN IF I DON'T UNDERSTAND: ESL Content&Language Instruction
MEETING the NEEDS of SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS-(Rev 1/09)
POWER of SUCCESS: Learning Strategies for ESL & At-Risk Learners
QUALITY INSTRUCTION for the ESL STUDENT
online teacher training Health/Physical Education
CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
CLASSROOM-BASED ASSESSMENT: WA State's New Assessment Tool for Social Studies, the Arts, Health/Fitness
EXERCISE & the BRAIN for PEAK PERFORMANCE
FOR ALL COACHES: Create Your Own Coaching/PE Course
GROWING SUCCESSFUL KIDS
IT'S YOUR BRAIN: Health, Happiness & Peak Performance
STRESS REDUCTION in STAFF & STUDENTS
online teacher training History
BATTLE CRY of FREEDOM: Civil War History & Music
CENTRAL OREGON COAST SETTLEMENT: Mountain Tops to Tide Pools
FUR TRADE of the AMERICAN WEST
GHOSTS of TIMES PAST: North Central Oregon Ghost Towns
GUNS, GERMS and STEEL
HISTORIC COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY: A Driving Tour
IDAHO: Perspectives on the Past
LEWIS AND CLARK: Journey into the Classroom
MONTANA: Perspectives on the Past
MT. HOOD LOOP HIGHWAY: A Story in Stone
OREGON: Perspectives on the Past
PRIMARY HISTORY RESOURCES in K-12 CLASSROOMS
RE-THINKING U.S. HISTORY: What Your Teachers Never Told You
SENSE OF PLACE: Local History of Your Community
TACOMA: The City of Destiny
VOICES FROM THE OREGON TRAIL: The Western Migration from Pioneer Journals
WASHINGTON: Perspectives on the Past
online teacher training Instruction & Teaching
7 KEYS to SPARK STUDENT THINKING - 5 Qtr Credits
ACTION RESEARCH For SERVICE LEARNING
AUTISM PUZZLE
AWAKENING GENIUS in the CLASSROOM
BRAIN-FRIENDLY CLASSROOM INCLUSION STRATEGIES
CLASSROOM of CHOICE: Meeting Student Needs & Teacher Wants-(Rev 1/09)
CREATIVE & ENERGIZING BRAIN STRATEGIES
DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION: In Mixed-Ability Classroom
EDUCATING OPPOSITIONAL & DEFIANT CHILDREN
EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION-(Rev 1/09)
ENDLESS ENERGIZERS: Activities that Work for All Ages
ENERGIZING STUDENT LEARNING
Eric Jensen's 'TEACHING with the BRAIN in MIND'-(Rev 1/09)
FIERCE TEACHING: What Matters Most in the Classroom
FINDING COMMON GROUND with CONTENTIOUS ISSUES
FULFILLING the PROMISE of the DIFFERENTIATED CLASSROOM
GENDER DIFFERENCES: Boys & Girls Learn Differently
GIRLS in GROUPS
GRANT WRITING for SERVICE LEARNING
HOW TO DIFFERENTIATE INSTRUCTION in MIXED ABILITY CLASSROOMS-(Rev 1/09)
HOW TO TEACH SO STUDENTS REMEMBER-(Rev 1/09)
INCREASING TEACHER VITALITY & SKILL
IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD: Reaching Students Through Brain Research
LINKING THE CONTENT AREAS: A THEMATIC APPROACH
LITERACY STRATEGIES for GRADES 4-12-(Rev 1/09)
MAPPING THE BIG PICTURE: Integrating K-12 Curriculum & Assessment
NO CHILD LEFT INSIDE:Lesson Ideas for Your Community
PROJECT-BASED and AUTHENTIC LEARNING
PROMOTING a POSITIVE EXAM CLIMATE: High Stakes & Other Tests
QUALITIES of EFFECTIVE TEACHERS
RESEARCH-BASED STRATEGIES to IGNITE STUDENT LEARNING-(Rev 1/09)
SERVICE LEARNING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM - ONLINE
SERVICE LEARNING In Your COMMUNITY
SO EACH MAY LEARN: Integrating Learning Styles & Multiple Intelligences-(Rev 1/09)
SURVIVOR GROUPS & CHALLENGES: Promoting Student Cooperation
TEACH THEM the WAY THEY LEARN
TEACH WITH YOUR STRENGTHS
TEACHING GETS EASIER: The Power of Student Goal-Setting
TEACHING the MALE BRAIN: Gender Differences & Learning
TEACHING the TEEN BRAIN
TEACHING WHAT MATTERS MOST: Raising Student Achievement
TOTALLY POSITIVE TEACHING
TRAIN the TRAINERS: Service-Learning & Professional Development
online teacher training K-3 Instruction
APPLES & AUSTRALIA: Integrated Thematic Units for K-2nd - 3 Cr.
BOOK BONANZA: Book Projects for K-2nd Grades
COMPLETE MATH ASSESSMENT for K-2ND GRADES
CURIOSITY & WONDER: Cultivating Questions, Not Answers
EDUCATING CHILDREN'S SENSES: Waking up Young Minds
EXPLORING BOOKS for K-2nd GRADES
EXPLORING THE COMPLETE KINDERGARTEN & FIRST GRADE CLASSROOM
HEALTHY BODY
MATH AND LITERATURE CONNECTION
NATURAL SCIENCE THEMES for K-3RD GRADES:Birds & Insects - 3 Cr.
READING FUNDAMENTALS for K-3
READING SUCCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS
THEMATIC TEACHING: Frogs, Toads, Penguins Whales & the Arctic - 3 Cr.
online teacher training Language Arts & Reading
EFFECTIVE VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION
ENERGIZE GRAMMAR in YOUR CLASSROOM
FILLING THE HOLE IN WHOLE LANGUAGE: Systematic Phonics, the Missing Piece
JOURNAL WRITING in the CLASSROOM
LITERACY STRATEGIES for GRADES 4-12-(Rev 1/09)
PHONEMIC AWARENESS & BEGINNING READING SKILLS
PHONICS: A Primary Approach
PREVENTING READING DIFFICULTIES: Phonemic Awareness, an Essential Piece
SPELLING THAT WORKS
TAKING the FEAR OUT of WRITING
online teacher training Leadership & Administration
BUILDING LEADERSHIP CAPACITY in SCHOOLS
PRINCIPALSHIP: Best Practices of Effective Leaders
PRINCIPALSHIP: Strategies for Success
REALIZING YOUR PERSONAL BEST: Principles of Emphatic Communication
RESILIENT SCHOOL LEADERS
SCHOOL LAW HANDBOOK
online teacher training Literature
BIOGRAPHIES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
CONTEMPORARY FICTION
CURRENT CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
LITERATURE & FILM: Viewing The Classics In Contemporary Films
UNDERSTANDING & TEACHING MYTHS
online teacher training Math
HANDS-ON MATH: Meeting the NCTM Standards the Fun Way
LEARNING MATH THROUGH LITERATURE
MORE REAL WORLD MATH
PERSONAL FINANCE
REAL WORLD MATH VIA THE INTERNET
USING MATH JOURNALS to ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING
online teacher training Music
BATTLE CRY of FREEDOM: Civil War History & Music
online teacher training Natural History
EXPLORING PORTLAND'S NATURAL AREAS
NATURAL HISTORY OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK: Driving Tour
online teacher training Parent Involvement
PARENTS: ADVERSARY OR ALLY? A Cooperative Approach
online teacher training Regional History
BIRTH of a NATION: Boston's Freedom Trail
CASCADE LOOP: Mountains to Sagebrush
COASTAL HIGHWAYS: The Olympic Peninsula (self-tour)
CONTRASTS: The Central Oregon Region
DISCOVERING WESTERN OREGON'S BRIDGES
EXPLORING PORTLAND'S CULTURAL SITES
GRANDE TOUR: Social History of Grande Ronde Valley
LEWIS COUNTY: Discovering Local History
NACHES TRAIL
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON: Discovering Regional History
OLYMPIA TERRITORY: Discovering WA Regional History
PASSAGES: Central Oregon Through the Cascades
SAM HILL COUNTRY: The History of a Dreamer
SEATTLE: The Multi-Dimensional City
TACOMA: The City of Destiny
TEACHING PORTLAND'S HISTORY
TRANSITIONS: Eugene Region's Growth & Development
VOLCANIC LEGACY: Crater Lake and the Klamath Basin Wetlands
WALLA WALLA TERRITORY: Discovering Eastern WA Regional History
YELLOWSTONE NATURAL HISTORY: Self-Guided Tour
online teacher training Science
A HOT ISSUE: Integrating Climate Change into the Classroom
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOURCES
BIOME ECOLOGY & SUSTAINABILITY
BUTTERFLIES & OTHER INSECTS: Learning The Scientific Method
DISCOVERING SCIENCE THROUGH ART EXPERIENCES
EARTH ATMOSPHERE & WEATHER
ELEMENTARY KITCHEN CHEMISTRY
FUN EARTH SCIENCE PROJECTS
GLOBAL WARMING: An Inconvenient Truth
GOOGLE EARTH ADVANCED
GOOGLE EARTH BASICS
KITCHEN CHEMISTRY for all STUDENTS
MAKING SCIENCE EASY: 9-12 Hands-on Science Experiments
MAKING SCIENCE FUN: K-8 Hands-on Science Experiments
PHYSICS ACTIVITIES for the K-12 TEACHER
ROADSIDE GEOLOGY
SCIENCE ALL YEAR ROUND
SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS for K-12 TEACHERS
SUSTAINABILITY for YOUR CLASSROOM
The UNIVERSE STORY
TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS
TREES: Inside and Out
VOLCANOES
WHAT'S THE BUZZ?: Honey Bee Ecology for Grades K-12
WONDER of BIRDS: A Field Study
YELLOWSTONE NATURAL HISTORY: Self-Guided Tour
online teacher training Service Learning
ACTION RESEARCH For SERVICE LEARNING
FINDING COMMON GROUND with CONTENTIOUS ISSUES
GRANT WRITING for SERVICE LEARNING
SERVICE LEARNING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM - ONLINE
SERVICE LEARNING In Your COMMUNITY
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PROJECT: Linking Classrooms & Communities
TRAIN the TRAINERS: Service-Learning & Professional Development
online teacher training Social Studies
AFRICA Through FILM: Media Literacy & More
ANCIENT CHINA: A View into Modern China
BIRTH of a NATION: Boston's Freedom Trail
CLASSROOM-BASED ASSESSMENT: WA State's New Assessment Tool for Social Studies, the Arts, Health/Fitness
FACES of POVERTY
FACING the FUTURE: Educating & Inspiring a Global Generation
FIGURING FAIRNESS: Real World Math Application
GOING TO THE MOVIES: Global Issues on Film
GOOGLE EARTH ADVANCED
GOOGLE EARTH BASICS
HAWAIIAN ARCHIPELAGOS
HOPE and the EMERGING WORLD
HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES: For One & All
LESS IS MORE: From Stuff to Meaning
LIGHTHOUSES of MAINE: South Coast Region
LOCAL FOOD: Feeding Ourselves in a High Cost World
NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
TACOMA: The City of Destiny
The UNIVERSE STORY
WORLD of MAPS
online teacher training Special Education
ALL ABOUT DYSLEXIA: Teaching Strategies
HELPING ADD and ADHD STUDENTS
SUCCESSFUL INCLUSION STRATEGIES
online teacher training Technology
INTERNET LITERACY: Empowering Youth in a Digital World
INTERNET RESOURCES for MATH & SCIENCE
MULTI-MEDIA USE for K-12 CLASSROOMS
TECHNOLOGY LINK:Empowering Youth in a Digital World
WEBQUESTS for FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS
online teacher training World Language
HABLA ESPANOL: Spanish Basics for Educators
WEBQUESTS for FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS
online teacher training Writing
BOY WRITERS
SIX TRAITS of WRITING
TRANSFORM YOUR WRITING TIME: Fun Strategies That Achieve Results
WRITING DYNAMIC COMPOSITIONS: The Design & Construction of a Composition
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