New Course: Teaching Emergent Learners

Teaching Emergent Learners is a 6-hour course packed with strategies, resources, and activities for teachers to use right away with their youngest learners. Even though this course is geared toward Pre-K level learners, special education and support teachers might also find the information relevant and helpful.

Clip from the course, Teaching Emergent Learners:

Today, our preschool and early elementary school teachers are a vital part of the healthy growth and development of our youngest population. Pre-K programs are extremely varied throughout the country. Government-funded programs serve about 1/3 of the country’s children. Other Pre-K programs can be funded by school districts or private entities. Initial research confirms that children who attend preschool display strong academic success through 4th grade. These short-term benefits include improvement in school readiness and academic achievement over children who did not participate in any type of preschool program.

Long-term benefits include increased earning potential, positive social/emotional well-being, and an increase in workforce participation. Preschool also prepares children for elementary learning, the routine of a full academic day and expectations for classroom behavior. This data is showing that even our youngest learners are not just ready and capable, but curious and motivated to learn new things. As more constructive data is collected, early learning options may become more affordable and readily available for parents willing to send their children to preschool. As the need grows, so will the requirement for highly-qualified preschool teachers.

Projects in our Teaching Emergent Learners course:

• Home and School Connections
• Play Center and Activities
• Play Center Design and Reflection

The Teacher’s Academy provides a quick and easy way for teachers to maintain or renew their teaching licenses. The Teacher’s Academy is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).  The Teacher’s Academy complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, The Teacher’s Academy is authorized to issue the IACET CEU.

Teachers in state like: Michigan, Arizona, New Hampshire, South Carolina and South Dakota will have the professional development hours along with IACET CEUslisted on their Certificates of Completion.

Teachers in Pennsylvania will have ACT 48 hours listed as well as uploaded to their professional account with the PA DOE. Teachers in Colorado will see clock hours listed on their certificate, and Texas teachers will see our CPE#902185 along with their contact hours.

The Teacher’s Academy accommodates the professional development requirements for each individual state. Visit Find Your State to discover how quick and easy it can be to earn your professional development hours and get on with your summer vacation!