PLUS Institutes
Learn from the best names in education. These Institutes are ready for you and your team to implement!
What is an "Institute"?
An Eduplanet21 Professional Learning Institute is an integrated collection of self-paced online courses called learning paths, global and local opportunities for networking, and interactive resource libraries that can be customized to meet the needs of your school or district.
PLUS Institutes have been developed with experts in education. When you combine professional learning with curriculum management, you can immediately apply your learning!
PLUS Institute Features
Available for turnkey asynchronous learning;
Customizable content (turn assets off or on, add your own content, resources, and discussions);
Collaboration opportunities for your school or district – create one large cohort or multiple smaller cohorts; and
Easily adapted and integrated for synchronous and hybrid professional learning settings
PLUS Institutes
Understanding by Design®
Students succeed when educators start with the end goal in mind. This backward design approach allows educators to create deliberate and focused unit design choice, laying the foundation for Grant Wiggins’ and Jay McTighe’s internationally respected and widely applied Understanding by Design® curriculum-planning framework.
Habits of Mind
Habits of Mind are the attitudes and dispositions that help students become better thinkers and problem solvers who know what to do when the answers are not immediately apparent. Art Costa and Bena Kallick propose 16 habits (such as Listening with Understanding and Empathy, or Persisting) that, when engaged, can build student success in the classroom, in the workplace, and in life.
Boosting Student Motivation
In this Institute, author Mike Anderson provides a holistic approach to boosting student motivation for all grade levels. From understanding extrinsic and intrinsic motivation to using choice to motivate your students, participants will engage in a practical learning opportunity that can have immediate impact in their classroom.
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (CLD)
This Institute, developed by Amy Heineke is designed to connect teachers and leaders with timely, relevant resources aimed at supporting the increasingly diversified student body in classrooms and schools across our nation. Through this Institute you can access five CLD Learning Paths, take part in collaborative discussions, and explore multimedia resources to help strengthen your professional practice.
Differentiation in the Classroom
Together with Carol Ann Tomlinson, participants will explore differentiated instruction by focusing on five key elements: learning environment, curriculum, assessment, instruction and leadership, and management of the differentiated classroom. Participants will think about why differentiation is important and come to better understand what differentiation is.
Habits Personalized
Habits Personalized provides a framework for progressively moving toward a student-driven model by which learners pursue aspirations, investigate problems, design solutions, chase curiosities and create performances. Authors Allison Zmuda and Bena Kallick share their passion for personalizing learning and Habits of Mind and discuss how both approaches are a blending of practices that can be sustained in today’s classrooms.
Personalized Professional Learning
In a time when our lives continue to become more personalized – through custom ads, personal shoppers, and movie and book recommendations – our professional learning experiences for educators have not kept pace. In too many districts and schools, teachers continue to participate in one size fits all “sit and get” professional development sessions. Author Allison Rodman will take you on an exploration of innovative practices in professional learning to design more personalized experiences that empower educators to take a standing role in their own growth.
Rebuilding for Equity and Inclusion
Rebuilding for Equity and Inclusion will take participants’ understanding of equity to the next level. The content will focus on strategies and approaches to meeting the unique needs of each student and will combine theory and practice to equip educators with confidence and competence.
Social Emotional Learning Institute
Students must be placed at the center of teaching and learning to achieve at their highest academic level and be prepared to learn, live, and lead at their fullest potential. When policy and practice are aligned, they will experience a Whole Child environment where social-emotional learning skills are modeled, fostered, and developed.The Social Emotional Learning Institute, authored by Krista Leh, is a practical learning experience for K-12 educators, leaders, and paraprofessionals who are interested in the area of social-emotional learning that is developmentally appropriate for their students.
Pennsylvania Compliance Bundle
Educators need to complete specific training throughout their employment, from New Teacher Induction to Suicide Awareness. The PA Compliance Bundle provides schools and districts access to many of the required courses for Pennsylvania educators. These titles have been developed by our partner, Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12, and are reviewed and updated on an annual basis to ensure that they meet PDE requirements.
