
Online Professional Learning
Built on research-based models of effective professional development, professional learning communities and online communities of practice, our courses focus on job-embedded, peer-supported and self-directed learning in which educators are exposed to a variety of perspectives on course material.
Updates
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Spring 2023 Online Professional Learning Courses Now Open
The Friday Institute is opening three free courses that cover a variety of topics including social and emotional learning, learning differences and mathematics.
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Fall 2022 Online Professional Learning Courses Now Open
The Friday Institute is opening four free courses that cover a variety of topics including social and emotional learning, literacy, learning differences and coaching.
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Friday Institute’s Online Professional Learning Now All On Demand
For the first time, the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation is offering all of its courses and modules on the PLACE on demand, allowing educators greater flexibility as they teach in-person and remotely this year.
Selected Resources
Selected Projects
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Amplifying Statistics and Data Science in ClassroomsOur world is rich with data sources and today’s media is flooded with graphs and data that require data literate citizens. Technology makes data more…
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Foundations of Media Literacy: Providing Professional Learning in the Era of Fake News and Mis-information (Archived)Through this module, participants will learn, develop and apply practical instructional strategies that they can use with their students as well as develop a broader understanding of the importance of media literacy in education.
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Integrating Computer Science for All (iCS4ALL) Online Professional LearningThese two self-paced online professional learning modules are designed to get educators thinking about computer science and computational thinking strategies that apply to their content area and teaching practice.
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Problem Solving in the Digital Age Online Professional Learning Course (Archived)This digital-age problem solving course teaches participants how to use technology and data to create real solutions to real problems for real people.
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Teaching Foundational Reading Skills Online Professional Learning Course (Archived)This online professional learning course for teachers and teacher educators advances participants' use of evidence-based practices to teach foundational reading skills to K-3 students.
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Teaching Math to Young Children Online Professional Learning CourseThis online course will help educators understand and implement the research-based recommendations in the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Practice Guide Teaching Math to Young Children.
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Teaching Mathematics with Technology Online Professional Learning CourseThis course will equip participants with instructional practices that leverage technology to support students’ mathematical learning.
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Teaching Statistics Through Data Investigations Online Professional Development CourseThis course allows participants to learn how to emphasize inferential reasoning in teaching statistics through posing different types of investigative questions.
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Teaching Statistics Through Inferential Reasoning Online Professional Learning CourseThis course allows participants to learn an investigation cycle to teach statistics and to help students explore data to make evidence-based claims.
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Teaching the Beauty and Joy of Computing Curriculum Online CourseThe Teaching the Beauty and Joy of Computing (BJC) Curriculum online professional learning course will help you be successful in teaching the AP Computer Science Principles course, whether you are new or experienced at programming and at using project-based, student-inquiry approaches in your classroom.
People
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Tiffany M. BarnesProfessorCourse Lead
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Jessica Heather HuntAssoc ProfessorCourse Lead
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Dr Hollylynne Stohl LeeProfessorCourse Lead
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Dr Hiller A SpiresUnpaid EmeritusCourse Lead
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Jaclyn Bell StevensResearch ScholarCourse Lead
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Dr Sarah Byrne BausellResearch Scholar
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Heather Puamohala BronsonDirector of Communications
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Meghan Amanda DayBus & Tech App Technician
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Mrs Marie Pierson HimesResearch Scholar
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Brittany Palmer MillerResearch Scholar