Education and Credentials

Build in more breadth and depth to your curriculum with programs designed to develop your cultural and social justice competence, enhance your online teaching, design lessons to fit the needs of gifted learners, and integrate digital storytelling into classroom projects. Prime yourself with tried and true practices to create an engaging and information-packed learning environment.

Career Technical Education programs build positive relationships, increase student engagement, spark career goals, and create opportunities for student success. Take your specialized knowledge from the office to the classroom and pass down your expertise to students who want to begin a vocational, technical, trade or military career.

Advance your career in early childhood education from classroom teacher to site administrator. Build your foundation from the ground upacquire best practices relating to the CDE Foundations of Preschool Learning, and understand the influences that affect childrens overall development in an effort to bridge the gap and make academic achievement a reality.

Break down barriers to learning by recognizing what your students need to succeed both in and out of the classroom. Learn how to demystify common and unique learning issues to develop and implement individualized plans, and understand how the social emotional component is pivotal to forming positive relationships and emotional connections.

Navigating the transition from high school to college isnt easy, especially with the ever-changing admission requirements of colleges today. Help make the transition as seamless as possible by learning the ins and outs of how colleges choose students, strategies to unravel the complex topic of financial aid, and effective career counseling tips to set students on a path to success.

Being qualified in multiple areas gives you a competitive edge, which can be beneficial to every teacher, no matter their experience. Ramp-up your teaching skills as you learn how to develop methods to increase student motivation and retention. Expand your portfolio, and give yourself flexibility and opportunity with a specialization in computer science, English, Math, data science, or STEAM.

Bridge the gap for English learners. Embracing a new language can be overwhelmingstudents acclimating to a new culture and language require differentiated instruction in the classroom to provide the best learning outcome for optimal success. Expand your teaching capacity and help facilitate the language acquisition process, and lead students on a path to academic achievement.

Build knowledge and mastery in one specific content area to drill down your subject matter expertise. Enhance your instructional practices to meet and align with Common Core curriculum standards, and understand the theory and practice behind your subject area.