Sign up for the ARK for Teachers: Secondary Level Volume 2 Course
This Course includes 10 lessons

Price: $35

The ARK for Teachers – Secondary Level Volume 1 Moodle is the textbook version of our training. Each lesson must be viewed in sequence to proceed to the accompanying quiz. Upon completion of this course and quizzes, you will earn a certificate documenting 13 accredited CEU credits.

Lesson 1: Creating a Positive Social/Emotional Climate

A positive social-emotional climate is the cornerstone of a great classroom. Students learn best where they feel respected, accepted, and emotionally safe…

Lesson 2: Involving Parents

No matter how capable the teacher, the vast majority of students will experience difficulty in school without parental support and encouragement. A primary goal…

Lesson 3: Maximizing the Parent/Teacher Conference

Let parents know that you both invite and welcome them to initiate a conference with you. Communicate to your parents that you would like to get to know…

Lesson 4: Motivating Unmotivated Students

A common thought rolling around inside many teachers’ heads is, “Many of my students don’t appear to have any interest in learning. They just sit at their desks…

Lesson 5: Bridging the Economic Divide

The task of the teacher as an advocate of the child is compounded greatly when the student is a victim of generational poverty (where a student’s family has been in poverty…

Lesson 6: Embracing Cultural Diversity

Will a multicultural class of students demand more time, patience, and creative energy of a teacher than a homogeneous class? Yes, of course it will. However, it is a fantastic teaching…

Lesson 7: Teaching Special Needs Children

It is inevitable that you will have the opportunity and the pleasure of working with special needs students in your classroom. According to…

Lesson 8: Coaching Students to Manage Their Feelings

A study at the University of Washington in Seattle indicates that when children are taught to understand and manage their emotions, they are able to focus better in school. As a result…

Lesson 9: Addressing the Bullying Problem

In our current culture, bullying is epidemic, and its impact upon kids is tragic. One-third of teens report being bullied.  Each day, 160,000 kids miss school for fear…

Lesson 10: Giving Encouragement

Stable, positive classroom environments do not just happen. They are created through intentionality and hard work. A primary factor in the building of positive relationships…