Transformative Learning in an Online Course

Complementary Curriculum Approach is launching a new online course to introduce teachers to strategies that support children’s development and bring easy and joy to teaching. The course is called Transform Your Practice Through Intentional Teaching.

Let The Four Intentions of Compelling Materials, Explicit Presentation, Responsive Scaffolding, and Following Children’s Interests will be your guide. Learn to set up beautiful, inspiring environments provisioned with interesting, engaging experiences for children. Understand the legacies and theories that inform your teaching. Practice presenting materials to children in ways that foster independence and engagement. Experience planning experiences based on what is important to children and develop their sense of agency and self-regulation.

Transformative Learning

Discover practical strategies that foster meaningful, joyful engagement for both teachers and children. This course contains content you can put into use right away in your classroom. As you read, listen, and take in the images in the course you will be prompted to think about your own classrooms and changes you can make in real time. Maybe it is a change to your classroom set up or the materials you offer. Perhaps you learn new language that supports children’s ability to make choices and focus. Or you might be inspired to take children on a learning journey that broadens their thinking and joy. 

Accessible & Affordable

Engage in high quality professional development on your own schedule from work or home. (Trying to find language here that communicates that is it is only take 3+ hours to complete but is rich with practical ideas.) This cost effecive course is deal for busy teachers who want an effective way to boost classroom routines. The simple to use platform, inspiring images, and podcast-like recordings can be completed in short or long stretches, during your planning time at work or from your home.

Elevate Your Practice

Take your teaching to the next level and support your growth as an educator. When you you’re your practice the children grow too. Taking a little time to infuse your teaching with ways to positively impact children’s engagement, behavior, and well-being will bring your classroom to a whole new level. There are so many entry points for new ways to teach that impact children’s experiences.