Core Connection Course Catalog
We Belong Book Study Follow up
Through structured reflection, discussion, and goal-setting, participants will analyze their experiences, refine their approaches, and create a plan for sustaining and enhancing a culture of belonging in their classrooms and schools. *This course is designed for educators who have previously explored and implemented the strategies in WE BELONG…
Making Thinking Visible: Transforming Content-Area Instruction with Thinking Routines (Grades 7-12)
This asynchronous professional learning course guides middle and high school content-area teachers through research-based approaches to teaching thinking, and practical implementation of thinking routines based on Ron Ritchhart and Mark Church's influential work, The Power of Making Thinking Visible…
BOOK STUDY: Distracted: Why Students Can't Focus and What You Can Do About It
In today's classrooms, student attention is more fragmented than ever, and traditional teaching strategies often struggle to compete with digital distractions. How do we regain students' attention and foster effective communities in the new cell phone free classroom? In this engaging book study, we will explore Distracted by James M. Lang, a practical guide for understanding why students struggle to focus and what educators can do to reclaim their attention…
Cultivating Mathematical Hearts: Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching in Elementary Classrooms Book Study
Cultivating Mathematical Hearts positions mathematics as a humanizing, joyful, and culturally grounded learning experience. The book introduces a framework and the Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching Tool (CRMT²) designed to help teachers create inclusive, student-centered math classrooms. Through this model, educators learn how to honor students' cultural backgrounds, elevate diverse mathematical ideas, ensure equitable access to rigorous learning, and foster agency, engagement, and curiosity…
Book Study: 100% Engagement by Brian Sztbanik and Susan Barber
This asynchronous book study of 100% Engagement offers practical lessons and strategies for English teachers to use in their classroom. It will help increase student engagement, motivation and success…
Mathematics Tasks for the Thinking Classroom Grades 6-12 Book Study
Join us for a study of Mathematics Tasks for the Thinking Classroom Grades6-12 by Peter Liljedahl and Kyle Webb. This text serves as a practical companion to the foundational Building Thinking Classrooms framework, specifically focusing on task selection and implementation to transform mathematics instruction. Teachers will find concrete guidance on how to choose appropriate tasks for their specific standards and learning goals, along with detailed implementation strategies that include task setup, facilitation techniques, and assessment approaches…
Outdoor Minds: Connecting Students with Nature Through Innovative Outdoor Education
Reimagine learning beyond the classroom walls as you explore how nature-based inquiry can transform teaching and deepen student engagement. This course equips educators with practical strategies and collaborative support to bring the natural world into everyday instruction…
Book Study: Revolving Literacy by Lorraine M. Radice
Revolving Literacy is a practical guide applying a future skills framework into curriculum. It will help to increase student engagement and student agency. It will also help educators enhance 21st century skills in our students…
Cultivating Wonder: Nature-Based Renewal for Educators
Cultivating Wonder is designed not just to give you new teaching strategies, but to reinvigorate you. This course operates on a simple premise: You cannot share what you do not possess. To spark a love of nature and curiosity in students, a teacher must first rekindle their own sense of wonder. Whether you are an outdoor education veteran or a teacher who prefers the indoors, this course will help you use the natural world as a battery to recharge your teaching practice and model lifelong curiosity for your students…