Core Connection Course Catalog
Course Learning Levels
Our courses are designed with a specific level of learning and application in mind. Review the descriptions below to find the experience that best aligns with your goals.
Awareness / Foundational Knowledge Building / Collegial Support
Focuses on understanding concepts, researching frameworks, reading/exploring content, introducing new topics/ideas, providing collegial support.
Planning for Continuous Improvement
Focuses on designing, creating plans/units/curricula, building frameworks, or mapping out strategies prior to implementation.
Implementation / Reflection / Revision
Focuses on active classroom trial, execution of new strategies, real-time feedback, evaluating impact on students, and taking action based on data collected during and after initial implementation.
VEX IQ Robotics - Support Group for Classroom Use and Competition
This course helps teachers integrate VEX IQ robotics into their STEM curriculum and gives them the tools to launch or grow a competition team. Participants will share and build on best practices for classroom use, and walk away with a practical plan for getting a competition team up and running…
A Deeper Dive: Using MagicSchool, Canva, and ChatGPT to Create Engaging Lessons You Can Use Tomorrow
Ready to take your instructional design skills to the next level? In this deeper-dive professional learning course, you'll choose one platform - MagicSchool, Canva, or ChatGPT (or other Chatbots)- and work with it throughout the entire experience…
Gemini Notebook for Educators: AI-Powered Teaching, Learning, and Productivity
Discover how to harness Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM), Google's AI-powered research and organization tool, to enhance teaching, learning, and professional productivity. In this fully asynchronous 5-week course, educators will explore the tool, apply it to real instructional or professional tasks, and reflect on its impact…
MagicSchool AI: Tools for Teachers and Students
This course moves beyond the basics of MagicSchool AI to help teachers deepen and expand their practice - both on the teacher side and the student side. Building on the basics on MagicSchool, participants will move into more advanced, classroom-embedded uses: designing custom tools, running supervised student AI experiences, and using formative data to adjust instruction in real time…
Empowering Educators Series: Integrating AI Tools
By the end of this workshop, participants will not only have a solid understanding of AI in education but will also be equipped with practical skills to integrate AI tools effectively into their teaching practices. We will explore ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Notebook LM, MagicSchool, and many other AI tools that can enhance your classroom learning experiences…