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.
AI Thought Leaders: Centering Our Creative Voices
Explore how generative AI can support - not replace - students’ creative thinking and artistic judgment. This course introduces the Decision Point Framework, a practical tool for redesigning assignments so students can use AI while keeping their creative decisions visible and meaningful. Participants will leave with a classroom-ready assignment redesigned for thoughtful, purposeful AI use…
Digital Art in Motion with Scratch
Bring digital art, animation, and interactive storytelling to life with Scratch. Through playful, project-based learning, participants will explore digital illustration, motion, and block-based coding while creating engaging, interactive projects. Leave with a collection of Scratch creations and practical strategies for bringing creative coding into your classroom…
Thinking Outside the Box
Based on the popular Inspiration Dice concept, this course invites you to design your own set of instructional dice while exploring the classroom management strategies and creative thinking practices behind them. This project doubles as both a hands-on making experience and a practical teaching tool, helping you promote resourcefulness, critical thinking, and creativity among your students…