Format: Online Asynchronous Course

Recommended Audience: All educators

Presenter: Dr. Kallie Dace 

Overview:

The ongoing impact of the pandemic has left many educators wondering where their joy for teaching has gone and how can they get it back? In this teacher toolkit style professional text, The Joyful Teacher by Berit Gordon, we will unpack 11 areas where we can reignite our joy for teaching and learning to reimagine how we can be the teachers our students deserve in this new era of learning. Our students deserve joyful teachers, and we deserve to have joy as we teach. Let’s make this summer a marked moment in our careers to bring back our joy for teaching.

In this book study, we will talk through predictable obstacles that threaten to steal our joy, think through which strategies work best for each of our teacher styles, and collaborate with others in the learning community on weekly virtual calls. 

Learning Outcomes: 

• Discover ways and opportunities to reignite your joy in teaching. 
• Be able to choose strategies that work best for you to bring joy back into teaching. 
• Develop ways to create positive and joyful classroom environments. 
• Understand the importance of and develop routines and rituals. 
• Learn different strategies to build relationships. 
• Discover ways to help students talk and collaborate. 
• Learn different ways to assess and provide feedback.  

Requirements: 

Participants will need a copy of The Joyful Teacher by Berit Gordon  ISBN-13 ‏: ‎  978-0-325-11829-1 

Graduate-Level Continuing Education: 

One continuing education credit is available through MidAmerica Nazarene University at an additional cost of $90 per credit hour.