Course | Movement for Improvement (3 Credits)

Price

The price listed is for 3 Professional Development Credits. Other pricing options are available for this course:

3 UMass Global Graduate-Level PD Credits - USD 440
3 LAUSD Salary Points - USD 179

For further information, please visit Education for Equity website.

Description

Are your students restless? Do they struggle to stay engaged for the entire class period? Would you, too, like more exercise, even when you’re on your feet all day? If so, you’ll enjoy discovering how movement can help improve learning.

Our most popular professional development course for teachers, Movement for Improvement shows you the positive impact that movement can have on learning, student behavior, classroom management, and the health of you and your students.

According to John Ratey, M.D., author of SPARK: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and The Brain, “Exercise is the single most powerful tool that you have to optimize your brain function.” in this course, you’ll earn how to put that tool to use in the classroom, in fun and creative ways.

Designed for all types of teachers, this online professional development course covers different aspects of movement, including:
- how movement impacts the brain and learning
- the effects of movement on physical and mental health
- using movement as a classroom management tool
- building unity through movement
- movement and teaching (in all content areas)
- how movement can give the brain a much-needed break
- movement and multiculturalism
- how movement can help you thrive as a teacher
- sharing a learning activity involving movement.

This 3-credit online course is approved by LAUSD for salary points and by other districts in California for professional development credits or graduate-level credits available through University of Massachusetts Global. You can check with your school district to find out which professional development credit type you need.

The course is comprised of 10 units. For each unit, you’ll read a lesson, watch a video, take a quiz, and complete an assignment. Throughout the professional development course, you’ll post your responses in an online discussion forum, for interaction with other teachers who are taking the online course.

Learning Outcomes

In this online course, you’ll learn how movement can enhance learning and how to incorporate movement into your classroom activities.

Number of Professional Development Credits/Salary Points

Teachers throughout California and the U.S. can earn 3 professional development credits by completing this online course or 3 graduate level credits (awarded through University of Massachusetts Global, formerly known as Brandman University). This course is also worth 3 salary points awarded by the LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District), depending on the credit type you choose.

Credit may be available for this course and may vary by country or institution. Please verify eligibility with Education for Equity.

Target Audience

This course is designed for all types of Pre-K through 12th grade teachers, including: early childhood education teachers, elementary school teachers, middle school teachers, high school teachers, special education teachers, staff, and administrators.

NA-11-113 is the LAUSD course code for Movement for Improvement, which you’ll need to use to get credit for salary points from the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).