Teacher Training Courses in Houston, TX

Due to Covid we have transferred our Yoga Teacher Training online! Founded in 1969 and launched here in Upstate New York in 1974, our Yoga Teachers Training Course is the oldest yoga teacher training in the West, educating over 40k teachers around the world to date. Join us online for a unique and profoundly transforming month-long  teachers...

Mindfulness is a particular way of paying attention to internal thoughts, sensations, emotions, and external stimuli with kindness. Practicing Mindfulness in educational settings promotes self-regulation and metacognition while enhancing attention and decreasing stress.  In this workshop, you will learn activities to use in your virtual and...

The Foundation TESOL Teacher Certification Course is equivalent in academic content and quality whether studied in-class or by distance education. Industry specialists have designed our unique foundation course, in addition its contents are reevaluated each year to match changes in the market. It is the first mandatory part of the various TESOL programs...

The Foundation TESOL Teacher Certification Course is equivalent in academic content and quality whether studied in-class or by distance education. Industry specialists have designed our unique foundation course, in addition its contents are reevaluated each year to match changes in the market. It is the first mandatory part of the various TESOL programs...

This course shows you how to provide rich art experiences for young children in a variety of settings*. Participants will work with art materials and consider the contribution of art to children’s learning and development.  Other topics to be discussed include:  setting up art areas selecting, presenting, and storing materials planning...

Discover how studying the life cycles of plants (phenology) reveals some consequences of climate change. This monthlong, facilitated, online course includes tips and activities to help you incorporate Budburst—an observation-rich citizen science project—into your lesson plans. Your students will be able to contribute to a national database and...

The Orton-Gillingham method of teaching decoding, spelling, and handwriting is a mulitsensory approach that hs been used successfully with children who experience difficulty learning these skills. This course trains you in the Orton-Gillingham techniques and translates high-interest comprehension activities into literacy programs. The course addresses...

Dynamic Leadership: Looking Back Moving Forward As this challenging year comes to a close, how are you thinking and rethinking your next steps for the remaining months of this school year? How are you planning for the 2021-22 school year? In your role as leader, it is criticle to reflect on significant adjustments that were implemented due to COVID-19....

Sounds in Motion: Development of Auditory Perception & Early Lit Skills Thru Use of Body Movement This workshop is designed to teach educators a unique, engaging, and effective program that helps early learners in both regular and special education classes to acquire phonemic awareness, listening, early literacy, vocabulary, and articulation skills...

Young children play to express feelings, gain mastery over materials, and find meaning in complex experiences. When an emotional crisis interferes, with a yound child's development, play becomes an essential therapeutic tool as well as a diagnostic indicator.  This course will utilize current theoretical perspectives to gain insight into children's...

Discussing Race and Racial Justice with Tweens and Adolescents Join us for a panel discussion and community conversation about engaging 11-17-year-old children in conversations about racial justice in the context of the current pandemic and the momentum of the Black Lives Matter protests and how to incorporate race and racial justice into curriculum....

In every classroom, some children take longer to master beginning reading skills. Teachers, therefore, need to develop a variety of materials and approaches to help all children, and particularly those having difficulty learning to read.  We will discuss and demonstrate strategies you can use to enchance children's decoding and encoding skills....

Reggio- Emilia Approach: Interpret Theory & Practice for Schools in U S (infant - 5 Yrs) The early childhood program found in Reggio-Emilia, Italy, incorporates an emphasis on the learning environment, process vs. product, developmentally appropriate practice, and the importance of the community of learners. Much of this philosophy reflects...

The Power of Student Agency: How Choice Boosts Student Investment in Learning (k-8) Inspire a love of learning that transcends the classroom by weaving opportunities for student agency throughout all areas of curricula. In the age of Covid-19—when children learning remotely have access to different learning materials, and when children in physical...

A growing body of research indicates that plant-based learning projects, such as indoor gardening and school gardens, are powerful teaching tools inside and outside the classroom.  These activities provide an atmosphere that incorporates hands-on learning and strengthens academic, personal and social development while encouraging children to...