3-Credits • UMass Global • Creating Resilient Classrooms
Registration Fee ($165) + UMass Global Fee ($210) = Total Fee ($375)
Course Description:
Ready to transform classroom challenges into opportunities for growth? This groundbreaking self-paced, quiz-based course equips PK-12 educators with cutting-edge strategies to tackle tough behavioral issues — all while fostering a calm, connected classroom culture where every student thrives.
What You’ll Discover:
- Proactive Solutions for Behavior Management: Learn to anticipate and prevent oppositional behaviors before they escalate.
- Strategies That Work for Every Student: Master inclusive techniques tailored to students with disabilities.
- Cultural and Emotional Connection: Integrate conscious discipline, cultural responsiveness, and social-emotional learning to create meaningful connections.
- Control Without Conflict: Gain tools to maintain authority while building trust and respect.
Why This Course is Different:
This isn’t your typical PD. Designed for today’s educators, this quiz-based course combines:
- The latest insights from behavioral and education psychology.
- Immersive lessons, engaging articles, multimedia resources, and real-world examples.
- Hands-on teaching and behavioral tools you can apply right away.
- A supportive community for collaboration and reflection.
Your Impact Starts Now:
Step into a classroom where conflicts are rare, respect is mutual, and growth is constant. With strategies you’ll use from day one, you’ll not only address behavioral challenges but also nurture resilient, empowered students ready to excel.
Enroll Today!
Don’t wait — take the first step toward transforming your classroom into a place of resilience, positivity, and success.
Self-Paced, Quiz-Based, and Completely Online:
Forget portfolios or lengthy written assignments — this is stress-free PD designed with YOU in mind. With no start dates and no due dates, you can begin and finish the course whenever it is convenient for you. Plus, you do not need to be working with students to complete it. Entirely self-paced and self-guided, there are no scheduled check-ins, so you are free to work on the content whenever and wherever you want.
3 Graduate-Level PD Credits for DOE Educators across the U.S.!
Upon completion of this course, participants will receive 3 graduate-level PD credits from the University of Massachusetts Global, which can be used for professional advancement such as salary increment steps and licensing requirements.
Aloha, Hawai'i State DOE educators!
3-PD Credits: Just like our other courses in partnership with UMass Global and CSU Pueblo, this course also results in 3-PD credits towards HIDOE salary step movement/reclassification.
✶ Hawai'i State DOE participants: If you are a Hawai'i State DOE participant, please be sure to receive signed principal approval for any university coursework that will be applied towards reclassification by using the 200-005 Form (click here). Also, every year in January, HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union typically begins providing PD support stipends to reimburse Hawai'i State DOE educators for their professional development fees accrued throughout the year. For more information about this fantastic opportunity, click the following link: The HawaiiUSA Professional Support Stipend.
Information about PD-Credits for Hawai'i State DOE participants:
Hawai'i State DOE educators can use these graduate-level PD credits in place of Learnsoft-issued PD credits (formerly PDE3-issued credits) for salary step movement in the HIDOE Teacher Reclassification system. Please note that this graduate-level PD course is not available through the HIDOE Learnsoft system. Since these are graduate-level PD credits, coursework will only be reviewed by UMass Global instructors and does not require submission to Learnsoft for further review.
Upon completion, your 3-PD credits will be issued directly by UMass Global. For more details on using university or college credits for salary reclassification, please refer to the Hawai'i State DOE "Guidelines for Reclassification" memo: click here.
If you are a Hawai'i State DOE educator, please download and print the 200-005 Form for university credits, and have it signed by your school’s principal. To apply your 3 graduate-level PD credits toward salary step movement, simply submit the completed 200-005 form to the DOE’s Reclassification Unit, along with your UMass Global transcript, after finishing the course. The course information has already been filled out for you on the form, which can be downloaded and printed using the following link: click here.
This course is open to participants nationwide!
To register for this course, please complete the following two steps:
Step One: Complete the $165 registration fee by using the banner link at the top of this page [or click here] and you'll gain instant access to your new online classroom.
Step Two: If you would like to earn 3 graduate level PD credits from UMass Global upon course completion, please complete the $210 PD credit fee at UMass Global's online portal by clicking here and purchasing course EDCU 9150. After you add the course to your cart, click "checkout" and "proceed to confirmation", you'll be prompted to "create an account" with UMass Global. You are welcome to wait until you've finished the course to complete this payment.
Your Course Instructor
We are a highly dedicated team of full-time educators with professional licenses covering grades PK-12 in diverse areas, including Special Education, Childhood Education, Art Education, and Reading Specialists. Our course authors and instructors collectively boast over two decades of experience in the education field, actively contributing to the growth and development of school communities in New York, Vermont, Ohio, and Hawai'i. Don't hesitate to reach out with any inquiries; we're here to assist you!
If you have any questions or need support, please reach out to us at [email protected].