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What is a Mini-Course?
The Education Week Mini-Course is an email-based course carefully constructed by EdWeek experts to teach you what you need to know about critical education issues in bite-sized chunks. You won’t need to go to class or complete assignments, but you will come out of the course with the confidence to develop your own action plan. Here's a few things to know:
After signing up, you will get an email with more information
Once the mini-course begins, you’ll receive emails every week, but feel free to take it at your own pace
A pre- and post-quiz will reinforce your learning
You can make this a professional learning team activity by telling your colleagues to sign up
You will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the course for 3 hours of professional learning
What can you expect from this course?
Concise, straightforward explanations from EdWeek writers and editors on what learning acceleration is, how it works, and why it’s critical to helping students recover from pandemic disruptions
Lessons from leading-edge research on acceleration across grades and subject areas
Examples of strategies teachers are using to fill knowledge and skills gaps while staying on pace in the curriculum
Advice from experts in the field on how to fix common problems of practice
Actionable steps teachers can use to boost student learning with available resources
Deeper, more nuanced understanding of pandemic-era teaching challenges and how school leaders can best support their staff
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