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Substance Abuse |
1.50 |
Millions of Americans abuse substances like alcohol or drugs. People with substance abuse problems can and do recover.
This course will discuss some of the science behind what makes certain substances so addicting. It will also identify behaviors and factors that make specific people more vulnerable to substance abuse problems. Finally, it will dive into treatment strategies and types of programs that are research-proven to help people overcome their addictions. |
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Training |
1.00 |
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, often referred to as FERPA, is a federal statute that provides students with control over the disclosure of and access to their educational records. FERPA applies to all educational records maintained by institutions that receive federal funding. This extends to grades, disciplinary actions, and other school information directly related to a particular student that FERPA has designated as worthy of privacy protection.
In this course, you will:
Identify what FERPA is.
Explore how educational records can be disclosed, accessed, and amended under FERPA guidelines.
Become familiar with the privacy and accountability goals that FERPA promotes.
Discover the characteristics of personally identifiable information (PII).
Clarify our expectations for enforcing FERPA violations.
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Connection Planning in Long-Term Care |
1.00 |
This module includes training for staff and providers in the importance of social connection and practical strategies learners can use to promote social connectedness in long-term care. The module explains how to implement Connection Planning, a brief, person-centered behavioral intervention for developing resident care plans that address social connection. Connection Planning includes evidence-informed, practical strategies to promote meaningful social connection among residents in long-term care. |
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Basic Computer Skills |
1.50 |
In this course, you will learn how to get started with your first computer, including learning about files, computer setup and maintenance, and installing software. |
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AI in Education: Crafting Effective Policies for Educators and Administrators |
1.00 |
This course covers crafting effective artificial intelligence policies for educators and administrators. It is just one out of many K-12 educator courses we offer. This course will help you develop new knowledge about the benefits of utilizing artificial intelligence while upholding the principles of ethics, equity, and data privacy. Educators and administrators will be able to navigate the fundamentals of artificial intelligence and create robust policies that ensure responsible and inclusive artificial intelligence adoption, ultimately enhancing student learning outcomes. |
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Basic Spanish Skills |
1.00 |
This course covers the basic conventions of the Spanish language. This course will help you learn how to use Spanish conversationally and in everyday life. In addition, you will learn how to use Spanish in times of emergency or specific situations. |
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Coaching: The Coaching Process (Instructor Guide) |
1.50 |
In this course you will learn to: establish a solid coaching foundation by creating and maintaining healthy coach-employee relationships, be an effective coach by understanding your coaching objectives and communicating the expectations and goals to employees, and provide employees with positive and constructive feedback by monitoring and evaluating their performance.
This Instructor's Edition of this course includes notes and suggestions to assist you in presenting the material, whether in an in-person classroom setting or as an instructor-led online or distance-learning course. It also provides you with the answers to questions found in mid-lesson activities, as well as in the quiz that concludes the course. |
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Creating a Safe and Respectful Environment for Our Nation's Children and Youth |
0.75 |
This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to create safer, more inclusive environments for children. You will learn about the dynamics of bullying, the impact it has on those who are bullied, and strategies for prevention. |
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Orangutans |
2.00 |
This course will provide an introduction to orangutans, including an overview of physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, reproduction and the conservation efforts dedicated to protecting this fascinating species. |
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GED: Reasoning Through Language Arts - Unit 8: Post-Test |
0.25 |
Welcome to Unit 8: Post-Test. This post-test covers reading comprehension, writing, and editing. At the end of this post-test is a table that matches each question to the content it covers. Use it to review any content that you haven't mastered. |
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Correcting Performance Problems: Disciplining Employees |
1.67 |
Discipline is proactive, as opposed to punishment, which is reactive. Punishment provides a consequence to an action that is deemed unacceptable, whereas discipline is designed to exchange undesirable behavior for satisfactory behavior.
The purpose of disciplining an employee is twofold:
1. To correct or eliminate undesirable behavior, and
2. To provide training that improves or strengthens performance.
In this course you will learn to: keep a disciplinary perspective, determine the cause for disciplining an employee, and prepare for conducting a disciplinary meeting, maintain a positive rapport, avoid pitfalls during a disciplinary meeting with employees, and keep meetings productive, and monitor employee performance and conduct a follow-up meeting with the employee. |
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Microsoft Word - Basic: Getting Started |
1.25 |
This course will focus on how to use the elements of the Word window, create and save documents, and navigate a document and select text by using the keyboard and the mouse. |
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Más allá del Correo Electrónico (Spanish) Beyond Email |
1.00 |
Veremos algunos métodos diferentes de comunicación en línea, incluidos el chat, las videollamadas, los mensajes de texto y las actualizaciones de estado.
We'll take a look at some different methods of online communication, including chat, video calling, text messages, and status updates.
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Food Allergy Basics in Early Childhood (CDA 1 and 5) |
3.00 |
Welcome to Food Allergy Basics in Early Childhood. This course is focused on ways to prevent accidental exposure to foods that can cause an allergic reaction. You will be able to describe ways to prevent accidental exposure to foods that cause an allergic reaction. You will also be able to demonstrate how to read a food label to reduce the risk of accidental exposure to foods that can cause an allergic reaction. In addition, you will learn how to use a Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan to care for a child with a food allergy and identify the symptoms and triggers of food allergies. This course is also designed to be part of a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential™ curriculum. It covers Subject Area 1: Planning a Safe, Healthy Environment to Invite Learning and Subject Area 5: Managing an Effective Program Operation. |
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Project Management - Advanced: Implementing Plans and Controlling Change |
0.75 |
This course will cover how to use a project management information system, implement a work authorization system, and conduct mid-project evaluation. You will also learn how to identify the information and supplies needed to control project change, implement a change control system, and identify control maintenance methods. |
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Managerial Leadership: Planning for Change |
0.50 |
In order to understand the need for change, you must remember one thing: change is constant. Change is a necessary response to an active force. The active force can either be a pressure, which you can attempt to manage in a step-by-step manner, or a crisis, which requires your immediate attention.
In this course you will learn to: identify the phases of the change process, and communicate change and identify the benefits of change. |
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Growing as a Professional: Health and Stress Management: Nurturing and Maintaining Good Health |
1.00 |
Every day, school-age care professionals dedicate themselves to caring for and nurturing children, youth, and families. Often, school-age care professionals are so dedicated to serving others, they neglect their own needs. When this happens, school-age staff can experience stress that causes them to become overwhelmed, exhausted, frustrated, dissatisfied with job responsibilities, and unappreciated. When school-age care professionals maintain a healthy, balanced lifestyle, they are in a much better position to face the challenges of supporting and nurturing children and families with positive energy, enthusiasm, patience, and empathy. In this course, we will explore ways to nurture and maintain good health. |
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STEM and You |
1.00 |
As early childhood professionals, we’ve all heard the term STEM. It stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. But do you think you would recognize STEM in action if you saw it? Let’s find out!
Course Learning Objectives:
- Define STEM in the context of early childhood education.
- Recognize the impact of a teacher’s attitude toward STEM on their instructional practice. |
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The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for Hazard Classification and Labeling |
0.25 |
This course covers the Globally Harmonized System for Hazard Classification and Labelling. The Globally Harmonized System for Hazard Classification and Labelling, or GHS, is a common and coherent approach to defining and classifying hazards and communicating information on labels and safety data sheets. GHS provides the underlying infrastructure for the establishment of national, comprehensive chemical safety programs. |
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Use Information Correctly |
0.75 |
This course covers the basics of using online information. We will go over copyrights, Creative Commons, and public domain work, as well as the rules associated with using these forms of media. |
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Conceptos básicos de informática (Spanish) Computer Basics |
3.00 |
Este curso le ayudará a comprender y utilizar las computadoras modernas. Cubre temas desde hardware y software hasta diferentes tipos de computadoras, sistemas operativos, aplicaciones y “la nube.”
This course will help you understand and use modern computers. It covers topics from hardware and software to different types of computers, operating systems, applications, and “the cloud.” |
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Computer Software Technician - Exam 220-1002 |
24.00 |
30 Bird Media’s instructor-led course, Computer Software Technician, provides the basic knowledge needed to install, configure, and support computer operating systems and software. This includes:
- Installing, configuring and maintaining operating systems and software for end users
- Understanding the basics of Windows network connections and resource sharing
- Properly and safely diagnosing, resolving, and documenting common software issues
- Understanding and applying basic cybersecurity principles
- Performing IT operations and incident response procedures
- Providing appropriate customer support
This course maps to the CompTIA A+ 220-1002 certification exam. Objective coverage is marked throughout the course.
This course assumes that you have basic computer knowledge. |
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Preventing Cuts, Scrapes, and Punctures |
0.25 |
This course covers how to protect yourself from scrapes, cuts, and punctures. You will learn how to operate sharp objects and tools safely and what to do in case you accidentally harm yourself using these objects. You will also learn how to categorize different sharp objects so that you can be aware of the specific dangers they present. |
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Managerial Leadership: Employing Motivational Strategies |
0.50 |
You need to use motivational strategies in your leadership to help your employees perform optimally, and to make them feel as though they are helping meet a need. When you motivate your employees to accomplish their goals, and give them the necessary feedback to optimize their performance, they feel they are helping meet the organization’s needs.
You, your employees, and your organization all benefit when you use motivation in leadership. You benefit because, through motivation, your work group will perform optimally. Your employees benefit because they experience job satisfaction and success in accomplishing their goals. Your organization benefits because its members are more committed to helping it be successful and grow.
In this course you will learn to: motivate employees and overcome employee apathy. |
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Helping Children with ADD Succeed In School-Age Programs: Characteristics and Needs of Children |
1.00 |
Children with ADD regularly experience struggles and challenges at home, in school, and in the community. Without the help of knowledgeable, understanding, and supportive people, they often experience multiple failures and frustrations on a daily basis. In this course, we will explore characteristics and needs of children with ADD. |
