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Introduction to Assessment for Teachers |
1.25 |
This course covers basic assessment information for teachers. It will be a refresher for basic concepts generally covered in a teacher preparation program. Educators must understand the reasons for assessment and its importance in supporting appropriately designed instruction for students. This course will help you develop new knowledge and review prior knowledge regarding the impact of assessment on teaching and learning. |
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Hazard Communication Basic (Short) |
0.25 |
This course covers the basics when it comes to hazard communication. The topics will range from the Hazard Communication Standard to the labeling of hazardous materials. |
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Budgeting: Reviewing Budgets |
1.00 |
A typical budget contains information for a single year and is updated and revised periodically. Each company creates a budget that fits its unique needs. A budget can be used for many purposes, but its primary functions should be to support strategic goals and to help identify when actual results deviate from what was predicted. |
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Command and Control Introduction #1432 (Instructor Guide) |
1.00 |
This is the Instructor Guide for Lesson #1432 Introduction to Incident Command and Control. This Instructor Guide is intended to prepare a lead instructor to deliver this course curriculum. Included in this guide is a review of lesson content, and all required lesson materials. The lead instructor must pass this instructor guide course with a minimum score of 80% to receive the course materials for this lesson. |
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Benefits of Connecting Seniors and Young Children (CDA 3) |
2.00 |
This course equips you with the knowledge and tools to integrate senior adults into childcare and education programs. Discover how this approach benefits children, seniors, your program, and you, enriching lives across generations. |
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Sanitation and Hygiene |
0.25 |
This course covers the proper manufacturing practices to ensure good sanitation, how to achieve proper hygiene among personnel, and how to identify sanitation and health problems in the workplace. |
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Exploring Four Areas of Development of Children K-6 for Paraprofessionals |
1.00 |
One of the most helpful ways to gain an understanding of the needs and interests of students ages 5-12 is to examine their development from four different perspectives: physical, cognitive, social, and emotional. It is important for paraprofessionals to keep all four of these areas in mind when helping educators implement classroom activities and experiences. Keeping the four areas of development in mind helps staff to better understand the development of the whole child. |
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Foundational Literacy Strategies for Paraprofessionals |
1.00 |
This course covers foundational literacy strategies for paraprofessionals. It will walk you through different strategies you can use throughout the reading process. The content of this course is divided into three parts: strategies you can use before reading, during reading, and after reading. It is just one out of many paraprofessional courses we offer. This course will help you develop new knowledge about students and will help you better understand your role as a paraprofessional. |
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Understanding Cognitive Behavioral Therapy |
1.00 |
This course covers the fundamental principles of cognitive behavioral therapy. It explores how educators can apply them to assist students with cognitive distortions or specific disorders that may affect them. It is just one out of many educational professional courses we offer. This course will help you develop new knowledge about students and will give you specific resources to help you in the classroom.
Please note, educators are not trained psychologists. This course is meant to serve as an introduction to cognitive behavioral therapy concepts so they understand what resources are available to their students. For true cognitive behavioral therapy, students should consult a registered psychologist. |
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Time Management: Productivity |
0.75 |
This course will focus on how to increase productivity by controlling interruptions and meetings and recognize and overcome factors that adversely affect productivity. |
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Lifting and Moving—Lesson 1 |
0.50 |
There are several disciplines of healthcare that require proficiency in lifting and moving. Prehosital medicine and fire-service-related rescue requires a proficiency in this area that is beyond any other area of healthcare. Our team of experts discuss the challenges that we face in our community. In this first session of the series, we explore the mindset and preparation that must take place in order to achieve success.
Final Exam:This multiple choice exam is designed to test your knowledge of the material you just reviewed. You have two attempts to gain a 70% or higher on this exam. Please take your time and answer each question carefully. |
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12-Step Recovery Programs |
1.50 |
This course covers the history and philosophy behind 12-step recovery programs. |
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CompTIA A+ Certification, Core 2 - Exam 220-1102 |
24.00 |
CompTIA A+ Certification Core 2 - Exam 220-1102 provides the basic knowledge needed to install, configure, and support computer software and implement networking. This includes:
- Installing, configuring, and maintaining computer equipment, mobile devices, and software for end users
- Servicing components based on customer requirements
- Understanding networking basics and applying basic cybersecurity methods to mitigate threats
- Properly and safely diagnosing, resolving, and documenting common hardware and software issues
- Applying troubleshooting skills and providing customer support using appropriate communication skills
- Understanding the basics of scripting, cloud technologies, virtualization, and multi-OS deployments in corporate environments
This course maps to the CompTIA A+ Certification Core 2: Exam 220-1102 objectives. An objective map is available for download.
This course assumes that you have basic computer knowledge. |
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CompTIA Security+ Certification - Exam SY0-601 |
40.00 |
30 Bird Media's CompTIA Security+ Certification SY0-601 course provides the basic knowledge needed to plan, implement, and maintain information security in a vendor-neutral format. This includes risk management, host and network security, authentication and access control systems, cryptography, and organizational security. This course maps to the CompTIA Security+ certification exam. Objective coverage is marked throughout the course.
Students will benefit most from this course if they intend to take a CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 exam.
This course assumes basic knowledge of using and maintaining individual workstations. Knowledge equivalent to the CompTIA A+ certification is helpful but not necessary. |
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Business Accounting: Stockholders' Equity |
1.50 |
This course will cover how to identify various types of stocks and calculate the value of a corporation’s stock as well as how to use financial ratios to calculate book value and market value per share. You will also learn how to identify the components of stockholders’ equity and report stockholders’ equity on financial statements. |
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Instructional Planning for Paraprofessionals |
0.50 |
This course covers the instructional responsibilities of a paraprofessional in the classroom. It is just one of many paraprofessional courses we offer. This course will help you understand what your role as a paraprofessional is in supporting students through instruction and how to support teaching and learning. |
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Construction Safety & Prevention Program: Incident Investigation Procedure |
0.50 |
Incident Investigation Procedure is part of a twelve-part construction safety and prevention program. This course covers the purpose of incident investigation, the approaches to investigating an incident, how to establish an incident investigation program, and more. |
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Change Management: Obstacles to Change |
0.75 |
This course will cover how to identify the causes of resistance and the negative reactions to change and the methods for managing them. You will also learn how to identify the causes of complacency and prepare for crisis. |
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Brick by Brick: Trauma Transport Decisions 4—Pediatrics |
0.50 |
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Cultural Competence for Paraprofessionals |
0.75 |
Culture and cultural elements are essential components of people's identities. Understanding the cultural elements as paraprofessionals allows for a greater appreciation for students and can improve relationships. Cultural elements may include race and ethnicity, gender, and socio-economic status. These elements of culture are not separate from the larger cultural context in which we live and work, especially as paraprofessionals. It is important to recognize that many culturally and linguistically diverse families have specific customs and traditions that may not necessarily be connected to a particular cultural group. By understanding cultural competence, paraprofessionals can provide responsive instruction and support to students from all backgrounds. |
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Project Teams: Preparing Teams for Project Work |
1.00 |
Building a project team is more complex than assigning employees to the team. Team members must feel a sense of dedication to other team members, as well as to the project itself. Members who are not dedicated to the project team often disregard meetings, deadlines, and commitments, causing the entire team to suffer. To avoid these problems, the team managers and supervisors need to encourage team building to benefit the project, the team members, and the organization.
In this course you will learn to: empower and motivate a project team and develop positive culture in a project team, identify the causes of change in a team and manage change, and improve existing project teams. |
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Ground Ladder Competency (Instructor Guide) |
1.00 |
This is the Instructor Guide for Ground Ladder Competency. This competency evaluates the ability of assigned companies to perform ground ladder tasks including carrying, raise, climb, and rescue. This competency may also be conducted as an independent drill or evolution. This competency is based on the Paxton Drill, a drill developed to improve ground ladder skills following the Paxton Hotel fire that killed fifteen people in Chicago Illinois on March 16, 1993. |
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Project Management - Basic: Scope Definition, Verification, and Change Control |
1.50 |
This course will cover how to identify the process and benefits of scope definition and verification, and develop a work breakdown structure (WBS) and work package. You will also learn how to identify the types of information that stakeholders need in order to verify a project’s scope, and determine the timing of scope verification. You will be able to better understand how to control changes in project scope, identify the benefits of a scope change control system, and describe why it’s important to create a project database. |
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Collaboration with Team Members for Paraprofessionals |
1.00 |
This course covers collaboration with team members for paraprofessionals. You will learn what collaboration looks like in the school setting and what it means to use effective collaboration strategies. This course will also dive into what it means to be an effective communicator in the professional setting. |
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Ladder Safety |
0.75 |
This course covers safe ladder practices, common hazards when using ladders, and the proper use of different ladder types. |
