NDU Professional Development Opportunities

All NDU professional development courses are FREE to North Dakota United members through July 31, 2024. Participants are responsible for the cost of the book and the $50 credit fee to UND to have your credit recorded onto your transcript. The fee to participate in an NDU professional development course for non-members is $100, plus the cost of the book and the credit fee to UND.

North Dakota United is currently accepting educators for the January 2024 cohort. If you are interested, please contact Professional Development Director Amy Flicek at amy. flicek@ndunited.org.

Early Career Educator Cohort - January 2024:

North Dakota United is continuing to sponsor early career educator cohorts, with one beginning in January 2024. The cohort will last approximately fourteen months and will include 30 early career educators (service years 1-7). The educators will complete six courses for six credits that can be used for relicensure and lane changes, at no cost to the educators. That’s right – FREE!

The six book studies/courses in the Early Career Educator Cohorts are: Poor Students, Rich Teaching: Seven HighImpact Mindsets for Students from Poverty; Hacking School Discipline; Classroom Management Matters; Educator Ethics; Differently Wired, and Troublemakers.

Book Studies – Fall 2023:

Book studies are typically one credit courses that last approximately six weeks. One credit equates to 15 hours of study. Expectations include reading the book, answering discussion questions, responding to others’ responses, and a reflection paper/action plan.

Behavior/Classroom Management

> Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline: The 7 Basic Skills for Turning Conflict into Cooperation – November 20

> Take Control of the Noisy Class: Chaos to Calm in 15 Seconds – November 20

Innovation

> Make Learning Magical: Transform Your Teaching and Create Unforgettable Experiences in Your Classroom – November 6

Instruction/Strategies

> Teaching Reading with Orton-Gillingham: 72 Classroom Ready Lessons to Help Struggling Readers and Students with Dyslexia Learn to Love Reading (K-6) – October 2

> The Science Box: Experiments and Explorations that Drive Student Engagement – October 9

> The Teacher’s Introduction to Pathological Demand Avoidance: Essential Strategies for the Classroom – November 6

> Reading Above the Fray: Reliable, Research-Based Routines for Developing Decoding Skills (K-3) – November 27

> Lead with Literacy: A Pirate Leader’s Guide to Developing a Culture of Readers – December 4

Native American Culture

> Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians but Were Afraid to Ask – December 18

Relationships

> Even on Your Worst Day You Can be a Student’s Best Hope – November 13

Social Emotional Learning

> Taking Social Emotional Learning Worldwide – December 11

Self-Care/Mindset

> Anxiety: Panicking about Panic: A Powerful, Self-Help Guide to those Suffering from an Anxiety or Panic Disorder – October 23

> Fish: A Proven Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results – October 30

> 7 Steps from Burnout to Happiness: A Modern Approach to a Stress-Free Work Life with Renewed Energy Productivity and Clarity on What Matters Most – December 4

Student Success

> Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning – October 9

> Teaching the Way: Using the Principles of Art of War to Teach Composition –October 16

> Lost and Found: Unlocking Collaboration and Compassion to Help Our Most Vulnerable, Misunderstood Students (And All the Rest) – November 13

Trauma

> The Boy Who was Raised as a Dog – December 11

> The Body Keeps Score (*2 credit course) – December 18

To register please visit: courses.ndunited.org.