Designing and delivering a course for online consumption requires unique techniques and disciplines. This blended learning course provides models and individual coaching for participants so they are able to design and facilitate an online learning course for K-12 educators' professional learning using the Universal Design for Learning framework. Each course module includes exercises and elements of online teaching strategy, using a variety of tools and teaching methods that support all learners.  Participants are encouraged to interact within the group and create meaningful and relevant artifacts. The final course product will be a one credit online course developed by participants for a live critique.

In this facilitated 10-hour course, participants will learn the basics of the Moodle platform using a current version of the Moodle learning management system (LMS) V. 3.4.9. Participants will be given a ready-to-use practice course to work in.  This course will cover, The basics of online course design, setting up a course shell, adding resources, activities, and interactive content, grading both manual and automatic and progress tracking.

The role of the public school teacher has shifted over the past many years in many ways.  Supporting, teaching, managing, and navigating the schema involved with academics, behavior, executive functioning, attention, and social skills for our students who have been formally (and informally!) identified as having special learning needs is now part of your ever-growing set of expectations!  Participants in this course will learn to develop Behavior Management Language and Systems considering the lenses of functional behavior, social skill deficits, executive functioning, and environment/schedule to support students BEFORE the wheels come off the bus.  And, when the wheels do come off the bus, your toolbox will be on hand to help you develop a plan fast!