CE Credits

ERI is able to provide credits that qualify for the education departments in most states and are accepted by most districts. You may wish to check whether your state's Department of Education requires special approved provider status. ERI is a specifically approved provider in the Departments of Education in the states of NY and WA.

Effective 07/27/2018, ERI is a NYSED Approved CTLE Sponsor

Educator Resources, Inc. (ERI), the producers of the Learning & Brain seminars, is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. ERI maintains responsibility for the program. Psychologists and school psychologists must complete the evaluation form in their program book in order to receive credit.

 

 Creating Rigorous Learning

 

The program is offered for 0.3 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level; Professional area).
 

 

Seminar Schedule
 
12:00pm – 1:00pm: Welcome & introduction of goals; Explanation of the key principles of how students learn
1:00pm – 2:00pm: Identification of the essential components of a rigorous learning experience
2:00pm – 2:15pm: Break
2:15pm – 3:15pm: Development of an action plan for implementing these learning strategies; Wrap Up & Discussion

John Almarode, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Early, Elementary, and Reading Education in the College of Education and Co-Director of the Center for STEM Education and Outreach at James Madison University. He began his career teaching mathematics and science to a wide range of students and now works with pre-service teachers while pursuing research in educational neuroscience and student engagement in STEM disciplines. He is co-editor of the Teacher Educator’s Journal and author of Captivate, Activate and Invigorate the Student Brain in Science and Math, Grades 6-12 (2013).

Financial disclosure – John Almarode will receive an honorarium for his presentation and has financial relationships with Corwin Press and Author House, Inc. Non-financial disclosure – John Almarode has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Educator Resources, Inc., can apply for 3 Category I credits to social workers through the Collaborative of the National Association of Social Workers - MA Chapter (NASW-MA)  and the Boston College and Simmons College Schools of Social Work upon request. **Please check with your state chapter to ensure that these credits are applicable to your state standards. For some social workers in NY state, they may not be applicable without special approval.

Educator Resources, Inc. (ERI) may not be approved by your professional organization to offer continuing education credits. However, you can submit your own request to your organization for approval to receive credits at the conference. Simply submit the following documents to your organization to request CE approval. Print the Conference Program and Schedule, Conference Brochure, and the Evaluation Form sample documents and submit them to you organization or district for approval.

If you would like us to apply for credits with a specific organization, please contact CE Director, Kristin Dunay at 857-444-1500 x1 or email [email protected].