2020-2021学年在很多方面都是一项挑战，老师们都数不清, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, 调整口罩和社交距离, the opening and closing of schools, 远程教学和课堂教学的需要, and the worries about teacher, staff, and student health.
但随着部分或全部接种疫苗的美国人的比例日益上升, 他们希望2021-2022学年能回归正常, 尽管大多数学生还没有资格接种疫苗. 可以肯定的是，至少还会保留一些远程教学. 但总的来说，新学年的不确定性比2020-2021年要小.
你打算如何在2021-2022学年度过一个非凡的学年?
一种方法是今年夏天参加研究生水平的职业发展课程, like Dominican University’s online 强大的可能性:为2021-2022学年导航. The course, 它是自定进度的，可以在任何地方获得2到6个学期的学分/单元, 包括大学专业发展协调员的合作和指导，以及与所在地区其他教育者的分享.
作为一名教育工作者，在夏天保持你的教学技能与时俱进是至关重要的,坎迪斯·阿尔斯塔德·戴维斯在她的教师职业网站上写道, A+ Teachers’ Career Edge. “和学生一样，必须加强利用暑假的学习. By practicing instructional skills, developing new classroom management strategies, and researching cutting-edge methods, 你会确保你能在秋天很容易地回到事情的节奏中.”
Hold on, you may be saying. 你要处理的事情已经够多的了 this school year. You can’t even thought about the fall!
We get it. This year has been like none other; many teachers have felt like they’re doing all they can do to just manage the day-to-day challenges of remote learning.
“If you are like most educators, you are a bit overwhelmed right now,” says Dominican’s Powerful Possibilities video. “你需要时间:时间整理你的成功，重新组织，重新组织，找回你的方向. Time to take care of yourself.“这就是为什么在线的、自主进度的课程是理想的. 这些动作会帮助你在跌落中站稳脚跟, 准备迎接新学年的挑战.
在2021-22学年开始时，你有一个目标吗?
Perhaps you’d like to become more dynamic with technology; organize your classroom and lesson plan differently; increase your teaching skills in a particular subject; concentrate on communication skills; focus on how to help struggling students; and recapture any ground that was lost during virtual learning. 现在是时候考虑你想要什么，而你还有一个夏天在等着你去准备.
“强大的可能性”课程的一些结果包括:
- 追求并完成你设计的项目，同时获得毕业学分;
- 秋天回到学校，准备好并受到鼓舞;
- 具有策略性、创造性和灵活的计划，对学生的成就有积极的影响;
- 完成特定于你自己的需求和课堂的目标.
The course is managed by Dominican University’s professional development coordinators, who will supervise different regions. 单击页面左侧的一个州或地区，将显示您所在地区的协调器, 并为你提供电子邮件地址和电话号码.
每一个专业发展协调员，这些都是课程的既定目标:
- 设计专业的学习计划，反映新知识，提高学生成绩;
- 通过有针对性的学习和规划，展示先进的专业实践;
- 展示新学年将如何实施新学习;
- 与其他教育工作者进行合作讨论，分析新学到的知识;
- 探索专业准备和对教育工作者福利的影响之间的联系.
How does the credit-earning system work? To earn two credits, 50 hours of work is required ($280); to earn three credits, 75 hours are required ($390); to earn four credits, 100 hours are required ($515); to earn five credits, 125 hours are required ($615); and to earn six credits, 150 hours are required ($715). 学生们可以在5月1日就开始记录时间(如果你想更早开始的话), 您可以联系您的区域专业发展协调员).
有关强大可能性课程的更多信息，请单击 here. To explore Dominican University’s other online professional development courses, visit the website here and explore the possibilities. Make summer work for you!
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