Program Format and Objectives

Program Format
CORD offers two types of professional development program formats:

• Site-Based Workshops:  Face-to-face workshops delivered on-site at your location and tailored to the needs of your district or consortium
• Online Courses:  Thirteen-week web-based graduate courses for secondary teachers and six-week seminar courses for postsecondary faculty

Program Objectives
During CORD Professional Development Programs, participants learn:

• Innovative teaching strategies that blend academic concepts with workplace applications.
• Why teaching abstract concepts through concrete experiences enhances your students’ ability to learn and retain.
• How to motivate students through group learning experiences.
• Classroom management techniques that keep actively involved students on task.
• How to effectively assess and “grade” contextual learning achievement.