Earning Criteria

• Complete the following courses with 80% competency, which is equal to a B in the course based on the following outcomes. The badge earner will be able to: 1) Identify contemporary approaches in the knowledge base of theories of motivation. 2) Demonstrate reflective teaching practices. 3) Reflect on the impact of educational psychology as a tool for understanding the teaching and learning process.
• EDUC 5283 Teaching Methods: Interpreting the theory and knowledge bases of education, presenting instructional materials and teaching for the diverse classroom, assessing resource materials, writing objectives to teach across the curriculum, using teaching tools, assessing student performance, applying motivational techniques, critiquing and utilizing classroom management effectively, and demonstrating teaching strategies will be included.
• EDUC 5463 Differentiated Instructional Strategies: Explore differentiated instructional strategies and an analysis of selected instructional strategies with an emphasis on theory and philosophy of teaching, learning styles, instructional innovations, instructional techniques, and learning tasks with application to the improvement of teaching skills.
• EDUC 5633 Cognitive Learning Styles: Explore active learning, learner-centric teaching techniques, and strategies for designing and implementing curriculum through the learning styles perspective.
• EDUC 5683 Brain-Based Learning: Explore the latest research on the brain and its implications for instruction by incorporating brain-compatible techniques that address students’ basic motivational needs. Learners discover how to apply underlying principles and instructional practice to enhance the brain-compatible classroom.
• Differentiated Instruction Pedagogy
• Learner-Centric Pedagogy
• Learner-Centric Pedagogy
• Brain-Based Pedagogy