Professional Development

Multiple professional development programs are available to our LA GEAR UP partners for the 2020-2021 year. There are credit and non-credit bearing online professional development opportunities that cover content from the introduction to cyber educational concepts to sessions focused on providing social and emotional learning activities that not only educate but also encourage and support. While some sections are exclusively for teachers, there are some opportunities for counselors and parents to engage and learn more. 

Check out our current offerings!
 

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Would you like to register for a spot for one of our upcoming professional development workshops or courses? If so, email scitec@latech.edu today!

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Winter 2020
GEAR UP Course Offering
Emotional Learning in Schools and Positive Psychology is being offered during the Winter 2020 quarter. This course is designed to be a largely self-paced professional development focusing on Social Emotional Learning and education related positive psychology resources and application methods for use in the schools. Application and reflection will be an integral component of this course. It is expected that students will actively and thoughtfully respond to various assignments on Moodle, and that implementation of various activities will occur and the results documented. Topics include the following:
  • Positive Psychology
  • Positive Psychology Interventions
  • Mindset
  • Mindset Approaches
Winter 2020
GEAR UP Professional Development Opportunities
GEAR UP through SciTEC in the College of Education, offer support for teachers, teacher leaders, instructional coaches, administrators, and students using high quality science curricula. Below are a list of available trainings:
  • Introduction to Utilizing Tier 1 Science Inquiry Methods
  • OpenSciED Initial Training
  • OpenSciED Follow-up Training
Winter 2020
GEAR UP Scholarship Opportunity
GEAR UP is supporting the Louisiana Tech University and Discovery Education partnership by offering limited scholarships for the graduate courses being offered. The four courses will lead to a graduate certificate in online teaching and learning and apply toward earning a master’s degree.  For more information, check out the official partnership page on the Louisiana Tech University website.
  • Digital Teaching in the Online Environment
  • Leveraging Technology in Assessment of Student Learning
  • Designing Remote Learning
  • Technology Integration Coaching

Previously offered Courses and PD

If you are interested in one of our previous professional developments or courses offered in 2019-2020, please let us know you would like it offered again. If there is enough interest in a particular topic, we will make it happen!
NICERC Intro Cyber Resources PD
ITEEA STEM Safety Instruction PD
The Importance of SEL PD
OpenSciED Introduction PD
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 Computational Thinking Course
Intro to Cyber Education Course
Intro to EBD Instruction Course

Mary Margaret Livingston Ph.D.

Professor 
Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences

Brandon Waits Ph.D.

Licensed Psychologist
​Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology
Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences

Dr. Waits earned a B.A. in psychology from Auburn University, a M.A. in marriage and family therapy and counseling from Reformed Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Louisiana Tech University. He has clinical experience in a variety of settings including outpatient clinics and university counseling centers (most recently at the University of Tennessee). Dr. Waits teaches, conducts/supervises research, and provides clinical supervision to doctoral students as a core faculty member of the counseling psychology doctoral program at Louisiana Tech University. His primary research interests relate to positive psychology and trauma, and courses he teaches include couple and family therapy, clinical supervision, and positive psychology. He also maintains a part-time clinical practice in which he provides psychotherapy and psychological assessment services.

Cathi Cox-Bonial

STEM Education Consultant

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