Professional Development Courses for Educators.

I LOVED THIS COURSE! The text had me worried at first, but it is an awesome reference & it is on my desk as we speak! I am flipping one of my classes next year, so this was a great way for me to work out some of the kinks, and I learned so much from the text and assignments. Charity was great to work with & very responsive. I would ask questions as they came to me in my assignments & she responded in a timely manner with great suggestions. Highly recommend if you are even thinking of flipping your classroom!

~Danielle Hoying

Course: MAKING EVERY MINUTE COUNT
with Charity Staudenraus

Professor Larson was fabulous. My schedule this summer was a bit hectic and he allowed me to tailor some of the assignments to directly connect to the work I was currently doing. A super helpful, interesting course!

~Laurie Thurston

Course: WRITING PROMPTS: Inspiring Young Writers
with Doug Larson

I absolutely enjoyed the course and am looking forward to implementing methods taught on a regular basis within my classroom.

~Yvonne Alderman

Course: THE WRITING & READING WORKSHOP: Engaging the Adolescent
with Deb Lund

Affording the luxury to reflect on my teaching is crucial for my growth and development as a teacher. It is with courses such as this, that I get to push my thinking and practice to deeper levels. Thank you for the opportunity.

~Angela

Course: FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL: Human Rights for All
with Wendi Fein

My instructor Charity Staudenraus is awesome. This is the 5th or 6th class I have taken from her and she has done a wonderful job in each and every one. She responds to every assignment that I turned in and gives great feedback to all my questions. To tell the truth, I come back to the Heritage Institute to take classes from her. She is that good.

~Steve Porter

Course: ONLINE INTERACTIVE READING
with Charity Staudenraus

I have always found the courses offered meet my needs. This course was very interesting and enlightening. I want to thank Lori she is the best. I look forward to future courses.

~Georgia Lyonnais

Course: HELPING ANXIOUS STUDENTS
with Lori Gibson

In BEING HAPPY: Teaching Happiness, Charity Staudenraus teaches the most important subject a teaching professional can ever hope to study - Happiness! Happiness is not about being all smiles and positive all the time, nor is it about graduating or being at the top of the class, nor even about being rich and famous. Happiness is an inner balance, the inner confidence on a bad day that you'll eventually bounce up and the inner wisdom that the day after your triumph, life will go back to normal. Through well-chosen readings and a friendly compassionate voice, Charity will bring out the best of you and in turn, teaches you how to bring the best out of your students. Not only is her course enlightening; it is a clarion call for parents and educators around the world to turn the tide against the growing number of young suicides. After taking Charity's course, you'll want to join the cause!

~William Henry Griffin

Course: BEING HAPPY: Teaching Happiness
with Charity Staudenraus

I am so grateful to have taken this course. I can honestly say it has stirred my soul and reminded me of why I teach. I learned so much about myself and received so many tools to use in the classroom. Ms. McKinney does an excellent job of responding to assignments, giving praise and moving her students to the next level. I thoroughly enjoyed this course.

~Jodine Huffman

Course: OVERCOMING ADVERSITY: Lessons in Life & Teaching
with Brenda McKinney

The instructor was excellent and was quick to respond to emails. I was happy with the class format. The flexible deadline structure is excellent compared to other online programs.

~Doug Bocaz-Larson

Course: CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT in FILM & LITERATURE
with Eric Low

when I signed up for this course it was just another course for salary advancement. However, this course took me by surprise pushing me to open boxes of memories I haven't opened in years. Forcing me to dig within myself to relate to the material. From the ted talks and the novel for the class I learned so much and took so much more away then I had ever imagined. Thank you!

~Brenda Wilson

Course: OVERCOMING ADVERSITY: Lessons in Life & Teaching
with Brenda McKinney