Enhanced Teaching Practice for Elementary Teachers

Research provides a clear connection between student success and teacher success. That’s why Indiana licensing regulations and teacher evaluations have moved to a model of improving teacher effectiveness. While teacher effectiveness is a district responsibility, the goal of the evaluation process is to increase teacher effectiveness to achieve the “Highly Effective” teacher rating.

As part of your professional growth plan toward becoming an increasingly “Highly Effective” teacher, the online certificate in enhancing teaching practice for elementary teachers concentrates on the areas of:

Classroom management
Classroom assessment
Technology use
Reading and writing instruction
Differentiated instruction
The certificate is taught by faculty who hold doctorates and teach in Ball State's Teachers College, one of the most comprehensive and renowned colleges of education in the country. The certificate can be completed in two or three semesters.

The 15-credit certificate is also a good option if you’re considering a master’s degree in the future because it partially completes requirements for the master's in elementary education (MAE).