Powerful Teacher Language: Using Words to Help Children Succeed is designed to assist teachers with developing simple changes in their language to promote profound changes in student behavior and academic, social, and emotional success. The goal is for teachers to increase student engagement with academics, build a positive community, and effectively manage a classroom.

At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

• Use language to generate a vision for students that encourages them to do their best work and be their best selves. INTASC 2, 3, 4, 10
• Use words to help students identify and build upon their strengths. INTASC 1, 3, 5, 10
• Listen to students in order to help them be reflective, optimistic, and thoughtful learners. INTASC 3, 4, 5, 10
• Use appropriate teacher language strategies to problem-solve for and with students. INTASC 3, 10
• Use teacher language to empower students in the classroom and in life. INTASC 3, 5
• Identify teacher language strategies that can be troublesome and use positive strategies instead. INTASC 1, 8
• Apply teacher language strategies for students in different subgroups (ELL/ESL, special education, gifted, general classroom, etc.) INTASC 2, 8