Professional Development Book Studies – Summer & Early Fall 2024

Participants are responsible for the cost of the book and the $50 credit fee to UND to have your credit recorded onto your transcript. The fee to participate in an NDU professional development course for non-members is $100, plus the cost of the book and the credit fee to UND. 

Book studies are typically one credit courses that last approximately six weeks.  One credit equates to 15 hours of study.  Expectations include reading the book, answering discussion questions, responding to others’ responses, and a reflection paper/action plan.   

Artificial Intelligence

• Teaching with AI: A Practice Guide to a New Era of Human Learning – September 6 

Anxiety/Trauma 

• Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, Worry – September 16 

Behavior 

• Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World – September 16 

Classroom Management 

• Frustration Busters: Unpacking and Responding to Classroom Management Challenges – July 22  
• Take Control of Your Noisy Class: Chaos of Calm in 15 Seconds Super Effective Classroom Management Strategies for Teachers in Today’s Toughest Classrooms – September 23 

Instruction/Strategies 

• Plan Like A Pirate: Designing Extraordinary Learning Journeys for Every Student – September 30 

Mindset 

• The Last Lecture – September 30 

Self-Care/Positivity  

• FISH: A Proven Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results – September 23