January 2020 Newsletter
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Easy to Say—But How Do You Really Help Students Learn From Failure?
Teachers need real, actionable strategies when it comes to teaching students how to develop the resilience to learn from their mistakes.
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Why doesn’t the Leaning Tower of Pisa fall over?
In 1990, the Italian government enlisted top engineers to stabilize Pisa’s famous Leaning Tower. There’d been many attempts during its 800-year history, but computer models revealed the urgency of their situation.
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January Lesson Plans
January Themes, Resources, and Lesson Plans from A to Z: Teacher stuff
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5 Worthwhile Augmented and Virtual Reality Tools
Interesting—and free—ways to use AR and VR in the classroom to create engaging learning experiences.
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Responsive Courses
VESi has 33 courses that are compatible on all devices, making it easy for you to recertify anytime, anywhere.
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Partner InstitutionsWe partner with over 100 regionally and nationally accredited institutions.
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Certification RequirementsWithin the United States, each state regulates the licensing and credentialing of teachers in their own state.
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New Courses
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English Language Learner: Language Acquisition
The focus of this course is on the process of second language acquisition and the role of the classroom teacher.
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English Language Learner: Methods & Materials
This course discusses how to apply instructional methods in creating lessons and how to identify culturally appropriate curriculum and instructional resources.
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Build School Communities
This course helps teachers build genuine bonds between themselves and their students and between students and their classmates, to create “kindred classhomes” with a foundation of acceptance, respect, and shared purpose.
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Virtual Education Software, inc. (VESi) designs and offers high-quality, graduate-level distance learning courses (as well as CEUs, PDUs, PLUs, clock hours, etc.) through more than 100 colleges and universities nationally. Several of these university partners offer VESi courses for academic credit in either matriculated or non-matriculated form.
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