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GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition Design) is composed of teacher-friendly strategies that support ALL students in reaching their full potential.

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What You’ll Learn

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    Confidence

    Become more confident in your ability to teach any subject to any level of student

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    Proven Models

    Have a clear and proven model to teach your students

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    Effectiveness

    Create an effective learning environment that promotes peer-to-peer learning

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    Independence

    Learn how to create a classroom that manages itself

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    Unit Creation

    Learn to create your OWN units, reaching students of all learning levels

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    Strategies

    No more feeling overworked and stressed. The GLAD strategies will work FOR YOU.

What's Included

  • 100% Online

    Complete the course on your own time, at your own pace. No need to make sub-plans!

  • In-class teaching examples

    Live classroom demonstrations of GLAD strategies, with coaching!

  • Proven Mastery

    Become a master teacher in less than 6 weeks! Check out our pacing guide. Course access for 6 months to sharpen your strategy skills.

  • Lifetime access to GLAD unit library

    Lifetime access to over 100 GLAD units you can use in your own classroom!

  • Free GLAD T-shirt

    Free GLAD t-shirt! Restrictions may apply.

  • GLAD Trainer Access

    Easily ask questions and get quick answers from GLAD Certified Trainers!

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GLAD works

All of our strategies have been proven to be effective across a wide range of grade levels (K-12), demographics, regions, and cultures. Read more about our data.

Department of Education

Awarded Project of Academic Excellence

U.S. Department of Education, OBEMLA

Be GLAD strategies are terrific for all levels of K-12 instruction. I am a high school teacher, and at first, I was skeptical about this online course with the sample instruction for third graders. However, a number of the strategies presented are directly applicable to high school. I plan on incorporating some strategies as soon as I'm back in the classroom. Like most teachers, I try to be a life-long learner. I've been teaching for over 20 years, and BeGLAD gave me new tools to better instruct my students.

Mark NelsonHS Teacher

Be GLAD is not just another teacher workshop. I gained real strategies that I can put to use in a real classroom.

Kevin SamsonMS Counseling

This was one of the best trainings I have participated in. Seeing all the ways we can support our English Language Learners was great, but something even better is that these strategies and supports can be used with ALL learners.

Jennifer OkamotoHS Special Ed Teacher

Course Modules

Our online course is composed of 6 chapters, which include Research/Theory & Classroom Demonstration videos so that you can visualize what these strategies will look like in your own classroom! Movements, pacing, and delivery will be shown for each strategy in a live classroom!

  • Chapter 1
    • 1.1 - Be GLAD History
    • 1.2 - Be GLAD Data
    • 1.3 - Second Language Acquisition
    • 1.4 - Primary Language
    • 1.5 - Cultural Sensitivity & Respect
    • Quiz #1
    • 1.6 - Standards Based Year Plan
    • 1.7 - Understanding by Design (UBD)
    • 1.8 - How to Build a Process Grid
    • 1.9 - Be GLAD Component Areas
    • 1.10 - Give Me 5!
    • 1.11 - 7 Hip Pocket Tools
    • 1.12 - Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR)
    • Quiz #2
  • Chapter 2
    • 2.1 - Zero Noise Signal & Signal Word
    • 2.2 - Three Personal Standards
    • 2.3 - Literacy Reinforcers & Scouts
    • 2.4 - Observation Charts
    • Quiz #3
    • 2.5 - Interactive Journals
    • 2.6 - T-Graph
    • 2.7 - Exploration Report
    • 2.8 - Team Tasks
    • 2.9 - Inquiry Chart
    • 2.10 - CCD
    • 2.11 - Big Book
    • Quiz #4
  • Chapter 3
    • 3.1 - GOIC
    • 3.2 - Homeschool Connection
    • Quiz #5
    • 3.3 - Poetry
    • 3.4 - Narrative Input Chart
    • 3.5 - Found Poetry
    • Quiz #6
  • Chapter 4
    • 4.1 - Pictorial Input Chart
    • 4.2 - Comparative Input Chart
    • 4.3 - Mind Map
    • Quiz #7
    • 4.4 - Expert Groups
    • 4.5 - Listen Then Sketch
    • 4.6 - SPC
    • Quiz #8
  • Chapter 5
    • 5.1 - Process Grid
    • 5.2 - ELD Group Frame
    • 5.3 - Cooperative Strip Paragraph
    • Quiz #9
  • Chapter 6
    • 6.1 - Clunkers & Links
    • 6.2 - SQ3R
    • 6.3 - ESRG
    • 6.4 - Primary Language Retell
    • Quiz #10
    • 6.5 - Extended Activities
    • 6.6 - Closure & Evaluation
    • 6.7 - Metacognition
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Secondary Certificate: Become a master teacher in less than 6 weeks with videos of theory/research and videos of live classroom demonstrations of GLAD strategies, with coaching! Complete the course on your own time, at your own pace.

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FAQs

  • Can I pay for the GLAD training with a Purchase Order? What if I don’t have a PO number yet?

    Yes, you can pay for your GLAD Training with a PO, even if you don’t have the PO number at the time of registration. Simply select the Purchase Order method of payment during checkout. If you don’t have a PO number at the time of registration, type in ‘TBD’ in the ‘PO Number’ field and provide an email address we can obtain the PO information from.

  • I have never heard of GLAD, what is it?

    Project GLAD is a professional development training for teachers designed to deliver content in the most effective way, according to research.

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