This course will provide teachers, principals and counselors with the knowledge and strategies of substance abuse.  Grow in your understanding about addiction including the warning signs, intervention ideas and prevention strategies. Learn why and how youth use substances and explore resources to teach students about the life-long effects of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.  Educators will be challenged to push themselves and those they lead to improve student achievement.

Following the completion of this course, the student should be able to:

• Utilize multiple options for online discussions and use them for a variety of reasons. InTASC 3
• Develop quality online assessments that demonstrate real and authentic learning. InTASC 1,6
• Provide strategies to improve digital literacy skills. InTASC 8
• Create an ePortfolio that demonstrates their value to their students. InTASC 7,10
• Facilitate student-driven learning in an online environment, allowing for more student choice. InTASC 1,2,3,8
• Explain and implement good digital citizenship strategies and methods. InTASC 9