PDI Course Booklist


As of April 1, 2022, textbooks are no longer required in any PDI course. This list remains for reference purposes only. Questions? Click here to send a message to Melissa Breazeale, PDI Program Coordinator, for assistance.

21st Century Thinking Skills that Promote College and Career Readiness

Active and Hands-on Science Instruction

Addressing the Needs of Diverse Populations

Anti-Bullying Strategies for Primary Grades

Best Practices for a Successful Primary Classroom

Best Practices for a Successful 4th-6th Grade Classroom

Best Practices for a Successful Middle School Classroom

Best Practices for a Successful High School Classroom

Bridging the Gap: High-Yield Strategies to Recover from Learning Loss

Building Critical Social and Emotional Skills Using Literature

Bullying: Awareness, Intervention, and Prevention

Character Education for the 21st Century

Classroom Management Strategies for High School Teachers

Classroom Management Survival Course

Comprehension: The Key to Successful Reading

Comprehension Strategies for Middle and Upper Grades

Connecting Content with Literacy: Dynamic Strategies for Comprehension

Conquering the Behavioral Challenges of Special Needs Students

Content Area Multi-Sensory Teaching for Students with Special Needs

Creating a Dynamic Classroom Through Project-Based Learning

The Daily 5

Data-Driven Instruction

Designing and Creating a WebQuest

Developing Phonemic Awareness in Emergent Readers

Developmentally Appropriate Content Activities for Early Learners

Differentiated Instruction: One Size Does Not Fit All

Digital Storytelling: Using Technology to Write Stories

Educating the Whole Student: Mindfulness and Social-Emotional Learning in the Classroom

Educational Technology 101

Effective Strategies for Emergent and Early Writers

Effective Strategies to Improve Student Writing

Effectively Using iPads to Transform the Classroom

ELL Strategies for Mainstreamed Students

Embracing Diversity and Equity Through Culturally Responsive Teaching

Engaging, Motivating, and Managing Your Students

An Essential Guide to Formative Assessment

The Flipped Classroom: An Interactive Approach to Student Engagement

Focus on Phonics

Focused Interventions to Improve Executive Function Skills

Google as a Classroom Tool for Learning

Guided Reading 101

Guiding Emergent and Early Writers to Success

Helping Middle Grade Struggling Writers Achieve Success

How to Reach and Teach Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Implementing the Workshop Model in Reading, Writing, Math, and Science

Improving Your Students' Test Taking Skills

Incorporating SEL Skills into the Content Areas

Instilling a Growth Mindset in Students

Interventions for Middle Grade Struggling Readers

Introduction to Microsoft Office 365 Education

Learner-Centered Math Instruction Using Manipulatives

Making the Most of the Internet in the Classroom

Mastering Google Apps for Education

Mastering the Text Complexity Challenge in Grades 4-8

Math Manipulatives in the Primary Classroom

Math Problem-Solving Strategies for Grades 3-6

Middle School Math Problem Solving

Motivating and Engaging Middle and High School Students

Multimedia Project Design and Development

A Multi-Tiered System of Supports for Students who Challenge Us

A New Approach to Spelling Instruction

The Next Generation Science Standards

Powerful Interventions to Guide Struggling Readers

Preparing English Language Learners for Success

Preparing Students with Special Needs to Meet the Standards

Reading Foundations for Emergent and Early Readers

Reading Interventions for Middle School Students

Reading to Learn: Developing Strategic Reading Skills

Reading Workshop Approach for Middle Grade Students

Response to Intervention in Reading

Responsive Classroom Management in the Primary Grades

Science Inquiry Using the 5E Model

Study Smarter Not Harder: Study Skills for Students

Supporting Math Foundational Skills in the Primary Grades

Targeted Instruction and Interventions with Reading Strategy Groups

Teaching Critical SEL Skills Using Picture Books

Teaching Primary Grade Math Problem-Solving Skills

Teaching STEM and NGSS at the Primary Level

Teaching Students with Special Needs in the Mainstream Classroom

Teaching Tolerance and Respect: Preventing Bullying in High School

Technology Tools to Amplify Learning

Unleashing the Power of NGSS and STEM

Using Google Classroom for Teaching and Learning

Using SEL to Drive Inclusive Practices in High School

Vocabulary-Building Strategies for Students in Grades 4-12

Word Play: Vocabulary Instruction in the Primary Grades

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