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Drawn from over 50 years of combined experience, founders Lindsay Pontius and Craig Maravich introduce Courageous Stage’s premier professional development course.
A positive and reinvigorating opportunity for you to dive deep, reflect upon your chosen profession and learn new models and practices to activate your students and your classroom culture.
This is a fully accredited, asynchronous course designed to equip you with strategies for supportive community building and the daily challenges of a classroom. ​
DATES
Start date: March 17th, 2025 (3/17/2025)
Length: 25 days
PRICING
25-Day asynchronous course.........................................$1,100
25-Day accredited* asynchronous course......................$1,535
*Includes 3 graduate credits awarded by Vermont State University
CONTACT
For additional course information
Courageous Stage Team
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For additional registration information
Center for Schools Team
COURSE SCHEDULE AND DESIGN
​​​​Week 1: Me and My Class
Readings: Palmer, Packet: Brentro, Muhammed
Assignments: 3 Journal responses over week, reflecting on Circles and Signals
Complete Evaluation, due Sunday
Week 2: Me as Learner
Readings: Palmer, Pontius pamphlet Packet:
Assignments: Discussion, Me as a Learner, due Monday, 2 journal responses on Strength-based Approach.
Project: Dreamscape due Sunday
Week 3: Me and Process
Readings: Packet: Booth, Rilke
Assignments: Reflection on Creative Capacities due Sunday, Evidence of collaborative time with partner via Canvas on “ Letters”
Projects: Begin “Letters” project based on a TED TALK
Week 4: We as Learners
Readings: Packet: Lederach, Brown
Assignments: Reflections on Me as Artist and list of community agreements
Projects:” Letters” completed project and bibliography due on Friday, Relationship Plan Workbook due Sunday.
Weeks 5 & 6: We as a community of learners
Readings: Muhammad
Assignments: Strategic Relationship Plan completed Friday of week 6.​
Required Texts: Booth, Eric. Making Change: Teaching artist and their role in shaping a better world (2023). Betteryet Press.Muhammad, Gholdy. Unearthing Joy: a guide to culturally and historically responsive teaching and learning. (2023) New York: Scholastic.Pontius, Lindsay (2024). Relationships matter: Lessons from a half-ton teacher, Middlebury College.Courageous Stage. Teaching with Courage Packet (2024) with readings fromBrentro, L. (2017), Palmer, P. (2020), Rilke (2017 ed.), Lederach, J.P. (2005), brown, a.m. (2017)​​​​