Continuing Education Courses

The following courses are currently offered as a part of Loyola's Continuing Education program:

 

EDAD701- Leading through Trauma 

Current school leaders, aspiring leaders, and educators can learn, understand, and apply the theories and practices of trauma informed leadership. This learning experience examines the principles of trauma informed care, types of traumas, trauma impacts the brain and learning. Through scholarship and applied methods in attachment theory, emotional intelligence, and systemic thinking the learner will not only gain insight into the implications of trauma but how the implement policies and practices specific to trauma informed care. 

 

EDCT601- Making the Shift: Introduction to the Science of Reading 

The Science of Reading is a vast body of research that has proven the process of how we learn to read. This course will provide you with an introduction to what the research tells us and will provide you with high leverage practices to support students who are struggling with reading. 

Meet Our Community

Pursuing Justice, Together

When students enroll in the undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs at Loyola’s School of Education, they are welcomed into a vibrant and diverse community of faculty, staff, students, and alumni who are engaged in ensuring an inclusive educational system that actualizes social justice.

Mike McCourt
Alumni

Mike McCourt

“Jesuits have a solid reputation as educators. The other students in my cohort were amazing and made the intensity of this program a shared, instead of solitary, experience of growth and learning.”
Bianca Solorzano
Alumni

Bianca Solorzano

“This program has really propelled my career in the Montessori field. I've met amazing people, and I learned a lot about myself. It was a priceless experience that I couldn’t recommend more. ”
Heiser
Alumni

William Heiser

“My Jesuit experience as a student and later as an administrator at Loyola taught me the importance of service for others. I’ve spent my entire career working in education, with the mission of giving back to students what Loyola gave me—an opportunity to become something more.”
Jennifer Watkinson
Faculty

Jennifer Scaturo Watkinson, Ph.D.

“We’re trying to transform the school counseling profession so that counselors are able to utilize advocacy and leadership to support the diverse needs of their students.”