Harmony Academy

National University in San Diego

We are delighted to inform placement settings of the Harmony Academy and Harmony Professional Learning which is managed by National University in San Diego. The programme includes over 70 on-demand modules that help teachers develop knowledge and skills to improve their practice and inspire their students.

These self-guided, online courses are research-based and can be completed in 30-60 minutes. Upon successful completion, teachers earn a certificate documenting professional development hours earned.

Getting Started: Go to the Harmony Academy Website and register for free.

Inspire Teaching and Learning: On-Demand Modules

Unit Topics Modules
Learning Environment Student Interactions
  • Building Relationships with Students
  • The Physical Environment of Your Classroom
  • Recognising Bullying Behaviour
  • Addressing Bullying Behaviour
  • Causes of Misbehaviour
  • Creating Classroom Rules
  • Understanding Consequences
  • Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
  Intentional Instruction
  • Teaching Students Empathy
  • Helping Students “Want” to Achieve
  • Helping Students Believe they “Can” Achieve
  • How to Model Effectively
  • Backwards Planning a Unit
  • ​​​​​​​Supporting Language Development through Social Interaction
  • Using Feedback to Foster Discussion
  • Using Morphology to Support English Language Learners
Professional Practices Instructional Design and Planning
  • Annotation as an Interactive Reading Strategy
  • Elements of a Lesson Opening
  • Elements of a Lesson Closure
  • Giving Clear Directions for a Task
  • Engaging Emotions to Improve Memory Retention
  • Organising Information to Improve Memory
  • Using Bloom's Taxonomy to Plan Questions
  • Teaching Close Reading
  • Valuing Bilingualism
  • Combating Cognitive Overload
  • Preparing for Student Discussions
  • Supporting Students with ADHD
  • Strategies to Address Specific Learning Disabilities in Reading
  • Strategies to Address Specific Learning Disabilities in Writing
  Universal Design (Differentiation)
  • Preparing to Differentiate: Learner Profile
  • Preparing to Differentiate: Student Interest
  • Preparing to Differentiate: Student Readiness
  • Differentiation Strategy: Performance Tasks
  • Differentiation Strategy: Student Choice
  Assessment 
  • Authentic Assessment
  • Formative Assessment
  • How to Grade Effectively
  • Delivering Effective Feedback
  • Understanding SMART Goals
Family Focus Family Engagement
  • Addressing Barriers to Parent Involvement
  • Strategies for Communicating with Parents
  • The Importance of Working with Parents
  • Strategies for Engaging with Parents
  Embracing Our Communities
  • Affirming Difference and Valuing Background Knowledge
  • Mentoring in Sports: The Coach-Mentor Blueprint
  • Linking Identity and Achievement Through Cultural Competence
  • Using Critical Consciousness to Challenge Inequity
  • Working Against Racial Bias
Foundations of Social Emotional Learning Inspirational Connections
  • Building Relationships with Students
  • Be the Spark: Nurturing Student Inspiration
  • Teachers as Agents of Change
  • Helping Students “Want” to Achieve
  Cultural Competence
  • Linking Identity and Achievement Through Cultural Competence
  • Using Critical Consciousness to Challenge Inequity
  • Using Warm Demand to Build Student Achievement
  • Working Against Racial Bias
  • Valuing Bilingualism
  Trauma-Informed Instruction
  • Drug Use in Schools
  • Youth Substance Abuse: Building Resilience and Reducing Harm
  • Understanding the Impact of Trauma on Students
  • Supporting Trauma-Exposed Students
  • Identifying Signs of Child Abuse and Neglect
  • Restorative Justice: Rethinking Discipline
  • Recognising Bullying Behaviour
Classroom Design and Instruction Design a Positive Learning Environment 
  • Basic Proactive Classroom Management Strategies
  • Affirming Difference and Valuing Background Knowledge
  • Developing Behaviours for Cooperative Learning
  • Teaching Students Empathy
  • The Physical Environment of Your Classroom
  • Causes of Misbehaviour
  • Creating Classroom Rules
  • Identifying Necessary Procedures
  • Designing Effective Procedures
  • Teaching Procedures
  • Creating Logical Consequences
  • Understanding Consequences
  • Delivering Consequences
  Intentional Instructional Design and Planning
  • Structuring Academic Conversations
  • Design a Problem-Based Learning Experience
  • Structuring Cooperative Learning
  • Giving Effective Praise
  • Creating Multi-Sensory Experiences to Improve Memory Retention
Educator Social Emotional Learning Intrapersonal
  • Coping with Teacher Stress
  • Self-Compassion and Emotion Regulation for Educators
  • Understanding the Brain to Get to the Heart of SEL
  Interpersonal
  • Maintaining Professional Relationships with Students
  • Maintaining Professional Relationships with Colleagues
  • Meaningful Relationships with Educators and School Leaders
  • Mentoring in Sports and Coach Mentor Blueprint
  • Teacher Professionalism in the Age of Social Media
  • Teamwork and Collaboration for Educators
  Cognitive Processing
  • Combating Cognitive Overload
  • Engaging Emotions to Improve Memory Retention
  • Problem Solving for Educators