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Developing Cognition Skills (10 Hours)

Developing Cognition Skills (10 Hours)

The U.S. Department of Education and others indicate that weak cognitive skills are the source of over 80% of learning problems.

Students approach each task with varying learning tools, called cognitive skills, and these skills determine the quality, speed, and ease with which individuals learn and perform.

This online PD course provides methods for detecting students with weak cognitive skills and tools to strengthen those skills. Teachers will receive understanding, as well as ways to apply development techniques in the classroom. This fun and interactive course includes information about new brain research and how it can impact today’s classrooms.

Online self-study PD courses help teachers complete continuing education requirements.

  • Start ANY Time
  • All ONLINE 24x7
  • No Textbook Needed
  • Includes ALL Content
  • Complete ANY Time over 5 years
  • Receive a Certificate of Completion


  • Wow!! This was rich in content beyond what I expected. Loved the real science behind learning. Thank you for the extras at the end of the course. Printed them off to use in my classroom right away!
    Mary S.
  • I found all of the brain information interesting.
    Leann H.
  • This course was very good. I will be using what I learn when the new term begins...I'm already making plans!
    Tressa M.
  • I enjoyed this course! It is providing positive and new ways of thinking and learning.
    Debra S
  • Wow! Fantastic information-- looking forward to utilizing these strategies in my classroom!
    Shannon H.
  • Great class! It was a nice refresher course! I learned the material ages ago and it was nice to review.
    Hope B.
  • Enjoyed learning about cognitive skills. Wish I know more about this when I was still teaching.
    Belinda L.
  • This was very informative! Some is difficult to do in a classroom of many students, but really good info especially when trying to help those kids that don't qualify for aid and fall through the cracks. This is one of the best classes I've taken on this site!
    Robyn W.
  • This class was extremely interesting to me. The videos interspersed throughout helped to cement understanding. I would HIGHLY recommend this class. Very informative.
    Karen M.
  • This was an excellent course and was very engaging! I feel excited about using new strategies with my students who have cognitive skills deficits and helping them build these skills.
    Monika S.
  • Great class and lots of excellent information that will be very useful.
    Patricia G.
  • I enjoyed the course very much. The content was perfect for school based speech therapists and I will be able to use the information with my students. Thank you.
    Molly J.
  • I really appreciate that once you pay for the course you have access to the material. Good extra resources are provided. I like that you can take the test as many times as necessary and have unlimited time!
    MaryEllen S.
  • There are a few typos on a few of the pages. Nothing major but they should be corrected. The videos were a little difficult to work at first but I got better as I progressed through the course. I loved all the printable materials and online resources. The course information is valuable and I\'ve already started implementing some of it in my classroom. Thanks so much for offering this course. I enjoyed it very much.
    Karen M.
  • Excellent overall, informative. I like flexibility of being able to break up five-hour on-line course and log on and off as needed to accomodate my personal work and family schedule. Gave option to start up again on last page where I left off. Video demos helpful and interesting. 3. Concern/suggestion- Had some concerns about a few casual references used during ""DEMOS- Skill Building"" portion of video (Memory - Visualization segment)...though honest, seemed a bit inappropriate? I would suggest editing these statements out of video if possible? PLB Administrator: Thank you for your suggestion. We have placed this video in the cue for editing.
    Jodi R.
  • Cognitive Skills was an excellent and timely course. As a Special Education teacher with 17 successful years of teaching experience, I found the course engaging, flowing with content new to me, and exactly what I needed in the the areas of cognition. Bravo to Dr. Ken Gibson!! We need more academics like this. Dr. Gibson is down-to-earth, authoritative, and funny. I could listen to him all day.
    Richard H.
  • This was the perfect course for me. I learned many new things and am excited to put what i learned to use.
    Merrilee W.
  • I really enjoyed this course. The material was put together in a new way for me and I learned a lot.
    Linda L.
  • Excellent sequential presentation of information.
    Pam O.
  • Loved this course. I will be reviewing it and using much of this information next year.
    Rebecca M.
  • I had Visual Therapy training many years ago, and this class mirrored much of my training at that time. I found it very interesting, and a useful resource for working with students in the future. Great job putting it all together! : ) Content, testing, video, etc.
    Randi S.
  • There were some great resources I printed and hope to utilize in my teaching.
    Janelle M.
  • I really do enjoy the set up of this website. I was very anxious at first about trying to find courses for my CEU credits. This site has made me a lot less stressful =)"
    Megan S.
  • I found the concept of teaching ""skills"" versus the facts/how-to of academics interesting; I'd like to see it applied in the college setting I teach in. I will be looking into it more...
    Lynne R.
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