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13 Years After the Enactment of FSMA: Can We Say That Food is Safer?

Craig Hedberg, PhD Professor Division of Environmental Health Sciences University of Minnesota School of Public Health
2024 Private Pesticide Applicator Certification Exam

PLEASE READ ALL INFORMATION CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH YOUR REGISTRATION. You qualify to take this exam to (re)certify for 2024 if:
3-2-1 Classroom Assessment Technique (CAT)

Join us to learn about this versatile and easy classroom assessment technique (CAT). This activity serves to provide instructors with valuable mid term information on how students are doing.
7 Word Stories and Other Student Check-in Activities

You will experience one quick and easy “check-in’ activity, the 7 Word Story, and discuss others that can be integrated into your course design in order to 1) build and strengthen a sense of community among learners, 2) broad
A Public Health Approach to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias

*This Public Health Institute course will be online via Zoom and Canvas and will not be meeting in-person. Joseph E. Gaugler, PhD Distinguished University McKnight Professor Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health
a6.24: Introduction to Practical Program Evaluation for Heritage Language Programs (3-week asynchronous online institute)

Institute Type: 3-week online—asynchronous with three required synchronous meeting times. Target Audience: This institute is designed for K-12 and po
a6.24: Language and Culture in Sync: Teaching Linguistic Politeness and Intercultural Awareness (3-week asynchronous online institute)

Institute Type: 3-week online—asynchronous Target Audience: Elementary to postsecondary foreign language and ESL teachers, material developers, curriculum coordinators, teacher educators, administrators, and researchers.
a7.15: Culture as the Core in the Second Language Classroom (3-week asynchronous online institute)

Institute Type: 3-week online—asynchronous with three required synchronous meeting times. Target Audience: For elementary school to postsecondary foreign language,
About Steven: A Children's Mental Health Case Study About Depression

The About Steven case study is an interactive, web-based tool that helps professionals and students explore topics related to children’s mental health. This case study is curr
Advanced Certified ScrumMaster®

Take on some of the most challenging scenarios facing scrum masters in work environments across diverse industries.
Advanced Editing and Proofreading Strategies

Maximize professionalism and quality by honing your editing and proofreading skills.
Agile Coaching

Train, mentor, and coach Agile teams.
Agile Fundamentals

Learn the basic skills, tools, and techniques of Agile.
Agile User Stories

Gather the information you need to create a backlog for an Agile team.
Allyship: Creating an Inclusive Workplace

Learn how to promote a workplace culture of diversity, inclusion, and acceptance.
Alternate Care Sites: An Introduction for Staff and Volunteers

During the COVID-19 pandemic, plans were developed across the country to identify new ways to care for the thousands of patients who will become ill.
Ambiguous Loss: Its Meaning and Application

Ambiguous Loss: Its Meaning and Application Description:
American Indian Health and Wellness

*This Public Health Institute course will be online via Zoom and Canvas and will not be meeting in-person. Genelle Lamont, PhD, MPH Health Literacy Advisory Group Chair, Minnesota Department of Health
Americans with Disabilities Act: Part 1

This online lecture discusses the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and how generally to determine if a person is considered disabled under the ADA. The lecture introduces the framework by which a person may be covered under the ADA.
Americans With Disabilities Act: Part 2

This online lecture discusses reasonable accommodations and the reasonable accommodation process with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Work through a case study and see how the case is interpreted before and after the 2008 Amendment to the ADA.
Analyzing and Modeling Requirements

Gain techniques for modeling and analyzing requirements.
Assess Training Needs

Assess training needs and analyze performance improvement solutions.
b6.24: Content-Based Language Instruction and Curriculum Development (1-week synchronous online institute)

Institute Type: 1-week online—synchronous Target Audience: Middle school to postsecondary world language teachers and teacher educators. The institute is not intended for ESL or dual language immersion teachers.
b6.24: Introduction to Dual Language Immersion (1-week synchronous online institute)

Institute Type: 5-day online—synchronous Target Audience: new K-12 DLI educators of all languages This institute is designed for future or new educators, instructional coaches and administrators in K-12 Dual Languag