Graduate Academic Catalog 2018 - 2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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CPD - English/Language Arts |
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ELA 915 - Teaching Grammar in Context Credits: 3
Teaching grammar has never been so fun--or effective! Students of this online course will discover how innovative instructional strategies can make the teaching of grammar and mechanics rewarding and meaningful. Designed for teachers of grades 4-12, this standards-based course offers practical ways to reinforce the conventions of language within the context of student writing. Teachers will create hands-on activities and lessons, demonstrated in the inviting and accessible course text, to help their students understand how applying grammar and mechanics correctly can bring power and meaning to all forms of writing.
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ELA 916 - Expanding Content Literacy Credits: 3
Let's close the gap and prepare our elementary students for success! The gap - that seemingly small problem evident in elementary classes that looms larger and larger as students move into the secondary grades. The gap that is caused by primary-level students being immersed in narrative text that leaves them unprepared for the challenges of informational text and content-specific vocabulary seen in the secondary grades. This Online course will equip elementary teachers with the background and tools to lay a solid foundation for school children, developing in them the skills they need to be successful with informational text. Traditional format of this course is available upon request.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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ELA 916A - Expanding Content Literacy Credits: 3
Let's close the gap and prepare our elementary students for success! The gap - that seemingly small problem evident in elementary classes that looms larger and larger as students move into the secondary grades. The gap that is caused by primary-level students being immersed in narrative text that leaves them unprepared for the challenges of informational text and content-specific vocabulary seen in the secondary grades. This online course will equip elementary teachers with the background and tools to lay a solid foundation for school children, developing in them the skills they need to be successful with informational text. By investigating and utilizing research-based and classroom-proven strategies, students will have the opportunity to design activities and lessons that include creating the framework for reading, keying into vocabulary, setting the framework for writing, developing comprehension, and research writing that promotes content literacy in the classroom and provides instruction that braids literacy processes with the curriculum. The required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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ELA 917 - Poetry in English Classroom (7 - 12) Credits: 3
Inspire and engage students with a love of poetry! This online, standards-based course explores a variety of methods for single-subject teachers to bring poetry into their classroom. Students are naturally drawn to poetry. This course will invite teachers to use a variety of approaches with poetry in their classroom and discover poetry that is both appropriate and accessible for their students. You will learn practical, hands-on strategies for helping their students discuss, write, understand, and appreciate poetry. Teachers may complete this course with or without students.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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ELA 918 - Effective Writing Strategies 3 Units
Looking for practical, effective strategies for teaching writing in your classroom? Do you want your students to become more effective writers? This course is designed to help teachers gain an understanding of the nature of writing strategies and how they can successfully incorporate writing strategies in the secondary classroom.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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ELA 918N - Writing With Mentor Texts Credits: 2
Ready to help your students become more proficient writers? This online standards-based course is designed to help Grades 6-12 teachers gain an understanding of the nature of mentor texts and how they can successfully incorporate mentor texts with students. Discover a variety of mentor text resources, how to organize mentor texts for effective instruction, how to use texts throughout the writing process, and how to address Common Core writing standards. The course text includes writing instruction theory as well as practical ideas and strategies for effectively utilizing mentor texts.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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ELA 919 - Achieving Ell Fluency Credits: 3
Create a better understanding of the needs of your students who are English Language Learners. This online, standards-based course is designed to help teachers understand and use practical, effective strategies in teaching English language learners in the secondary classroom. The course curriculum focuses on helping teachers understand the needs of ELL students while implementing specific strategies to help students acquire proficiency in the English language. Particular attention is given to teaching vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, and ultimately, fluency in speaking, reading and writing English.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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ELA 921 - Content Comprehension (6 - 12) Credits: 3
This course is ideal for teachers with ESL, special needs, and low reading level students. Students in all subject areas struggle with reading. This online, standards-based course focuses on a variety of strategies for content area teachers to help students read and understand their curriculum. Teachers will learn practical, hands-on strategies for helping their students comprehend course textbooks. Course curriculum includes sample student work, custom reading guides, tools for reading assessments and resources for finding reading material to enhance their curriculum.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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ELA 922 - Media Literacy in the Television Age Credits: 3
From the morning news, to the afternoon talk shows, to the commercial-saturated evening sitcoms, daily we are bombarded with hundreds of media messages. The focus of this course is on critical thinking and communication skills as they relate to understanding the world of information around us. Lessons include interpreting the signs, symbols and meanings in media, decoding both explicit and implied messages and developing the tools necessary to critically evaluate media, with emphasis on television. A variety of teaching strategies and curriculum materials, adaptable for all K-12 teachers, is provided. Course work may be completed without classroom participation. Instructor support is readily available by email and phone. Additional information may be found at: www.steveyoungfpu.net Please see syllabus for textbook information.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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ELA 923 - Teaching Literary Elements (6 - 12) Credits: 3
Are you interested in creative ideas for teaching literary elements in your classroom? Teaching Literary Elements (6-12) is an online, standards-based course, designed to introduce and explore new tools and strategies for teaching literary elements. Particular attention is given to character, setting, point of view and theme. Students will have the opportunity to design practical, hands-on activities that will engage students with a variety of texts. Emphasis is given to meaningful interaction with literature, as well as the application of literary elements in student writing.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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ELA 924 - Documentaries and Nonfiction Credits: 3
Discover how to use documentaries to help your students become better readers and interpreters of nonfiction texts. Documentaries and Nonfiction offers a creative and innovative approach to teaching nonfiction reading strategies within all disciplines. The critical thinking skills students learn while reading documentaries will transfer naturally to their reading of nonfiction print texts. Using documentaries to build nonfiction reading skills makes concepts like propaganda, irony, audience, tone, and bias accessible and tangible for students. The teaching of nonfiction will be enhanced by the engaging strategies and resources featured in this course. The increased emphasis on nonfiction texts in the Common Core State Standards makes this course more important than ever.
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ELA 925 - Reading and CCSS Curriculum Mapping Credits: 3
Become introduced to strategies for instructing students in Common Core State Standards Reading Lessons. Through this online course, you will become familiar with designing lessons by differentiating instruction, using complex literature and informational text, and creating a curriculum map and lesson plans. You will gain knowledge about the development of the CCSS, what the standards can accomplish and key shifts in transitioning to the CCSS. At the completion of this course, you will gain practical strategies to use in your classroom.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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ELA 926 - Building Ela Core Ready Learners Credits: 3
Have you experienced the feeling of being overwhelmed with the Common Core State Standards? The Common Core State Standards have been written. The question now is not 'Why are we using the CCSS?' but rather 'How do I use them to improve student performance and increase student engagement?' We need a plan for implementing them into the classrooms; a workable and feasible plan that goes beyond simply unpacking the standards or trying to make the old standards work with the CCSS. This exploratory course will open the doors to lead the standards into the classroom and build ELA Core Ready Learners.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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ELA 927 - Essential Strategies for Ela and Ccss Credits: 3
Would you like to inspire learners and increase achievement? Learn how teachers plan and implement the Common Core State Standards which is critical to the best possible learning experience. Examine the research behind six clear Essential Core Strategies, a collection of best practices with examples of classroom practice. Apply the Essential Core Strategies to engage students and raise achievement in the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts in K through 12 in all subjects. This course aligns with CCSS in English Language Arts and Literacy and NBPTS to prepare students for 21st century skills and college and career readiness.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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ELA 928 - Close Reading Strategies (4 - 12) Credits: 3
Are you ready to learn more about close reading strategies and how to help your students become more active, thoughtful, engaged and independent readers? This online, standards-based course introduces and explores the idea of close reading with narrative texts in grades 4-12. Using self-selected novels, teachers will examine and learn how to create effective and engaging lesson plans using close reading, signposts, anchor questions and reading assessments, all aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Teachers will also learn about rigor, text complexity, structure and text-dependent questions.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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ELA 929 - Picture Book Power (prek - 3) Credits: 2 - 3
Picture books are amazing! Get ready to have some fun while you discover new picture books and authors, plan engaging activities, and build literacy skills in your classroom! This online, standards based course explores the possibilities for picture books in the classroom as part of an effective early literacy program. You will explore picture books, resources for picture books, multi-cultural picture books and visual literacy. The course is aligned with the CCSS standards, especially Reading Foundational Skills. Ideal for teachers of PreKinder through 3rd grade.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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CPD - Health Education |
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HED 900 - Fit for You: a Guide to Wellness Credits: 3
Do you have the desire to live a healthy lifestyle but lack the basic knowledge to do so? This is the most important class participants can take for their own sake. Course focus is on fitness, nutrition and stress management. Participants will learn how to increase their energy, improve their physical condition and better cope with the stress of teaching.
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HED 900A - Fit for You: A Guide to Wellness Credits: 3
Fit for You is designed to help you realize the importance of cardiovascular and muscular fitness, proper diet and sound mental health for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The course will help teachers and administrators gain the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for maintaining a well balanced, healthy lifestyle and for modeling and teaching it to their students. I believe that people desire to live a healthy lifestyle but lack the basic knowledge to do so. The course assignments will help the student integrate specific national standards for Health Education. Objectives for each lesson are modeled around standards-based learning as identified by the National Health Education Education Standards (NHES).
NOTE: Required books must be acquired separately.
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HED 901 - Teaching Elementary Health Credits: 3
Your classroom must be a place for the next generation of young Americans to develop appreciation for the joy of learning, as well as acquiring a solid foundation for a healthy lifestyle. The theme of the class is 'every teacher is a health teacher.' The objective is to help students establish life-long living habits and skills. Course content includes nutrition, health and substance abuse, cardiovascular health, mental health, first aid, healthy school environment, applicable school screening tests and other current health issues that confront all elementary school teachers.
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HED 902 - Health and Today's Teenager Credits: 3
Health is not limited to the physical side of mankind. It's the all encompassing subject that deals with life itself in all of its glory, frustrations, disappointment and triumphs. This course is designed to assist the high school teacher in better understanding the health issues students confront and often bring to school. The focus of this class is to add to the high school teacher's health knowledge, as well as illustrate ways to integrate health-related topics into the curriculum. Course content includes: wellness, nutrition, alcohol and substance abuse, weight control, and fitness.
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HED 903 - Weight: Effects on Health and Attitudes Credits: 3
Learn about the historic and consumer perspective of dieting to share with your students. Different diet routines and their planned outcomes will be reviewed along with their associated medical implications. Cultural expectations, personal motivation, and the regimen of exercise will be explored. Also included are tools developing the sensitivity of teachers to potential dangers students may experience during weight reduction. This informative class is geared for K-12 grade levels.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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HED 904 - Childhood Obesity: Healthy Choices Rule Credits: 3
The biggest contributors to developing childhood obesity are soda consumption, junk food, television, video games and computers. This course focuses on the current legislation to combat the obesity epidemic in your state's schools. Schools must adopt policies that restrict access to less nutritious food choices and provide students with healthy food items. School personnel have to work together to promote implement and asses a well-designed school-based plan to improve health and wellness through nutrition, physical activity, and health education. This course will include a wealth of information and resources for students, parents, teachers, and administrators to put schools on the right track.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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HED 905 - Health and Fitness on the Web Credits: 3
Discover the newest ideas in health and fitness and research available. The World Wide Web offers a journey to diverse and creative approaches in teaching health and fitness. This Online course provides teachers the opportunity to explore Internet sites devoted to lessons in health and fitness. Course participants will evaluate different Websites and use them to create lessons for their classrooms. Lessons and ideas from other creative teachers will be shared freely. This coursework will provide teachers with resources to update their health and fitness curriculum and practice. This course is designed to meet the objectives identified in the NASPE Standards. These national standards are embedded in the activities of the course. Participants will be asked to make connections between their work and these standards or the standards of their own states.
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HED 906 - Stress Management Credits: 3
This course is designed to help you develop the knowledge and skills needed to teach their students about the detrimental effects that are associated with excessive level of stress and tension. Participants will also learn how to manage a stress-free classroom to improve the learning experience. Holistic stress reduction approaches will be presented which are designed to acquaint the individual with theory, technique, and teaching skills to deal with stress from a physical, emotional, and environmental perspective. It will also provide participants with the skills necessary to teaching about the following subjects: a) understand the nature of stress, b) identify sources of stress, c) learn and apply techniques to deal with stress, d) understand the nature of various stress-related conditions, e) design and implement a goal setting and time management program, and f) apply stress management techniques.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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HED 907 - Healthy Environments Credits: 3
Healthy Environments focuses on teaching good environmental stewardship, which promotes positive environmental health. Today's students live in a world where environmental issues -- global warming, organic farming, and recycling, to name a few -- exist all around them. However, teaching kids about environmental sustainability provides them life skills to make contributions now and helps define who they will become later in life. This course is designed to provide the student with the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills needed to teach their students the life skills to promote a healthy environment.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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HED 908 - Healthy Self - Esteem Credits: 3
Healthy self-esteem is essential for mental and physical well-being. Research on the origins of self-esteem has concluded that unconditional love is a key component. This course will present techniques that have been proven to help students develop the life skills they need for healthy self-esteem. Participants will learn step-by-step techniques to help their students: a) handle mistakes from their past and respond well to criticism, b) foster compassion for themselves and others, c) set and achieve goals that will enrich their lives, and d) learn self-acceptance techniques. Today's students deserve the opportunity to learn these valuable life skills.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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HED 909 - Personal Safety Credits: 3
Medical emergencies and natural disasters can occur at any time and place. Knowing what to do can save a person's life or unnecessary visits to the doctor or emergency department. This course is intended to be a resource for any teacher or administrator concerned about the health and safety of their students, school, or community. Participants will learn step-by-step techniques to help their students develop the life skills necessary to a) prevent accidents at home, school, on the road, and outdoors, b) recognize and treat illnesses and injuries, c) understand foundational emergency procedures, and d) establish a disaster preparedness plan.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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HED 910 - Health and Wellness for Teachers and Students Credits: 3
Discover how to promote and enhance the health and well being of your students and staff by providing coordinated health and support services. This course is dedicated to helping the nation's schools make healthier choices, which will benefit teachers and their students. The tips and strategies outlined in this course are a means to assist in creating a positive environment at the school site. Schools are the ideal place to educate teachers, parents and students about the importance of health and wellness. This course will assist teachers to model the benefits of positive personal health choices to influence other staff and students.
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HED 911 - Healthy Eating Credits: 3
Help improve the lives and health of your students through balanced eating! This course provides practical advice and research-based strategies that address the root causes of unhealthy eating. Participants will discover how to: a)choose the right balance of the right foods for optimal health, b)set realistic goals and healthy rewards, c)identify and overcome barriers to healthy eating, and d)cope with triggers for unhealthy eating. This course contains checklists, charts, tips, and other features that will help you develop classroom lesson plans and personalized action plans that are fun for you and your students.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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HED 912 - Health Education Technology Credits: 3
This course addresses public health challenges in the 21st century requiring teachers, counselors, and students to be familiar with current technology. There are many technical options available to engage students and open up new possibilities for teaching, learning, and motivating. During this online course, you will learn about digital media, social networking sites, podcasts, blogs, and speaking avatars. Infusing technology into your health education courses does more than foster discussion; it capitalizes on our students' familiarity with social venues and encourages the transfer of technology to the public health sector. Using a project-based approach, students will become familiar with both current and emerging technologies that will complement their current health education teaching.
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HED 913 - Financial Wellness Credits: 3
Do you want to help your students be millionaires by the age of 50? Using the practical advice of financial expert Dave Ramsey, this course is designed as a resource for teachers, school counselors, and administrators who want to help their students learn how to save, budget, avoid debt, and foster a giving spirit. Each element of the course is intended to help you teach financial habits to your students based on Christian stewardship principles that lead to success, significance, and satisfaction. Techniques and tools shared in this course are based on the current literature and supported by national education standards for financial literacy and health education.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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HED 914 - Healthy Relationships Credits: 3
Healthy relationships can enhance the quality of life within our students and communities. Mutual respect, trust, honest communication, and shared goals are all essential for any relationship to be safe and healthy. Participants will learn about self-awareness, keys for successful relationships, and how to avoid destructive relationships. This course will present techniques so you can help your students develop the life skills they need for nurturing and supportive friendships. Techniques and tools shared in this course are based on the current literature and supported by national education standards.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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CPD - Human Behavior Management |
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EDUC 900 - Discipline for Today's Classroom Credits: 3
Discover effective concepts and strategies in creating productive classroom learning environments. Assignments are designed to help elementary and secondary teachers utilize the strategies presented in their own classroom settings. Topics include: establishing classroom rules and expectations, classroom organization and operation, supporting appropriate student behavior, understanding, dealing with misbehavior, promoting student independence and self reliance. NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 901 - Building a College - Going Culture Credits: 3
This eye-opening, research-based course, utilizing standards from the American School Counselor Association, will explore college access and equity issues, along with the role of K-12 educators in promoting a college-going culture. Once the undisputed leader in college-going, the United States has now fallen behind several other nations in the percentage of young people who are enrolling in and completing higher education. Despite the American ideal of equal opportunity, access to college varies greatly depending on one's socio-economic background, ethnicity, and gender. The course will provide educators with insights and practical, proven strategies that can help motivate students and their families to prepare for, enroll in, and succeed in college. This course includes assignments requiring Internet access.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 902 - Bullying and Violence in Schools Credits: 3
This course is designed to strengthen K-12 teachers, administrators, counselors, and other school professionals' awareness and response to students who are victims of bullying and violence in our school and homes. Participants will also learn to better help students who respond to conflicts and difficulties with undue aggression and violence. Various forms of prevention within the classroom, campus, and larger school community will be explored. Intervention plans will be developed to meet needs of either a specific victim or perpetrator of aggression and violence.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 902A - Bullying and Violence in Schools Credits: 3
This course is designed to strengthen the awareness and response of K-12 administrators, teachers and school counselors to students who are victims of bullying and violence in schools. Participants will also learn to better help students who respond to conflicts and difficulties with undue aggression and violence. Various forms of prevention and intervention within the classroom, campus and larger school community will be explored. This course meets the requirements of national standards related to school environment, classroom management, family support and guidance, and advisement to students. NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 903 - Peer Support, Mentoring and Student Leadership Credits: 3
This course is designed to strengthen teachers, administrators, counselors and other school professionals' ability to develop and implement positive peer support, student leadership and adult mentoring programs for grades K-12. Many school-based programs can enhance the development of all students, as well as provide support for targeted students in particular. Participants will receive useful information and practical tools for the implementation of such programs, as well as larger theoretical and conceptual considerations. Topics include program design, implementation and evaluation, the pedagogy and role of mentors, the purpose and function of positive peer support and student leadership programs, communication with staff and parents, and examples of many such programs in a variety of settings.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 904 - Group Counseling in Schools Credits: 3
This special course is designed for counselors, school psychologists, and educators interested in helping children and youth develop the relationships, skills, attitudes, and behaviors needed for success in school and in life. You will strengthen your abilities to develop and provide group counseling in schools for grades K-12.The course includes both theoretical and practical information about group counseling. Participants will create and provide a setting in which group counseling occurs in their own school context, as well as evaluate the process and outcome of the counseling project. This course meets learning outcomes and standards for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, U.S. Education Standards for Physical Education, the American School Counselors Association, and the National Staff Development Council.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 905 - Formative Assessment Credits: 3
The largest gains in student achievement can be seen in proper application of classroom-level formative assessment. Research from the past two decades validate the importance of formative assessments. This course is an introductory look at formative assessments within a standards-based instructional model. Participants will learn proven models of formative assessment and practice its application in the classroom. In addition, participants will learn the process of creating effective formative assessments, review and evaluate models formative assessments, and create a formative assessment process to implement in a classroom. Finally, participants will reflect on their assessments.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 906 - Differentiating for Student Success Credits: 3
Differentiation is a significant buzz word today and yet not many know how to actually put it into practice. In this course you will experience numerous hands-on opportunities exploring differentiating curriculum step-by-step for your students' success. Learn excellent strategies and discover resources which are available, including video clips and interactive web sites. Effective strategies for teaching to the diversity in today's classrooms are indentified and implemented. The projects for this course are designed to be used in your classroom.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 907 - Performance Assessment Strategies Credits: 3
Learn effective strategies for using performance assessment as one of the tools for evaluating student understanding in your classroom. This online course introduces you to classroom-based assessment tasks, including visual representations, tasks using writing, oral presentations, and challenging projects and performances. You will be able to explore various methods of assessment. analyzing how they inform the teaching/learning experience. Numerous examples of student projects are examined, along with a series of effective assessment tools. You will have the opportunity to make connections to your own practice, reflecting on how and where performance assessment could enhance your own teaching. NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 908 - Improving Student Thinking Credits: 3
Learn to maximize students' potential by fostering inquiry, which leads to knowledge and proficiency. It is imperative to help students manage learning situations that they will encounter in the real world. The overall goal of this course is to help modify current classroom materials and instruction into elements of critical thinking. The intention is to incorporate higher-order thinking activities into what the instructor is doing at the present, while still utilizing standard criterion-based questions and evaluation.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 908A - Improving Student Thinking Credits: 3
Learn to maximize students' potential by fostering inquiry, which leads to knowledge and proficiency. It is imperative to help students manage learning situations that they will encounter in the real world. The overall goal of this ONLINE course is to help modify current materials and instruction into elements that provide more elements of critical thinking. The intention is not to omit standard criterion-based questions and evaluation, but rather to incorporate higher-order thinking activities into what the instructor is doing at present.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 909 - Inclusive Instruction & ADHD Student Credits: 3
In this course you will learn how to be better equipped to meet the behavioral challenges coming your way in the 21st century. Whether experienced or novice, general education or special education you will discover a myriad of ready-to-use strategies, lessons, activities for teaching students with diverse learning needs in heterogeneous inclusive educational environments. Especially applicable for grades K-8. Effective strategies will be identified to assist in developing organization and study skills. Learn how to motivate reluctant learners, regardless of a student's learning style or ability level.
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EDUC 910 - Teacher Efficacy Credits: 3
Whether you are a new teacher or a seasoned teacher, the nagging questions keep surfacing in our minds: How can I be a more effective teacher; how can I empower my students to achieve academically, behaviorally, and socially? This online course will answer these questions and equip you to be the most effective teacher ever! It will identify, analyze, and put into practice research-based strategies for the comprehensive management of the K-12 classroom and promote teacher efficacy which equates to student academic success. Learn how to increase on-task behavior and decrease misbehavior, concentrating on managing instructional activities, procedures and policies; recognizing and complimenting learning styles and diversity, mastering lesson planning and grade keeping.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 910A - Teacher Efficacy Credits: 3
Whether you are a new teacher or a seasoned teacher, the nagging questions keep surfacing in our minds: How can I be a more effective teacher; how can I empower my students to achieve academically, behaviorially, and socially? This online course will answer these questions and equip you to be the most effective teacher ever! It will identify, analyze, and put into practice research-based strategies for the comprehensive management of the K-12 classroom and promote teacher efficacy which equals student academic success. The required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 911 - Rethinking Homework Credits: 3
You either love homework or hate it. Whether you align yourself closer to the no-homework camp or to the pro-homework camp, it is inevitable that homework will always be a part of our educational landscape. It is the cause of more friction between administrators, teachers and families than any other aspect of education. This online course is designed to help all stakeholders grapple with the cyclic homework battle. We'll work together to find common ground that will turn homework into a cooperative effort that promotes learning while at the same time force the educator to grapple with their own philosophy of homework. Learn variations in homework that can influence academic achievement and how parents affect the homework process.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 912 - Check to Measure Understanding Credits: 3
You may have taught it, but how do you know they got it? Investigate the role checks for understanding play in learning and retention of information in diverse classroom settings. Examine a wide variety of strategies and create a personalized toolkit full of practical ideas to measure student understanding before, during and after learning activities. Course is applicable, K-12, all curriculum areas and aligns with new Common Core State (CCSS) and College and Career Readiness (CCR) standards. NOTE: Required text, Check for Understanding (Fisher and Frey, 2007) must be purchased separately. Free introductory course is available on-line at http://moodle.fresno.edu/moodle/.
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EDUC 913 - Engage Students to Achieve Results Credits: 3
Motivation, effort, interest and desire to learn are key to student success. Learn to maximize student potential using a variety of strategies designed to increase student engagement in relevant learning activities and raise student academic performance. You will learn to analyze the role student engagement, motivation and effort play in learning, apply research and evaluate current practices to determine instructional gaps. Course aligns with the Common Core Standards (CCSS) and College and Career Readiness (CCR) to help prepare K-12 students and educators for the challenging work of the 21st Century, all core curriculum areas. Free introductory course is available on-line at http://moodle.fresno.edu/moodle/.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 914 - Differentiate With Technology Credits: 3
Learn how to use technology as a vehicle to creatively teach for the sucess of all students. This course provides a practical look at the theory, design, and implementation of differentiated instruction. Candidates will become conversant with information literacy, Web 2.0 tools, graphic organizer software, and presentation products. You will create and design a differentiated mini-unit, enhanced by technology and an interactive webquest or website. Projects are field-based, inquiry-oriented and based on ISTE best practices, the NETS standards, as well as the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Two texts are used, one for K-5, and one for grades above, with applicable content and strategies for their ages.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 915 - Classroom Discipline That Restores Credits: 3
Classroom Discipline That Restores (DTR) is a restorative discipline system for schools and classrooms. This course will show you how to resolve conflicts and practice problem-solving techniques that are based on a step-by-step process developed by Dr. Ron and Roxanne Claassen, based on their book, Discipline That Restores: Strategies to Create Respect, Cooperation, and Responsibility in the Classroom. Transform your classroom and school site, and develop deeper relationships with your students. NOTE: Access to classroom participation is required for course completion.
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EDUC 915A - DTR Instructor Orientation Credits: 0
DTR Instructor Orientation. Completion of this course is a requirement to be come a CPD-certified DTR Instructor.
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EDUC 915B - Clsrm Discipline That Restores Credits: 3
Classroom Discipline That Restores (DTR) is a restorative discipline system for schools and classrooms. This course will show you how to resolve conflicts and practice problem-solving techniques that are based on a step-by-step process developed by Dr. Ron and Roxanne Claassen, based on their book, Discipline That Restores: Strategies to Create Respect, Cooperation, and Responsibility in the Classroom. Transform your classroom and school site, and develop deeper relationships with your students. NOTE: Access to classroom participation is required for course completion.
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EDUC 915C - Clsrm Discipline That Restores Credits: 3
Immanuel Schools Cohort ONLY! Classroom Discipline that Restores (DTR) is a restorative discipline system for schools and classrooms. This course will show you how to resolve conflicts and practice problem-solving techniques that are based on a step-by-step process developed by Dr. Ron and Roxanne Claassen, based on their book, Discipline That Restores: Strategies to Create Respect, Cooperation, and Responsibility in the Classroom. Transform your classroom and school site, and develop deeper relationships with your students. This course is offered as a District Sponsored Cohort in which a learning community is formed with fellow teachers who enroll at the same time. Please contact the Center for Professional Development for starting dates and schedules.
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EDUC 915D - Classroom Discipline That Restores Credits: 3
Merced COE cohort participants ONLY: Classroom Discipline That Restores (DTR) is a restorative discipline system for schools and classrooms. This course will show you how to resolve conflicts and practice problem-solving techniques that are based on a step-by-step process developed by Dr. Ron and Roxanne Claassen, based on their book, Discipline That Restores: Strategies to Create Respect, Cooperation, and Responsibility in the Classroom. Transform your classroom and school site, and develop deeper relationships with your students. NOTE: Access to classroom participation is required for course completion.
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EDUC 915G - Classroom Discipline That Restores Credits: 3
LeGrand Cohort only!
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EDUC 915H - Classroom Discipline That Restores Credits: 3
Fremont Cohort only! Classroom Discipline That Restores (DTR) is a restorative discipline system for schools and classrooms. This course will show you how to resolve conflicts and practice problem-solving techniques that are based on a step-by-step process developed by Dr. Ron and Roxanne Claassen, based on their book, Discipline That Restores: Strategies to Create Respect, Cooperation, and Responsibility in the Classroom. Transform your classroom and school site, and develop deeper relationships with your students. NOTE: Access to classroom participation is required for course completion.
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EDUC 915I - Clsrm Discipline That Restores Credits: 3
Immanuel Elementary participants only! Classroom Discipline That Restores (DTR) is a restorative discipline system for schools and classrooms. This course will show you how to resolve conflicts and practice problem-solving techniques that are based on a step-by-step process developed by Dr. Ron and Roxanne Claassen, based on their book, Discipline That Restores: Strategies to Create Respect, Cooperation, and Responsibility in the Classroom. Transform your classroom and school site, and develop deeper relationships with your students.
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EDUC 915J - Discipline in the Classroom Credits: 3
This DTR cohort is for AZ participants only.
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EDUC 915K - Discipline in the Classroom Credits: 3
Only participants in the Sycamore Valley Academy cohort may register for this course. Classroom Discipline That Restores (DTR) is a restorative discipline system for schools and classrooms. This course will show you how to resolve conflicts and practice problem-solving techniques that are based on a step-by-step process developed by Dr. Ron and Roxanne Claassen, based on their book, Discipline That Restores: Strategies to Create Respect, Cooperation, and Responsibility in the Classroom. Transform your classroom and school site, and develop deeper relationships with your students.
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EDUC 915N - Classroom Restorative Discipline Credits: 3
Classroom Restorative Discipline is a restorative discipline system for schools and classrooms. This course will show you how to resolve conflicts and practice problem-solving techniques that are based on a step-by-step process developed by Dr. Ron and Roxanne Claassen, based on their book, Discipline That Restores: Strategies to Create Respect, Cooperation, and Responsibility in the Classroom. Transform your classroom and school site, and develop deeper relationships with your students. NOTE: Access to classroom participation is required for course completion.
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EDUC 915RA - Restorative Strategies & Tools Credits: 3
Immanuel Schools teachers only! This course is designed for teachers and administrators of all grade levels, and provides basic conflict management and mediation instruction, skill development, strategies, and practice based on the process of peace-making and restorative justice based discipline in the classroom. This course is designed to be taken in a cohort model; therefore a registration code is required. Restorative Strategies articulates a reproducible step-by-step process to increase cooperation and mutual respect. It uniquely blends theory, strategies, and best practices of conflict resolution education, peacemaking, and restorative justice in the classroom and in schools. Understanding the core issues of facilitating student cooperation is presented in a clear and concise manner to support the positive behavior of all students. It is especially effective with those students who are most resistant to authority by involving them in processes that empower them to be responsible and accountable. Restorative strategies transforms discipline into learning experiences that decrease stress, improve effectiveness, and build relationships.
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EDUC 915Z - Dtr Certification Credits: 0
DTR certification course
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EDUC 916 - Strategic Planning for Restorative Discipline Credits: 2
The purpose of this course is to support the effective implementation of the Classroom Restorative Discipline program. In this course, participants will learn and apply practical skills needed to plan, implement, monitor and sustain Discipline that Restores principles. The course aligns with CE and NBPTS and may be adapted to support short-term and long-term planning needs. A suggested prerequisite for this course is completion of Classroom Restorative Discipline training. It is also highly recommended that a collaborative decision making effort be used to identify and build consensus for the program prior to enrollment in this course.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 916F - Strategic Plan Prep DTR-FUSD Credits: 3
FUSD parcipants only!
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EDUC 917 - Teach With Your Strengths Credits: 3
Nearly everyone can remember their favorite teacher; one that influenced, instructed and inspired each one of us in life. But, what exactly is it that makes a teacher great? Great teachers are those who teach with their greatest talents and abilities. How do you identify those talents? How do teachers apply them everyday in the classroom? This course will help you discover, develop and apply your greatest strengths to reach levels of personal excellence and become the teacher you have the potential to be. Explore what you do well, then find ways to apply those talents authentically and productively!
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 918 - Peer Mediation and Conflict Resolution Credits: 2
Have you ever wondered the best way to resolve conflict in your classroom? This course is designed for teachers, administrators, and other educational professionals at all grade levels. It provides basic conflict resolution and peer mediation instruction, skill development, program design, and community advocacy training based on restorative justice in the classroom. This course addresses both whole class trainings as well as mediation training sessions and can be adapted to meet the needs for a range of mediation programs, and conflict resolution and relationship skills development programs in the classroom and school wide.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 919 - Manage Students without Coercion Credits: 3
By learning and using Choice Theory, students and teachers will both learn how to be fully responsible for making more effective decisions and choices in their academic and personal lives. This cognitive approach to managing human behavior can be taught to students and parents for life-long social and emotional learning, self-esteem development and healthy life-style choices.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 920 - Student Mediator Training Credits: 3
Learn the dynamics of conflict, acquire the skills to lead as a mediator, a cooperative resolution process between other students. Teach students to apply the skills to resolve their own conflicts with friends, siblings, parents and teachers. This online course is designed to provide teachers (grades 3-12) with the theory, models, skills, and strategies to train students to be peer mediators using the Making Things Right curriculum by Ron and Roxanne Classen.
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EDUC 921 - Positive Behavioral Interventions & Support (pbis) Credits: 3
This course for teachers, grades K-12, encourages the integration of Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support (PBIS) principles into classroom management. You will be able to view entertaining videos and classroom activities to identify behavioral issues addressed by PBIS. Teachers will explore PBIS for their grade level and select classroom interventions that teach and reinforce behavioral standards for their age group. This course addresses the five core propositions of National Teaching Standards.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 922 - Understanding Student Communication Credits: 3
This class will introduce some skill sets that can be acquired and used in becoming an effective communicator with students, parents, and colleagues, increasing a teacher's ability to make significant connections with everyone. Many of the tools discussed in this class are not usually taught in a typical teacher training program, but once recognized and practiced can make a huge difference for anyone's effectiveness in their professional career and private life. Data gathered from professional researchers at Stanford University to the question ""What are the characteristics of an effective teacher?"" places communication and clarity at the top of the list. Effective teachers have learned from others or taught themselves the necessary ""skill sets"" in order to be successful communicators with their students.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 923 - Achievement Gap: Teacher's Role Credits: 3
Engage and motivate students to learn and achieve even when they are falling short of standards and achievement. This course will apply intentional teaching with high-yield learning strategies. Examine how to create small specific adjustments to lesson planning, teaching, and assessment practices that will engage students, at-risk students, English Language Learners and Special Education students. This course will include viewing videos of K-12 classrooms that are minding the achievement gap. This course aligns with the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Literacy and NBPTS.
NOTE: Required textbooks must be purchased separately.
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EDUC 924 - Mentoring New Teachers Credits: 3
According to educator Rick Smith, being a new teacher is like trying to fly a plane while building it. If you've ever been a first-year teacher, you know exactly what that means. There are times you feel like you are frantically trying to attach the wings before the aircraft goes into a tailspin. All new teachers need someone they can count on for encouragement and support. That's where you come in. You don't need to have ten years of teaching experience to be a mentor teacher; you just need to know some practical ways to help. This course will prepare you to be a positive influence on a new teacher, as well as cover significant topics like cognitive coaching, adult learning theory, and self-reflective practices.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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EDU 900 - Engaging All Students: Cooperative Learning Credits: 3
Utilizing learning activities designed to challenge your thinking as you consider your own work with students. Learn to engage all students through Cooperative Learning which provides a basic understanding of cooperative learning at both the theoretical and implementation levels. Participation in a variety of learning activities such as reading the works of leading theorists, creating original definitions and rationale for use of cooperative learning, planning and implementing cooperative learning lessons will enable you to engage your students. You will find some assignments so helpful that you will use them repeatedly as you use cooperative learning methods and activities to add energy and student engagement to lessons through active student participation.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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EDU 901 - Character Development Education Credits: 3
Integrate character development into all areas of the curriculum, grades K-12. Be presented with a comprehensive model for values and character development in schools. Specific classroom strategies, as well as school-wide approaches, are outlined in a clear and forceful fashion, introducing a pro-active and comprehensive approach to ethical behavior as a basis for good character. Be introduced to strategies and learning activities that enhance positive character-trait integration and behavior for students to succeed in school and life.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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EDU 902 - Curriculum Games for the Primary Grades Credits: 3
Maximize your teaching/learning experience by making learning a pleasantly stimulating and exciting experience. One way to achieve this is to use games because they provide attractive frameworks for learning. Games are a novelty which arouse interest and in turn, transform tedious drills into fun. Well-planned curriculum games not only help to develop a zest for learning, but they also enhance the efficiency for remembering what was learned. The games and activities included with this course are excellent for cooperative learning groups, learning centers, and whole class participation in grades 1-3.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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EDU 903 - Curriculum Games for the Intermediate Credits: 3
Maximize your teaching/learning experience by making learning a pleasantly stimulating and exciting experience. One way to achieve this is to use games because they provide attractive frameworks for learning. Games are a novelty which arouse interest and in turn, transform tedious drills into fun. Well-planned curriculum games not only help to develop a zest for learning, but they also enhance the efficiency for remembering what was learned. The colorful game boards and activities included with this course are excellent for cooperative learning groups, learning centers, and whole class participation in grades 4-6.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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EDU 905 - Holidays, History and Values Credits: 3
Most everyone enjoys holidays, but few clearly understand the meanings, traditions, and values behind these special days. Holidays tell us much about the past and also about the values that those in the present find worth preserving for the future. Learn how to use holidays to teach a variety of subject areas across the K-12 curriculum. Holidays can be an enriching and interesting way to communicate content standards and values. This course examines over 30 holidays observed in America, explains their history, and stimulates thoughtful analysis about the values these days of celebration and remembrance promote.
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EDU 907 - Research - Based Thinking Strategies Credits: 3
Just think about it! Our students must learn to problem solve, apply, critically evaluate, create and collaborate to be successful in the 21st Century. Explore a rich variety of thinking-to-learn best practices. Turn your classroom into a thinking highly engaging learning laboratory. Learn to use mind mapping, scatter techniques, claims activities and integrated tech tools. Exit the course with a personalized toolkit filled with dozens of great instructional strategies aligned with the Common Core State (CCSS) and College and Career Readiness (CCR) standards. Course is applicable, K-12, all curriculum areas. Free introductory course is available on-line at http://moodle.fresno.edu/moodle/.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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EDU 908 - Portfolios in the Classroom Credits: 3
Learn the terminology and methodology associated with the construction and use of portfolios in the classroom. Portfolios can serve as a tool to evaluate coursework quality, assess student progress and academic achievement. Assignments explore the use of portfolios for instruction, assessment, motivation, reflection, accountability, communication, collaboration and research. Portfolios are ideal for parent-teacher conferences and displaying curriculum content to administrators. The portfolio process is demonstrated and practiced by readings, workbook exercises, exam and the creation of your own course portfolio. Portfolios can enhance professional development and serve to document use of national and state curriculum standards.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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EDU 909 - Build Character and Citizenship: Skills and Methods 3 Units
This engaging and informative course on character education offers a close look at national guiding documents, classroom lessons and best practices. A classroom based unit of study focuses on important elements of character education, including; community service, parent involvement, citizenship, conflict resolution, values and more.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 909N - Character and Citizenship: Skills and Methods Credits: 3
Take a close look at national guiding documents, classroom lessons, and best practices on character education. A classroom-based unit of study focuses on important elements of character education, including; community service, parent involvement, citizenship, conflict resolution, values, and more. A variety of active online assignments will inspire you and your students! Writing across the curriculum, critical thinking skills, problem-solving, and engaging lessons provide an integrated approach to teaching. Students will select one set of incredible course materials suited for their grade level among the following grade spans: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, or 9-12. NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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EDU 910 - Geocaching Credits: 3
Geocaching provides adventurous learning! Explore how the study of Geocaching can be used to enrich the Social Studies program. Geocaching is a tool that integrates all curriculum areas so that no subject is taught in isolation. Learn about communication satellites and how they are used in everyday rescue and communication systems all over the world. Teachers will have a better understanding of Geography after taking this course. Participants must have access to the Internet and a GPS to complete the course requirements. All course experiences may be used with children in the classroom, home, or neighborhood.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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EDU 911 - Geography Relating to Science and Math Credits: 3
Explore geography skills of map reading, globe study, and land formations such as rivers, mountains, lakes, and oceans. Learn the effect geography has on the development of civilization. Geography studies the relationship between the earth and its people. Discover what Geographers are interested in, where people, plants, and animals live and where rivers, lakes, mountains, cities, and other geographic features are found. Geography depends greatly upon other fields of knowledge for basic information and takes materials from chemistry, geology, mathematics, physics, astronomy, anthropology and biology and relates it to the study of people and their environments.
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EDU 911A - Geography Relating to Science and Math Credits: 3
Explore geography skills of map reading, globe study, and land formations such as rivers, mountains, lakes, and oceans. Learn the effect geography has on the development of civilization. Geography studies the relationship between the earth and its people. Discover what Geographers are interested in, where people, plants, and animals live and where rivers, lakes, mountains, cities, and other geographic features are found. Geography depends greatly upon other fields of knowledge for basic information and takes materials from chemistry, geology, mathematics, physics, astronomy, anthropology and biology and relates it to the study of people and their environments.
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EDU 912 - Dog Sled: Integrated Studies Credits: 3
This course appeals to a child's amazement and connection with animals as well as to the sports minded as they learn about great endurance athletes - sled dogs! Participants will utilize the sport of dog sledding as a vehicle in integrating various content areas such as language arts, math, science, and geography. The course involves the teacher and the students in activities that introduce and familiarize them with the sport of dog sledding.
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EDU 913 - Outdoor Education Activities Credits: 3
The outdoors and nature have a special way of capturing the attention of young people. Nature has a great deal to offer and is an ideal instrument in which to integrate other curricular areas and teach required skills and standards. The study of the outdoors/nature can be brought into any classroom and used as a tool to create interest and motivate students. Participants will be introduced to classroom activities, field activities and projects that are designed to orient teachers to outdoor education and encourage environmental awareness. The course offers activities for both inside the classroom and outdoors.
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EDU 914 - Elementary Curriculum on Web Credits: 3
With the world at our fingertips, this course will enhance how you navigate on the internet. Learn where hidden nuggets of curriculum support resources are available. Explore state elementary curriculum content standards and online resources including educator support sites, elementary curriculum support resources, enrichment resources, teacher tools and reference/research resources. Developed in alignment with elementary content standards for all 50 states and with the ISTE National Technology Standards for Teachers. Work with the support of an experienced online instructor who is also an elementary technology educator. Must have an online account that supports email and use of the internet.
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EDU 915 - Introduction to Classical Mythology Credits: 3
Learn how to capture student fascination with the adventures of Odysseus, the labors of Hercules, and the battles of Achilles. Utilize these powerful and imaginative stories to invite further study which rewards the student with a deeper level of understanding not only of the myths themselves but of the people who originated these provocative stories. Learn more about mythology in order to incorporate it into the study of history, literature, science, music or art. Appreciate a systematic approach to the study of classical mythology. Information in this course is in alignment with Common Core Standards and NBPT standards.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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EDU 916 - Teaching the Water Story Credits: 3
This course was created by a consortium of Southern California water agencies and is intended to provide educators with a clear understanding of water-related issues that they in turn will teach to their students. The course explores water at several levels including local, statewide, national, and global. The course will also investigate water in a cultural sense. The course content directly addresses three areas in the Seven Major Action Steps and Recommendations set forth in the National Content Science Standards (NCSS).
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EDU 919 - Women in Mathematics and Science Credits: 3
Explore the significant contributions of women in math and science, and be inspired by those who made strides and conquered several obstacles. Women faced prejudice in the pursuit of excellence. Inspire your students by sharing the experiences of the women who opened the doors of opportunity for women in a predominantly male-dominated field. The reasons why women in the field of math and science are underrepresented will be explored. Important contributions made by women will be acknowledged and geared for grades 3-12. This course will be an enticing study of the contribution of women in math and science.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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EDU 920 - Using Literature to Teach Mathematics Credits: 3
Have you wondered how to capture the excitement of children's literature for the purpose of teaching mathematics? A great story can become a springboard for teaching or reinforcing a mathematical concept. Learn how the linking of mathematics and literacy effectively enhances children's learning. Ideas and sample lessons will enable you to design and teach activities appropriate for K-6 grade levels. The interdisciplinary approach in this course and assignments are built upon the principles and standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Assn. May be completed with or without students.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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EDU 921 - Writing in the Mathematics Classroom Credits: 3
Learn how to teach K-12 students to reflect, share ideas and understand the meaning of math through writing. Teach students to explain and justify their thinking to others. Writing helps them organize their thoughts and procedures clearly. Writing in the mathematics classroom also provides opportunities for students to rethink explanations as peers listen and respond. This online course will explore the various uses of writing in the math classroom to enhance student understanding, increase independence and promote self-evaluation. Specific resources and activities provided will encourage the development and use of writing experiences such as reflective writing, math journals, and problem solving explanations. The interdisciplinary approach in this course and all of the readings and activities are built upon Common Core standards. Teachers may complete this course with or without students.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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EDU 922 - Strategies: Teaching ELD Classes Credits: 3
Get ready to collaborate, blog, compare stories, and use Wikis in this high-powered, online course for ELD teachers. Examine different approaches, techniques, and methods for meeting the needs of ELD students. Collaborate with colleagues in the same discipline and analyze different strategies for teaching as well as develop and evaluate resources for use in the classroom. Upon registration, participants will need to immediately review the syllabus and find the titles and ISBN numbers of the required texts so that they may order them at their earliest convenience. Both Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com stock the texts.
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EDU 923 - Values Education: Critical Thinking Credits: 3
This course engages pupils to value principles that build healthy learning relationships between teacher and pupil and among pupils. A Check for Understanding Exercise (CFU) uses Bloom?s Taxonomy to engage pupil critical thinking skills about values, progressing from lower levels to higher ones in a sequential manner, thus functional literacy is exercised. Students, with instructor guidance, will develop their own lesson plans based upon given values, principles, and the CFU. National standards of the National Board of Certified Teachers, Common Core State Standards, the Character Education Partnership, and local State standards are applied.
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EDU 923C - Christian Values - Critical Thinking Credits: 3
This course engages pupils to value principles that build healthy learning relationships between teacher and pupil and among pupils. The Biblical view of the selected principles and values is contained in a separate section of the course. A Check for Understanding Exercise (CFU) uses Bloom?s Taxonomy to engage pupil critical thinking skills about values, progressing from lower levels to higher ones in a sequential manner, thus functional literacy is exercised. Students, with instructor guidance, will develop their own lesson plans based upon given values, principles, and the CFU. National standards of the National Board of Certified Teachers, Common Core State Standards, the Character Education Partnership, and local State standards are applied.
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EDU 924 - Instructional Stategies to Inspire Learning Credits: 3
Ever wonder how you can inspire learning in your K-12 classroom? Enhance student achievement by pairing strategies with course content. Instructional Strategies to Inspire Learning is designed for teachers of all subject areas to implement Marzano's nine strategies to increase achievement. You will apply a framework for instructional planning and strategies that creates a classroom environment that inspires learning in your students. The McREL 2010 study brings awareness of instructional planning with the strategies. In our diverse and linguistically rich classrooms the strategies are effective tools. You will gather ideas from videos of classrooms applying the strategies. This course aligns the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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EDU 925 - Professional Portfolios Credits: 3
Learn to showcase your professional portfolio. A teacher's portfolio is more than just a digital scrapbook or a collection of one's best teaching efforts. It is a demonstration of professional growth and improvement as a leader. However, if it does not document student learning, then it is just a showcase of one's professional growth. Professional Portfolios will help educators, administrators, and students alike because the main goal of the course is to effectively demonstrate teacher competency and student learning. The portfolio can serve as a vehicle to prepare you for a crucial job interview, a preparation course for a tenured teacher who wishes to be a NBPTS certified master teacher, or as a vehicle to continue one's professional growth and development. NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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EDU 928 - Action Research in Education Credits: 3
Whether you teach grades K-12 or are a specialized teacher, a professor of higher education, or lead in an administrative capacity, Action Research is the course for you. This research course will make an impact on your own practice, your school, districts, and education as a whole. Through the exploration of intentional research, participants will target an area of personal concern and explore possible solutions and interventions that can improve practice. ""Start where you are ... Explore what you want ... Go as far as you need"". Action Research is systematic and intentional; it is intrinsically rewarding, meaningful and fulfilling.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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EDU 929 - Real World Authentic Learning Credits: 3
Deepen your understanding about the role real world, authentic learning plays in student success. Connect students to the real world through practical, exciting authentic learning experiences and investigations that spark interest, deepen content knowledge, and challenge thinking of the 21st Century learner. Explore ideas, observe lessons and develop meaningful tasks. Create a personalized toolkit filled with 25+ innovative self-selected strategies and real-world ideas and an integrated project/unit of study designed specifically to meet your unique needs, K-12, any content area. An emphasis on literacy, strategic use of technology and performance assessments are integrated throughout. Course aligns with state/CCSS, CCR and NSBTS standards.
NOTE: Required textbook must be purchased separately.
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