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EDUC 919 - Manage Students With Out Coercion 3 Units
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. Learning and using Choice Theory, students and teachers learn how to be fully responsible for making more effective decisions and choices in their academic and personal lives.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDUC 920 - Student Mediator Training 3 Units
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 Claassen.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDUC 921 - Positive Behavioral Support 3 Units
This course for teachers, grades K-12, encourages the integration of Positive Behavioral Intervention and support (PBIS) principles into classroom management. It contains 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.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDUC 922 - Understand Student Communication 3 Units
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.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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CPD - Integrated Curriculum |
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EDU 900 - An Introduction to Cooperative Learning 3 Units
Effective cooperative learning is much more than putting students in groups. Attain the fundamentals for making cooperative learning successful in your classroom. Plan and use cooperative structures and techniques in daily lessons to actively engage students. Assignments are designed to be easily adapted to your grade level or subject area.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 901 - Character Development Education 3 Units
Integrate character development into all areas of the curriculum. Become acquainted with strategies and learning activities that enhance positive character-trait integration and behavior for students to succeed in school and in life.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 902 - Curriculum Games for Primary Grades 3 Units
Discover how well-planned curriculum games help develop a zest for learning as they enhance the efficiency for remembering what was learned. Skill areas include spelling, word usage, vocabulary development, proofreading, basic math, problem solving, critical thinking and more.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 903 - Curriculum Games for Intermediate Grades 3 Units
Make learning an enjoyable and exciting experience with the use of curriculum games. Students will demonstrate knowledge and reinforce skills as they engage in learning activities that focus on spelling, word usage, vocabulary development, proofreading, math, problem solving, critical thinking and more.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 905 - Holidays, History and Values 3 Units
Learn how to use the values and character traits of holidays in a school setting. As you examine over 30 holidays observed in America, gain a new appreciation for their potential as a significant interdisciplinary teaching tool.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 907 - Research-Based Thinking Strategies 3 Units
Explore a wide variety of teaching strategies, identify best practices and create a personalized toolkit for planning K-12 classroom activities. Exit the course with 30-40 fresh ideas, rich resources and a unit of study designed to encourage higher-order thinking and increase student participation in meaningful learning experiences. This course aligns with NCTE and NTS standards and ASCS's Educating Students Position Statement.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 908 - Portfolios in the Classroom 3 Units
Become familiar with the terminology and methodology associated with the construction and use of portfolios in the classroom. Explore the use of portfolios for instruction, assessment, motivation, reflection, accountability, communication, collaboration, research, professional development and documentation of national and state curriculum standards.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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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 910 - Geocaching 3 Units
Explore how Geocaching can be used to enrich your social studies program. Integrate all curriculum areas so that no subject is taught in isolation.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 911 - Geography: As it Relates to Science and Math 3 Units
Explore geography skills of map reading, globe study and formation such as rivers, mountains, lakes and oceans. Study the effect geography has on the development of civilization.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 912 - Dog Sledding: Integrated Studies 3 Units
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 use the sport of dog sledding as a vehicle in integrating various content areas, such a language arts, math, science and geography.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 913 - Outdoor Education Activities 3 Units
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.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 914 - Elementary Curriculum on the Web 3 Units
Explore your state elementary curriculum content standards and online resources. Develop online research skills that will enable you to efficiently locate additional resources.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 915 - Introduction to Classical Mythology 3 Units
Students of all ages are fascinated by the adventures of Odysseus, the labors of Hercules and the battles of Achilles. Learn more about mythology and incorporate it into the study of history, literature, science, music or art.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 919 - Women in Mathematics and Science 3 Units
Discover how women have made significant contributions to mathematics and science. Be inspired by what they achieved and the way they often overcame obstacles and prejudice in the pursuit of excellence.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 920 - Using Literature to Teach Mathematics 3 Units
Discover the excitement of using children's literature to teach mathematics. A great story can often become a springboard for teaching or reinforcing a mathematical concept. This linking of mathematics and literacy effectively enhances children's learning in all related curriculum areas.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 921 - Writing in the Mathematics Classroom 3 Units
Learn how writing experiences provide ways for students to reflect, share ideas and understand the meaning of math. When students explain and justify their thinking to others, writing helps them organize their thoughts and procedures clearly.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 923 - Teaching Values 3 Units
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.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 923C - Teaching Values: Christian 3 Units
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.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 924 - Instructional Strategies: Research Based 3 Units
Instructional Strategies Research Based students will gain understanding of factors that lead to maximum gains in education. In this new online course, participants will learn how to enhance student achievement at all grade levels and subjects through review of Robert Marzano's 1998 and 2010 Instructional Strategy research. The 2010 research developed a framework for instructional planning to provide an environment for learning. The experiences in this course will assist educators in maximizing the research-based instructional strategies application for the K-12 classroom. National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Core Propositions have been used to develop this course.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 925 - Professional Portfolios 3 Units
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: The required textbook must be purchased separately. This is an online course, but it is available in a traditional format as well upon request.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 927 - Inspire STEM Learning 3 Units
Discover an interdisciplinary approach to learning that engages students in relevant, rigorous, real-world problem solving. The emphasis on college and career readiness in Common Core Standards requires student critical thinking, communication, and adaptability across the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 928 - Action Research in Education 3 Units
A course that lets you start where you are, explore what you want, go as far as you need, and improve your environment? You frame your own professional development, improve your practice and impact your classroom and/or organization. Whether you teach grades K-12, are a specialized teacher, are a professor of higher education, or lead in an administrative capacity? Action Research will help you to impact your own practice and your schools, districts, and education as a whole.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 929 - Real World Authentic Learning 3 Units
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.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 930 - Student-Centered Learning 3 Units
Capture your learners' attention with student-centered activities that motivate, inspire and encourage active, meaningful participation, collaboration, and quality task completion. Gather a wide variety of fresh resources, observe best-practice strategies and collect standards/CCSS-aligned lessons that meet your needs, any core area, K-12. Create a distinctive toolkit loaded with 30+ useful, self-selected ideas and exit with a developed practical project or unit of study. An emphasis is placed on the integration of literacy and technology across the curriculum.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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EDU 931 - Elections for Everyone 3 Units
This class is fun and informative! Most importantly, this class has a TON of practical application! Elections for Everyone teaches students how to run a campaign. It addresses many national standards for all grade levels, and the only technology requirement is a computer and phone. Students will learn how to support a candidate, issue, or even run for political office. On a classroom level, teachers will create a fun and engaging lesson plans developing citizenship.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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CPD - Literature |
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LIT 901 - Short Stories from American Literature 3 Units
Reading good stories is a wonderful way to learn! Enjoy stories by classic and contemporary American authors. Review the tools for understanding and appreciating short stories.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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LIT 902 - Studies in the American Novel 3 Units
Read and think about some of the great novels from American fiction. These works have shaped not only the development of American literature, but also the very nature of our thought and culture. Novels of your own choice may be selected.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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LIT 903 - Hispanic Literature
This course is designed to help teachers of grades K-12 teach literature and creative writing using the works of Gary Soto, well known Latino author. Soto's natural style and his interest in everyday experiences make his writing a perfect introduction to literature and a natural springboard for creative writing in the classroom.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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LIT 903 - Hispanic Literature: Gary Soto 3 Units
Use the works of Gary Soto as a perfect introduction to literature and a natural springboard for creative writing in the classroom. Soto helps build the self-esteem of Latino readers and promotes understanding and tolerance among readers from all ethnic groups.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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LIT 904 - Children's Literature 3 Units
Become more aware of the wealth of available children's literature. Develop skills for selecting literature that is enriching and beneficial for children.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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LIT 905 - Folktales from Around the World 3 Units
Folk literature, which provides a rich link to the study of culture, geography and values, is introduced. Activities establish context, present vocabulary, stimulate and assess comprehension and invite application to everyday life and experience.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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LIT 906 - British Novels 3 Units
Read two novels selected from a list of classics. Although most appropriate for secondary teachers, educators of any level may enjoy the satisfaction that comes from reading great literature. Novels of your own choice may be selected.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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LIT 907 - Short Stories from Around the World 3 Units
Read outstanding short stories from multiple cultures including Europe, South America and Asia. Build a new appreciation for literature outside America, a fresh awareness of the short story form and its potential, and confidence in teaching the short story as a literary form.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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LIT 908 - Poetry for Children 3 Units
Make poetry come alive in the classroom. Using creative strategies and activities, gain confidence sharing the joys of reading and writing poetry with children of all ages.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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LIT 909 - Fantasy Literature 3 Units
Capitalize on the natural fascination young readers have with fantasy literature, and become familiar with techniques and strategies for teaching it in your classroom. Readings and activities will help your students deal with the unique challenges that come with reading outside the "realistic boundaries."
Center for Professional Development students only.
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LIT 910 - The Young Adult Novel 3 Units
Learn more about the young adult novel as a genre, how to incorporate it into a traditional classics-based classroom, how to select appropriate high-quality novels and how to make the reading of young adult novels stimulating and relevant to students' lives.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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LIT 911 - Hispanic Folktales 3 Units
Discover how folktales are a "fingerprint of history" revealing setting, customs, flavor of locality, origins or tradition and history. They can demonstrate attitudes, priorities and moral outlook and, at the same time, maintain student interest.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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LIT 912 - African Folktales 3 Units
Be introduced to the intriguing world of African folktales. Share the excitement as you read this collection of fascinating inherited wisdom. Learn about the folktale genre, how to select appropriate, high-quality tales, how to incorporate them into the classroom and how to make the reading of these tales stimulating and relevant to students' lives.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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LIT 913 - Teaching Shakespeare 3 Units
Looking for a new approach to classic literature? Teaching Shakespeare offers you an opportunity to explore a variety of new, innovative teaching strategies for approaching Shakespeare in the classroom. This course includes special attention to Shakespearean vocabulary, comprehension and fluency, as well as current resources for teaching Shakespeare.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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LIT 914 - American Drama 3 Units
This online course provides the structure and incentive to read and think about some of the great plays from American literature. Teachers will build their own expertise as they read, reflect and design creative activities and lessons for their classrooms. Aligned with the Common Core State Standards, this course empowers teachers with innovative and meaningful ways to study American drama with students.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 900 - Math Activities for Primary Grades 3 Units
Choose from 50 motivating math activities to use with students in the classroom! Activities include high interest drills on numeration, reading numbers, place value, addition, subtraction, times tables, number puzzles, telling time, money value, fractional numbers and problem solving.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 901 - Math Activities for Intermediate Grades 3 Units
Improve test scores and student performance while promoting active participation in lessons that cover numeration, reading numbers, place value, multiplication, fractional numbers and problem solving.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 902 - Addition/Subtraction Methods: Regrouping/ Place Value 3 Units
Actively involve your students in learning mathematics! Design learning experiences to build conceptual understanding of single, double and triple-digit addition and subtraction and beginning place value concepts. Use learning games and children's literature to connect early literacy to math content and real-world situations.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 903 - Beginning Place Value, Multiplication and Division 3 Units
Get students' attention and help them build conceptual understanding! Develop content knowledge and methods for standards-based learning. Explore lessons focused on grouping, number patterns, base ten, number sense (quantities 100 and beyond) and computation skills.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 905 - Basic Facts: Multiplication and Division 3 Units
Explore strategies and techniques for helping students commit the basic facts of multiplication and division to memory. Learn how to drill to thrill and encourage, not kill, the desire to learn! Review schedules, learning games, strategies and techniques through a wide variety of child-centered and problem-solving activities.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 907 - Math Learning Environment: Organization 3 Units
Explore methods, strategies and classroom organization procedures for designing a child-centered, hands-on math curriculum. Review different techniques for scheduling, grouping and developing units for math content areas including number and spatial sense, concepts of adding and subtracting, patterns and relationships, coin values, telling time, logic and elements of problem solving
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 912 - Great Mathematicians Before 1700 3 Units
Did you know that Isaac Newton was inspired to study mathematics after a fight with the school bully or that Descartes made a great discovery by watching a fly? Incorporate the fascinating stories behind mathematics into teaching and spark students' interest and motivation.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 913 - Great Mathematicians After 1700 3 Units
Did you know that Maria Agnesi solved problems in her sleep or that Albert Einstein didn't do very well in school? Share how mathematicians became fascinated with mathematics and achieved greatness despite obstacles, and your students will be more likely to learn and remember mathematics themselves.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 914 - Patterns and Problem Solving 3 Units
Become familiar with the important role patterns play in unlocking the world of mathematics. Gain useful resources and strategies to help your students recognize patterns and use them to make discoveries.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 915 - Recreational Mathematics for the Classroom 3 Units
Motivate your students by presenting mathematics in a context that makes it fun, interesting and challenging. Gain practical suggestions (and an assortment of materials) to enhance your teaching.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 916 - Fractions: Addition and Subtraction 3 Units
Expand your math content knowledge and present lessons that enable your students to construct an understanding of fractions. Develop a foundation and understanding in concepts of equivalence, least common multiples, greatest common factors, addition, subtraction and more.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 919 - Early Number Concepts 3 Units
Design learning experiences that focus on counting, comparing and patterns. Concrete, pictorial and abstract experiences in early number concepts are provided to help students construct an understanding of number sense.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 921 - Teaching First Year Algebra 3 Units
Make first-year algebra concepts more understandable and concrete. Gain practical and useful ideas, strategies and resources. Several accessible texts invite teachers to select and experiment with activities most appropriate for their students.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 922 - Patterns and Relationships 3 Units
Discover how the mathematics you teach each day is actually laying the foundation for students' future success in algebra. Interactive and engaging activities support student understanding of early algebra concepts.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 923 - Assess Student Math Learning 3 Units
Discover powerful ways to assess your students' mathematics thinking. Specific resources and activities provided will encourage the development of appropriate standards-based assessment tasks such as writing, open ended questions, portfolios and journals.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 924 - Virtual Manipulatives 3 Units
Investigate virtual pattern blocks, geoboards, function machines and more. Be introduced to the world of virtual manipulatives. Compare and contrast virtual manipulatives to traditional manipulatives and discover ways to integrate them into their standards-based mathematics instruction.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 925 - Developing Algebraic Thinking 3 Units
Engage your students with the thinking skills and concepts foundational to algebra. Explore ways to introduce intermediate students to growth patterns, variables and coordinate graphs. The included text and research based journal articles will support integration of the suggested strategies and activities into the classroom.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 926 - Developing Algebraic Thinking 3 Units
Discover how to support deeper understanding of foundational algebraic concepts in grades 6-8. Explore growth patterns and functions, variables, linear relationships and coordinate graphs.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 927 - Teach Math to English Language Learners 3 Units
Explore research-based strategies and approaches proven to support English Language Learners (ELLs) in mathematics and language development. Collaborate with colleagues to connect current research and pedagogy to mathematics teachings practices and experiences with English language learners.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 928 - Technology-Enhanced Mathematics Learning 3 Units
This course will help teachers select appropriate technology tools, evaluate their effectiveness with students and design instruction to use these tools in their mathematics teaching. Teachers will explore applications of technology such as graphing software, spreadsheets, calculators and interactive websites.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 929 - Foster Math Discussion K-12 3 Units
Discover powerful ways to engage students in mathematics discussion! This course will help explore principles of productive talk and specific techniques that will get your students talking about math. Collaborate with online colleagues as you add useful strategies to your math talk toolkit.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 930 - Common Core Math Practices 3 Units
Discover how to engage your students in the Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice. Teachers in this course will explore specific strategies for developing mathematically proficient students who reason, apply mathematics to problems and communicate precisely about their thinking. Opportunities for online collaboration and resource sharing make this course a powerful vehicle for professional growth and classroom change.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 931 - Mathematics for Social Justice 3 Units
This online course will introduce teachers to specific strategies for engaging students in mathematics lessons and activities built around social justice issues, such as healthy eating, living wages around the world, access to clean water, or fair trade.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 932 - Rich Math Tasks in the Classroom 3 Units
The eight Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice require students to think critically as they apply their skills and knowledge to mathematical situations. This online course will introduce teachers to specific strategies for engaging students in meaningful problem solving using rich mathematical tasks.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MAT 933 - Improve Fluency with Number Talks 3 Units
This online course will introduce teachers to number talks, a classroom routine that engages students in the use of strategies that support number flexibility and fluency.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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CPD - Music |
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MUS 900 - Music for the Classroom 3 Units
Broaden your knowledge of teaching music pre-K through 3rd grade. Weave music into the lives of your students and study how it affects the brain and enhances learning. Become aware of a variety of recording artists and performers of children's music.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MUS 901 - Music and Science 3 Units
Interested in enjoying more music with your students? How about combining that with learning science songs? Be provided the opportunity to integrate science and music for preschool and elementary teachers as a variety of science related songs for children are reviewed and identified for concept.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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MUS 902 - Music and Reading 3 Units
Preschool and elementary school teachers will enjoy the integration of music with reading and language arts provided by this course. Participants select the songs, create lesson plans to accompany each song, produce a CD and make a songbook with lyrics to all songs, tailored to the needs of their students. Participants are provided with a large selection of children's songs to choose from in creating a music resources to complement the national common core standards at chosen grade levels. A tailored music product that can be used for many years is the valuable result of this course.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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PED 900 - Teaching Golf 3 Units
Create an effective curriculum or program for golf, one of the more mentally demanding sports. Learn basic and intermediate skills, rules of the game, etiquette and ways to overcome the psychological challenges of the sport.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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PED 901 - Teaching Elementary Physical Education 3 Units
Beginning with physical education goals and objectives, work through innovative topics such as movement learning, curriculum planning, class management and legal liability. Even the best physical education programs will be enhanced.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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PED 902 - Teaching Indoor Team Sports 2-3 Units
Gain the necessary information to structure comprehensive volleyball, basketball and racquetball sports units. Content includes sport history, rules, drills and proactive routines, strategies and sport specific physical conditioning exercises.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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PED 903 - Walking for Fitness 3 Units
Learn teaching strategies relating to the importance of cardiovascular, muscular and mental fitness development for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for physical fitness through participation in a carefully monitored walking program.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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PED 904 - Learning from the Legends 3 Units
How many times have you heard a student complain about how their work at hand will never apply to life beyond school? Discover how to motivate your students to accomplish tasks as they are set before them. Read about celebrities and how sports helped them reach the top of their professions.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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PED 905 - Teaching Tennis 3 Units
Build the skills and knowledge needed to effectively teach tennis in a class or small group situation by learning skill development exercises, lesson plan development and coaching techniques.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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PED 906 - Elementary Sports: Games Around the World 3 Units
Discover the vast world of children's activities that are not only enjoyable, but are chosen to be of maximum physical benefit. The background information on various countries represented can create a cross-curricular approach to physical education instruction.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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PED 907 - Teaching Outdoor Team Sports 2-3 Units
Build quality outdoor team sports units as you study history, rules, drill and practice routines, strategies and sport-specific physical conditioning exercises for soccer, softball and flag football.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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PED 908 - Teaching Individual Sports 3 Units
Build quality individual sports units to encourage participation in regular physical activity. Meet national standards and requirements for endorsement and recertification for physical education. Units include: aquatics, aerobics, badminton, weight training, bowling, running, track and field, kickboxing, golf, archery, wrestling and tennis.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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PED 909 - Active Bodies, Healthy Minds 3 Units
Help your students become physically-fit and, in turn, active learners. Teachers will be provided a wealth of information and practical activities for movement-supported learning.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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PED 910 - Achievement-Based Curriculum for PE 3 Units
This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding and application of Kelly and Melograno's Achievement Based Curriculum (ABC) for developing or revising physical education curriculum. The ABC model is used to develop, revise and implement K-12 standards based physical education curricula.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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PED 911 - History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education 3 Units
Chronologically examine the history of games, play, sport and physical education and their connection to Western thought and culture. Find relevance, application and practicality in this project based course.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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PED 912 - Teaching Secondary Physical Education 3 Units
Learn the content needed to be an effective physical education teacher at the secondary level and the pedagogy needed to teach it. Understand and implement nationally recognized and/or California-adopted content standards.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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PED 913 - Activities for Development 3 Units
This course provides physical activities that focus on multilateral development. This helps promote proper physical development of children and enhances bio motor abilities. Developing a child multilaterally allows them to progress, achieve fitness and enjoy a healthy lifestyle.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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PED 914 - Technology in Physical Education 3 Units
Technology has become an infusive and pervasive presence in most aspects of today's culture: at home, at work, in the gymnasium and on the athletic field. Technology has provided teachers and coaches with new tools and has opened up whole worlds of new possibilities for teaching, learning, coaching and managing competitions. In collaboration with the instructor and other participants, students will become familiar with technologies that will be useful in their teaching and/or coaching, such as heart rate monitors, pedometers, video, fitness assessment devices and sport specific technologies.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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PED 915 - Teaching Badminton 2 Units
Physical educators and coaches will be provided with information to structure a comprehensive badminton unit. Course work includes sport history, rules, drills and proactive routines, strategies and sport-specific physical conditioning exercises.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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PED 916 - Interdisciplinary Elementary Physical Education 3 Units
Interdisciplinary Elementary Physical Education introduces the integration, implementation and collaboration of core classroom curriculum with human movement focusing on the SHAPE PE National Standards and specific State Standards.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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PED 917 - Spectrum of Teaching Styles for PE 3 Units
In this course you will learn how to transition your teacher-focused classes to become student-centered by using Mosston's Spectrum of Teaching Styles. The Spectrum of Teaching Styles moves from the Command (Style A), where the teacher makes all the decisions to Self-Teach (Style K) where the student makes all the decisions. You can use the Spectrum of Teaching Styles to develop, revise, and implement the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) National Standards and Grade-Level for K-12 Physical Education and various State standards for physical education.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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SCI 900 - Physical Science Activities for Primary Grades 3 Units
Engage students in the exploration of concepts covering water, air, energy, gravity, electricity and magnetism as they manipulate common objects and fees found in their environment.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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SCI 902 - Classroom Science-Plants 2-3 Units
Explore plant life available on the school site and in the community to enrich science programs. Complete and evaluate a planned series of experiments and experiences with your students.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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SCI 903 - Classroom Science-Animals 2-3 Units
Study animal life available on your school site. Complete and evaluate a planned series of experiments with your students. Topics include: insects, birds, pets, mammals, spiders, etc. Gain ideas on how to care for animals your students may bring to class.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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SCI 904 - Classroom Science-Human Body 2-3 Units
Complete and evaluate a planned series of experiments that deal with the five senses, the circulatory system, respiratory system and related topics.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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SCI 905 - Classroom Science - Earth Science 2-3 Units
Explore topics of earth science available in the classroom, school site and in the community to enrich your science programs. Topics include: rocks, minerals, soil, volcanoes, rivers, caves and erosion.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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SCI 907 - Cells and Genetics 3 Units
Discover how to construct a cell, and learn about mitosis, meiosis, genetics, cells and the parts of the cell. Apply this information to your everyday life in a meaningful way through the hands-on experiences provided. Explore many resources that will enhance the study of cells and genetics.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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SCI 909 - Structures and Functions of Living Systems 3 Units
Explore how the study of biology, with emphasis on the systems of the body, can be used to enrich the science programs. Complete and evaluate a planned series of experiments and/or experiences with your students.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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SCI 910 - Classroom Science-Weather/Water 3 Units
Become acquainted with the many facets of weather-water problems that exist in most communities. Take advantage of opportunities to visit a dam, a river or a water system person from your local city.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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SCI 913 - San Francisco Bay Estuary 3 Units
Explore the natural history of the San Francisco Bay through pertinent readings and review of a video and CD-ROM.
Center for Professional Development students only.
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