Table of Contents - 3 Welcome. 4 Registration Procedures. 5 The Academy of Teaching Excellence. Online Educator DPI Endorsement Courses.

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2 Table of Contents - 3 Welcome 4 Registration Procedures 5 The Academy of Teaching Excellence Online Educator DPI Endorsement Courses 7 Assessment 8 Brain-Based Learning 9 Classroom Management 15 Differentiated Instruction 16 Literacy 18 Mathematics 20 Science Social Studies/History Spanish Occupational 21 Teacher Professional Development Technology 22 Theater Arts 23 Wisconsin Education Innovations (WEI) Tools for Learning 24 Programs for Administrators and School Leaders 26 Conferences and Workshops 27 Degree Programs 2

3 Welcome to the Professional Development for Educators Catalog, featuring programs and courses offered by Cardinal Stritch University through the Office of Professional Development and Licensure in the College of Education and Leadership. CHANGE continues to be the word of the day for education in Wisconsin and Cardinal Stritch University continues to adapt to those changes in an effort to address the needs of our colleagues throughout the state. Those of you familiar with our Educators Catalog will notice some changes to this year s layout. Courses are now listed by curricular area making it easier for you to locate the specific educational topic you are interested in studying. To register for the courses in this catalog, please follow the registration directions on page 2, unless otherwise directed within the course description. If you are unable to find the topic you are looking for, or if you have questions about registration, do not hesitate to contact us. We offer a comprehensive and inclusive approach to the professional development of educators by providing access to graduate-level professional development opportunities through a variety of formats including video and online courses offered by partner vendors as well as face-to-face courses facilitated by Cardinal Stritch University faculty. All courses offered are approved for Cardinal Stritch University graduate credit and are applicable for Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) license renewal. Customized training for your school or district The College of Education and Leadership has established the Academy of Teaching Excellence. The purpose of the Academy is to assist school districts and organizations with meeting their professional development needs by providing direct access to the knowledge, expertise, and research of the faculty and staff of the College of Education and Leadership. Learn more on page 4, under the Academy of Teaching Excellence section. Check out what s new: New courses in both DVD media and online formats: Choose from courses that focus on the new Common Core Standards, bullying, differentiation and more. Learn more on pages New Group Assessment option for online and DVD courses: The new Group Assessment option is designed to allow educators to use Stritch courses to work together on school/district wide initiatives. Teams of educators interested in this option should contact the Professional Development and Licensure office prior to course registration to discuss the Group Assessment options and requirements. Receive Online Endorsement through Stritch: Cardinal Stritch University has prepared the necessary courses to address the requirements of the DPI endorsement for an online instructor. Find course details on pages 5-6. Thank you for the opportunity to partner with you to serve your professional development needs. We look forward to working with you! Sincerely, Judy Wendorf Director of Professional Development & Licensure Cardinal Stritch University College of Education and Leadership 3

4 Registration Procedures - How to Register To register for any of the courses listed in this catalog, unless otherwise directed within the course description, please contact the Professional Development and Licensure Department for more information. Each course description includes the amount of credits, the partnering company (if applicable), the location of the course and the cost of the course. Tuition Fees and Discounts The cost of each course is listed at the end of the course description and will vary depending on the partnering organization that offers the course, as well as the number of credits the course is worth. Group rates and tuition discounts are often available. Please inquire about a list of available discounts at the time of your registration. Location Definitions Off-campus The course is held at a location outside of the Stritch campus. Details will be given with the course description. On-campus The course is held on the Stritch campus. Details will be given within the course description. Facilitated Online The course is offered through facilitated online meetings. The course may be offered using a Stritch online classroom, or the online classroom of a partnering organization. Online Distance Learning The course is a correspondence/independent study course that is offered online, in collaboration with a partnering organization. DVD Media Distance Learning The course is a correspondence/independent study course that is offered using DVD Media, in collaboration with a partnering organization. Contact Information Phone Local Milwaukee area: (414) or Long Distance/Toll Free: (800) , Ext Fax (414) conted@stritch.edu Web 4

5 The Academy of Teaching Excellence - College of Education and Leadership has established the Academy of Teaching Excellence. The purpose of the Academy is to assist school districts and organizations with meeting their professional development needs by providing direct access to the knowledge, expertise, and research of the faculty and staff of the College of Education and Leadership. The Academy of Teaching Excellence offers the following services: Consulting with districts and organizations to develop targeted professional development Support PDP development Courses for Educators, offer optional graduate credit for professional development Certificates and Endorsements such as the Project Based Learning Certificate and the Online Teaching Endorsement Conferences and Workshops For more information, please contact Judy Wendorf, Director of the Professional Development Department of the Leadership Center at (800) , Ext or at jawendorf@stritch.edu. Online Educator DPI Endorsement Courses - In April of 2009 the governor signed into law a bill that requires that teachers in Wisconsin, teaching online after July 1, 2010, must be certified in their area of instruction and must have completed 30 hours of professional development specifically preparing them to teach online. Earn the Online Endorsement - Required to Teach K-12 Students Online! Wisconsin educators teaching K-12 students online must complete 30 hours of professional development designed to prepare them to teach online. Cardinal Stritch University has prepared the necessary courses to address the requirements of the DPI endorsement as an online instructor. To register and earn a Cardinal Stritch University online teaching endorsement: Students must receive department/instructor approval prior to registering Students must successfully complete both one credit courses, in order (CEDO 501, then CED 502), to receive the Online Educator Endorsement. The workshops are currently priced at $250 each and run for 3-weeks each. To obtain instructor/department approval for registration, contact the Masters of Education in Instructional Technology Department at (800) , Ext For more information about the courses, contact Louis Loeffler at (800) , Ext or at ljloeffler@stritch.edu. 5

6 Online Educator DPI Endorsement Courses, continued - Succeeding in Online Learning, CEDO 501 Optional This course focuses on current computer and web-based tools and the development of skills needed to succeed in online learning. Even experienced computer users may not be aware of some of the new collaborative tools used in online learning. The intent of this course is to provide a common skill set and knowledge base for all members of the cohort. Location: Facilitated Online. Cost: $250. Prerequisites: Department approval Computer capable of Internet and applications (Including online word processing, video & voice) Spring Schedule February 7, 14, 21, 2013 Students will meet synchronously with the instructor from 5 6 p.m. on each scheduled meeting date. Teaching and Learning Online, CED 502 Optional This course will help you gain first-hand experience as an online-learner. Location: Facilitated Online. Cost: $250. You will: Experience the online learning environment from a student perspective, Explore available tools and software, Learn to plan, design and incorporate appropriate active and engaging instructional strategies and valid and reliable assessments, Learn and apply concepts and techniques that make us effective online facilitators and learners, Discuss how to model and encourage legal, ethical, safe and healthy online behavior, and Explore how the needs of special needs students can be addressed online. Prerequisites: Students should have access to personal computers with audio/video capabilities, their own or organizational. Access includes the ability to open and examine interior components. The ability to get online to the online site and interact with the software online. It is expected that class members are experienced Internet users who have a background on principles of instructional design. Fall Schedule November 19, 26, December 3, 2012 Spring Schedule March 7, 14, 21, 2013 Students will meet synchronously with the instructor from 5 6 p.m. on each scheduled meeting date. 6

7 Assessment - Assessment and Intervention for Struggling Readers, Grades K-6, CEDUC 626 This course helps teachers to better understand students who struggle with reading and gives them the tools to improve their students fluency and comprehension in order to meet grade-level standards. You will define and describe the characteristics of a struggling reader, identify a particular student who fits that description, examine that student s needs, and implement research-based instructional strategies to improve fluency and comprehension in struggling readers. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $500. Assessment: Designing Performance Assessments, CEDUC 535 This course makes connections between student motivation and types of assessment used in the classroom. It also covers how to unpack learning standards and benchmarks, so that all assessment yields information about student progress and mastery of instructional goals. Performance assessment can be designed in a multitude of ways, in which both students and teachers can work together to determine the best product or performance to exemplify student understanding, knowledge, and ability to use what they ve learned. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. Classroom Assessment for Today s Teacher K - 12, CEDUC 635 This course focuses on three important areas of assessment: grading, authentic assessment techniques, and Response to Intervention (RTI). While studying each of these areas of assessment, participants will identify common problems and obstacles classroom teachers face in each of these categories, and subsequent ways to address or overcome these issues. Participants will also apply research-based grading, authentic assessment, and RTI strategies to their particular teaching situation. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $500. Differentiated Assessment Strategies, EDUC 557 This course will teach you how to gather information through ongoing assessment that will help you plan instruction more effectively. You will learn about the tools, surveys, checklists, and guidelines to accurately assess your students progress and plan for their continued success. Location: DVD Media. Provider: QEP. Cost: $350. Effective Assessment, Grades K-12, CEDUC 616 This course grounds teachers in effective ways to assess their students. Content includes information on different types and specific purposes of assessments and how best to use them. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $500. Formative Assessment: The Basics, CEDUC 570 This course gets at the heart of formative assessment, beyond the basics. The course begins with a lesson about understanding. What are we looking for when we say that we want students to understand a concept? Many educators suggest that if students can apply what they ve learned, they re on their way to understanding the content. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. 7

8 Assessment, continued - Improving Student Achievement, ED 621 Explore classroom strategies that will improve student achievement. Learn how to use boundaries to guide student behavior, reach out to students and involve them in the learning process, and help your students succeed in school. Location: DVD Media. Provider: QEP. Cost: $350. Brain-Based Learning - The Brain: Developing Lifelong Learning Habits 2 nd Ed., CEDUC 596 In The Brain: Developing Lifelong Learning Habits, you will learn about the thinking and learning skills that today s students should be cultivating to become successful adults in the dynamic, rapidly changing, and flattened world into which they will graduate. You will be introduced to the idea of habits of mind; survey 16 distinct ways of seeing, understanding, and interacting with the world; and learn instructional strategies to help your students develop each of these thinking and learning habits. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. The Brain: Memory and Learning Strategies, CEDUC 564 In The Brain: Memory and Learning Strategies, you will learn about the physical structures of the human brain that create and retain memories and how to use this information to improve your classroom teaching practice. The more you understand about how people form and retain memories, the more you will be able to help your students learn and use the academic content you are teaching them. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. The Thinking and Learning Brain, CEDUC 646 This course focuses on the latest research in the domains of neuroscience and cognitive psychology. Participants examine the classroom implications of understanding how the brain learns. Key topics of each domain are explored, such as memory, cognition, language development, gender differences, and the emotional aspects of learning. Participants apply brain-compatible strategies to improve student achievement, to increase student motivation and engagement, and to create a supportive learning environment. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $500. 8

9 Classroom Management - Bullying: Taking Charge, CEDUC 558 In Bullying: Taking Charge, you will explore what bullying is and why it is important to address it on the student, teacher, and school level. You will also learn some practical tools for confronting and preventing bullying. Through video examples, in-depth reading, and problem-solving scenarios, you ll learn how to recognize and detect bullying, address bullying with the bully as well as the victim, discuss bullying with students through classroom activities, and implement a community-wide bullying prevention program. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. Classroom Inclusion: Implementing Strategies 2 nd Ed., CEDUC 647 This course provides valuable strategies for creating and working in a inclusive school environment. With this course, you ll discover strategies for handling the logistics of the classroom environment, aids and supports, and curriculum modification. You ll also learn the difference between accommodation and adaptation, and consider learning and teaching styles while developing differentiated activities that meet the array of student needs in your classroom. Finally, you ll become informed about your state s laws and mandates affecting how to monitor progress and measure achievement of all students in your inclusive classroom. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. Classroom Management: Building Effective Relationships, CEDUC 554 In Classroom Management: Building Effective Relationships, you ll investigate the various facets of classroom management. You will examine some common approaches to classroom management to find the one that is best for you, laying the foundation for your classroom management plan. You will then build on the foundation by examining the student-teacher relationship and uncovering the strategies that will support your approach to classroom management. Finally, you will learn how all of these pieces can fit together to create a cohesive, school wide model. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. Cooperation and the Quality Classroom, ED 538 Explore ways to best utilize cooperative teaching techniques to manage student behavior and promote learning through cooperation rather than coercion. You will learn how to help students solve group and classroom problems, and create lessons that involve students. Location: DVD Media. Provider: QEP. Cost: $350. Dealing with Discipline Problems, ED 620 Learn a seven-step approach to classroom discipline that will increase your effectiveness in helping difficult students manage their own behavior. This course provides easy-to-understand, practical guidelines that can be applied to any classroom at any age level. Location: DVD Media. Provider: QEP. Cost: $350. 9

10 Classroom Management, continued - Embracing Diversity: Effective Teaching, CEDUC 649 In Embracing Diversity: Effective Teaching, you ll consider the importance of building respect for racial and multicultural diversity, as well as combating gender and sexual bias through curriculum. You will also explore the role of conflict resolution and character educational in helping build learning environments that embrace diversity. Through video examples and in-depth readings, you will learn practical tools for building respect for all students. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. Embracing Diversity: Global Education, CEDUC 540 In Embracing Diversity: Global Education, you ll develop an understanding of the role of global awareness as an important skill for students in the 21 st century. Through video examples, in-depth readings, and problem-solving activities, you ll learn various ways to infuse global awareness into your lessons, school activities, and community connections and make global connections through technology. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. Embracing Diversity: Managing Diverse Schools and Classrooms 2 nd Ed., CEDUC 650 In Embracing Diversity: Managing Diverse Schools and Classrooms, you will explore the importance of promoting diversity and tolerance at both the classroom and school level. You will learn about many of the challenges that diverse schools face. In addition, you will have the opportunity to study classroom activities, procedures, and school wide initiatives that focus on tolerance and diversity, including ways to involve parents of all types in the school community. Through video examples and in-depth readings, you ll learn practical ways to manage diverse classrooms and schools for the benefit of all students. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. Every Student Can Succeed, EDUC 574 This course will give educators the theory and skills to teach students how to take responsibility for their own behavior in school. It will lead through a series of learning activities designed to instruct educators in how to teach students the concepts of Choice Theory and to plan and implement a program of Responsibility Training in the classroom. Location: DVD Media. Provider: QEP. Cost: $350. Gaining Parental Support: Building Home-School Partnerships, EDUC 523 Explore ways to implement strategies that build a cooperative, productive partnership with the parents of your students. You will learn how to better prepare for and conduct parent conferences and effectively communicate with parents about a problem. Location: DVD Media. Provider: QEP. Cost: $350. Getting Started with Student Portfolios, 2 nd Ed. CEDUC 587 In Assessment: Getting Started with Student Portfolios, you ll explore the research behind implementing a portfolio assessment as well as practical ways to implement the portfolio assessment in the classroom. Using the strategies presented in the course, you ll be better equipped to increase your students ownership of their leaning, help them develop positive reflection skills, and engage them in projects that are meaningful to them. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260 10

11 Classroom Management, continued - Inclusion: The Basics 2 nd, Ed. CEDUC 537 In Inclusion: The Basics, you ll explore the definition of inclusion and inclusive schools and find out what inclusion is and what it isn t. Through in-depth readings, examples, and applications, you ll have a conceptual understanding of what constitutes inclusion in the public education setting and the related federal laws. You ll also gain some practical strategies for adapting instructional activities and creating a welcoming, positive environment for all students. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. Instructional Design, Grades K-12, CEDUC 620 This course establishes a comprehensive way to engage in unit planning and instructional design. You will integrate assessment into your planning and create a sequence of learning experiences that logically and meaningfully help students meet required learning goals while aligning your instructional design with state and local standards. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $500. Introduction to Differentiation: Applying Learner-Centered Instruction, EDUC 585 This course will give you an introduction to the philosophy of differentiation and examine ways you can effectively use differentiating instruction and assessment to address the complex challenges of meeting the diverse learning needs of all students. In this course, you will learn how to: identify learning styles and preferences, design more dynamic and engaging lessons and units, and challenge all students at appropriate levels. Location: DVD Media. Provider: QEP. Cost: $350. Multiple Intelligences: Strengthening Your Teaching, CEDUC 567 In Multiple Intelligences: Strengthening Your Teaching, you ll explore the theory and application of Howard Gardner s multiple intelligences (MI) for the 21 st century classroom through videos, in-depth reading, and applications, you ll assess your own strengths and weaknesses, learn tools for assessing your students, and explore specific ideas and techniques for supporting MI in classroom curriculum and activities. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. Meeting the Needs of All Students, Grades K-12, CEDUC 619 This course focuses on differentiation strategies in instructional planning and organizing for meeting the needs of students in the mixed-ability classroom. The course gives careful consideration to the different ways students acquire and process information and will help you develop products to show what they have learned. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $

12 Classroom Management, continued - Parents as Partners, CEDUC 661 Best practices suggest that when communities, schools, and families work together, the results are stronger communities that support the success of young people. The challenges that schools face today in fostering true parental engagement are the result of a multitude of complex issues, some of which we will examine in this course. By the end of this course, you will have completed an in-depth analysis of ways schools are successfully meeting the parent-school connection challenge. In addition, you will explore and adapt strategies to create that connection in ways that meet the specific needs of your school and community. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. Research-Based Instructional Strategies to Improve Student Achievement, Grades K-12, CEDUC 546 This course will provide you with information about instructional strategies and approaches and offers the opportunity to practice identifying how and when you will use these strategies as part of your instruction. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $500. RTI Response to Intervention, CEDUC 656 This course clarifies the purpose and requirements of Response to Intervention (RTI) and provides examples of what the three major components (assessment, interventions, and problem-solving process) might look like in secondary schools. This course also provides practical strategies for implementing the RTI framework in your classroom or school. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. Responsibility, Respect and Relationships K - 12, EDUC 501 Discover how responsibility, respect, and relationships work together in a safe, productive classroom and learn why emotional safety is essential for learning to take place. Location: DVD Media. Provider: QEP. Cost: $350. Student-Directed Learning to Foster Motivation and Engagement, CEDUC 634 This course provides an overview of the theoretical background and practical applications of motivation and engagement. It supports the pursuit of developing true teacher leaders by supplying a framework from which educators can reflect upon their students and devise strategies to increase motivation and learning. Participants will explore project-based and problem-based learning, two student-centered learning structures that require students to engage in high-interest yet challenging tasks. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $500. Teaching in the Inclusive Classroom, EDUC 576 Learn practical strategies to maximize learning for all students, including those with special needs. You will learn inclusive teaching techniques first hand with video visits to classrooms where teachers are successfully educating both general and special education students. Location: DVD Media. Provider: QEP. Cost: $

13 Classroom Management, continued - Teaching in the Quality Classroom, ED 580 Learn to use Quality Teaching strategies to eliminate classroom discipline problems. In this course, you will learn techniques to teach students problem-solving skills, avoid student frustration and discipline problems, and manage a classroom to promote quality work. Location: DVD Media. Provider: QEP. Cost: $350. Teaching in the 21st Century, EDUC 500 You will explore five areas that are critical to effective teaching in the 21st century: character education, student-teacher relationships, multiple intelligences, student hyperactivity, and responsibility education. Location: DVD Media. Provider: QEP. Cost: $350. Teaching Responsible Behavior II: Social, Emotional Learning, EDUC 614 This course focuses on teaching students responsible behavior by combining social-emotional learning (SEL) with choice theory. Included are SEL strategies to help students regulate their behavior (restrain impulses, manage stress and anger, self-evaluate, plan effectively, and persevere) and get along with others (take others perspective, empathize, demonstrate manners and social skills). Create and use specific, engaging strategies for teaching the emotional and social skills students need, learn to integrate SEL into the academic curriculum and much more. Location: DVD Media. Provider: QEP. Cost: $350. Teaching Students Responsible Behavior, ED 517 Learn how to reduce discipline problems, improve student achievement, and help students set and reach goals for improved behavior. You will also learn the psychology behind why students misbehave and how to stop the unwanted behavior. Location: DVD Media. Provider: QEP. Cost: $350. The Classroom of Choice: Managing the Learning Environment, EDUC 599 Learn how to create a learning environment that supports the class as a whole, while meeting the particular needs of individual students. Keep your classroom orderly and running smoothly, use researchbased management strategies, build and maintain trusting classroom relationships, boost student selfworth through accomplishment and gain cooperation and prevent discipline problems. Location: DVD Media. Provider: QEP. Cost: $ st Century Learner, CEDUC 653 This course examines the interdisciplinary skills that all students need in order to be productive, contributing members of a global community. The skills of collaboration, critical thinking, oral and written communication, technology, literacy, and citizenship are embedded into a holistic framework of teaching. This allows participants meet the needs of diverse and multicultural students. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $

14 Classroom Management, continued - Understanding by Design 2 nd Ed., CEDUC 572 In this course, you ll explore how the principles and practices of Understanding by Design can help you get the most out of your instructional time. Through video examples, in-depth readings, and downloadable applications, you ll lean practical ways to put UbD to work in classrooms. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. Understanding Teaching and Learning, Grades K-12, CEDUC 621 This course focuses on the intricacies of how people learn and establishes the firm foundation necessary to make intelligent decisions about the types of teaching strategies and instructional plans utilized in your classroom. You will apply these theories to strengthen your instructional practices and commitment to student learning and achievement. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $500. What Works in School: An Introduction, CEDUC 566 In What Works in Schools: Translating Research into action, you ll investigate the evidence that supports a simple, yet profound, belief about teaching and learning effective schools do make a difference in the lives of children and young people. By applying the knowledge you ll gain from completing the six modules in this course, you will discover how schools can create an environment that affects student achievement and maximizes the capacity of all learners. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. Differentiated Instruction: An Introduction 2 nd Ed., CEDUC 657 In Differentiated Instruction: an Introduction, you will build a conceptual understanding of the model of differentiated instruction (DI), including the philosophical underpinnings of this model. You will explore key characteristics and elements of differentiated instruction, as well as beliefs that guide the DI model and five nonnegotiables of DI. You will also discover how differentiated classrooms differ from traditional classrooms and what concerns teachers have about practicing DI. Finally, you will review the steps for getting started with differentiated instruction. By the end of this course, you ll be ready to start planning for differentiation in your teaching practice. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $

15 Differentiated Instruction - Differentiated Instruction: Creating an Environment that Supports Learning, CEDUC 660 In Differentiated Instruction: Creating an Environment That Supports Learning, you will gain an understanding of the role that a classroom environment plays in differentiated instruction. Throughout this course, you will explore the key elements of a supportive environment that encourage the implementation of the philosophy of differentiation. You will learn how to encourage and facilitate community building that creates a classroom where teachers and students work together to collaborate and share responsibility for learning. Along with creating the physical environment, you will learn specific strategies to identify student needs, strengths, and interests. Finally, you will be able to foster positive communication with students and provide constructive feedback on their growth and progress. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. Differentiated Instruction: Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom, CEDUC 659 In Differentiated Instruction: Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom, you will examine issues and strategies for leading a differentiated classroom and managing the many details necessary for the class to run smoothly. You will explore how the teacher s vision sets the stage for students confidence and effectiveness in a responsive classroom. You will also discover the direct link between teachers mindsets and their actions in the classroom, which influence how students come to see themselves as learners. You will also review several challenges that many teachers encounter when trying to implement differentiation, as well as concrete ideas for addressing them. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. Differentiated Instruction: Teaching with Students Differences in Mind CEDUC 658 In Differentiated Instruction: Teaching with Student Differences in Mind, you will learn how teachers in a differentiated classroom plan for differentiation for readiness, interest, and learning profile, using multiple instructional strategies. You will also see how many of the components of differentiation previously discussed in this suite of courses come together to ensure solid planning and execution of high-quality differentiation. By the end of this course, through video examples, in-depth readings and reflections, and practical applications, you ll be ready to start planning for specific differentiated tasks in your teaching practice. You will also be familiar with some key strategies that support differentiation. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. Differentiated Instruction: Using Ongoing Assessment to Inform Instruction CEDUC 662 In Differentiated Instruction: Using Ongoing Assessment to Inform Instruction, you will learn how teachers in a differentiated classroom plan for ongoing assessment and use information collected from assessments to inform instruction. By the end of this course, through video examples, in-depth readings, practical applications, and personal reflections, you ll be ready to start planning both formative and summative assessments in your differentiated classroom and using the data collected for instructional and evaluative purposes, as appropriate. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $

16 Differentiated Instruction, continued - Differentiated Instructional Strategies: Meeting the Diverse Needs of Learners, EDUC 556 This course is designed to give you the knowledge and skills to implement differentiated instruction successfully in your own classroom. You will learn strategies for meeting the needs of an increasingly diverse student population within the context of today s challenging standards-based curriculum. In addition, you will learn how to further differentiate your instruction through the use of learning centers, portfolios, graphic organizers, group investigation, and varied homework assignments. Location: DVD Media. Provider: QEP. Cost: $350. Literacy - Assessment and Intervention for Struggling Readers, Grades K-6, CEDUC 626 (See Assessment) Common Core and Literacy Strategies: English Language Arts, CEDUC 641 In Common Core and Literacy Strategies: English Language Arts, you ll explore how the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) approach literacy in new and important ways. You will see a new emphasis on critical thinking skills in the area of reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Through video examples, in-depth readings, and downloadable applications, you ll learn practical ways to put CCSS to work in classrooms. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. Common Core and Literacy Strategies: History/Social Studies, CEDUC 642 In Common Core and Literacy Strategies: History/Social Studies, you ll explore how the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) approach literacy in new and important ways. You will see a strong emphasis on literacy as a means for improving critical thinking skills. You ll discover that the CCSS have unique reading and writing standards for literacy in history/social studies for grades Through video examples, in-depth readings, and downloadable applications, you ll learn practical ways to put CCSS to work in your classroom. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. Common Core and Literacy Strategies: Mathematics, CEDUC 637 In Common Core and Literacy Strategies: Mathematics, you ll explore how the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) approach literacy in new and important ways. You will see a new emphasis on critical thinking skills in the areas of arithmetic, word problems, and other mathematical foundations. Through video examples, in-depth readings, and downloadable applications, you ll learn practical ways to put CCSS to work in your classroom. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. Common Core and Literacy Strategies: Science, CEDUC 640 In Common Core and Literacy Strategies: Science, you ll explore how the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) approach literacy in new and important ways. You will see a new emphasis on critical-thinking skills in the area of reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Through video examples, in-depth readings, and downloadable application activities, you ll learn practical ways to put the standards to work in your classroom. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $

17 Literacy, continued - Differentiation and Literacy, EDUC 610 This course is designed to give K-12 teachers an overview of the theory and research behind differentiated instruction and how it can be applied in literacy instruction. Participants will engage in various learning activities through which they will learn and implement teaching strategies designed to individualize their approach to teaching reading and writing to take advantage of each students strengths, interests, and readiness. Location: DVD Media. Provider: QEP. Cost: $350. Foundations of Reading and Literacy K-6, CEDUC 545 This course focuses on sound theories and principles for developing literacy skills in students. It provides participants with a comprehensive knowledge base in the reading process and the most effective instructional techniques for teaching students to read. Increase understanding of the five components of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Apply the most effective instructional strategies to improve students skills in the five components of reading. Adapt instructional strategies to meet the unique needs of English language learners and students who struggle to read. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $500. Reading in the Content Areas, CEDUC 627 This course focuses on ways to integrate effective reading strategies into all subject areas of the curriculum. You will employ proven instructional strategies to engage all learners, including struggling readers, through the reading of informational texts. You will also develop subject-area vocabulary that aides in the comprehension of content-specific material and utilize established techniques to help students make connections to prior learning. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $500. The Reading and Writing Connection, CEDUC 628 This course focuses on the writing process and its role in literacy development. As you learn how to identify, define, and explain all stages of the writing process, you will be provided with proven techniques to help your students integrate writing into all subject areas. You will create learning experiences in which students respond to literature throughout reading; employ the use of writing portfolios to measure the growth of writing ability over time; and examine ways (such as mini-lessons, error analysis, and conferencing) to support the independence of reading and writing in the classroom. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $

18 Mathematics - Algebra for Elementary Students, Grades K-5, MTTS 557 This course focuses on developing basic algebraic thinking for elementary-school students. You will deepen your understanding of patterns, functions, and algebraic symbols; analyze repeating and growing patterns and represent these patterns in words, pictures, and numbers; and express mathematical relationships using equations. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $500. Algebra for Middle-Level Students, Grades 6-8, MTTS 550 This course focuses on developing advanced algebraic thinking, including studying patterns and functions, understanding the structure of the number system, using symbolism meaningfully, and employing mathematical modeling to solve problems. You will examine common misconceptions about learning algebra in order to better understand gaps in student comprehension; identify functions as linear or nonlinear and contrast their properties using tables, graphs, and equations; and model and solve contextualized problems using tables, graphs, and equations. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $500. Common Core and Literacy Strategies: Mathematics, CEDUC 637 (See Literacy) Common Core and Mathematics, Grades K-5, CEDUC 639 In the Common Core and Mathematics: Grades K-5, you will explore the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM). This course will provide information on the background of the new standards as well as details on the standards for content and the standards for practice. Additionally, the course covers the six domains for grades K-5 including strategies, ideas for assessment, and common misconceptions. By the end of this course, you will have an understanding of these topics, along with some ideas and tools on how to implement the CCSSM in your classroom. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. Common Core Mathematics, Grades 6-8, CEDUC 638 In the Common Core and Mathematics: Grades 6-8, you will explore the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM). This course will provide information on the background of the new standards as well as details on the standards for content and the standards for practice. Additionally, the course covers the six domains for grades 6 8, including strategies, ideas for assessment, and common misconceptions. By the end of this course, you will have an understanding of these topics, along with some ideas and tools on how to implement the CCSSM in your classroom. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: ASCD. Cost: $260. Data Analysis and Probability for Elementary Students, Grades K-5, MTTS 558 This course is structured around the creation and completion of a real-life data analysis project that allows you to apply knowledge and skills from other mathematical strands. You will design an investigation to address a question and consider how data-collection methods affect the nature of the data set; use measures of center, especially the median, and understand what each does and does not indicate about a data set; and propose and justify conclusions and predictions that are based on data. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $

19 Mathematics, continued - Data Analysis and Probability for Middle-Level Students, Grades 6-8, MTTS 551 This course is structured around the creation and completion of a real-life data analysis project that allows you to apply knowledge and skills from other mathematical strands. Key concepts such as data collection, graphical representations of data, and measures of center are highlighted. You will design an investigation that includes data collection and data analysis; select, create, and use appropriate graphical representations of data; and find, use, and interpret measures of center and spread. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $500. Fundamentals of Mathematics: Teaching for Conceptual Understanding, Grades 2-6, MTTS 555 You will discover practical and effective strategies for improving the teaching and learning of mathematics in your classroom. This course goes beyond the research to help teachers combine a more conceptual understanding of mathematics with effective instructional strategies to help students dramatically improve math success. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $500. Measurement and Geometry for Elementary Students, Grades K-5, MTTS 556 This course covers the Van Hiele levels of geometric thought and focuses on shapes and properties, transformations, location, and visualization, as well as measurement concepts and skills. It will help you engage in hands-on, problem-solving activities that will enable you to apply new understanding to your instructional planning and decision-making. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $500. Measurement and Geometry for Middle-Level Students, Grades 6-8, MTTS 552 This course covers the Van Hiele levels of geometric thought focusing on shapes and properties, transformations, location, and visualization, as well as measurement concepts and skills. You will apply effective problem-solving strategies to real-world problems; deepen your understanding of mathematical concepts such as volume and capacity, similarity and congruence, and solving problems with ratios and proportions; and apply instructional strategies that help develop geometric thinking. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $500. Problem Solving and Number Operations for Elementary Students K 5, MTTS 559 This course establishes a foundation of mathematical content knowledge and problem-solving skills, and provides strategies for developing strong number sense in students. You will deepen personal understanding of mathematical content found in elementary grades, such as place value, the operations, fractions, decimals, and percents; develop strategies to teach in a problem-based classroom; and engage in and learn ways to lead mathematical discourse. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $

20 Mathematics, continued - Problem Solving and Number Operations for Middle-Level Students, Grades 6-8, MTTS 554 This course focuses on ways to deepen mathematical content knowledge through problem solving and mathematical discourse. You will deepen your personal understanding of mathematical content found in middle-school mathematics, such as fractions, decimals, percents, ratios, proportions, and developing proportional reasoning; develop strategies to teach in a problem-based classroom; and engage in and learn to lead mathematical discourse. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $500. Proportional Reasoning in the Middle Grades, Grades 6-8, MTTS 553 This course examines key mathematical ideas related to helping middle-school students develop proportional reasoning. You will deepen your understanding of ratio and proportion and how they are applied in measurement and geometry; discover ways to improve instructional planning before, during, and after mathematics lessons; and learn ways to model proportional thinking and apply concepts to realworld problems. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $500. Science Social Studies/History - Inquiry-Based Science, CEDUC 654 This course is designed to teach scientific process skills and help teachers create engaging, hands-on science lessons. Participants learn to leverage the strength of inquiry-based science instruction to help their students develop deeper understanding of key earth science concepts. The course is designed around a constructivist learning model called the Five E s: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate. Participants will study each part of the model and learn ways to apply these concepts immediately in their teaching practice. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Teachscape. Cost: $500. Common Core and Literacy Strategies: History/Social Studies, CEDUC 642 (See Literacy) Common Core and Literacy Strategies: Science, CEDUC 640 (See Literacy) Spanish - Occupational - Spanish for Educators, CEDUC graduate credits Spanish for Educators is an innovative, self-paced, online occupational Spanish conversation course that seeks to bridge the communication gap between English and Spanish speakers. This course is ideal for teachers, administrators, front-office staff, and anyone working with Spanish-speaking students and parents. In addition to basic greetings and general Spanish vocabulary, the course also covers classroom objects, front-office receptions, action verbs and commands, study skills, registration, courses, school rules, and behavior terminology. The course incorporates visual imagery (photos associated with words and phrases for better retention), native speakers to hear proper pronunciation, language tips, intuitive reading exercises, interactive assessments to measure your progress and comprehension, and cultural lessons. Location: Online Distance Learning. Provider: Pronto Spanish. Cost: $