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Online Continuing Education for Teachers

Teacher Degrees and Training

Technology in the Classroom (3 credits)
Teaching With the Internet
Technology Integration in P-12 Curriculum

Special Education (3 credits)
Orientation to the Exceptional Learner
Special Education Assessment & Interpretation
Special Education Methods
Inclusion Strategies for the Special Educator
Characteristics of Learning Disabilities
Characteristics of MR & Developmental Disabilities
Characteristics of Emotional & Behavioral Disorders
Characteristics of Physical & Health Disabilities
Teaching Students with Gifts or Talents

Reading (3 credits)
Elementary Reading Methods
Secondary Reading Methods

Mathematics (3 credits)
Methods of Teaching Elementary Mathematics
Secondary Mathematics Methods

Vocational (3 credits)
Secondary Methods for Classroom Teachers
Adolescent Psychology
Assessment and Evaluation
Classroom Management

ESL and Bilingual (3 credits)
Methods for English as a Second Language
Methods of Bilingual Education

History Constitution (1 credits)
United States Constitution

Adolescent Psychology
This course covers major developmental issues regarding the adolescent by looking at the influence of emotional, intellectual, physiological, social and cultural factors.
3 credit hours

Assessment and Evaluation
This course evaluates basic test terminology, instructional planning, the evaluation of student objectives, selection of tests for performance outcomes, lesson plan evaluation, exceptional students and the referral process.
3 credit hours

Characteristics of Learning Disabilities
This online education course examines the characteristics of students with learning disabilities. Causes attributed to learning disabilities, the referral process, and available program/service delivery options are examined, including transition services and career counseling. Various assessment and remediation techniques, as well as the utilization of appropriate classroom materials, are analyzed, and evaluative and curricular modifications for students in inclusive settings are explored.
3 credit hours

Characteristics of MR & Developmental Disabilities
This course examines issues related to the instruction of students with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. Attention is given to legal foundations, learner characteristics, and instructional considerations. Emphasis is placed on collaborating families with children with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
3 credit hours

Characteristics of Emotional & Behavioral Disorders
This course provides an in-depth examination of the EH child. Attention is given to state and federal regulations, instruction through public, private and hospital settings, student characteristics, suspension, expulsion and program models. Emphasis is on different behavioral techniques, management skills and methods used to instruct the EH child.
3 credit hours

Characteristics of Physical & Health Disabilities
This course provides an overview of the unique characteristics, learning styles and challenges faced by children with physical handicaps and other health impairments. Attention is given to federal and state regulations as they pertain to qualify these individuals for special services within the schools. Various program models available through public, private and hospital settings will be reviewed. The impact of inclusion education and self-contained placements on this population will be analyzed.
3 credit hours

Methods of Teaching Elementary Mathematics
This course focuses on the methodology and assessment strategies that enhance learning in elementary mathematics. Topics include an overview of mathematics content and process standards, developmentally appropriate instructional strategies, assessment, and classroom and materials management.
3 credit hours

Secondary Mathematics Methods
This course examines the secondary mathematics classroom, including research and learning theories in mathematics, curriculum, teaching strategies, integrating technology into the mathematics classroom, and assessment strategies.
3 credit hours

Classroom Management
This online education course covers time management, student self-motivation, instructional equipment, subject-centered strategies, discipline, as well as written and verbal communication skills from early childhood through secondary level.
3 credit hours

Elementary Reading Methods
This online education course offers an integrated approach to the teaching of reading particularly for the intermediate and middle school grades 4-8. Students explore specific strategies designed to help youngsters construct meaning across the curriculum and efficiently handle content area text. Pre-reading techniques, vocabulary development, writing, and motivational issues are be addressed, as well as word identification through the use of semantic, syntactic, and graphophonic cues.
3 credit hours

Methods for English as a Second Language
This course focuses on methodology for instructing Limited English Proficient (LEP) students. The course also reviews theories, programs, and instructional strategies that support effective methods for teaching LEP students.
3 credit hours

Inclusion Strategies for the Special Educator
This online education course examines the roles of educators when including students with disabilities into general education classrooms. Options for success that consider peer relationships, systematic instruction, behavior management and collaboration are explored. This course focuses on inclusion strategies and collaborative activities that enable special educators, general classroom teachers and administrators to successfully provide an optimal educational environment for students with disabilities.
3 credit hours

Methods of Bilingual Education
This online education course focuses on the strategies appropriate for teaching Bilingual Education. It introduces the theories, methods, and approaches for instructional techniques.
3 credit hours

Orientation to the Exceptional Learner
This online education course provides an overview of the different categories of exceptionality. Students will be introduced to special education laws and their implications for delivery systems, transition plans, and identification and placement procedures.
3 credit hours

Secondary Reading Methods
This online course offers a cross-curricular approach to the teaching of reading in the secondary school, grades 7-12. Through modeled and practiced activities, content area educators will learn pre-, during-, and post-reading strategies to meet the needs of students who do not read at grade level.
3 credit hours

Secondary Methods for Classroom Teachers
Also applies to secondary certificate. This course focuses on a variety of methods teachers can use across the content areas taught at the secondary level and in vocational educational settings. Students learn reflective teaching techniques, effective questioning strategies, integrated instructional strategies and methods to guide the successful learning of the diverse student population represented in the classroom.
3 credit hours

Special Education Assessment & Interpretation
This online course focuses on the task of assessing the exceptional child, with an emphasis on measuring a child's abilities and diagnosing his or her strengths and needs. Commonly used tests and evaluation systems used in public school special education programs are examined. The course also addresses specific diagnostic procedures and the link between interpretation and the instructional process. Basic instructional, assessment, and behavioral recommendations are discusses.
3 credit hours

Special Education Methods
This online education course provides an overview of methodologies used in teaching learners with special needs, from early childhood on, with an emphasis on students with learning disabilities, mental retardation, and emotional handicaps. Students explore the relationship between individual student characteristics and the development of the Individualized Education Program, instructional implications of special education categories, characteristics of various service delivery models, task analysis, unit and lesson development, instructional strategies, classroom organization and management, behavior management, crisis prevention, and transition planning/career counseling. Communication through consultation and collaboration and professional/ethical practices are also considered.
3 credit hours

Teaching Students with Gifts or Talents
This online education course explores definitions of giftedness, ways of identifying gifted students and types of programs developed for this population. It addresses issues in educating the gifted and introduces concepts that apply to gifted endorsement.
3 credit hours

Teaching With the Internet
This online course is designed for intermediate Internet users. The focus of the course concerns the integration of the Internet into the educational setting. Internet research techniques, multimedia capabilities of the browser, and customization of the Web browser are discussed. Effective strategies for teaching with the Internet within a variety of activity structures are emphasized. The course features the utilization of Internet resources to enhance curriculum content, lessons, and student presentations.
3 credit hours

Technology Integration in P-12 Curriculum
This online course focuses on the use of various technologies and software applications appropriate for P-12 curriculum. Students will learn applications that effectively use multimedia-bases information and resources within instructional units and lesson plans. The use of technology as a classroom management and productivity tool also will be explored.
3 credit hours

United States Constitution
This online education course is a study of the creation, application, and viability of the U.S. Constitution. Students explore the historical and philosophical origins of the document in an effort to understand the Constitution's original intent and current usage. This course also focuses on the Constitution's evolution by examining the interpretation of the Constitution during the United States' transforming social and political climates.
1 credit hours