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Phonemic
Awareness and Beginning Phonics |
Prepare
your students for success in reading by helping them gain
a basic understanding of speech sounds and foundational phonics
skills. During this course, you’ll learn effective strategies
for teaching a developmental progression of necessary phonological
skills. You’ll also explore ways to teach letter-sound correspondences
sequentially and cumulatively, and to help students apply
their understanding most effectively. This course is most
appropriate for kindergarten and primary-grade teachers. |
Reading |
K-8 |
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Building
Basic Phonics Skills |
Understanding
letter/sound relationships is key to your students’ success
with reading. You’ll learn proven strategies for the explicit
and systematic teaching of phonics skills, including word
blending, word building, sight word recognition, and reading
of connected text. This course is most appropriate for teachers
working with students at a first-grade level. |
Reading |
K-8 |
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Introducing
Text Comprehension |
Learn
how to improve your students’ comprehension in this interactive
course. Designed to help you implement research-based practices
in your classroom, this course covers the eight comprehension
strategies identified by the National Reading Panel. You'll
learn how to support your students as they monitor their
own comprehension, use graphic organizers, generate questions,
summarize, and more. This course is most appropriate for
teachers working with students at the second- and third grade
levels. |
Reading |
K-8 |
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Expanding
Text Comprehension |
Learn
the best research-based strategies and techniques to expand
your students' reading comprehension and critical thinking
skills. In this course, you’ll explore a range of reading
comprehension strategies: self-monitoring for understanding,
using graphic organizers, asking and answering questions,
recognizing key points, and identifying organizational text
structure. You’ll learn practical strategies to help your
students succeed in reading increasingly complex material
in the content areas of social studies, science, and mathematics.
This course is most appropriate for teachers working with
students at a fourth-grade level or above. |
Reading |
K-8 |
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Expanding
Phonics Skills |
Sound-symbol
associations are vital for success in reading. In this course,
you’ll learn effective strategies to help your students recognize
complex letter patterns and apply phonics generalizations
to decode unfamiliar words. You’ll take away word-building
activities that will engage your students and improve their
reading and spelling. You’ll also learn proven remediation
techniques for students struggling with simple reading tasks.
This course is most appropriate for teachers working with
students at the second- and third-grade levels. |
Reading |
K-8 |
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Phonics
Intervention |
Phonics,
syllabication, and morphemes are a critical part of reading
instruction, and especially important in helping struggling
readers. You’ll learn research-based methods for determining
who needs intervention, as well as how to apply strategies
for building basic understanding of sound symbol correspondence,
syllabication, and word parts for those students with decoding
difficulties. This course is most appropriate for teachers
working with students who are above the third-grade level
but aren’t yet reading at a third- or fourth-grade level. |
Reading |
K-8 |
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Building
Fluency |
If
your students read fluently, they are much more likely to
comprehend what they are reading. In this course you’ll learn
effective strategies for helping your students recognize
words automatically, group words into meaningful phrases,
and apply strategies to quickly identify unknown words. You’ll
learn how to select texts that promote fluency, and also
practice and take away intervention strategies for helping
your students become more fluent readers. This course is
most appropriate for teachers working with students at the
first- through third-grade levels. |
Reading |
K-8 |
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Admin
I: Technology Leadership and Vision |
As
a school administrator, you are tasked with the job of envisioning,
planning, and implementing your school’s technology plan.
In this course, you’ll consider current research, teaching
standards, technology learning objectives, and ways to involve
the school community in the planning process. |
Leadership |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Admin
II: Learning and Teaching with Technology |
A
key goal of school administrators is to promote technology
to support teaching and learning. You will examine how standards
can provide your staff and students with a framework for
technology objectives, as well as how to support different
learner styles in a collaborative learning environment. |
Leadership |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Admin
III: Technology Support, Management and Operations |
You
have a technology plan in place. How do you implement it?
After exploring technology team roles, equipment obsolescence
and maintenance, and how to acquire funding for maintenance
and repair, you’ll examine the critical issue of staffing
your team. |
Leadership |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Admin
IV: Technology Assessment and Evaluation |
As
an administrator, how do you know if your technology plan
is effective? In this course, you will identify factors affecting
technology use and its evaluation. You will also practice
using the tools and strategies necessary to collect, analyze,
and interpret this evaluation data. |
Leadership |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Admin
V: Social, Legal and Ethical Issues with Technology |
The
social, legal, and ethical issues surrounding Internet use
in education are complex and evolving. By defining the administrator’s
role in ensuring equal access for all students, you will
be able to identify how to address issues such as security,
safety, and academic integrity at your site. |
Leadership |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Best
Calculations: Success with 3-5 Math Standards |
By
examining models of effective teaching, you will learn how
to incorporate standards-based content into your math curriculum
for grades 3–5. Through the content and online resources,
you’ll have the opportunity to reflect on topics such as
number sense, hands-on lessons, and cooperative learning. |
Math |
3-5 |
| TBA |
Classroom
Applications of Teaching and Learning Online |
There
are many innovative and effective ways to use the Internet
in the classroom. With topics such as distance education
technologies, and online collaboration and assessment, you'll
learn how to integrate the Internet into your curricula,
and create a Web site to use with your students. |
Curriculum |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Collaborating
with Parents |
Technology
can stretch the boundaries of education and transform how
parents and schools work together. During this course, learners
will explore parent involvement activities that support learning
goals, and ways technology can enrich how schools and families
work together. |
Curriculum |
K-12 |
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Comprehension
and Communication: Success with 6-8 Language Arts Standards |
As
an educator, one of your daily challenges may include implementing
standards in the areas of reading, writing, listening, speaking,
and media literacy. Oh, and don’t forget to make it fun!
You will discover new ways to infuse your language arts instruction
with enriching classroom ideas. |
Reading |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Computer
Basics: Short Course |
It’s
time to become friends with your computer. As a new computer
user, you will be introduced, step-by-step, to the parts
of a computer system and their functions, and will learn
valuable terminology that will have you speaking (and understanding)
technology terms in no time. |
Technology |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Creating
High Performance Classrooms |
Learning
flourishes in a classroom that is energized and active. You
will explore ways to encourage students to be active rather
than passive learners. By reflecting on your own experiences,
you will select and implement classroom strategies to enhance
the way you teach and how your students learn. |
Curriculum |
K-12 |
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Creative
Assessment Strategies |
This
course explores innovative teaching approaches that combine
instruction, technology, and assessment. You will examine
creative problem solving, rubric implementation, and using
portfolios as a tool for assessment, planning, and instruction. |
Curriculum |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Data
Analysis, Statistics, & Probability |
With
an emphasis on data, statistics, and probability, this course
covers standards-based math curriculum for grades 6–8. You
will reflect on research and theory, and define ways to enhance
your curriculum by exploring best-practice approaches, practical
classroom applications, and case studies. |
Math |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Differentiating
Instruction to Meet Students' Needs |
In
a world of "one size fits all" education, differentiated
instruction tailors teaching and learning experiences to
suit every student. Find out how to meet unique student needs,
interests, and learning styles, while remaining true to learning
goals and standards. You’ll learn to adapt the methods through
which curriculum is administered, and assess student response
and understanding. |
Curriculum |
K-12 |
| TBA |
English
Language Learners in the Mainstream Classroom |
Schools
today are more culturally and linguistically diverse than
at any time since the early decades of the last century.
Many educators are facing the challenges that accompany diversity.
You will explore ways to transform these challenges into
opportunities for both you and your students. |
Curriculum |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Enhancing
Classroom Learning with Primary Sources |
Learn
how to use primary sources on the Web and beyond to create
firsthand educational experiences for students. Discover
how they enhance critical thinking skills, provide for collaboration,
and help teachers meet standards. Delve into projects that
use primary sources to make learning meaningful! |
Curriculum |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Evaluating
Web Sites |
The
Internet is an open forum for information, and the quality,
accuracy, and reliability of online material can fluctuate
dramatically. Which sites are appropriate and worthwhile
for you and your students? You will learn tips and tools
for evaluating which sites may be best for your classroom. |
Technology |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Exploration
and Experimentation: Success with 3-5 Science Standards |
Because
science is filled with water and weather, planets and plants,
rocks and rockets, mammals and more, what subject could be
a greater delight for a student—or a teacher? In this course,
learners will find ways to organize science activities more
effectively, liven up the science period with a dose of reality,
and reach every student with the message that science is
fun! |
Science |
3-5 |
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From
A to Z: Success with K-2 Reading Standards |
This
course examines standards-based content areas of the K–2
reading curriculum. This course demonstrates how to introduce
phonemic awareness and letter recognition, and provides activities
for you to try on your own. |
Reading |
K-2 |
| 3/21/05 |
From
Newberys to Caldecotts: Success with 3-5 Reading Standards |
Reading
is an essential skill for learners of all ages. This course
examines standards-based content areas of the 3-5 reading
curriculum. Through case studies, lesson plans, and other
resources, you will examine topics such as balanced literacy
and independent reading. |
Reading |
3-5 |
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Geometric
Reasoning & Spatial Sense |
With
an emphasis on geometry and spatial sense, this course covers
standards-based math curriculum for grades 6–8. You will
have an opportunity to investigate models of effective teaching,
as well as topics such as classroom discourse, rubrics, and
symmetry. |
Math |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Increasing
the Academic Success of Low-Performing Students |
Increasing
the Academic Success of Low-Performing Students explores
specific strategies for meeting the needs of your struggling
students to ensure improved success in the classroom. This
course examines how to assess student learning, identify
low-performing students, and establish realistic learning
goals. Additionally, you'll explore adaptive motivational
strategies, collaborative learning, guided instruction, scaffolding,
and analysis of assessment data. |
Curriculum |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Internet
in the Classroom: First Steps |
New
to the Internet? This beginner course introduces you to the
Internet and covers useful terminology, computer literacy,
online searching, email, and other skills and tools essential
for educators ready to integrate the Internet into classroom
lessons. |
Technology |
K-12 |
| 1/10/05 |
It
Adds Up!: Success with K-2 Math Standards |
The
K–2 classroom is an exciting place for math. This course
covers standards-based content areas of the K-2 math curriculum.
Along with examining models of effective teaching, you will
also explore topics such as number concepts, data analysis,
and patterns. |
Math |
K-2 |
| TBA |
Making
Assessment Meaningful |
Assessment
is an essential part of the teaching and learning process.
You will evaluate how you currently assess student work,
explore alternatives such as portfolios, determine when to
use different instruments, and survey the literature on making
assessment reliable, valid, fair, and effective. |
Curriculum |
K-12 |
| TBA |
My
First Web Page: Part 1 |
This
course is designed for individuals who would like guidance
and instruction in how to create Web pages without having
to learn HTML. During this four-week course, you will learn
the basics of Web creation and design while using Netscape
Composer to build a Web page of your own. |
Technology |
K-12 |
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My
First Web Page: Part 2 |
It’s
time for your Web site to evolve. In this course, you’ll
use Netscape Composer to transform your page into a dynamic
Web environment. Topics range from basic page design to putting
your page online and maintaining it while it’s there. By
the last week, your site will be ready for guests! |
Technology |
K-12 |
| TBA |
My
Next Web Pages |
Using
a Web page authoring tool and some direct creation of HTML,
this intermediate course supports learners in adding powerful
design, alignment, and interaction tools to their own Web
sites. Learners will also evaluate the effectiveness of different
types of educational Web sites. |
Technology |
K-12 |
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Number
Sense: Teaching About Fractions, Decimals, Ratios, & Proportions |
This
course for grades 6-8 math teachers addresses number sense,
the ability to think fluently about numbers. Learners explore
practical resources like case studies and lesson plans. A
weekly focus issue, like calculator use or online collaboration,
offers practical ways to improve your teaching. |
Math |
6-8 |
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Paragraphs,
Poetry, and Persuasion: Success with 3-5 Writing Standards |
This
course helps learners enrich student writing by focusing
on language conventions and broad writing experience. Each
week learners examine topics such as journaling or poetry,
and check out a standards-based writing concept that will
help your students create fact-based, purposeful writing. |
Reading |
3-5 |
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Patterns,
Mathematical Modeling, & Number Theory |
This
course covers standards-based math curricula for grades 6-8,
with an emphasis on patterns and algebra. You’ll explore
case studies, such as a comparison of cell phone plans. Weekly
work addresses a focus issue (like mathematical modeling
or calculators) enhanced by video clips or lesson plans. |
Math |
6-8 |
| TBA |
PowerPoint
in the Classroom |
PowerPoint
can be a great classroom tool. Here, learners explore its
various uses—topics cover concepts like design, evaluating
student projects, and ideas for using PowerPoint to enhance
your lessons. As you learn, you’ll design a lesson plan that
includes a student PowerPoint assignment. |
Technology |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Reading
and Language Arts Online |
Discover
how to build elementary students' language skills using technology.
You'll explore ways to use the Internet to enhance reading
and language arts skills through email, online projects,
and reading and writing strategies. |
Reading |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Social
Studies Online: An Overview |
Whether
you are net savvy or computer shy, this six-week course will
help you to review content-rich Web sites, online directories,
and collections of Internet activities for use in your social
studies classroom. You’ll also implement an online activity
that meets your specific curricular needs. |
Social
Studies |
K-12 |
| 2/5/05 |
Student
Projects: Vehicles for Powerful Learning |
In
this course, you'll explore specific techniques for using
inquiry-based learning, technology integration, cooperative
learning, and authentic assessment via student projects.
Along the way, you'll examine case studies that feature actual
projects from a wide range of disciplines and grade levels. |
Curriculum |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Teaching
Gifted Students in Mixed-Ability Classrooms |
This
course addresses academic diversity and gifted students in
the K-12 classroom. A range of topics help learners explore
both curriculum- and student-based strategies and develop
a differentiated lesson plan intended to provide challenge
for gifted learners in a mixed-ability classroom setting. |
Curriculum |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Teaching
Multiple Intelligences Through Technology |
"It's
not how smart you are," says Dr. Howard Gardner ... "it's
how you are smart!" This course examines Gardner's theory
of Multiple Intelligences (MI) with a focus on integrating
technology with an MI teaching approach. Learners create
technology-based MI lessons to use with their students. |
Technology |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Technology & Assessment |
Want
to move from that old gradebook to a digital spreadsheet?
This course looks at using technology for instruction and
to assess student performance, and provides approaches to
evaluating the technology program itself. Topics cover subjects
like rubrics, portfolios, and technology standards. |
Technology |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Technology's
Role in the Special Education Classroom |
Technology
can help your special needs students learn. In this course,
you will become familiar with mainstreaming/inclusion laws,
assistive/adaptive technologies, and the use of these technologies
as well as software and the Net to support instruction and
assessment for students with special needs. |
Technology |
K-12 |
| TBA |
The
ABC's of Writing: Success with K-2 Writing Standards |
This
course focuses on the essential writing concepts that are
presented to K–2 students and included in language arts standards
for these grades. You will explore writing activities, and
ways to organize your classroom to support student expression
through writing. |
Reading |
K-2 |
| TBA |
Using
Assessment Data to Boost Student Achievement |
Using
Assessment Data to Boost Student Achievement presents the
role of assessment data in diagnosing student needs and prescribing
effective instruction. Designed for classroom teachers, the
course suggests that assessment is part of the ongoing cycle
of instruction. |
Curriculum |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Using
Laptops in Your Classroom |
This
course is designed to help educators introduce laptops into
their classrooms. Learners examine how schools are currently
using laptops under different applied models, and what advantages
and challenges are in store when using laptop technology
instead of traditional desktop computers. |
Technology |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Using
Peer Coaching to Improve Instruction |
Peer
coaching is a professional development model that focuses
on making the most of professional interaction. This course
introduces educators to peer coaching, its benefits in a
school setting, and some of the ways that peer coaching works
to improve teaching and learning in classrooms. |
Curriculum |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Using
Technology to Enhance Teaching and Learning |
The
possibilities for enhancing learning with technology are
as exciting as they are varied. In this course, learners
develop methods for successfully integrating technology into
their learning environment as they develop their own technology-enhanced
lesson. |
Technology |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Using
Technology to Support Literacy Instruction |
There
are several research-based literacy models in use today.
In this course, learners investigate the common components
of each model, including reading, writing, word knowledge,
and graphic organizers. Learners also explore ways to use
technology to support each component of literacy instruction. |
Reading |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Using
the Net to Create Thematic Units |
The
Internet’s vast resources can help creative teachers develop
exciting thematic learning units. During this six-week course,
learners get to know the thematic unit development model,
critique thematic units available online, and refine their
skills in developing thematic units. |
Technology |
K-12 |
| TBA |
Virtual
Field Trips: Exploring the World Without Leaving the Classroom |
Virtual
field trips allow you to take journeys without ever stepping
outside of the classroom. Learners in this course create
their own virtual field trips with help from topics on finding
the best online resources, writing activities to guide students’ explorations,
and assessing student learning. |
Social
Studies |
K-12 |
| TBA |
WebQuests |
WebQuests
provide responsible classroom use of the Internet in the
form of a Web page with curriculum-based challenges and timely
resources. In this six-week course, learners explore existing
WebQuests and work through a step-by-step approach to writing
their own. |
Technology |
K-12 |
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Linking
Science and Literacy: A Workshop Approach |
Data
from literacy tests, as well as anecdotal information from
practitioners, suggest that students in grades 1-8 need additional
work learning to read and write expository and procedural
texts. This course is designed to address that need by helping
teachers create authentic opportunities to teach these modes
of discourse using a science workshop. A rationale for using
the workshop is provided and the process of setting up and
sustaining inquiry are described in classroom-friendly detail.
Ideas for combining reading and writing instruction with
science teaching are offered. Online instructors and course
participants offer help with planning and assessment. AUTHOR
MODERATED |
English
Language Arts, Science |
1-8 |
| TBA |
Writing
with Your Students: Inspiring, Revising, and Conferring |
Encouraging
students to write can be overwhelming. How do you get them
started, or better yet, help them develop quality writing
and a love of the process? This course will help you bring
out the best in your student writers by first inspiring them
to write in a variety of genres, and then showing them a
repertoire of practical revision strategies to develop their
writing. Teachers will also learn essential techniques for
conferring with students and their writing. The course will
be applicable to all writing genres. AUTHOR MODERATED |
English
Language Arts |
4-8 |
| 2/14/05 |
Awakening
the Heart: Reading and Writing through Poetry |
Poetry
is often considered the "extra" in extracurricular learning
but writing and reading poetry can be a powerful foundation
from which all other writing can be learned. This course
will give teachers practical and innovative ideas on how
best to introduce poetry to students, techniques for putting
meaning and fun back into reading poetry, and new lessons
and strategies for improving students' poetry. AUTHOR
MODERATED |
English
Language Arts |
3-8 |
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enrollment |
How
to Develop Curriculum for Your Writing Workshop: Teaching
from Your Own Experience |
The
more teachers of writing know about writing, the better their
teaching will be. How do teachers of writing make themselves
smarter about the content of writing? Where does curriculum
knowledge come from for teaching students about the process
of writing? How do we know what to teach students about writing
well? This course will teach participants how to develop
two important habits of mind - how to write like a teacher
of writing and how to read like a teacher of writing. Participants
will apply these habits of mind to the process and craft
of writing throughout the course and in their own writing
workshops for the rest of their teaching lives. |
English
Language Arts |
3-8 |
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enrollment |
Implementing
Mosaic of Thought: Improving Reading Comprehension in Your
Classroom |
How
can educators teach children ways to think more deeply, engage
more fully, question more thoroughly and feel more passionately
about the texts they read? In this course, participants will
tackle these questions and others about the elusive thought
processes behind becoming a highly-skilled, independent reader.
Teachers will have the opportunity not only to engage in
the processes and strategies put forth by the book, but also
to build lasting curriculum approaches and to participate
in think tank discussions about the strategies and their
applications. Ultimately, participants will take the ideas
and experiences to their classrooms, bringing the stories
of the teaching back to the class for problem solving sessions
and celebration. |
English
Language Arts |
K-8 |
| rolling
enrollment |
Inspiring
Our Youngest Authors: Writing Workshop for Grades K-2 |
In
our profession, there is wide-spread recognition of the critical
components of writing instruction in a workshop setting:
sustained time for students to work at writing, individualized
instruction in writing conferences, whole class mini lessons,
share times, and curriculum that is organized into units
of study in genre, craft, process, etc. But how do these
critical components manifest themselves in classrooms with
our youngest writers? What are the developmentally appropriate
understandings we need to help us teach our youngest writers
inside the instructional frame of a writing workshop? This
course will lead participants through a course of study designed
to answer these and other questions about writing workshop
in grades K-2. |
English
Language Arts |
K-2 |
| rolling
enrollment |
Make
It Real: Learning to Love Nonfiction |
Children
must have expanded experiences with informational texts from
the onset of schooling. When nonfiction texts are woven into
the heartbeat of daily instruction, children become comfortable
with these texts and develop strategies which will empower
them in the increasingly demanding texts of daily living.
This course is designed to be a rich tapestry of opportunities
for reading, viewing video clips of classroom demonstrations,
lesson development and personal reflection, and networking
with other educators from around the country. |
English
Language Arts |
K-6 |
| rolling
enrollment |
On
Solid Ground: Creating a Literacy Environment in Your K-3
Classroom |
To
teach reading well, teachers need to have a clear vision,
systematic, strategic thinking, and the knowledge and experience
to make wise decisions. They also need the time and encouragement
to practice new and better ways of teaching. Sharon Taberski's
On Solid Ground offers teachers guidance in precisely these
areas, and this course guides them through structured activities
and discussions that support and instruct them in taking
these new steps. The blend of readings and activities brings
the practical into the ideal so that teachers can build,
or strengthen, their reading curriculum--making it possible
to create the literacy environment children need to empower
and enliven them as they grow as readers. |
English
Language Arts |
K-3 |
| rolling
enrollment |
Reading
Reminders: Tools, Tips, and Techniques to Improve Student
Reading |
This
course is designed to help your students read better and
improve your ability to use what you already know about teaching
reading. The central premise is a simple one: how can we
(remember and better) use what we already know to help our
students read an array of texts? Thus part of this course
will help you identify what you already know and give you
some ideas about how to put that knowledge to better use.
This same evaluation should allow you to discover what you
don't know or have not yet mastered, and provide opportunities
to learn how you can integrate those tools and techniques
into classes you teach. |
English
Language Arts |
6-12 |
| rolling
enrollment |
Snapshots:
Using Minilessons to Teach Reading Effectively |
Minilessons
are powerful tools for targeted teaching. This course focuses
on specific types of reading minilessons that build good
reading strategies, help students understand informational
texts, as well as supporting word study or independent reading,
and small group instruction. Planning and developing E12minilessons
based on student need is addressed throughout. Video clips
show lessons in action. |
English
Language Arts |
K-6 |
| rolling
enrollment |
Strategic
Reading: Leading Students to Lifelong Literacy |
Using
Wilhelm's learning-centered approach, teachers can make reading
processes visible and available to students. Student preparation
and motivation for reading results in learning that is deep,
lifelong, and connected to the real world. |
English
Language Arts |
6-12 |
| rolling
enrollment |
Strategies
for Reaching Readers: A Flexible Approach to Guided Reading |
This
course offers a look at a second-generation implementation
of guided reading. Among the issues addressed will be selecting
texts, flexible grouping, and assessment, as well as organization
and classroom management. |
English
Language Arts |
1-5 |
| rolling
enrollment |
Teaching
English in a Digital Age |
This
course explores the evolving relationship between the reader,
the text, and the teacher. The course immerses you in a range
of texts,revealing what exists out there in cyberland and
how you might better integrate such texts into your courses.
You will develop a revised understanding of your role in
the classroom as it relates to the reader and the texts.
In addition, you will improve your knowledge about what is
available on the Internet and how you can better utilize
its offerings in the classroom. |
English
Language Arts, Technology |
8-12 |
| rolling
enrollment |
Teaching
Students to Write Cohesively: A Practical Guide for Better
Writing |
This
course session provides teachers with specific guidelines
for improving student writing. Focusing on the most commonly
assigned types of writing both in the classroom and on high-stakes
tests: informational, persuasive, narrative, and literary
analysis, the online class will show you how to help students
write more cohesively. Every lesson and idea that Carol Jago
describes has been fired in the crucible of her classroom.
You will come away from the course not only with a clear
sense of how to approach the teaching of writing but also
sample student writing, rubrics, editing guides, graphic
organizers, and prompts that can help you get started. |
English
Language Arts |
6-12 |
| rolling
enrollment |
Teaching
the Classics: A Practical Guide for Helping Students Read
and Enjoy Classical Literature |
This
session will provide a convincing rationale for teaching
the classics to all middle and high school students. It will
paint a context for classical literature that makes challenging
texts come alive and demonstrate how you can help make this
happen in your classroom. The course will offer practical
suggestions for overcoming students' fear and loathing of
long books, methods for increasing students' reading vocabulary,
and strategies for helping students unpack complex syntax.
At the completion of this course you will have created plan
for teaching a classical work of literature to your own students. |
English
Language Arts |
6-12 |
| rolling
enrollment |
Teaching
Writing by Crafting Stories |
This
course explores the craft of writing a good story, adapting
for young authors the techniques adult writers use to create
memorable fiction. Participants begin by studying how children
and professional writers approach story writing, and examine
'the scene' as a method to introduce young writers to character-driven
narrative. Then they explore strategies for the classroom,
including tips on running an effective fiction workshop.
To enhance understanding, participants will engage in the
suggested writing activities before presenting them to students. |
English
Language Arts |
4-6 |
| rolling
enrollment |
The
Phonics Kids Use to Read and Spell |
Reading
and writing involve the interaction of a number of different
language systems. Just as in speaking and listening, kids
use the meanings of words and the way they're put together
into sentences to make sense of what they read and write.
Literate people also have a sense of how the spellings of
words relate to their sounds and meanings. A crucial question
for teachers is "How do my students get there?" In this course,
participants will learn the teacher's role is in helping
kids acquire this knowledge, as well as the linguistics of
written English (sounds, phonics rules, and spelling rules).
This course will provide the knowledge you need to approach
this important topic professionally and autonomously, rather
than being tied solely to commercial programs. |
English
Language Arts |
2-6 |
| rolling
enrollment |
Working
with Second Language Learners: Issues, Problems, and Solutions |
This
course will focus on the critical issues facing any teacher
who works with second language learners--issues ranging from
authentic language assessment and core curriculum access,
to oral/literacy development, primary language support, and
cross-cultural conflict management. Through readings, guided
classroom activities, course dialogue, and critical reflection,
online learners will explore and develop strategies that
increase the effectiveness of our second language learner
instruction. Each piece of coursework emphasizes the practical
and is tailored to the real world of individual classrooms. |
English
Language Arts |
K-8 |
| rolling
enrollment |
Beyond
the Spelling Workbook: Crafting a Program to Meet Student
Needs |
In
this course, participants will learn to create classroom
conditions that promote inquiry about words, helping children
become more than just good spellers--they will become intrigued
by words. Participants will learn the foundational principles
of effective word-crafting classrooms so they can both build
lasting curriculum approaches and design an effective word-crafting
environment. They will learn about the role of spelling tests
and memorization and design ways to keep children engaged
in word study at the right level. Ultimately, participants
will be able to see the power of word crafting as they learn
to carefully watch their children's developing knowledge
of the linguistic system. This knowledge will lead to more
informed choices about the way in which we ask children to
learn about words. |
English
Language Arts |
K-6 |
| rolling
enrollment |
Literature
and Language Play for Phonological Awareness |
The
purpose of this course is to provide information about phonological
awareness -- what it is and isn’t -- and to provide suggestions
for meaningful ways to enhance phonological awareness. Particular
emphasis is on how to use children’s literature to develop
a sensitivity and an ear for aspects of language such as
rhyme and alliteration. |
English
Language Arts |
K-2 |
| rolling
enrollment |
Literacy
in the Science Classroom: Improving Science and Language
Skills |
The
theme of this course is that to do good science, one must
possess strong language abilities. Participants will see
that the two subjects call upon reciprocal sets of skills
that combine naturally to strengthen students' mastery of
science and language at the same time. It also will provide
detailed teaching strategies rooted in the principles of
guided inquiry (Thier, 2000), a strategy that equips students
with metacognitive skills that help them direct their own
learning toward what Wiggins and McTighe (1998) call "enduring
understanding." Teachers will explore their own science program
and reflect upon how the strategies explored in this course
can be effectively integrated into their own program. |
English
Language Arts, Science |
4-8 |
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| 10/5/04 |
Children's
Authors on the Web: Online Sites that Motivate Students
to Write |
Explore
and develop author studies using the Web that can be used
to motivate students in the classroom to read and write as
well as expand their use of technology. |
English
Language Arts, Science |
K-6 |
| 10/6/04 |
The
Odds Are Good: Probability for Grades 6-8 |
This
course is designed to bring participants up to date on the
most effective ways to teach this fascinating mathematics
topic. After examining the latest recommendations from the
NCTM, the course presents sample lessons created by math
experts. It goes on to explore ways that educators can use
the Internet and computer software to enrich students' learning
environment. |
Math |
6-8 |
| 10/7/04 |
Putting
Technology to Use in the Classroom: Where to Start |
In
this course, learners will explore the integration of real-time
data, absolutely up-to-date information that can be found
on the Internet. This information can provide students with
the chance to monitor ongoing events as they evolve and progress
and to engage with them from the classroom. At the end of
the course, learners will plan ways to use real-time data
in their classrooms. |
Technology |
K-12 |
| 10/19/04 |
Enhancing
Multicultural Education with Technology for Grades K-8 |
Learn
to locate and utilize resources as a means of effectively
unlocking new worlds for students. Learners will design a
teaching unit utilizing community resources and the Internet
to help them advance multicultural studies in their classrooms. |
Technology |
K-8 |
| 10/20/04 |
Enabling
Students with Special Needs to Succeed in Math Class |
Educators
will develop methods to adapt their curricula, provide supportive
scaffolds, and collaborate with special needs teachers to
help all students succeed when learning mathematics. |
Math,
SpEd |
4-8 |
| 10/21/04 |
Teaching
for Multiple Intelligences |
The
theory of Multiple Intelligences (M.I.) recommends that educators
teach and assess students differently based on their individual
intellectual styles. This course offers learners an opportunity
to understand the advantages of, and explore ways to implement,
teaching methods engaging multiple intelligences |
Learning |
K-12 |
| 1/24/05 |
Teaching
with WebQuests for Grades K-12 |
Many
educators avoid using the Web as a resource in their classrooms
because students have not acquired the skills needed to effectively
use the Internet. WebQuests are one way that the Internet
can be meaningfully incorporated into the curriculum. In
this course, learners will design a WebQuest to enhance a
classroom unit or a particular curriculum area and engage
their students in meaningful research. |
Technology |
K-12 |
| 1/24/05 |
Teaching
Reading in the Content Areas |
This
course will focus on elements of reading, premises that guide
reading, an array of strategies for reading in the content
areas, and information on how to use reading strategies for
all students. |
Reading |
K-12 |
| 1/24/05 |
Gender
Equity in the Mathematics Classroom |
This
course explores ways of creating classroom environments in
middle school that are supportive of girls' success in math.
Building on what educators already know about good instructional
practice, this course attends to the unique social and academic
needs of girls at this point in their development, with an
eye towards encouraging pursuit of mathematics in high school
and beyond |
Math |
4-8 |
| 2/14/05 |
Creating
Units to Support Differing Learning Styles |
Classes
that contain students with a wide range of learning levels
are the rule rather than the exception. Developing a curriculum
that meets the learning needs of this range of students is
challenging. Technology can be used to help support instruction
for all learners. In this course, you will learn to design
a thematic unit with technology-based adaptations to facilitate
learning for all students |
Learning |
K-12 |
| 2/14/05 |
New
Hampshire