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Certification at a Campus Near YouContinuing Teacher Education Program Details
Adolescent Psychology
continuing teacher education
This
continuing education 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
continuing teacher education
This
teacher education 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
continuing teacher education
This online
continuing 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
continuing teacher education
This
teacher's continuing education 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
continuing teacher education
This cte 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
continuing teacher education
This CTE 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
continuing teacher education
This online
CTE 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
continuing teacher education
This course
for continuing education online 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
continuing teacher education
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
continuing teacher education
This online education course
for teachers 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
continuing teacher education
This
teaching program 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
continuing teacher education
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
continuing teacher 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
continuing teacher education
This online education course
for continuing teaching education 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
continuing teacher education
This online
CTE for teachers 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
continuing teacher education
Also applies to secondary certificate.
This teacher education 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
continuing teacher education
This online
teaching education class 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
continuing teacher education
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
continuing teacher education
This online
continuing 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
continuing teacher education
This
teacher education 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
continuing teacher education
This online
continuing teacher education 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
continuing teacher education
This online
continuing 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
