Spring
Courses
March 24th - May 12th
(Registrations
must be received by March 14th)
INST120:
Creating
Units to Support Differing Learning Styles for Grades
K-12:
Unlock the secrets to developing a curriculum that meets
the learning needs of different types of students. Create
a cross-curricular unit that integrates technology to
support learning, and plan lessons that address the
different ways that your students learn. Activities
will help you build flexibility into your lesson plans,
enabling you to integrate your new knowledge into your
instruction.
(30
hours)
Syllabus
INST300:
Curriculum
Mapping I by Heidi Hayes Jacobs:
Learn from the expert on curriculum mapping in this
first of two courses developed with Dr. Heidi Hayes
Jacobs. Understand how to incorporate mapping in classrooms
to enrich curricula and have a powerful impact on student
performance. You will finish the course with a complete
peer-reviewed plan to adjust the scope and sequence
of your curriculum to apply in your classroom right
away.
(30
hours)
Syllabus
MATH165:
Enabling
Students with Special Needs to Succeed in Math Class
(Grades 4-8)
:
Make mathematics accessible and understandable for all
students, including those with disabilities. In this
course, you will learn how to adapt your own curricula
and work with special needs teachers to help your students
succeed in the classroom. As your final task, you will
develop a plan that builds accessibility strategies
into your daily teachings.
(30
hours)
Syllabus
RDLA125:
Children's
Authors on the Web: Online Sites that Motivate Students
to Write (Grades K-6) :
Discover the power of author studies to motivate students
to read and write. This course uses a problem-based
approach to teach the techniques of conducting an author
study integrating technology and the Internet. Explore
author and other Web sites to collect resources that
will introduce your students to many genres.
(30
hours)
Syllabus
SCIE120:
Fostering
Scientific Inquiry and Field Work: Discovering with
Technology (Grades 6-8) :
Keep your students engaged by incorporating current
technology into your science curriculum. Visit Web sites
that enable students to collect and analyze data using
online equipment and learn high-tech strategies that
allow them to record and analyze information, investigate
the results, and share their findings. Then, design
a unit plan for an ecosystem field trip.
(30
hours)
Syllabus
TECH160:
Putting
Technology to Use in the Classroom: Where to Start (Grades
K-12)
:
Gain a better understanding of key issues surrounding
technology integration, such as how to meet technology
standards and choose the most suitable technology for
a specific purpose. Identify lessons or concepts in
your classroom that may benefit from technological enhancement.
Learn to devise a strategy for integrating technology
into your lesson plans.
(30
hours)
Syllabus
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