This course is designed to prepare the PreK-3 licensed teacher to successfully teach mathematics, science, social studies, and language arts to students in the fourth and fifth grades. Pedagogy directly linked to the nature and needs of the child in the fourth and fifth grades as related to math, science, social studies, and language arts will be applied and practiced throughout the experience. This course will build on the knowledge that early childhood education teacher already has so that he or she can successfully serve students in the fourth and fifth grades. Best practices for teaching fourth and fifth grade observed and practiced throughout the experience. 20 hours of observation must be completed; 5 hours in each of the following content areas: mathematics, science, social studies, and language arts.
- Instructor: John Galovic
- Instructor: Anne Hodges
- Instructor: Tiffany Tackett
The course will explore the challenge of effectively using social media to engage students in reflection, gain knowledge from “experts”, improve their writing skills through publishing, and collaborate to construct new knowledge. Some of the tools investigated will include the use of blogs, blog responses, wikis, social bookmarking, social networking, collaborative presentation tools, and collaborative educational game sites. This course focuses on best practices for interacting with students in an online learning environment. Guidelines for maintaining an effective teaching presence such as determining when and at what level teacher-student interaction should occur will be discussed. We will construct solutions to safety, ethical, and technical concerns. Additionally, we will explore discipline-specific sites where your students can contribute to the global field of knowledge.
An intermediate course which further develops electronic communications with emphasis on Internet resources, Telnet and e-mail; issues of productivity and interactive technologies; evaluation of software programs. Emphasis is placed on the integration of technology across the P - 12 curriculum. Guidelines for selecting Internet services and pertinent educational sites on the Internet. Additional use of assistive technology for students with special needs. Overview of more advanced troubleshooting such as extension conflicts, upgrades, reinstallation of system software. Prerequisites: IS 220 or placement.
- The course develops the teacher candidate’s collaborative skills and effective communication practices in working with families, teachers and other stakeholders of 4th and 5th graders including those with learning disabilities.
- Specific strategies to more effectively develop collaboration with regular classroom teachers and other school and community personnel are explored, as well as opportunities to practice elements of successful and effective team relationships through knowledge and comprehension of the positive aspects of the consultative mod
- Specific strategies to more effectively develop family/professional-working partnerships to work with students at the 4th and 5th-grade levels effectively.
- Opportunities to practice elements of successful and effective team relationship building.
- Students will study issues associated with the Individual Education Plan (IEP) team.
- Students will have multiple opportunities to practice elements of successful and effective team relationships through knowledge and comprehension of the positive aspects of collaboration.
- Students will demonstrate awareness of and means to improve their own behavior on a team.
- Upon successfully completing the course, participants will be able to know, apply, and on occasion, create principles and good practices surrounding the 4th/5th-grade environment for collaboration, consultation, and teamwork.
- Instructor: John Galovic
- Instructor: Brandy Trunko
This course is designed to prepare the PreK-3 licensed teacher to successfully teach mathematics and science to students in the fourth and fifth grades. Pedagogy directly linked to the nature and needs of the child in the fourth and fifth grades as related to math and science will be discussed and practiced throughout the course. Attention will be given to the developmental needs of children in the fourth and fifth grades and how to align the study of social studies and language arts to those needs. This course will build on the knowledge that early childhood education teacher already has so that he or she can successfully serve students in the fourth and fifth grades. Best practices for teaching fourth and fifth-grade math and science will be discussed, demonstrated and practiced throughout the course.
- Instructor: Sue Corbin
- Instructor: John Galovic
- Instructor: Lynne Shields
- Instructor: Tiffany Tackett
This course explores models of instructional design particularly adapted to the K12 classroom. An emphasis is placed on designing online instructional activities aligned with common standards, differentiated instruction, and authentic assessment. The course will investigate digital learning objects, online learning communities, and the shift in teacher/student roles in the online environment.
Technology is revolutionizing the way in which our students are learning. While there are numerous benefits to the use of technology in the learning environment there are also a number of ways in which technology can be used to harm others. The law is continually evolving and struggling to keep pace with these rapid changes. This online course will provide participants with an understanding of instructional technology and the law. Such topics will include cybercitizenship, internet safety, sexting, cyberbullying, freedom of speech, privacy, plagiarism, and copyright, and as they relate to the use of technology in and out of the K-12 classroom.
This course is one is a series of three courses required for the online Educational Technology Certificate program available to licensed educators who are looking to enhance their skills beyond just understanding how to use new tools and technology.
This course is designed to instruct students in advanced methodologies of program analysis relevant to existing and developing challenges in risk management and program planning for security as well as the nature of the scientific method and basic techniques in social science research as applied to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of social and management data.
- Instructor: John King
- Instructor: Gregory Moore