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One Month Courses for K-12 Teachers

Learn online. It’s fun. It’s easy. And you can get graduate credit from the University of South Dakota for your relicensure and professional development requirements.

These courses are customized specifically for K-12 teachers and your needs and interests.

Graduate Credit

Graduate credit is awarded by the School of Education at the University of South Dakota, a nationally recognized university and academic pioneer in distance learning. Offering master’s and doctorates in education, the University of South Dakota serves a wide range of educators with both on campus and distance courses.

After you register for your course, you will receive information on how and when to pay the additional fee of just $40 to the University of South Dakota for the awarding and processing of your graduate credit.

Gender in the Classroom K-12 Teachers (click to register)

CPELRN-251

Discover why girls waste 30% of their study time, why boys get worse grades than girls, why boys do less homework than girls, and the 5 learning habits that hurt girls in the workplace.

Discover how girls learn. Take away 10 top tips for helping girls learn more, and the 5 tips to help girls succeed more. Then discover how boys learn. Take away 10 top tips for helping boys learn more, and the 5 tips to help boys succeed more. Get research data not available anywhere else.

Julie Coates and William A. Draves, instructors.

Optional: 1.0 graduate credit from the University of South Dakota, $40 additional, paid later

Course is not available at this time. Check back for future dates.

Generational Learning Styles for K-12 Teachers (click to register)

CPELRN-252

Your students learn differently than you do. Come find out how to help your students learn more. Then discover something new about yourself.

Get fascinating info on the brain and how all generations respond to the "cohort experience".You will acquire the information on how Generation Y learns. Then find out how you as a Gen Xer or Baby Boomer learn differently.

Come away with our top 20 generational techniques for helping your students learn more.

Kassia Dellabough, instructor.

Optional: 1.0 graduate credit from the University of South Dakota, $40 additional, paid later

July 2, - July 27, 2012 $145

Online Learning & Teaching for K-12 Teachers (click to register)

CPELRN-253

Discover the fascinating world of online learning and teaching. Specifically for K-12 teachers, you will find out why and how your students learn online. Find out about all the wonderful eTools being used, from drag-and-drop games to virtual labs.

Then find out how you can begin to use the web in your own teaching. See why web-enhanced courses are being introduced in K-12 schools. Then take home online strategies for helping your students to learn more and preparing them for the workplace.

William A. Draves, instructor.

Optional: 1.0 graduate credit from the University of South Dakota, $40 additional, paid later

Course is not available at this time. Check back for future dates.

Social Media for K-12 Teachers (click to register)

CPELRN-254

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, it’s seems everyone, including your students, talk about ways the Internet let’s them stay in touch and see what others are doing. Since many of your students are already there, have you been curious if any of these tools might keep them engaged in your class?

Discover tips to use a variety of social media and online tools to help your students. You will also spend some time discussing ways to overcome resistance you might encounter in using these programs. For any teacher interested in social media, from beginners to advanced social networkers.

Heather Dimitt, instructor.

Optional: 1.0 graduate credit from the University of South Dakota, $40 additional, paid later

July 2, - July 27, 2012 $145

Students With Aspergers (click to register)

CPELRN-255

Today, every school in America has students who have been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome—a neurological disorder on the autism spectrum. The effects of this disorder vary widely, but it is important for every teacher to understand how to recognize behaviors that may indicate Asperger’s Syndrome. In this course, you take away strategies for working effectively with Asperger’s students. And you will find out how to work effectively with parents to create the most positive learning environments for children and teens with Asperger’s Syndrome.
The course is geared for K-12 teachers, but it is also relevant for counselors, faculty in higher education, parents and anyone else interested in understanding this important issue.

One month, Julie Coates instructor .

Optional: 1.0 graduate credit from the University of South Dakota, $40 additional, paid later

Course is not available at this time. Check back for future dates.

Certificate in Online Teaching (click to register)

CPELRN-220

For those new to teaching online, or those already teaching online. Get the best instruction from the foremost authorities in online learning. Thousands of people have taken this fundamental yet advanced training in teaching online.

From building an online course to improving an online course, from fostering online discussion to encouraging student interaction, from traditional assessment to online tests, the program will give you both the fundamentals of teaching online, as well as the most advanced tips and techniques in the business. Your instructors are authors, speakers and consultants in online learning and teaching.

Online certificate, three one-week courses; $495 for all 3 courses, including books; take the courses in any order you choose.

OPTIONAL, Become a Certified Online Instructor(COI): three one-week courses; $795 for all 3 courses, including books; take the courses in any order you choose. Certified Online Instructor(COI) requires the students to take a 50 question exam, have students evaluate one of their courses, and have a faculty member critique the course.

July 4, - August 24, 2012

Advanced Teaching Online (click to register)

CPELRN-221

In the 21st century, half of all learning will be online. The opportunities are tremendous for teaching online. Discover how to plan, develop and teach an online course. Take home a ten step model for developing your online course. Experience one of the most advanced online classrooms for teachers. Learn how to create online audio lectures with slide shows. Find out how self quizzes enhance learning.

See an animation, drop-and-drop exercise, and dynamite welcome pages. Engage in online discussion with other teachers. An instructor’s book, Advanced Teaching Online, is included.

Online, one-week, August, - August 24, 2012; $195, includes book;

William A. Draves, instructor.

Designing Online Instruction (click to register)

CPELRN-222

Learn about the online instructional environment, envisioning your online course, developing a web course, phases of design and development, design guidelines, and more.

Discover the principles behind the adoption of technology innovation and the nature of the online learning environment. Then get tips for planning your online course, identifying resources and design guidelines.

Discuss the phases of design and development and models, motivating student-student interaction, and managing interaction. Get the latest information on copyright issues, assessment and evaluation.

Your instructor is co-author of the book Faculty Guide to Moving Teaching and Learning to the Web.

Online, one week, July 16, - July 20, 2012; $195, includes book;

Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt, instructors

Certifications:

Paraprofessional (Teachers Aide) Certification Program

The eight course programs will prepare you to assist classroom teachers in instruction of mathematics, reading and writing. The required courses include topics in teaching mathematics, reading and writing, an overview of the job of Instructional Paraprofessional and an introduction to child development. The elective courses allow students to explore areas related to instruction including classroom management skills, teaching and learning theories and instructional methods. The Instructional Paraprofessional Certification Program will help prepare you to pass the Educational Testing Services ParaPro Exam or other skills assessment exams and to pass any observation-based certification programs required by your state. Books Included

208 hours 12 month Instructor Supported $3,499

Courses:

Becoming an Extraordinary Problem Solver

Identified by many as a career-survival skill for the new millennium, problem solving is increasingly important at all levels in the organization. We are all problem solvers. Problems arise and we find ways to avoid them, adapt to them, or solve them. The extraordinary problem solver does much more by turning problems into opportunities. Learn the skills that take you beyond ordinary problem solving. Tools and techniques give you step by step guidance for solving your most challenging problems.

8 hours 3 weeks Instructor Supported $225

Brain Boosters

Most workers today, regardless of their position and responsibilities, face an overwhelming need to use their brains more effectively. Learning and adapting to changing demands are the critical survival skills for today and the future. This course will help you sharpen your learning, remembering, and thinking skills through stimulating exercises and practical experiences. During the course, you'll explore your current strategies for learning and remembering as you map out techniques for dealing with new information and skills. Hands-on practice with concentration boosters and learning techniques can help you increase your effectiveness at work while decreasing fatigue. Your success in the business environment today and in the future depends on life-long learning. This course will help you develop personalized strategies for meeting this critical challenge.

8 hours 3 weeks Instructor Supported $225

Dealing Positively with Conflict

Conflict is an inevitable part of work life. It can block effectiveness or boost results, depending on how you deal with it. Explore your preferred approaches to conflict resolution and learn new strategies for resolving workplace conflict in this dynamic on-line course. Apply conflict resolution skills using practice scenarios and real situations. Prepare for anticipated conflict and lay the groundwork for positive interactions using the practical tools provided in this course.

8 hours 3 weeks Instructor Supported $225

Fundamentals of Instructional Design

Students will explore ways in which courses can be designed. Students will be introduced to the ADDIE design model and other design models that may work in other environments. Students will write instructional objectives and design a unit of instruction and assessments that support the instructional objects. Students will plan an evaluation of their instructional materials.

16 hours 5 weeks Instructor Supported $270

GED Math Review

This course will review the skills necessary to pass the Mathematics portion of the GED. Topics that will be covered include: Whole numbers and Operations, Decimal Numbers and Operations, Fraction and Operations, Statistics and Data, Percents, Probability, Algebra and Geometry.

32 hours 7 weeks Instructor Supported $350

GED Reading Review

This course will review the skills necessary to pass the Reading portion of the GED. Topics that will be covered include: Interpreting Prose Fiction, Interpreting Poetry, Interpreting Drama and Interpreting Prose Nonfiction.

16 hours 5 weeks Instructor Supported $295

GED Review Comprehensive

This course will review the skills necessary to pass the GED. Students will review the basic skill needed to pass each of the five tests: Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies.

64hours 14 weeks Instructor Supported $745

GED Science Review

This course will review the skills necessary to pass the Science portion of the GED. Topics that will be covered include: Biology, Earth and Space Science and Physical Science.