Professional Development Courses
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Principles of Coaching (ASEP) - ATH-904A
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This online course will introduce students to many principles of coaching that are applicable across sports. The text is based on ...
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Coaching: Drugs in Sport - ATH-907
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Examine the issues and facts that surround the usages of performance-enhancing supplements typically encountered by the coach in ...
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Coaching: The Female Athlete - ATH-908
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Examine gender differences and stereotypes of the female athlete in our competitive world. The National Standards for Sport ...
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Coaching Basketball-ASEP - ATH-920
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This online course is designed to help coaches learn how to teach the technical and tactical skills of basketball. An important ...
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Technology in PE/Coaching - ATH-921
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Technology has become an infusive and pervasive presence in most aspects of today's culture; at home, at work, in the gymnasium, ...
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Principles in Sport Leadership - ATH-922
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In any profession or endeavor, the attitude and overall culture of a team is a direct reflection of its leadership. In the sports ...
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Sport First Aid (ASEP) - ATH-923
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This course is designed to provide an introduction to sports first aid injury prevention. It involves fulfilling the role of ...
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Direct Youth Sports Programs - ATH-924
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This Online course is designed to teach students how to direct youth sports programs. Students will be provided all of the ...
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The Old Testament Tabernacle - BIB-900
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This online methods course is designed for Christian School educators, Sunday School Teachers and those interested in exploring ...
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Combination/Multiage Classrm - EDU-904
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Teaching in a Combination or Multiage Classroom will provide each participant with ideas, information and principles needed to ...
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Senior Project® Coordination - EDU-906
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Great Senior Project high schools must have skilled Senior Project Coordinators. Senior Project Coordinators must have ...
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Thinking Strategies Resrch-Bsd - EDU-907
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Teachers explore a wide variety of teaching strategies, identify best practices and create a personalized toolkit for planning ...
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Character & Citizenship - EDU-909
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This engaging and informative course on character education offers a close look at national guiding documents, classroom lessons, ...
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Geocaching - EDU-910
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Geocaching provides adventurous learning! This K-12 online methods course will explore how the study of Geocaching can be used to ...
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Geography: Relate Sci/Math - EDU-911A
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This online K-12 Geography course will help to develop geography skills of map reading, and globe study, including formations ...
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Elementary Curriculum on Web - EDU-914
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Elementary Curriculum on the Web will introduce elementary K-6 educators to curriculum support resources available on the WWW. ...
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Teaching the Water Story - EDU-916
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This course was created by a consortium of Southern California water agencies and is intended to provide educators with a clear ...
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SDAIE (Sheltered English) K-8 - EDU-917
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Enhance your knowledge and skills to effectively teach a linguistically diverse K-8 student population in English with this ...
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SDAIE for Secondary - EDU-918
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Increase your ELL Students' test scores and English proficiency by using a research based method for planning standards based ...
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Writing in Math Clsroom - EDU-921A
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This online course will explore the various uses of writing in the math classroom to enhance student understanding, increase ...
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Strategies:Teach ELD Classes - EDU-922
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Get ready to collaborate, blog, compare stories, and use Wikis in this high-powered, online course for ELD teachers. Examine ...
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Bullying & Violence in Schools - EDUC-902A
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This course is designed to strengthen the awareness and response of administrators, teachers and school counselors (K-12) to ...
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Formative Assessment - EDUC-905
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Research from the past two decades shows that the largest gains in student achievement can be seen in proper application of ...
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Differentiate: Student Success - EDUC-906
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Differentiation is a significant buzz word today and yet not many know how to actually put it into practice. This course offers ...
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Performance Assessment - EDUC-907
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Learn effective strategies for using performance assessment as one of the tools for evaluating student understanding in your ...
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Improving Student Thinking - EDUC-908A
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In order to maximize student potential, teachers need to foster inquiry, which leads to knowledge and proficiency. It is ...
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Teacher Efficacy - EDUC-910A
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Whether you are a new teacher or a seasoned teacher, the nagging questions keep surfacing in our minds: How can I be a more ...
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Rethinking Homework - EDUC-911
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You either love homework or hate it. Whether you align yourself closer to the no-homework camp or to the pro-homework camp, it is ...
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Measure Understanding - EDUC-912
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Student success requires frequent checks for understanding. Need fresh ideas that can be applied tomorrow? In this course, ...
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Make Meaning With Vocabulary - ELA-905
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The Online course, Making Meaning with Direct Vocabulary Instruction, is a practical, engaging NCTE standards-based course ...
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Find Balance: Early Literacy - ELA-907A
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Designed for kindergarten and first grade teachers this course combines research, theory and practice with reading skills using ...
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Reel Reading: Film & Literacy - ELA-914
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Engage students with visual and printed texts by bringing the big screen into your classroom. This online, standards-based course ...
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Teaching Grammar in Context - ELA-915
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Teaching grammar has never been so fun--or effective! Students of this online course will discover how innovative instructional ...
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Expanding Content Literacy - ELA-916A
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Let's close the gap and prepare our elementary students for success! The gap - that seemingly small problem evident in elementary ...
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Poetry in Eng Classroom (7-12) - ELA-917
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Inspire and engage students with a love of poetry! This online, standards-based course explores a variety of methods for ...
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Effective Writing Strategies - ELA-918
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Learn practical, effective strategies that can turn your students into confident and competent writers. This online, ...
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Achieve ELL Fluency - ELA-919
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This online, standards-based course is designed to help teachers understand and use practical, effective strategies in teaching ...
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Content Area Writing (7-12) - ELA-920
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Effective writing is important in all subjects, not just the English classroom! This online, standards-based course will help ...
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Content Comprehension (6-12) - ELA-921
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Students in all subject areas struggle with reading. This online, standards-based course focuses on a variety of strategies for ...
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Teach Literary Elements (6-12) - ELA-923
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Are you interested in creative ideas for teaching literary elements in your classroom? Teaching Literary Elements (6-12) is an ...
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Health/Fitness on the Web - HED-905
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The World Wide Web offers a journey to diverse and creative approaches in teaching health and fitness. This Online course ...
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Stress Management - HED-906
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Learn about the detrimental effects that are associated with excessive levels of stress and tension. Students will also learn how ...
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Healthy Environments - HED-907
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Healthy Environments focuses on teaching good environmental stewardship, which promotes positive environmental health. Today's ...
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Healthy Self-Esteem - HED-908
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Healthy self-esteem is essential for mental and physical well-being. Research on the origins of self-esteem has concluded that ...
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Teaching Shakespeare - LIT-913
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Looking for a new approach to classic literature? Teaching Shakespeare offers you an opportunity to explore a variety of new, ...
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Math Activities: Primary 1-3 - MAT-900A
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This online format will help you engage your students in activities designed to generate excitement and positive attitudes in ...
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Math Activities Int. Online - MAT-901A
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This online format will help to improve test scores and student performance while promoting active participation in lessons that ...
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Patterns & Relationships K-2 - MAT-922A
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Discover how to use hands-on materials, real-world problem-solving, and playful activities to support number concepts while ...
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Assess Studnt Math Lrng Online - MAT-923A
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This online course is designed to help teachers discover powerful ways to assess students' mathematics learning. Specific ...
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Virtual Manipulatives K-12 - MAT-924
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Investigate virtual pattern blocks, geoboards, function machines, and more. This online course will introduce teachers to the ...
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Dev Algebraic Thinking 3-5 - MAT-925A
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Use manipulatives, real-world problem-solving, and captivating activities to engage your students in developmentally appropriate ...
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Algebraic Thinking 6-8 Online - MAT-926A
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This online course will help teachers discover how to support deeper understanding of foundational algebraic concepts in grades ...
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Teach Math to ELLs - MAT-927
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Explore research-based strategies and approaches proven to support English Language Learners (ELLs) in mathematics and language ...
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Tech - Enhanced Math Learning - MAT-928
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This online course is designed to provide you with a foundation for using technology to enhance students' mathematics learning in ...
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Foster Math Discussions K-12 - MAT-929
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Discover powerful ways to engage students in mathematics discussion! This course will help explore principles of productive talk ...
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Circumference/Area of Circles - MAT-953
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Learn a new way to give your students a firm conceptual understanding of circumference and area of circles using a combination of ...
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Measurement Rectangular Solids - MAT-954
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Improve your teaching, and add some pizzazz to your pedagogy! Using a combination of hands-on activities, video demonstrations, ...
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Area Formulas - MAT-955
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Learn to help your students develop area formulas for parallelograms, triangles, and trapezoids. Using hands-on activities, video ...
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The Pythagorean Relationship - MAT-956
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What does A-squared plus B-squared equals C-squared really mean? After teaching with hands-on activities, video demonstrations, ...
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Prisms, Pyramids, Cyl & Cones - MAT-957
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Explore the world of Surface Area and Volume through hands-on activities working with prisms, pyramids, cylinders and cones. ...
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Perimeter & Area of Rectangles - MAT-958
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The two big ideas that this course focuses on are Perimeter (the distance around a shape) and Area (the number of squares needed ...
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Effects of Changing Lengths - MAT-959
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What happens to measurements of 2D & 3D shapes when they are scaled by a factor to enlarge or shrink them? Using the hands-on ...
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Achievemnt Based Curric PE - PED-910
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This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding and application of Kelly and Melograno's Achievement Based ...
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Clsrm Science: Plants - SCI-902A
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ONLINE COURSE! This Online Plants course is designed for teachers of grades K-12 and offers many experiments that involve ...
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Clsrm Science: Animals K-12 - SCI-903A
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ONLINE COURSE! This Online Animals course is designed for teachers of grades K-12 and offers many experiments that involve ...
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Clsrm Sci: Human Body K-12 - SCI-904A
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ONLINE COURSE! This Online course is designed for teachers of grades K-12. It is a general course about the human body, including ...
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Clsrm Sci: Earth Science - SCI-905A
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ONLINE COURSE! This Online course is designed for teachers of grades K-12 and provides topics of earth science available in the ...
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Cells and Genetics - SCI-907
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ONLINE COURSE! Discover how to construct a cell, and learn about mitosis, meiosis, genetics, cells, and the parts of the cell. ...
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Living Systms: Structure/Func - SCI-909
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ONLINE COURSE! This K-12 methods course is designed to explore how the study of Biology, with emphasis on the systems of the ...
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Clsrm Sci: Weather/Water - SCI-910A
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ONLINE COURSE! This Online K-12 methods course is designed to explore how the study of Weather-Water will enrich the science ...
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Clsrm Sci: Matter/Energy K-12 - SCI-915A
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This online course is designed for teachers of grades K-12, and engages students as they learn about matter and energy and have ...
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Astronomy: Our Solar System - SCI-917A
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Explore the major events in the history of astronomy as you journey through our solar system through readings, multimedia ...
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ClsrmSci: Ecol/Pollt'n Online - SCI-920A
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This Online course is designed to show students in grades K-12 how important Ecology-Pollution is to our society. The lessons ...
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Astronomy: Our Universe - SCI-927A
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In this course you will discover the vastness of our universe as you learn about celestial objects such as galaxies, black holes, ...
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Inclusion: What, Why, & How - SED-900
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This Online course will explore the history of special education and inclusion, the pros and cons of including special needs in ...
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High Incidence Disabilities - SED-901
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As families look for special education options outside of public schools, more and more children with special needs are being ...
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Special Ed & Private Schools - SED-902
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This course provides insight regarding special education law and its impact on private and parochial schools from grades ...
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Lake Tahoe Stewardship - SOC-913A
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This online course investigates the political, social, economic and environmental forces that have shaped the development of the ...
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Social Studies Methods-Online - SOC-944A
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Have you ever wondered about how your country, state, and county came to be? This K-12 online course will direct you to many ...
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China: a Cultural History - SOC-946A
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This online course is designed as an introduction to the history of China from prehistoric times through the rise of the modern ...
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History Curriculum on Web - SOC-949
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History/Social Science Curriculum on the Web will introduce middle and high school educators to history/social science curriculum ...
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Map Skills K-12 Online - SOC-953A
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This K-12 online course is designed to give teachers hand-on experiences in using maps. Activities vary from making a map, ...
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Japan: a Cultural History - SOC-959A
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This online course is designed as an introduction to the history of Japan, from its earliest known civilization to the present. ...
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India: A Cultural History - SOC-962A
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This online course is designed to introduce students to the cultural history of India. It provides students with insights about ...
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Explore the San Joaquin River - SOC-972
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This independent study field experience/travel course uses the Sierra Vista National Scenic Byway to examine the history, ...
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Internet: Connected Classroom - TEC-908
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This online course will introduce educators to the exciting world of the Internet. The focus will be on developing skills the ...
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Web Searching - TEC-912
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Web Searching is designed for busy professionals who have grown weary of wasting their time on fruitless web searching. This ...
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Powerful Presentations Online - TEC-922A
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Make your presentations come to life! Improve the impact of your message! Learn to make powerful professional presentations using ...
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WebQuests: Tech Integration - TEC-942
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The course is designed to assist participants in learning about, using, and creating the increasingly popular WebQuest. ...
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Animation Technology - TEC-944
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Designed for the beginning user, this course 'Animation Technology - Flash for Your Curriculum' introduces students to the basics ...
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Graphics on the Web - TEC-945
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Designed for the beginning user, this course introduces students to the basics of graphics and how they are used on the Internet. ...
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Teaching & Learning Online - TEC-948
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Teaching and Learning Online engages educators in an introduction and overview of online teaching and learning. This course is ...
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Communicate With Acrobat Pro - TEC-949
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Master the art of document management with Adobe's Acrobat Professional. In this class, you will learn how to create a PDF ...
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Web 2.0 Tools for Classroom - TEC-950
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Blogs, Wikis, Social Networks, Social Bookmarks, Podcasts, RSS Feeds, and Photo Sharing are Web 2.0 tools native to today's ...
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Instructional Blogging - TEC-951
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Instructional Blogging (Online) is a new technological technique to facilitate better teaching and learning through authentic ...
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All Things Google - TEC-957
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All Things Google will introduce educators to several free Google Tools, such as Google Docs, Google Earth, Blogger, YouTube, ...
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Google Docs for Educators - TEC-959
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Do you want to change the way your work gets done? Do you want to enhance all your lessons with collaborative learning? Now, you ...
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Internet: Classroom on Wire - TEC-960
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This hands-on course is designed for educators who already know how to navigate the Internet and now want to put this knowledge ...
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Computer Projects for Classrm - TEC-961
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Utilize personal productivity software to develop classroom projects, which will give you strategies for improving your students' ...
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Google Earth and Maps - TEC-962
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Learn to incorporate Google Maps and Google Earth into creative, standards-based lessons, and personalize the features that have ...
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Digital Storytelling - TEC-963
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Using a project-based approach for this Online course, students will develop a slide show that can be output as a movie file ...
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Teach With Moodle! - TEC-965
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Gain the essential skills and knowledge to be an effective online instructor and meet needs of 21st century students as ...
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Project-Based Lrng/Info Tech - TEC-966
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Do you want your students to be the problem solvers of the future? Project-Based Learning using Information Technology is the ...
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Facebook in the Classroom - TEC-967
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Welcome to Facebook: Teachers Connecting with Students & Parents. The instructional focus of this course in on the teacher who ...
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Expand Classroom with YouTube - TEC-968
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This course is for any teacher who desires a way to help, as well as communicate, with students, their parents, and other ...
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Online Collaboration/Assessmnt - TEC-969
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Experience effective collaboration in an online environment and participate in whole-class activities. Learn about principles of ...
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Data-Driven Decision-Making - TEC-973
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This online course, Data-Driven Decision-Making for Teachers, can help you use different data analysis strategies, evaluate state ...
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TeachingStrategies:Technology - TEC-975
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Organized around Robert Marzano's well-known strategies for effective teaching, this course will focus on the successful use of ...
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Tablets/Slates in Classroom - TEC-976
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Graphics tablets have quickly found their way into the classroom. This online course is designed to help you master the tablet ...
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Cloud Computing for Educators - TEC-977
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Never buy another piece of software again! Students will learn how to create word processing, presentation, spreadsheet, ...
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