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Online Professional Development Courses for Teachers
Fresno Pacific University Continuing Education offers a variety of independent study, non-degree graduate-level courses to help meet the ever-increasing demand for professional growth for K-14 educators. Our standards-based courses provide relevant, practical information, and dive deeply into each topic.
No matter your motivation for increasing your knowledge in a topic, FPU independent studies courses come to you through convenient online or correspondence learning. Teachers choose our unique courses because they are created and taught by veteran teachers with in depth classroom experience. As you move through a course, take up to one year to finish but implement your newfound knowledge in your classroom immediately. Spend time practicing, engaging and reflecting on your new skills.
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Teachers love our courses! From the 1 on 1 feedback received from instructors to innovative content immediately usable in the classroom, earning non-degree graduate-level professional development credits has never been so career-enhancing. Course projects are practical and have teachers create immediately useful pedagogical tools such as lessons, posters, bulletin boards, videos, presentations, slide shows, models, trip reports, and many more engaging activities.
“I absolutely loved this course! I especially enjoyed the fact that I was able to develop actual lessons that can be used right away in my classroom. Often during in-services, teachers do not have the opportunity to put what they have learned into practice. However, during this course, I now have lessons that will benefit my students' learning immediately."
- Educator, Connecticut
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ATH-920 Coaching Basketball
Learn how to teach the technical and tactical skills of basketball. An important focus is on skill demonstration and error detection as participants learn to develop practice plans and complete other ...
ATH-925 Coaching Track and Field
Learn the fundamentals of coaching the various events in track and field. Perform a detailed study on an event category of your choosing and create a detailed training program for an athlete compe...
ATH-926 Coaching Cross Country
Enhance your knowledge base related to coaching cross country at the middle school level and above. Course objectives are modeled after standards-based learning objectives for teachers and for coa...
ATH-927 Coaching Swimming
Discover fundamental and advanced principles in a format that is appropriate for all levels of swimmers, from the beginner to the most seasoned veteran. Be exposed to a wide variety of coaching me...
ATH-935 Endurance Training for Sports
Train smarter, not harder. That's the ultimate goal of Endurance Training for Sports. This course is designed for sports coaches and physical educators who are seeking a thorough understanding of how ...
ATH-936 Sports Biomechanics
Sports Biomechanics is an introductory course designed to introduce physical educators and coaches to the basic principles of biomechanics and their applications to human movement in sport and exercis...
ATH-937 You Win in the Locker Room: Book Application
You Win in the Locker Room draws on the extraordinary experiences of coaches and consultants at the professional and college level. It explores the seven powerful principles that any sports team, scho...
EDU-908 Portfolios in the Classroom
Learn the terminology and methodology associated with the construction and use of portfolios in the classroom. Portfolios can serve as a tool to evaluate coursework quality, assess student progres...
EDU-937 Skills for Academic Success
As a teacher, counselor, or school administrator you know that being a successful student in today's society can be challenging. This course is designed to help educators create a curriculum and e...
EDU-958 Distance Learning Playbook: Book Application
Distance Learning Playbook is an essential hands-on book application course that assists in preparing and delivering distance learning or remote learning experiences that are truly effective and impac...
PED-911 History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education
Sports and physical activities have become a large and pervasive part of the everyday lives of most Americans. Historically, sports have been a significant cultural component of civilization and have ...
PED-912 Teaching Secondary Physical Education
This course is designed to be a balance between learning the content needed to be an effective Physical Education teacher at the secondary level and applying the pedagogy needed to teach the content. ...
PED-914 Technology in Physical Education
Technology has become an infusive and pervasive presence in most aspects of today's culture; at home, at work, in the classroom, and on the athletic field. Technology has provided teachers and coa...
PED-922 Social Emotional Learning Through Sports & Physical Education
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) through Sports and Physical Education is a highly practical and theoretically sound course that will help you build a positive learning environment, teach valuable life...
PED-923 Teaching Lifetime Fitness
Teaching Lifetime Fitness covers applied information regarding components of physical fitness, exercise planning and behavioral changes to improve personal fitness and promote lifetime activity. You w...
SCI-928 Bugs in the Classroom - Entomology For Teachers
Entomology is the study of insects, the most abundant form of animal life on earth. Many insects are easily maintained in the classroom and can thrive despite being handled and kept in captivity. ...
SCI-929 Virtual Science Labs
Laboratory exercises are a wonderful way to explore and experience science. Using a project based approach, students will learn about and experience the use of virtual science labs suitable for use in...
SCI-930 Life in the World's Oceans (The Great Courses Series)
The Earth's ocean is its most significant feature. Taking up more than 70% of the Earth's surface, our ocean is essential for life on this planet. It provides approximately 2/3 of the oxygen we breath...
SCI-931 Science of Extreme Weather (The Great Courses Series)
No place on Earth is safe from severe storms. Tour the world's wildest weather-and learn how to protect yourself-with a storm-chasing, prize-winning meteorologist. By delving into Science of Extreme W...
SOC-985 The American West (The Great Courses Series)
Designed to shine a light on truths about westward expansion and the American frontier (sometimes uncomfortable, always insightful), the course enables you to experience the grit and grandeur of an ep...
SOC-986 America's Gilded Age & Progressive Era (The Great Courses Series)
America stands at a dramatic crossroads: Mega banks and corporations wield disturbing power; huge income gap between the top 1% and the other 99% grows visibly wider; astounding new technologies are c...
SOC-987 History of the CIA (The Great Courses Series)
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is America's premier intelligence organization, charged with keeping constant watch in an increasingly dangerous and unstable world. Some critics have accused it ...
SOC-989 The Industrial Revolution (The Great Courses Series)
We owe so much of our modern world to the Industrial Revolution. The lights that illuminate our homes, the cars that carry us to work, the computers that help drive our economy, and the appliances tha...
SOC-990 World War II: Battlefield Europe (The Great Courses Series)
In more ways that you can imagine, today's geopolitical climate is a product of World War II. The United States, France, Germany, Russia, and Britain-all of these world powers and their sense of place...
SOC-991 World War II: Pacific Theater (The Great Courses Series)
The Japanese attack on the United States Battle Fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, socked most Americans. While the attack was a tactical success for Japan, it was also one of the mo...
SOC-992 Washington DC: History, Heritage, & Politics (The Great Courses Series)
As a political epicenter, Washington DC is a major national and international crossroads and featured daily in global news. Beyond the glamour and glare of high-profile politics, it is a city on par w...
STEM-913 Inventions that Changed the World (The Great Courses Series)
History is made not only by kings, queens, presidents, and generals, but equally by inventors and the technological powers they unleash. This course explores the inventions that have changed the world...