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Fall 2019 Continuing Education On-Line Courses
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2019 Fall Course Offerings
Autism in Education: Inclusive Practices
This course will provide participants descriptions of disorders that fall under the autism spectrum. Participants will review the latest research in the autism field and legal aspects of having students with autism in the classroom. We will explore fostering social competence in students with autism, developing and implementing IEPs for students with autism, and how to best meet these students’ needs while promoting acceptance from the other classmates. Participants will assess the success of instruction with learners with Autism and improvement of outcomes for all students. Participants will explore methods of motivation and classroom management in settings with learners with Autism. Participants will take with them practical educational and instructional strategies to implement within their classroom along with research-proven strategies and methods to help learners with Autism gain meaningful access to elementary and secondary curriculum content. Limit 12
Dates: October 1-29 SNHU Credit/Cost: 3/$890
Instructors: Rhonda and Michael Bielawski Course Number: PDSP598A
CPE Credit/Cost: 3/$400ADHD in Education
With more and more students being diagnosed with ADHD, it is important for educators to examine their perceptions and expand their knowledge base of this disability category in order to meet these students’ needs. Throughout the course, participants will explore the debate surrounding medication and the myths associated with ADHD. Furthermore, they will complete activities providing them with first-hand experience about what it is like to live with ADHD. We will examine research-proven strategies and methods to help learners with ADHD gain meaningful access to elementary through secondary curriculum content. With the information covered in the course, participants will take away practical strategies to implement across all school environments and ways to provide effective instruction to students with mild to severe ADHD. Limit 12
Dates: October 15-November 6 SNHU Credit/Cost: 3/$890
Instructors: Rhonda Bielawski and Michael Bielawski Course Number: PDSP598A
CPE Credit/Cost: 3/$400Addressing Learning Disabilities in Education
With approximately 7 to 8% of students being diagnosed with learning disabilities, it is important for educators to examine their perceptions and expand their knowledge base of learning disabilities in order to meet these students’ needs. Given the information provided throughout the course, participants will have the opportunity to more completely understand what learning disabilities are, how they are identified and how they are managed in the educational setting. It is with this knowledge through viewing videos, examination of research, discussions amongst colleagues, review of legal cases, assessment of student case studies and development of sample lesson plans, IEP goals, accommodations and modifications, that participants will have tools to implement strategies within their classroom to promote student achievement for all students with learning disabilities. Limit 12
Dates: November 22-December 20 SNHU Credit/Cost: 3/$890
Instructor: Rhonda and Michael Bielawski Course Number: PDSP598A
CPE Credit/Cost: 3/$400A New Look at Working with Students with Autism
With more and more students being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum disorders, it is important for educators to explore their perceptions and expand their knowledge base of this disability category in order to meet these students’ needs. This course takes an inside look into what it is like to live with Autism. We will see and hear firsthand accounts from people living with the disorder. Their inspirational and informative stories have motivated participants in the past to examine and reexamine how they work with students on the spectrum of autism. We will explore methods of motivation and classroom management in settings with learners with Autism. Given the information provided throughout the course, participants will also have the opportunity to more completely understand the many services that students with autism can benefit from and how educators can apply this learned information in their area of focus and provide effective instruction to students with mild to severe Autism. Limit 12
Dates/Times: November 15-December 13 SNHUCredit/Cost:3/$890
Instructors: Rhonda Bielawski and Michael Bielawsk Course Number: PDSP598A
CPE Credit/Cost: 3/$400Live, Laugh and Learn through Educational Games
This two-credit online course is designed to provide educators with an overview of benefits in using games as a source of reinforcement in the classroom. The participant will explore successful strategies and instruction used in the daily classroom to accommodate each student. Participants will be acquainted with the purpose of games, developing, adapting and implementing the appropriate game to fit their curriculum. They will become acquainted with the different types of games including, memory, physical and board games. Throughout the course participants will analyze, adapt, create and demonstrate the use of appropriate and effective learning tools based on readings, activities and group discussions. They will learn techniques used to improve motivation and learning through classroom experiments and games.
Dates: September 26– October 25
Instructor: Colleen Anzio SNHU Credit/Cost: 2/$610
CPE Credit/Cost: 2/$280 Course Number: PDED585A+ Ideas For Every Student’s Success
This 3 credit online course is designed to improve academic performance, increase productivity, and encourage self-esteem in students through the appropriate use of classroom management techniques and motivational strategies in the class. The participant will become familiar with the various personality profiles, including their own, and strategies to encourage an atmosphere conducive to the student’s ultimate learning ability. Participants will develop an awareness of how their profile interacts with student profiles and with this knowledge adapt lessons accordingly. The strategies will be presented to promote positive teacher/student interaction, gain insight on predicting a students’ behavior, and knowing how to uniquely respond to the students' differentiated styles. Participants will be responsible for purchasing the book for this course. The information to purchase the book is: A+ Ideas for Every Students Success by Robert Rohm - $14.95 - You can receive a 10% discount off this price if you call 770-509-7113 and ask for Megan, tell them you are taking Colleen Anzio’s course. You can also order this book online at www.personalityinsights.com Use the coupon: Atlanta 10, this will give you a 10% discount. All participants will work online for this course. The instructor will send you a written email with the directions for enrolling and participating in this course a few days prior to the start of the course. If you are a first-time online participant the instructor will be able to assist you with any questions or concerns. This course will require participants to post discussion entries for each topic and reply to at least two other participants for each panel. This course is designed for all K-12 teachers in all subject areas.
Dates: October 10– November 11
Instructor: Colleen Anzio SNHU Credit/Cost: 3/$890
CPE Credit/Cost: 3/$400 Course Number: PDED545A-Z Guide on Positive Discipline - Solutions for Classroom Behavior Problems
This 3 credit online course is designed to address modern-day problems and provide practical solutions for establishing an effective learning environment. The participant will develop an awareness of suggestions for establishing and maintaining respectful, nurturing relationships with students. The participant will be acquainted with creating a classroom climate that enhances academic learning, uses encouragement rather than rewards and instills valuable social skills and positive behavior. The participant will understand the motivation behind students’ behavior instead of looking for causes.
Dates/Times: October 11-December 12
Instructor: Colleen Anzio SNHU Credit/Cost: 3/$890
CPE Credit/Cost: 3/$400 Course Number: PDED598EAn Incredible Toolbox to Enhance Your Dynamic Teaching
This 3 credit online course is a teacher’s toolkit of strategies that are effective with all types of students. Teaching outside the box offers practical suggestions for both new and seasoned veterans to create a dynamic classroom environment. It focuses primarily on; proactive strategies for preventing misbehavior, activities that foster positive teacher-student connections, ideas for addressing student learning preferences, and tips for developing higher-order thinking skills into lessons. There are many meaningful websites and simple suggestions to integrate into your current routine.
Dates/Times: November 18-December 19
Instructor: Colleen Anzio SNHU Credit/Cost: 3/$890
Credit/Cost: 3/$400 Course Number: PDED599Digital Literacy
The current system of education has shifted. Students and perhaps our own children, communicate in ways that are completely different than ours, i.e. Facebook, texting, Instagram and Twitter thus, create a communication gap. The gap can be closed by bringing technology into the classroom. Students need to know how to communicate appropriately with the tools of their generation. Wikis, podcasts, blogs and Web 2.0 are examples of these forms of communication. With the use of technology, the role of the teacher changes from one of the “sage on the stage” to “the guide on the side.” In this three-credit online course, participants will learn what digital literacy is and how to incorporate wikis, podcasts, blogs and Web 2.0 into their classroom.
Dates: October 14 – November 9 SNHU Credit/Cost: 3/$890
Instructor: Jill Brooks Course Number: PDCO598A
CPE Credit/Cost: 3/$400There’s an APP for That… Integrating iPads into the Classroom
2012 marked the start of the iPad invasion into the classroom. The use of this device has the power to revolutionize the way students learn. These 21st Century learners need to be creative, think critically, collaborate and communicate in order to be successful. Using the iPad as part of instruction can help to achieve this goal. In this three-credit online course. Participants will identify the unique needs that the 21st Century student brings to the classroom, explore apps that align with Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy, Learn how to effectively integrate the use of iPads into the classroom according to best practices and discover a plethora of apps that are available. By the conclusion of the course, participants will have not only a collection of apps and lessons that they created for their classroom but also the confidence to use the iPad effectively. Please Note: All work for this course can be completed on a computer. It is not necessary to have an iPad.
Dates: October 7 – November 2 SNHU Credit/Cost: 3/$890
Instructor: Jill Brooks Course Number: PDCO598B
CPE Credit/Cost: 3/$400
The Wonderful World of Web 2.0
No two students learn the same way. In this three-credit online course learn how to use technology to create a learning environment in which all students can achieve their very best. Explore the latest tech tools that are available for the K-12 classroom and how to use these trending tools to differentiate any lesson or activity. The course content will provide participants with ideas and activities on how to use social media, podcasts, gamification tools, websites, and much, much more. By the conclusion of the course, participants will not only have a collection of activities and lessons that they created for their classroom, but also the confidence to use the tech tools successfully. When using technology, students are more engaged. A more engaged student learns. More learning leads to higher student achievement.
Dates: September 30 – October 26 SNHU Credit/Cost: 3/$890
Instructor: Jill Brooks Course Number: PDCO598A
CPE Credit/Cost: 3/$400
How to Develop Good Digital Citizens
Students today are digital natives. They have grown-up immersed in technology and therefore, are not afraid to use it. Texting, emails, on-line classes and Web 2.0 are part of their everyday world. The problem is, do students know how to be good digital citizens? Are they using technology correctly? This 3 credit online class sets out to define digital citizenship, the role the teacher plays in developing digital citizens and the proper digital etiquette required for various Web 2.0 applications. Participants will learn how to integrate digital citizenship into the curriculum, identify the characteristics and needs of the 21st Century student and evaluate curricular and building documents to determine what is needed to make them conducive for digital citizenship to occur after having read professional journal articles and viewing videos of 21st Century classrooms
Dates: October 28 – November 23 SNHU Credit/Cost: 3/$890
Instructor: Jill Brooks Course Number: PDCO598E
CPE Credit/Cost: 3/$400
