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OUR STORY

Our Story:We are educators, like you, who want to make a difference in student’s lives.

Our program offers professional learning courses that are affordable, accredited and available anytime and anywhere. We collaborate with educators from across the country to provide you with learning opportunities that are both relevant and meaningful.

We continue to gain inspiration from your commitment and dedication to education and know that if you take time to learn and grow professionally, you become better at what you do. Our courses are designed for your flexibility and allow you to work at your own pace, while having personable support and instruction available to you. Providing you with relevant and meaningful learning opportunities is our mantra. Helping you make a difference in student’s lives is our mission.

98.01% Out of 1,058 teachers surveyed,

or 1,031 stated our courses met their needs very well. Our courses are written FOR educators BY educators!

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SHOWCASE WINNER!

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CREATED FOR EDUCATORS, BY EDUCATORS!

ENGAGEMENT WHEN YOU NEED IT,

SELF-PACED WHEN YOU WANT IT!

Our course developers and instructors are certified educators from across the country. These experienced educators examine

current trends in curriculum and instruction and design professional learning experiences tailored to meet the needs of today’s teachers. Our self-paced courses allow you to engage and collaborate with instructors at your pace. Timely feedback

and support are provided throughout the course resulting in increased engagement and satisfaction from you!

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are looking for?Does your district require

specialized courses?Let us know about it –

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POPULAR CLASSES

EDUX 9972 – Innovative Professional Learning (more on page 8)

• Positively impact student achievement with strategic, creative, and flexible planning.

• We believe educators thrive when given guided flexibility in their professional development. This year, EDUX 9972 - Innovative Professional Learning, seeks to give you innovative ideas to enhance your teaching practices.

• Earn between 2-6 Semester Credits/Units.

• Over 30,000 educators have taken our summer courses! 98.1% of those surveyed shared that the course was effective and impactful.

EDUO 9000 – Reflective Reading$135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit

(more on page 20)

• Focused, professional reading.

• Reignite your passion for education and enhance your teaching repertoire.

• Over 2,900 educators have taken this course.

EDUO 9101 – Fundamentals of Google Docs & Drive$405 • 3 Semester Credits/Units

(more on page 35)

• Learn how Google Drive can transform the way users create, share and store documents from almost any computer, tablet or smartphone.

• Develop curriculum that allows students to work independently and collaboratively.

EDUO 9533 – Health and Wellness for the Educator$405 • 3 Semester Credits/Units

(more on page 23)

• Be good to yourself as you develop and model a healthy lifestyle.

• Deepen your understanding of healthy diet, exercise and stress management strategies.

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS(more on page 6)

Expand your knowledge base with one of our certificate programs. From a Blended Learning Certificate to a Teacher Leadership or Technology Integration Certificate, be the leader in your school as you earn a specialized certificate.

COMMIT YOUR TIME TO “LEARN & EARN” WITH THESE POPULAR COURSES.


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EXCITING COURSES TO CONSIDER!

REFLECT & LEARNContinue your learning from the summer course by reflecting on the implementation of your summer goal in your classroom or school-based assignment. (See EDUX 9941 on page 9).

Check out our brand new series dedicated to helping YOU be a successful educator.With sessions eight weeks long, these courses are designed to be supportive and informative during your school year. (More on page 24).

If you have taken the EDUX SUMMER COURSE previously, consider taking:

EDUO 9900 – Building an Effective Teacher Leader$270 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsGain a comprehensive understanding of the requirements to be an effective teacher leader. Explore teacher leadership attributes that foster a climate of trust and respect. Design a professional learning action plan to work collaboratively with colleagues to investigate the use of an instructional practice to maximize student success.

TECHNOLOGY is such a vital part of our lives, our classrooms, and now our lesson planning.

Consider enrolling in our Technology Integration Certification Program. It’s a 15 Semester Credit/Unit program designed specifically for you! (More on page 7).

If the Technology Integration Certificate Program is not an option, then you might consider EDUO 9143 – Creating and Maintaining the Technology-Infused Classroom! This three Semester Credits/Units course allows you to create a tech-infused guided curriculum that promotes student engagement to meet the needs of your digital learners (More on page 38).

YOUR HEALTH AND STUDENT HEALTH IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER! These

courses are designed to help you AND your students have a more enjoyable journey.In this series (found on page 23), choose from:

EDUO 9780 – Crafting Your Plan for Health and Wellness, Explore physical and mental health needs. Create an individual health and wellness lifestyle plan that fosters physical and mental wellbeing. Receive health and wellness information concerning chemical makeup of the human body, physical needs and emotional health.

EDUO 9756-62 – Teaching Life’s Essentials Series, Promote optimum teacher and learner wellness as you take one course or all seven in this series. You will investigate methods to teach life’s essential skills of happiness, inspiration, compassion, curiosity, growth mindset, tolerance and resilience.

Are you a UNION ASSOCIATE or REPRESENTATIVE?Check out our new series on how to be an effective teacher associate/union representative at your school. (See the series on page 11).

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CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

WHY COMPLETE A CERTIFICATE PROGRAM?

• Advance your academic achievement in areas of specialized expertise to assist you in professional development. Upon successful completion of a certificate program, you will earn a certificate suitable for framing, as well as notation on your transcript.

• Complete your certificate program within 4 to 18 months!

• Gain expertise in a specific area of study and provided value-added benefits that are highly visible in your school.

• Develop and update your professional skills and knowledge with 15 post-baccalaureate Semester Credits/Units.

TEACHER LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE

The successful completion of 15 Semester Credits/Units is required to earn your Teacher Leadership Certificate. Required courses include:

COURSE # TITLE CREDITS/ UNITS PRICE*

EDUX 9940 Maximize Student Success Through Enhanced Instructional Design

2 - 6 COURSE CLOSED

EDUX 9972 Innovative Professional Learning 2 - 6 $270 - $715Students must have a total of six units from either of the two courses above. If you took EDUX

9940 in 2017, your credits will qualify toward the Teacher Leadership Certificate Program.

EDUO 9900 Building an Effective Teacher Leader 2 $270

EDUO 9901 Reflecting as a Teacher Leader 1 $135

EDUO 9902 Balancing Your Role as Teacher and Leader 3 $405

EDUO 9903 Facilitating Collegial Conversations 3 $405

Please visit our website at DominicanCAonline.com for a comprehensive overview of our certificate programs and all course descriptions.

EDUO 9900 – 9903 courses build upon one another and must be taken sequentially.


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CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION CERTIFICATEThe successful completion of 15 Semester Credits/Units is required to earn your Technology Integration Certificate. Required courses include:


EDUO 9146 Technology-Rich Learning Environments 2 $270

EDUO 9147 Technology Leadership (must be taken last in the series of courses)

2 $270

EDUO 9146 & EDUO 9147 are required courses to earn your Technology Certificate. You must also complete a minimum of 11 Semester Credits/Units from any of the courses below:

EDUO 9101 Fundamentals of Google Docs and Drive 3 $405

EDUO 9106 IPad in Your Classroom 2 $310

EDUO 9108 Flipping your Classroom Teaching 2 $270

EDUO 9118 Teaching with Google Docs & Drives 2 $270

EDUO 9125 Watch This! Creating Powerful Presentations 2 $270

EDUO 9130 What’s Your Story? – The Art of Digital Storytelling 2 $270

EDUO 9131 Teaching with Chromebooks 2 $270

EDUO 9137 Getting Started with Coding 1 $135

EDUO 9138 Nourishing Responsible Digital Citizens 1 $135

EDUO 9149 Google Classroom 1 $135

EDUO 9152 Using Technology to Support Authentic Learning 2 $270

EDUO 9878 Project Based Learning – YOU can do this! 2 $270

If you took any acceptable certificate technology courses within 18 months of registering for the program, your course credits will qualify toward your Technology Integration Certificate.

BLENDED LEARNING CERTIFICATEThe successful completion of 15 Semester Credits/Units is required to earn your Blended Learning Certificate. Required courses include:


EDUO 9884 Introduction to Blended Learning 2 $270

EDUO 9885 Creating a Blended Learning Toolkit 2 $270

EDUO 9886 Maximizing Face to Face Time 2 $270

EDUO 9887 It’s not the LMS, it’s how you use it 2 $270

EDUO 9888 Examining Blended Learning Outcomes 2 $270

EDUO 9889 Blended Learning & The Innovative Teacher 5 $775

*All certificate programs require a one-time $65.00 administration fee payable at time of enrollment.

Complete course descriptions for certificate programs can be found on our web site at www.dominicanCAonline.com

DID YOU KNOW?

The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute. The normal rate is 20 times a minute!

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INNOVATIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

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EDUX 9972 – INNOVATIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

A program is not about the number of hours of formal learning, but about the nature of the learning itself. It may be informal or formal, but it must include application, analysis, reflection, coaching, refinement, and evaluation of effectiveness to produce results for educators and students.

– J Killion

It’s Your Year to THRIVE!

We believe educators thrive when given guided flexibility

in their professional development.

This year, EDUX 9972 - Innovative Professional Learning,

seeks to give you innovative ideas to enhance

your teaching practices.


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INNOVATIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Earn graduate-level semester credits as you engage in innovative, relevant, professional learning for the 2018-19 school year. This summer, spend extensive time improving your teaching, working on your professional growth, and planning your school curricula to meet district initiatives while earning 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 graduate-level semester credits!

Our flexible course structure includes individualized time commitments, support from an instructor, and collaborative exit interviews*. Throughout the course, participants will interact with instructors, whose coaching provides guidance to guarantee the accountability that your school district requires.

High quality professional learning should be sustained, intensive, job embedded, collaborative, and data driven. Throughout EDUX 9972, educators will participate in this level of professional learning while developing a deep understanding of their subject. When teachers are engaged in learning opportunities designed to strengthen their own teaching; sustained change in teaching practice occurs. This course allows educators the time to devote to this type of teacher driven professional learning.* Exit interviews may be conducted in person or via video conference.

OBJECTIVES:By the end of the course, the participant will:

• Develop a course-specific professional learning plan that aligns with district initiatives and maximizes student achievement.

• Engage in standards-based curriculum planning.

• Analyze his/her practice and reflect on experiences.

• Demonstrate what was learned and how it will be implemented in his/her school role.

COURSE RELATION TO STANDARDS:This course aligns with the standards for National Board for Professional Teaching:

• Teachers are committed to students and their learning.

• Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students.

• Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning.

• Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience.

• Teachers are members of learning communities.

REGISTER BY JUNE 30, 2018.

EDUX 9941: Reflecting on Implementation of the Summer Course$175 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit

Participate in professional learning around the importance of reflection in improving your teaching practice in order to guide your reflection in this course. Continue your learning from the summer course by reflecting on the implementation of your summer goal in your classroom or school-based assignment.

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CALIFORNIA & COLORADO SUMMER 2 WEEK WORKSHOP

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Educators are tasked with helping students develop the intellectual and social strength necessary to navigate the complexities of this ever-changing world. As an institution, education has struggled to keep up with the needs of the contemporary student. We must reimagine the classroom environment and rethink traditional teacher and student roles, allowing students more say in what and how they learn. Through two weeks of powerful readings, dynamic discussions, and hands-on projects, educators will walk away from this workshop invigorated and ready to create a more personal and flexible education for their students.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Participants will have the opportunity to:

• Develop an understanding of the need for a more flexible education.

• Investigate and learn possible ways to create educational flexibility for students and teachers.

• Participate in lessons, activities, and projects that are designed to demonstrate how to create classrooms and curriculum in which students are engaged in a flexible learner-centered collaborative classroom community.

• Demonstrate the ability to create a flexible curriculum and classroom environment that engages all students in a learner-centered classroom community that teaches the skills necessary to be successful in school and beyond.

EDUO 9890 – LEARNING REIMAGINED; THE POTENTIAL OF A FLEXIBLE EDUCATION

$745 • 6 Semester Credits/UnitsTravel to California or Colorado and engage in this 2 week summer workshop where

you will make new friends and have an enjoyable learning experience!

CLASSES OFFERED IN JUNE & JULY!

CONTRA COSTAEL DORADOFRESNONAPASACRAMENTO

SAN BERNARDINOSAN JOAQUINSANTA CLARASONOMASTANISLAUS

LARIMER/FORT COLLINS

CALIFORNIA COLORADO

S an Francisco, C alifornia

Aspen, Col orado


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ADMINISTRATION

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH

CLASSES OFFERED IN JUNE & JULY!

CONTRA COSTAEL DORADOFRESNONAPASACRAMENTO

SAN BERNARDINOSAN JOAQUINSANTA CLARASONOMASTANISLAUS

LARIMER/FORT COLLINS

CALIFORNIA COLORADO

TEACHER EVALUATION: DOING WHAT MATTERS SERIES

$270 • 2 Semester Credits/Units

Examine teacher evaluation for the purpose of improving both pedagogical skill and student achievement. Designed for aspiring and practicing administrators, department coordinators, teacher leaders, peer observers/evaluators or any educator responsible for teacher growth and evaluation. Enhance your ability to “identify and do what matters” in teacher observations and feedback conferences focused on the dual purposes of growth and evaluation.

EDUO 9742 – Teacher Evaluation: Doing What Matters in Teacher Observations

EDUO 9743 – Teacher Evaluation: Doing What Matters in Teacher Feedback

EDUO 9744 – Teacher Evaluation: Doing What Matters in Teacher Growth

BECOMING A MORE EFFECTIVE TEACHER ASSOCIATION/UNION REPRESENTATIVE

$135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit

This series is designed to help Association/Union representatives develop the skills needed to become an effective leader in their assigned role.

EDUO 9904 – Understanding Your RoleEDUO 9905 – Working Effectively with Teachers

and School AdministratorsEDUO 9906 – Building Relationships with District Personnel

and the Community

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ATHLETIC COACHING

COACHING SKILLS SERIES$135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit

EDUO 9721 – Developing a Code of Conduct HandbookLearn to develop a complete code of conduct handbook that you can share with the school administration, student/athletes, family and community members. Methods will be presented to educate and encourage student/athletes to follow the code of conduct that matches your coaching philosophy, outlines team expectations, and provides opportunities to appeal coaching decisions.

EDUO 9722 – Developing Successful Life Skills through AthleticsAll coaches want their student/athletes to see themselves as winners throughout their lives regardless of their sports performances. This class will help you focus on that goal.

EDUO 9723 – Discover Your Coaching StyleWhy do you coach? Through the development of your own coaching philosophy, you will identify ways to incorporate the strategies and attributes of successful coaches into your program.

EDUO 9724 – Effective CommunicationsExplore communication styles and develop strategies to become an effective communicator and good listener with your team. Learn what makes for effective and ineffective communication and develop positive verbal and non-verbal communication skills.

EDUO 9726 – Keeping It in Perspective... Make Every Kid Count Learn, explore and accept the diversity of the student athlete. Develop a philosophy of acceptance of all young people regardless of how well they perform, their physical attributes, academic identity, sexual orientation, or other identifying characteristic.

EDUO 9727 – Managing Your Athletic Program Develop a detailed management plan for your sport team’s three seasons (preseason, in-season, and off-season). Compare and contrast the needs of the program and the athlete during these phases.

EDUO 9728 – Proper Nutrition and Athletic Performance How big of a role does nutrition play in the performances of athletes? Investigate the role nutrition has on athletic performance.

EDUO 9729 – Team Bonding Develop strategies to improve team chemistry by molding diverse personalities into a cohesive unit. Learn to motivate individual attitudes and learning styles into a championship team.

EDUO 9731 – Training to Acquire Specific SkillsDeveloping athletic skills through effective planning is the focus of this class. Three learning stages and seven practice principles will be explored in the class as well as a positive approach in correcting errors.

LOOKING FOR MORE COACHING SKILLS?Visit www.dominicanCAonline.com for a full listing.


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ATHLETIC COACHING

DELVE DEEPER WITH THESE EXPANDED SELF-PACED COACHING COURSES!


EDUO 9703 – Coaching is More Than Xs & OsDevelop a philosophy that will transform your coaching. Examine ways to effectively communicate and motivate your student athletes for successful lives

beyond the playing field.

EDUO 9704 – Athletics: A Positive Path Through the Journey of Life Influential coaches know how to use sports to create athletes with character traits and behaviors that will improve our diverse society. Learn how you can be

an influential coach.

EDUO 9705 – Let’s Look At This Another WayAnalyze your program to determine levels of success and how to set and achieve goals to motivate your athletes. You will examine various coaching

styles and ways to navigate the hurdles.

EDUO 9706 – Creating a Healthy Lifestyle Learn to foster a positive attitude toward fitness off the playing field. Discover strategies that will promote healthy habits leading to lifetime of wellness for the athlete.

EDUO 9707 – Look Before You Leap Proper planning creates good management. Analyze the strategies and develop the skills and habits that make good teams great. Learn tools and tactics to manage your program for the short- and long-term, to remain positive, calm, caring, and confident, and to reduce

sports profiling and injury to athletes.

DID YOU KNOW?

The Grand Canyon can hold 9 trillion footballs.

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CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT & STRATEGIES

CREATIVITY IN THE CLASSROOM$135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit

EDUO 9791 – Intro to Classroom Creativity Transform lessons to inspire, nurture and promote creativity and innovation in the classroom. Deepen your understanding of the skills necessary to provide creative learning opportunities. Explore how creativity increases motivation and engagement for all learners.

EDUO 9792 – Creativity & the State Standards Enhance curriculum standards to emphasize creativity and increase rigor and higher order thinking skills. Create learning opportunities to provide students with time and space to think and experiment. Examine how creativity promotes critical thinking and maximizes student achievement.


EDUO 9793 – Imagination, Innovation & Creative Problem Solving Create a learning environment where all students engage in creative problem solving, innovation and imagination. Design lessons that provide students the opportunity to approach a problem or challenge in an imaginative or creative way.

DID YOU KNOW?

Apples are more effective at waking you up in the morning

than coffee!

EDUO 9847 – Enhancing Your District Sponsored Workshop$270 - $405 • 2 - 3 Semester Credits/UnitsSchool districts nationwide are struggling to implement new teaching standards and programs. Many have to create and implement all new curricula. To accomplish this, districts are now mandating that their teachers attend district-run, program-specific workshops. Some districts offer in-district credits; fewer offer stipends; and even fewer offer their teachers access to university units. This course will support teachers for attending their district sponsored workshops, as well as require that they come away from the experience with something of value to enhance their individual teaching and learning environment.

EDUO 9797 – Cultivating Restorative Classrooms $135 • 1 Semester Credit/UnitExamine alternative approaches to school discipline by using restorative justice practices. Discover how these practices offer revolutionary approaches to discipline and instruction in and out of the classroom. Learn about the foundation, history, and research behind restorative justice. Explore how to apply the current tools, strategies, and best practices for working with students of all ages.


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THE ROLE OF CULTURE & EQUITY IN THE CLASSROOM SERIES


Create a culturally responsive environment for all students. Reflect on the impact your own culture has on your instruction. Examine and learn to recognize stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination in education. Enroll in one of the following courses to learn how to create an inclusive classroom environment for all students.

EDUO 9735 – Yours, Mine and Ours EDUO 9736 – Creating an Inclusive Classroom EDUO 9737 – Creating Culturally Responsive Lesson Plan

EDUO 9717 – Balancing Teacher Authority with Student Freedom $135 • 1 Semester Credit/UnitExplore how various research-based classroom management styles balance teacher authority and student freedom. Compare and contrast management styles to identify the most effective approach. Examine various components of classroom management such as the Class Meeting in order to promote a balance between teacher authority and student freedom.

EDUO 9718 – Discipline Designed for Today’s Classroom$270 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsDevelop a classroom management program that focuses on fair and clear classroom rules and consequences. Ensure that the program is consistent with a sound philosophy for student discipline. Utilize course readings, resources, assignments, and interviews to guarantee a well-rounded plan.

EDUO 9763 – Bringing Adventure to the Classroom$405 • 3 Semester Credits/Units

Apply the Adventure Model of teaching into your everyday classroom. Create an engaging and authentic Adventure Model unit. Utilize the examples provided to design a plan that is applicable to

your grade level.

EDUO 9789 – Learning Spaces: Reshape Your Classroom$270 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsThe Common Core Standards and the focus on 21st century skills require learning spaces that promote collaboration and innovation. Explore the relationship between physical space, pedagogy and student learning. Transform your classroom into a student-centered learning environment which includes space for choice and flexibility.

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PASSION DRIVEN EDUCATION SERIESCultivate a thriving and passionate community of learners in your classroom. Select from a variety of courses in the Passion Driven series of classes and welcome students who are excited to come to school each day.

EDUO 9747 – Teacher and Student Passion$270 • 2 Semester Credits/Units

EDUO 9748 – Passionate Classroom Communities$270 • 2 Semester Credits/Units

EDUO 9749 – Passionate and Engaging Lesson Planning$135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit

INQUIRY DRIVEN EDUCATION SERIESAwaken curiosity and wonder in your classroom by promoting inquiry-based learning. Select from a variety of courses in the Inquiry Driven series of classes and foster the drive for inquiry and innovation in your classroom.

EDUO 9750 – Introduction to Inquiry$270 • 2 Semester Credits/Units

EDUO 9751 – Engagement, Implementation, and Assessment$270 • 2 Semester Credits/Units

EDUO 9752 – Innovative Strategies$135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit

EDUO 9719 – Teaching in the Digital Age$405 • 3 Semester Credits/UnitsGain an understanding of brain development and the impact of the digital age on the brain. Learn how to engage 21st-Century Learners by promoting creativity, music, social-emotional intelligence, and other strategies.

EDUO 9716 – Creating a Positive Learning Environment$135 • 1 Semester Credit/UnitCreate a warm, caring atmosphere in your classroom. Explore readings and resources that emphasize the importance of the first days of class, the clarity of directions, effective monitoring, consistent and positive messaging, and the teacher’s role.


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CORE STRATEGIESImplement the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) while creating independent lifelong learners. Gain clear and specific strategies that will enable you to successfully teach the CCSS.


EDUO 9208 – Reading for MeaningEDUO 9209 – Compare & ContrastEDUO 9210 – Inductive Learning

EDUO 9211 – Circle of KnowledgeEDUO 9212 – Write to LearnEDUO 9213 – Vocabulary’s CODE

CORE THINKING SKILLSGain a deeper understanding of the critical thinking skills embedded within the CCSS. Ensure that your students become productive problem solvers, sound decision makers and creative innovators as called for in the CCSS.


EDUO 9824 – Cognitive TransferEDUO 9825 – Creative ThinkingEDUO 9826 – Complex ThinkingEDUO 9827 – Comprehensive

Thinking

EDUO 9828 – Collaborative Thinking

EDUO 9829 – Communicative Thinking

EDUO 9830 – Critical Thinking

EDUO 9878 – Project Based Learning – YOU can do this!$270 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsDesign and implement Project Based Learning (PBL) that engages students in every phase of development from conception to promoting outcomes. Authenticate project relevancy by creating a challenging classroom environment that promotes inquiry, innovation, collaboration, self-management, pride and use of technology to build high-impact displays of new knowledge. Explore successful PBL models, resources and a step-by-step guide to build the confidence you need for launching and advocating exciting student-centered PBL as an alternative to typical classroom research projects.

EDUO 9821 – Success for Everyone: UDL Readiness$405 • 3 Semester Credits/UnitsEmploy the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in your classroom. Utilize a flexible approach to customizing learning to fit the needs of individual students rather than a single, one-size-fits-all method. This course is designed for both general and special education educators who are looking for ways to reduce barriers and improve student achievement.

EDUO 9801 – Customizing Projects: School and Classroom$135 • 1 Semester Credit/UnitPlan a project to implement in the classroom, school, or community throughout the school year. Earn one credit/unit while developing a program, unit, or project; this course is designed to reward the extra planning and preparation for something special. *This course may be repeated with additional projects.

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EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL

OUR NATIONAL TREASURES SERIES $135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit

THE PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIESEnroll in a Presidential Libraries course to learn more about one of our nation’s former presidents and about the American experience. Visit a presidential library and conduct research about a president of your choice. Access the library’s extensive collection of historical materials and interactive programs and exhibits. Choose from famous Presidents such as...

EDUO 9656 – Franklin D. Roosevelt EDUO 9664 – Ronald Reagan EDUO 9666 – William J. Clinton EDUO 9667 – George W. Bush

and many more to choose from!

Visit our website for complete course listings, descriptions and more!

WASHINGTON, D.C.Enroll in a Washington, D.C. course to experience the treasures of our nation’s capital. Experience a Washington, D.C. landmark, conduct research related to the site visit, and plan ways that your visit can enhance your classroom instruction. Choose from...

EDUO 9649 – Monuments and Memorials on the National Mall EDUO 9650 – Museums EDUO 9651 – Three Branches of Government EDUO 9652 – Science EDUO 9654 – The Galleries EDUO 9680 – Cultural Heritage

Visit our website for complete course descriptions and more!

DISCOVER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES WITH TRAVEL!

$135 • 1 Semester Credit/UnitTake advantage of your local treasures! Choose from...

EDUO 9804 – In our Own Backyard: Destinations that Enrich the Curriculum

EDUO 9805 – Saving the Past for our Future: Historic Sites

EDUO 9806 – Into the Gallery: The Museum Experience

EDUO 9807 – Amazing Space & Science: Astronomy & More!

EDUO 9809 – Into the Studio: Meet the Artist

EDUO 9814 – Drama in the Classroom: Acting Out to Learn

EDUO 9820 – Ethnic Sacred Places: Celebrating Diversity in our Multicultural Communities



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EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL

VISITING CALIFORNIA PARKS & MUSEUMS$135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit

Explore three museums and/or parks within California and create an engaging, standards-based unit on California history. This course may be taken multiple times under subsequent course numbers (EDUO 9601, 9602, 9603) as different sites are visited and researched. Visit our website for more details!

EDUO 9851 – The Galapagos Islands Experience$285 • 3 Semester Credits/UnitsWalk where Darwin walked, observe what he observed, and discover the unique flora and fauna that directly contributed to his theory of evolution and The Origin of the Species. Experience firsthand the historical and cultural aspects of the Galapagos Islands by exploring its ecosystems, volcanism and geology. This experience will provide you with access to photos, videos and lesson ideas that will facilitate challenging and rigorous instruction for your students.

EDUO 9841 – Educational Travel $155 - $930 • 1 - 6 Semester Credits/UnitsResearch and travel to a destination of your choice. Reflect on the sites visited. Consider ways in which the travel experience will enhance your instruction. Collaborate with the course instructor to determine the number of credits available for the completion of your planned itinerary. The fee for this course covers only the course tuition. All travel expenses and/or admission fees are your responsibility. This course is offered sequentially as different travel destinations are planned and researched. See our website for more details. This course will provide you with access to photos, videos and lesson ideas that will facilitate challenging and rigorous instruction for your students.

ENHANCING YOUR EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL EXPERIENCE

Make the most out of your educational travel experience while traveling with an organized educational travel company. Earn professional development credits by documenting your experience and connecting it to enhance your classroom instruction.

$190 - $285 • 2 - 3 Semester Credits/Units

EDUO 9849 – Enhancing Your Educational Travel Experience - Leader/Chaperone

EDUO 9850 – Enhancing Your Educational Travel Experience - Participant/Educational Traveler

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READING BOOKS REFLECTIVELY IS IMPORTANT FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS. While as teachers we are constantly looking for ways to motivate our students into becoming lifelong readers, we often neglect nurturing that process in ourselves. This course can help you make a commitment to dedicate some of your precious time to focused professional reading. The booklists offer a wide variety of current non-fiction covering not only best practice curriculum guides but books on current educational thought, Common Core techniques, athletic endeavors, content area information, special education, psychology, classroom management, inspiration and other compelling subjects of interest and assistance to teachers.

• Deepen your knowledge of content pedagogy. • Increase your understanding of cultural issues

and challenges.• Become inspired and inspire your students.

Select from a wide-range of professional books on current research, standards, psychology, management and instructional strategies, health and wellness, athletic coaching, and more. This course may be taken sequentially under different course numbers (EDUO 9000-9010) as different books are read. Visit our website for more details.

EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL READING

EDUO 9000 – REFLECTIVE READING $135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit

VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO VIEW THE FULL LIST OF BOOK TITLES!


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EDUO 9000 – REFLECTIVE READING $135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit

SOME OF OUR MOST POPULAR TEACHING TITLES… Book Whisperer

Daily Five & Café Book

Disruptive Thinking

Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind

Launch: Using Design Thinking

Look Me in the Eye

Lost at School

Mathematical Mindsets

Mindfulness for Teachers

NeuroTribes

The Next Step in Guided Reading

Notice and Note

Positive DisciplineTools

Readicide

Teach Like A Champion

Teach Like a Pirate

Teacher’s Field Guide

The Behavior Code

The Reading Strategies Book

The Writing Strategies Book

Whole Brain Teaching for Challenging Kids

INSPIRING BEST-SELLERS INCLUDING...Brain Rules; 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

Boys in the Boat

7 Habits

Outliers

The Reason I Jump

The Happiness Project

Unbroken

Into the Wild

Wild

The Glass Castle

Hidden Figures

CURRENT CULTURAL ISSUES INCLUDING...Dreamland: America’s Opiate Epidemic

American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers

Sugar, Salt, Fat & The Case Against Sugar

Last Child in the Woods

The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander

Tribe

Between the World and Me

12 Years a Slave

The Distance Between Us: A Memoir

The Smartest Kids in the World

Born a Crime

Hillbilly Elegy

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Sting Like A Bee: The Muhammed Ali Story

Unequal Childhoods

NEW TO THE LIST IN 2018 INCLUDING...Better Than Carrots or Sticks: Restorative Practices

Conscious Coaching

Creating Cultures of Thinking

For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood

Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

How to Read Literature Like a Professor

Learning Personalized: The Evolution of the Contemporary Classroom

Preparing Educators for Arts Integration: Placing Creativity at the Center of Learning

Students at the Center: Personalized Learning with Habits of Mind

Take Control of the Noisy Class: From chaos to calm in 15 seconds

Teaching for Joy and Justice

The Distance Between Us: A Memoir

The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed

The Making of Asian America

The Radium Girls

The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How

Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life

NEW LIST FOCUSED ON SPECIALISTS: COUNSELORS, ESL, ART & MUSIC, AND PE TEACHERS, SPEECH/LANGUAGE THERAPISTS INCLUDING... Preparing Educators for Arts Integration

Co-Teaching for English Learners: A Guide to Collaborative Planning, Instruction, Assessment, and Reflection

The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How

Motivational Interviewing for School Counselors

School Counseling to Close the Achievement Gap: A Social Justice Framework

Literacy-Based Speech and Language Therapy Activities

Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom

VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO VIEW THE FULL LIST OF BOOK TITLES!

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EDUO 9021 – Teachers’ Book Study Club$155 • 1 Semester Credit/UnitJoin in school or district conversations around educational research, strategies, and issues. Read and enthusiastically discuss a book with colleagues. Meet face-to-face or online to discuss a professional book of your group’s choice. This course may be taken multiple times under subsequent course numbers (EDUO 9021, 9022, 9023, 9024, and 9025) as different books are read and discussed.

EDUO 9202 – Important Books for Teachers: A Novel Way to Stimulate the Brain$135 • 1 Semester Credit/UnitSelect and enjoy reading an award-winning novel. Reflect on the author’s detailed descriptions, evocative metaphors, and development of character relationships. Connect your response to current neuroscience research on the brain’s response to engaging literature. Examine strategies to engage your students in this powerful genre.


TED COURSES SERIESExplore valuable topics by reading new, original books from TED, viewing TED Talks, and exploring other online resources. Gain a deeper understanding of a variety of topics to enhance your classroom instruction and to foster personal growth.


DID YOU KNOW?

11% of all people are left-handed!


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HEALTH AND WELLNESS

EDUO 9895 – REVERSING THE TREND – From Narcissism to Altruism$270 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsEncourage your students to find greater happiness and purpose in their lives by reaching out to help others. Read and view research that substantiates “giving” is a pathway to happiness while in the U.S. the Trend is moving in the opposite direction. Consider how you can help to reverse that Trend.

EDUO 9533 – Health and Wellness for the Educator$405 • 3 Semester Credits/UnitsBe good to yourself as you develop and model a healthy lifestyle. Deepen your understanding of healthy diet, exercise and stress management strategies.

EDUO 9780 – Crafting Your Plan for Health and Wellness$405 • 3 Semester Credits/UnitsExplore physical and mental health needs. Create an individual health and wellness lifestyle plan that fosters physical and mental well being. Receive health and wellness information concerning chemical makeup of the human body, physical needs and emotional health.

EDUO 9894 – Working Effectively with Traumatized Students in the Classroom Setting$135 • 1 Semester Credit/UnitUnderstand trauma and its effects in the classroom setting. Examine the types of trauma, causes of trauma and the effects of trauma students’ experience. Collaborate with a coworker(s) on ways to best support students who have experienced trauma and determine what key pieces of information you will

share with others in the workplace. Begin developing a trauma sensitive

classroom that will meet the need of all students.

A Healthy YOU is a Healthy class! Take one or all of the courses below to help you and your students achieve

the highest degree of physical and emotional health.

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TEACHING LIFE’S ESSENTIALS SERIES$135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit

Take your teaching to a new level, one that brings both you and your students to the highest degree of mental and emotional health and satisfaction. Investigate methods to teach life’s essential skills of happiness, inspiration, compassion, curiosity, growth mindset, tolerance and resilience to promote optimum and teacher and learner wellness.

EDUO 9756 – Teaching Life’s Essentials - HappinessEDUO 9757 – Teaching Life’s Essentials - CompassionEDUO 9758 – Teaching Life’s Essentials - CuriosityEDUO 9759 – Teaching Life’s Essentials - ResilienceEDUO 9760 – Teaching Life’s Essentials - Growth MindsetEDUO 9761 – Teaching Life’s Essentials - InspirationEDUO 9762 – Teaching Life’s Essentials - Tolerance

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HEALTH AND WELLNESS

EDUO 9702 – Bringing Mindfulness Practices (Meditation) into any Classroom$155 • 1 Semester Credit/UnitExplore the different forms of meditation and the scientific and educational benefits of mindfulness practices. Learn foundational techniques that you can apply to your classroom to benefit your students. After completing this course, extend your learning by enrolling in the course EDUO 9769.

EDUO 9769 – Further Exploration: Bringing Mindfulness Practices (Meditation) into any Classroom$135 • 1 Semester Credit/UnitCollaborate with fellow educators who are interested in bringing mindfulness practices into their classrooms. Examine the most up-to-date research on various mindfulness topics. EDUO 9702 is prerequisite for this course.

FARM TO SCHOOLLearn more about the growing “Farm to School” movement in K-12 education. Examine the efforts being made to bring locally- or regionally-produced foods into school cafeterias. Learn how to foster a connection between local food and healthy eating through school gardening projects, farm visits, and culinary classes. Integrate food-related education into your curriculum and help establish a connection between the school and local agricultural community.[1]

*EDUO 9534 is prerequisite for EDUO 9535 - Farm to School Practicum.

[1] USDA’s Food Nutrition Services: Farm to School. http://www.fns.usda.gov/farmtoschool/farm-school (retrieved July 19, 2014).

EDUO 9534 – Introduction to Farm to School


EDUO 9535 – Farm to School Practicum


INTRODUCING THE... IN THE KNOW SERIES

IN THE KNOW SERIES$270 • 2 Semester Credits/Units

The first in a series of courses specifically designed to support second to fourth year teachers.

Alongside innovative educators, you will connect with others, grow as a teacher, and cultivate student learning. Select from a variety of courses to deepen your understanding of professional practices and effectively promote a student-centered learning environment.

8 WEEK SESSIONS Session 1: September-November Session 3: February-April Session 2: November-January Session 4: April-June

• Next Steps in Classroom Management• Fostering Positive Relationships with Students and Colleagues • Emerging and Beyond: Engaging English Language Learners

Grow. Connect. Cultivate. Want to join the movement? @teachintheknow

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LANGUAGE ARTS & ELL

EDUO 9296 – Teaching Journalism$135 • 1 Semester Credit/UnitInstructors will guide students to understand the components of the newspaper, the criteria of a suitable news story, and the values of a journalist.

EDUO 9144 – Media Literacy$135 • 1 Semester Credit/UnitAnalyze how persuasive media messages shape our culture and society. Develop strategies to guide students to critically examine and evaluate media and other resources to determine authority and reliability.

EDUO 9224 – Bringing Literature to Life$135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit

Engage your students in literature exploration. Bring literature to life in your classroom by implementing learning experiences that require students to creatively respond to high-quality children’s books. Involve your students in higher-level thinking skills as they find new possibilities or solutions based on inferences and making predictions. This course is most appropriate for teachers of grades three through eight.

EDUO 9222 – Whispering to Readers: Independent Reading Plans for the K-12 Classroom $135 - $405 • 1 - 3 Semester Credits/Units

Ensure that your students are getting the most out of independent reading opportunities. Use the authentic and practical advice of Donalyn Miller, a dedicated teacher who says she has yet to meet a child she could not turn into a reader. Through the use of readers’ notebooks, interest inventories, book reviews, and conferences, turn your classroom into a learning environment that promotes independent reading and your students into lifelong lovers of books.

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LANGUAGE ARTS & ELL

Gain a deeper understanding of balanced literacy by studying components such as guided reading, independent reading and more. Choose from...

EDUO 9200 – The Reader’s Workshop EDUO 9201 – Building a Community of WritersEDUO 9300 and EDUO 9301 – Teaching Strategies for Elementary &

Secondary English Language Learners Visit our website for complete course descriptions and more!

BALANCED LITERACY & TEACHING STRATEGIES$405 • 3 Semester Credits/Units

WRITING SERIES

EDUO 9218 – Ideas and OrganizationEDUO 9219 – Word Choice

EDUO 9220 – VoiceEDUO 9221 – Sentence Fluency

EDUO 9207 – Teaching the Foundations for Skillful Writing: Assessing the Traits of Writing $405 • 3 Semester Credits/Units

This course is the prerequisite for this writing series. Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions. Ensure your students’ growth as writers by targeting each trait of writing in a systematic way. Provide clear feedback by learning to assess writing using rubrics and scoring guides. Gain a deeper understanding of each trait by enrolling in the additional courses in this series.



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MATH

ANYONE CAN LEARN MATH SERIES


Learn how to reduce your students’ anxiety around math while capitalizing on their strengths. Even the most “mathphobic” students will be excited about your new teaching methods!

EDUO 9521 – Stress Free Math$135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit

EDUO 9522 – Math Made Easy$270 • 2 Semester Credits/Units

EDUO 9523 – Learning Math in Groups $135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit

EDUO 9524 – Learn Math Through Writing $270 • 2 Semester Credits/Units

EDUO 9555 – Teaching Elementary Mathematics – Fractions$135 - $540 • 1 - 4 Semester Credits/Units Fractions can be abstract. This course endeavors to make them as concrete as possible. The level of difficulty ranges from simply cutting shapes into halves, fourths and eighths to build 3-dimensional models of mixed decimal fractions. Students will engage in a variety of explorations using manipulatives to discover fractional relationships.

EDUO 9526 – Expand Your Knowledge of Common Core Math Standards$135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit Deepen your understanding of the standards within one domain of the CCSS. Learn how the Standards of Mathematical Practice align to and support your instruction around the domain while developing learning experiences, integrating technology, and reflecting on your teaching practice.

DID YOU KNOW?

If you add up all the numbers from 1 to 100 consecutively, it totals 5050.

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UNDERSTANDING AND INTEGRATING COMMON CORE PRACTICES FOR MATH


Actualize the CCSS of Mathematical Practice (MP) in your instruction. Define the Standards of Mathematical Practice within the context of your grade level standards, plan learning experiences, and develop authentic methods of assessment.

EDUO 9542 – MP#1: Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them

EDUO 9543 – MP #2: Reason abstractly and quantitativelyEDUO 9544 – MP #3: Construct viable arguments and critique the

reasoning of othersEDUO 9545 – MP #4: Model with mathematicsEDUO 9546 – MP #5: Use appropriate tools strategicallyEDUO 9547 – MP #6: Attend to precisionEDUO 9548 – MP #7: Look for and make use of structureEDUO 9549 – MP #8: Look for and express regularity in

repeated reasoning

EDUO 9520 – Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Multiplication$135 - $405 • 1 - 3 Semester Credits/Units Develop engaging learning experiences around multiplication for your students. Study the Operations and Algebraic Thinking Common Core State Standards in order to differentiate instruction on multiplication. The course is structured so that you can choose the assignments you want to accomplish depending on the number of units (1, 2, or 3) you are taking, or select those assignments most appropriate for your students.

EDUO 9552 – Exploring with Squares and Cubes (Area and Volume)$135 - $405 • 1 - 3 Semester Credits/Units Encourage students to become independent investigators through the use of engaging hands-on activities. Implement lessons that require students to pose questions and tackle problems by applying the scientific method.


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EDUO 9812 – Where in the World? Teaching Geography Through Art $405 • 3 Semester Credits/UnitsCollaborate with colleagues in an online discussion as you compare and contrast the rich and diverse cultures of our world. Teaching and learning physical geography through art, research and hands-on activities will enhance how you visually place order in the world in which you live.

EDUO 9813 – Art is Essential$405 • 3 Semester Credits/UnitsImagine, investigate and expand your circle of knowledge as you examine and explore the past and present through pieces of art. You will use higher-order thinking skills to infer how art has remained a form of communication and helped to preserve culture and history. Construction allows you to engage in skills practice as well as personal creative realization.

EDUO 9815 – Elementary Classroom Music$405 • 3 Semester Credits/UnitsCreate a music program to enhance the classroom environment while adding new dimensions and deeper meaning to learning. Music is a language that involves the creative practices of investigation and reflection which are aligned to The Common Core Anchor Standards for Reading.

EDUO 9816 – Classroom Music Games$135 • 1 Semester Credit/UnitDesigned to help and encourage you to use music in a creative non-threatening way. Reflect on how the games align to your state’s Language and Music Standards.

EDUO 9817 – Music Appreciation for Teachers$135 • 1 Semester Credit/UnitExamine the diverse genres of music that exist in our world and reflect on how they enrich our lives and culture. You will attend a live musical performance and listen to recordings as you consider how incorporating music will enhance learning for your students.

EDUO 9764 – The Art of Doodling$135 • 1 Semester Credit/UnitExplore the benefits of doodling, from making random marks to intentional expression. Gain a deeper understanding of the power of the doodle.

EDUO 9840 – Teaching Art to Children: Giving Teachers the Tools to Teach Fine Art $405 • 3 Semester Credits/UnitsIntegrate art into the classroom. Produce, analyze, and critique art in a variety of mediums. Gain inspiration and insight from some of the world’s most-renowned artists, such as Wassily Kandinsky, Elisa Kleven, Piet Mondrian, Georgia O’Keefe, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso. Explore rich literature as a means to introduce artists and their unique styles.

ART & MUSIC

DID YOU KNOW?

Cats have over 100 vocal chords.

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SCIENCE

CHALLENGE YOUNG MINDS WITH SCIENCE!Develop hands-on learning experiences for students to explore animals or plant that include elements of observation, model building, and art. Engage students in exploring and constructing meaning and understanding of the world in which they live. Learn how to facilitate open-ended brainstorming sessions and to ask questions that promote higher-level thinking. Within each course, select assignments that are most appropriate for the students you are teaching and that match the desired number of credits/units (1, 2, or 3) you are taking.

$135 - $405 • 1 - 3 Semester Credits/Units

EDUO 9525 – Exploring Animals with Experience-Based Activities

EDUO 9519 – Exploring Plants and Fungi Using Experience-Based Activities

NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS SERIESEnroll in one of the following courses in order to gain a deeper understanding of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) that can be applied to unit and lesson design. *EDUO 9539 is a prerequisite for EDUO 9540 & 9541.


EDUO 9539 – Understanding NGSS EDUO 9551 – Designing Effective Science Labs (6-12)

$135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit*

EDUO 9540 – Planning a NGSS Unit with a STEM Emphasis EDUO 9541 – Planning a Math and ELA NGSS Unit


SCIENCE$135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit

Design a unit of study around one of the topics below. Utilize provided resources to customize a thoughtful, engaging, and thorough science unit that integrates the Next Generation Science Standards. Choose from...


•Air Pressure •Animals •Invertebrates •Animals – Vertebrates •How a Battery Works •Current Electricity

•Earth Science •Light Waves •Newton’s Law of Gravitation •Newton’s Laws of Motion •Photosynthesis •Plants

•Scientific Method •Sound Waves •Static Electricity •Solar System •Work, Energy Power

EDUO 9561 – Constructing Science Learning Centers$135 - $540 • 1 - 4 Semester Credits/Units Construct high interest, hands-on science learning centers for use in upper primary through middle school classrooms. There are many “ready-to-use” centers on a variety of topics provided in this course from which to choose for construction.

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SOCIAL STUDIES

EDUO 9678 – The Making of the Modern Western World: The Renaissance to the Pre-Industrial Revolution $405 - $540 • 3 - 4 Semester Credits/Units Explore the period often called the Formative Modernity, or pre-Industrial Revolution, approximately 1500 to 1800, when the institutions of the Western World were being formed.

EDUO 9679 – The Making of the Modern Western World: The Industrial Revolution to the Vietnam War$405 - $540 • 3 - 4 Semester Credits/Units Explore the period often called the Modern World, from the Industrial Revolution to the Vietnam War, approximately 1800 to 2000.

POSITIVE COMMUNITY IMPACT $135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit

EDUO 9861 – Designing a Community Action ProjectCreate a hands-on, collaborative project for your students to deepen their understanding of community service. Identify an organization where your students can apply their learning in a meaningful way to enhance their growth and the common good.

EDUO 9864 – Community Partnership BuildingExplore ways to collaborate and communicate with local businesses to establish partnerships that are mutually beneficial and have a greater impact on the community.

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• ISTE • NSTA • iNACOLand more!

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ETHNIC STUDIES SERIES $135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit

Examine the history, struggles, and successes of our culturally-diverse population. Explore rich resources to design a cultural diversity course. Or, create enhancements to an existing curriculum that explores cultural diversity.

EDUO 9670 – African American Studies

EDUO 9671 – Asian American Studies

EDUO 9672 – Mexican American Studies

EDUO 9673 – Native American Studies

EDUO 9674 – Jewish American Studies

EDUO 9675 – Muslim American Studies

EDUO 9676 – Indo-American Studies

SOCIAL STUDIES

U.S. HISTORY • WORLD HISTORY • CALIFORNIA HISTORY$135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit

Design a unit of study around one of the topics. Utilize provided resources to customize a thoughtful, engaging, and thorough social studies unit that integrates the Common Core State Standards. Choose titles such as...

Visit our website for complete course listings, descriptions and more!

Early North American InhabitantsCivil WarCalifornia GeographyGold Rush to Statehood

The Prehistoric EraWorld War IIEquality, Terrorism and Revolution… and many more!

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SPECIAL EDUCATION

STRENGTH-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING$135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit

Learn how to honor diversity in the classroom. Embrace neurodiverse students who learn, think, and behave differently. This series of six one-unit courses is designed to help teachers better understand the unique needs of the students in their classrooms. EDUO 9406, Neurodiversity in the Classroom, is a foundational course in the six-part series. However, it is not a prerequisite.

EDUO 9406 – Neurodiversity in the Classroom

EDUO 9407 – Talents of the Learning Disabled

EDUO 9408 – The Joys of ADHD

EDUO 9409 – The Gifts of Autism

EDUO 9410 – The Strengths of Intellectually Disabled Students

EDUO 9411 – The Bright Sides of Emotional & Behavior Disorders

EDUO 9400 – The Inclusive Classroom$135 • 1 Semester Credit/UnitDevelop a plan for inclusion of special education students in the general education classroom that reflects a collaborative partnership between the general classroom teacher and the special educator. Learn to adapt and modify the environment and instruction in order to best meet the needs of students with special needs. Use research-based best practices to plan for classroom management and assessment. Gain the tips, tools and time needed to design the optimal learning experience for students with special needs.

EDUO 9401 – Seeing Asperger and/or Autism From a New Perspective$135 • 1 Semester Credit/UnitGain a deeper understanding of Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome through the use of highly acclaimed literature. Read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon or Look Me in the Eye by Johan Elder Robinson and reflect upon the impact of Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome.

EDUO 9403 – Special Education: Discipline$270 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsExamine the legal implications surrounding the discipline of students with an Individualized Education Plan. Explore precedent set by legal cases involving the discipline of students with special needs. Learn how to observe the behavior of a student with special needs and create a plan for behavior modification that not only meets the needs of the student, but is also law-abiding.

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EDUO 9116 – Digital Publishing Tools for the Common Core$270 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsIncorporate useful technology into the writing process. Learn how to use digital publishing tools such as Glogster, Animoto, Word Cloud, and Popplet. By incorporating varied methods of publishing into your instruction, you can promote digital literacy in your classroom of 21st-Century Learners.

EDUO 9128 – Tech & Improved Student Writing $270 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsDevelop a deep understanding of high-leverage strategies for writing instruction that supports all students, but especially struggling students. Gain proficiency with using technology tools to support writing instruction. Collaborate with other educators to develop rubrics and engage in scoring calibration exercises. Learn strategies for at-risk students based upon insights gained from research in “90/90/90 schools” - 90% poverty, 90% minority, and 90% proficient. Note: This course requires several collaborative activities. Therefore, you needed to register with at least one other person from your district, school, grade level, or subject area. You will work on these activities together, but at your own pace.

EDUO 9738 – Develop Your Common Core Teaching Skills through Video$135 • 1 Semester Credit/UnitGain new understanding and reflect on your current practice through the use of Teaching Channel videos. Deepen your understanding of Common Core lesson components and effective Instruction. The Teaching Channel features real teachers of all subjects and grade levels in real classrooms, creating an online environment where teachers can watch, share, and learn new techniques for increasing student achievement. Expand your repertoire of teaching strategies and approaches and foster your own self-reflection.

EDUO 9110 – Pictello the Story Maker$135 • 1 Semester Credit/UnitPerfect for special needs students! Creating talking stories will brighten the lives of every student! Pictello is a wonderful, inexpensive and easy app used to create talking photo albums and books on an Ipad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Students and educators can create text-driven speaking photo or image-rich stories using text-to-speech technology in a variety of voices.

TECH-INFUSE YOUR CLASSROOM!Designed to develop your knowledge and application of technology tools and practices, our technology courses deliver relevant and innovative technology-blended learning situations to students. Don’t forget, we also have a Technology Integration Certificate Program (see page 7 for more details).

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TECHNOLOGY / COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATIONEDUO 9101 – Fundamentals of Google Docs and Drive$405 • 3 Semester Credits/UnitsMake the most of Google Drive and its apps as a tool for both collaboration and instruction. Learn how to use the cloud-based storage of Google Drive to store share files, and create and edit Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Plan learning experiences that use the file-sharing capabilities of Google Drive to promote collaboration and discussion amongst students.

EDUO 9104 – Teaching and Learning with Ipad$465 • 3 Semester Credits/UnitsMobile devices continue to make inroads into the modern day classroom, and Ipad is in a class by itself! Go to work with your Ipad. Explore best practices, promising apps, and implementation strategies. Access rich content to support your students and revolutionize your instructional practice.

EDUO 9109 – Twitter for Educators$270 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsTwitter is the best PD tool for educators, especially isolated teachers. Collaborate with other educators on Twitter. Use Twitter technology in your instruction. Build a Twitter page, join the online professional learning community, learn how to use Twitter in the classroom, and encourage fellow educators to use Twitter as an educational and collaborative tool.

EDUO 9119 – Google Forms$270 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsUtilize Google Forms to create rubrics, assignments, assessments, and more. Learn more than 50 creative uses of the application! Use Google Forms to differentiate learning and automatically assess student progress.

EDUO 9117 – Google Sites$270 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsLearn the basics of a Google Site setup by designing a welcome page, inserting an interactive calendar, updating announcements, and more. Make information, resources, and assignments accessible with Google Sites. Utilize your Google Site for student interaction or educator collaboration.

EDUO 9118 – Teaching with Google Docs & Drives$270 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsCreate a Paperless Classroom! Learn the best way to share documents, utilize shared folders, create dropboxes, and use comments to provide feedback to help students revise their work. Use Doctopus to distribute student folders and assignments. Design assessments and analyze student growth using Google Forms. Create documents and presentations using Google Docs and Google Slides.

EDUO 9131 – Teaching with Chromebooks$270 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsUtilize the power of Chromebooks to design engaging, interactive, technology-rich lessons for your students with minimal preparation time. Utilize these innovative teaching tools and resources to streamline lesson preparation and delivery, enhance instruction, and create accessible and differentiated lessons. Learn how to harness the power of the Chrome browser and Google Apps and Extensions for your students on any device.

DID YOU KNOW?

In general, people tend to read as much as 10% slower from a screen than from paper!

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TECHNOLOGY / FACILITATING THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM

DID YOU KNOW?

Bill Gates began programming computers at age 13.

EDUO 9152 – Using Technology to Support Authentic Learning $270 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsEducation lacks a means to measure if and how use of digital tools is impacting authentic learning. Learn how specific technology frameworks can provide these means by measuring if digitally supported learning is occurring beyond observable student engagement. Discover how these frameworks support authentic learning. Assess and create measurable technology supported lessons that utilize effective instructional strategies. Evaluate technology tools using the frameworks. Move beyond digital tools that simply engage students to tool use that support authentic learning.

EDUO 9105 – Build Your Class Website$310 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsDesign a class website that follows best practice principles. Utilize tools and online resources to create a multi-page website that supports instruction and communication between the home and school. Ensure that the website stays current and useful by developing an implementation and maintenance plan.

EDUO 9106 – Ipad in Your Classroom$310 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsMaximize the educational impact of mobile devices in your classroom. Explore key features of the IPad, reflect on best practices, examine promising educational apps, and plan for implementation. This self-paced course will assist you with going mobile in your classroom.

EDUO 9107 – Getting Up to Speed with Cool Tech Tools$405 • 3 Semester Credits/UnitsEmbrace 21st-Century Learning by exploring a variety of tech tools and online resources for teachers and students. Enhance your technology integration whether you are just getting started or wish to stay current with cutting-edge tools. Explore current digital tools and resources as well as examples of their application to curriculum. Investigate classroom management tools and tech-infused teaching practices. Participate in hands-on collaborative and creative experiences using blogs, cloud documents, digital presentations and publications and more!

EDUO 9121 – Smart Board for Beginners $270 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsGain proficiency with fundamental Smart Board Skills. Begin creating highly interactive lessons! This course offers a step-by-step learning experience to help take new users through the basics of the SMART Notebook 11 software. Learn how to use all of the basic tools in order to create activities, insert images and videos, record presentations, and more!

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TECHNOLOGY / FACILITATING THE DIGITAL CLASSROOM

EDUO 9149 –Google Classroom$135 •1 Semester Credit/UnitEffectively manage single or multiple class curriculum and assignments using Google Classroom. Provide opportunity for all students to access, collaborate and post completed work online.

EDUO 9150 – GSuite for Educators $270 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsUnleash student potential with GSuite! Promote a syudent-centered learning environment. Google’s free GSuite for Education supports educators and students with online tools to create, store, share, collaborate with and manage blended learning classrooms.

EDUO 9108 – Flipping your Classroom Teaching$270 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsCapitalize on your students’ natural curiosity and strengths with technology. Learn how to create a Flipped Classroom in which students learn small chunks of content at home within a homework assignment and come to class prepared to interact with their peers and practice what they have learned. The teacher becomes the “coach” rather than the “talking head” in the front of the class.

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EDUO 9137 – Getting Started With Computer Coding$135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit

Learn to code and transfer your knowledge to students. Coding emphasizes problem solving, supports advanced thinking and reasoning skills, and can help a child’s developing brain see the relationship between an action and an outcome. Coding is empowering. Coding is rewarding. Coding is fun! Gain coding skills and evaluate coding programs and resources available for students. Confidently introduce coding to your students in order to stimulate and nourish creativity, impart knowledge of how all-things-digital work, and, perhaps, open a door to your students’ futures.

TECHNOLOGY / TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS & CONCEPTS

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TECHNOLOGY / CREATIVITY AND INNOVATIONEDUO 9129 –Pinterest(ing) Communities Advancing Knowledge through Visual Interactions$270 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsUtilize Pinterest as a community-based tool to gather, curate, collaborate and apply relevant educational content to any discipline and to all learners. Sharing knowledge is key to the development of new ideas and projects. As an online-learning networking tool Pinterest promotes collaboration skills and critical thinking skills prevalent in CCSS. Pinterest emerges users in diverse social perceptions, addresses the needs of diverse learners and allows new ideas to rapidly flourish.

EDUO 9120 – Gamification$270 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsLeverage the principles of gamification to create an instructional model that provides differentiation, learner independence, collaboration, and inquiry learning. Similar to exciting video games, a gamified classroom engages learners with achievable, incremental challenges, designed to build the skills and knowledge necessary to meet more difficult challenges.

EDUO 9130 – What’s YOUR Story? The Art of Digital Storytelling

$270 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsDigital Storytelling is the practice of using technology tools to help tell a meaningful and often heartfelt story. Digital stories are planned. They have a beginning, a middle and an end. The story itself is the most important ingredient. Technology tools add visual and auditory enhancements but the story itself is the key ingredient. Let your students start telling their stories about what they have learned in school and in life.

EDUO 9143 – Creating and Maintaining the Technology-Infused Classroom$405 • 3 Semester Credits/UnitsDevelop and grow a tech-infused, teacher guided curriculum that promotes student engagement to meet the needs of your digital learners. Explore how technology is not the maker of successful students but when woven into the learning environment can foster the development of all students in becoming successful, responsible learners in a digitally connected world.


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EDUO 9125 – Watch This! Creating Powerful Presentations$270 • 2 Semester Credits/UnitsRethink the way you and your students prepare classroom presentations! Infuse College and Career Readiness standards into your instruction by learning how to make strategic use of digital media and visual displays to express information. Promote digital literacy in your classroom to meet the needs of your 21st-Century Learners. Engage students in creative and collaborative project-based assignments which include use of cutting-edge presentation tools.

EDUO 9126 – More Powerful Presentations$135 • 1 Semester Credit/UnitThis course is only available to students who have completed EDUO 9125 - Watch This! Creating Powerful Presentations. See our website for more details.

EDUO 9871 – Implementing a Maker Space in your School$405 • 3 Semester Credits/UnitsMaker Spaces promote learning through tinkering and creating. Evaluate and analyze the rationale for integrating creativity and innovation in education and work through a systematic process to design and implement a Maker Space in your school.

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EDUO 9138 – Nourishing Responsible Digital Users $135 • 1 Semester Credit/Unit

As schools and society become more intertwined with digital technology, there needs to be a structure that can teach students (and parents) how to act responsibly, appropriately and respectfully to this technology. Looking well beyond the standard Internet Use Policy (IUP) most students and parents sign, this course introduces conceptual elements and supporting activities that approach digital citizenship not as a set of concrete rules but as an organized principles-based path to turn individuals into productive and socially responsible lifetime digital citizens.

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Dominican University of California is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).The courses in this catalog offer the opportunity for teachers to earn post baccalaureate,

graduate-level credit for re-certification and salary advancement. All courses are accredited through Dominican University of California. The Continuing Education and Professional Development

division of The School of Liberal Arts and Education, Dominican University of California, is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Collleges (WASC). Participants are advised to obtain district approval for use in re-certification and/or salary advancement prior to registering.

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