Teacher Catalog
Professional Development Courses for Educators
2018-2019
Dear Educator,We know you’re always busy - planning lessons, grading papers, caring for children, and meeting with parents. That’s why we aim to provide engaging and fun professional development courses and programs that fit into your schedule. From travel and independent study to online offerings, we have something that’s sure to inform and inspire your curriculum. Whether you’re learning over the weekends or keeping busy during the summer, you’ll find something here for you. Thank you for choosing University College at University of the Pacific!
Patricia Campbell, Dean of University College
• Be GLAD®
• PD Learning Network
• Teacher Friendly
• Outdoor Excursions
• Summer Institutes
• Teaching Channel
• Virtual Education Software Inc. (VESi)
• Bloomboard
• Aquila Education
• INET4Learning
• Idioma Consulting
• Learners Edge
• Teacher Sandbox
• Classroom Organization and Management Program (COMP)
Patricia Campbell Dean of University College
Kyle Harkness Executive Director for Program Development and Innovation
Jen Maroney Business Manager
Gitaine Reis Marketing Coordinator
Deborah Aragon-Niswonger Enrollment and Records Coordinator
Courtney Fulk Records Assistant/ Administrative Assistant I
Joanna Linkemyer Administrative Assistant II
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Be GLAD®
Be GLAD® is a professional development organization in the area of language acquisition and literacy employing the Project GLAD® (Guided Language Acquisition Design) model and strategies. Be GLAD® takes teaching theory and transforms it into incredible practical teaching activities, while promoting high academic achievement and 21st century skills.
Pedagogy and Theoretical Construction 1 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDU • COURSE CODE: PDBG 9001 This course focuses on pedagogy and theoretical constructions of the Be GLAD® program. The aim of this course is to better equip teachers in the most up to date strategies in order to support all students, particularly students who struggle in school.
Classroom Observations and Analysis 1 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDU • COURSE CODE: PDBG 9002
This course provides multiple opportunities to observe, write, take notes and respond to classroom modeling of Be GLAD® language acquisition strategies in action sessions. Students enrolled in this course shall be actively involved in research, readings, application of strategies, feedback, assessment and evaluation.
This certificate is comprised of three courses designed for the Basic Be GLAD® Certificate. All courses must be taken in sequential order. In order to enroll in the next course, one must successfully complete the previous course in the sequence. Upon successful completion of all three courses, a certificate of completion will be presented by University of the Pacific.
Professional and Curriculum Development 1 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDU • COURSE CODE: PDBG 9003
This course includes curriculum design and course integration of national curriculum standards. Knowledge gained in the previous courses will be foundational to learning, knowing, analysis of course materials and understanding the related readings, peer feedback and evaluation techniques.
PARTNER INFORMATION
Be GLAD®
844.438.4523
begladtraining.com
Contact Be GLAD® for course fees, detailed information, and to register.
PARTNER INFORMATION
PD Learning Network
805.618.1046
Register for courses at schooledition.lessonplanet.com/pdln. Register for credit at go.pacific.edu/pdln
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PD Learning Network provides online micro-credential and badge professional development courses in education technology for educators that are flexible, affordable, relevant, and skills-based. Educators complete online lessons, submit classroom-centered work for evaluation, earn stackable credentials, and leave with relevant curriculum, digital badges, and professional development units from University of the Pacific.
PD Learning Network
1 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDU
COURSE CODE: PEDT 9001
Technologically, your students might outpace you in speed and adaptation, but K-12 learners still need guidance and someone to shape and facilitate their educational endeavors. This course is the place to start when preparing to do so.
1 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDU
COURSE CODE: PEDT 9006
You'll learn everything you need to know about Google Apps and how to use the organizational tools. Apps include Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms. Have access to all of your paperwork, even if you don't have internet access.
1 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDU
COURSE CODE: PEDT 9004
The choices today's students make, and actions they take online, have an enduring impact on their lives and the lives of others. Unique, unforeseeable, and evolving risks are part and parcel of the open Internet.
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1 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDU
COURSE CODE: PEDT 9003
Learn step by step how to use Chromebooks and the tools that make them so phenomenal. You can choose to create lesson materials for your class with at least one of your Assessment of Knowledge (AOK) options.
1 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDU
COURSE CODE: PEDT 9009
This course gets you up to speed on several social platforms that your students, colleagues, and community are using to communicate, curate, and learn: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
1 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDU
COURSE CODE: PEDT 9007
Google could have everything you need to educate your students.Learn everything you'll need to know about how to have a successful Google Classroom.
1 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDU
COURSE CODE: PEDT 9005
Reverse the traditional learning environment. Learn about what a flipped classroom is, and how you can incorporate it with your students.
1 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDU
COURSE CODE: PEDT 9000
Giving each and every student a device in class can change the way they learn. Discover the purpose, plans, and procedures on how to implement a 1:1 program.
1 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDU
COURSE CODE: PEDT 9008
Education is easier than ever with the use of tablets in the classroom.This course explains the benefits of using iPads in your classroom and best practices with your students.
PD Learning Network
PARTNER INFORMATION
Dr. Allan Lifson
800.479.1995
teacherfriendly.com
Contact Teacher Friendly for course fees, detailed information, and to register.
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Independent Practicum Courses with Teacher Friendly allow you to earn professional development credits from University of the Pacific while meeting your needs for career and salary advancement. Earn anywhere from one to six professional development credits per practicum.
Teacher Friendly
Create Your Own Course 1-6 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDU
Create and design your own course to meet your professional development needs. After your course proposal is approved create a timeline, log your hours, complete your approved projects and submit them for grading.
Travel Study Courses 1-3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDU
Develop a personalized academic program based on your travels within the United States or abroad. The course is designed to enhance understanding of different educational systems and find new perspectives of historical, political, scientific, or social aspects of foreign areas.
Teacher Induction Training 1-3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDU
Earn graduate-level credits for completing your Teacher Induction Training. Submit a copy of your Certificate of Completion with your registration to earn your credits.
Workshop & Conference Courses 1-3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDU
Earn graduate-level credit as a "follow up" to attending an educationally related event that will enhance your professional development. Credits are earned after attendance and the coursework is designed to demonstrate the implementation and plannning of the activities, projects, strategies, or techniques.
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Join us for exploration and discussions of the natural wonders of the world. Participants will complete coursework and participate in an excursion to see the geology, plants, and animals firsthand. You must attend the trip to receive credit for the course. These courses will be useful to anyone teaching natural sciences. Those with an appreciation for the outdoors are also welcome.
Natural History Outdoor Excursions
San Gabriel Mountains 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDD 9609
MAY 5-6, 2018
Take a natural history tour of the Claremont Wilderness Park and the San Antonio Canyon. This course covers geology and plant communities of the Eastern San Gabriel Mountains.
Eastern Sierra Nevada 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDD 9605
JUNE 9-10, 2018
Caravan from Mammoth Lakes to Mono Lake making stops at Mammoth Mountains, Inyo Craters, Devil’s Punchbowl, Obsidian Dome and Panum Crater. Our discussions will include glacial features, the Mono Lake Basin ecosystem and the major plant communities.
Yosemite National Park - Tuolumne Meadows & Yosemite Valley 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDD 9604 & 9613
JUNE 11-14, 2018
This course will include classroom discussions of the origin and history of the Tuolumne Meadows and the uplift and sculpting of the Yosemite granite. This is a two-part trip that can be taken in two-day increments or a full four-day trip.
Yellowstone National Park 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs• COURSE CODE: PEDD 9606, 9607, 9616
JULY 9-14, 2018
Explore the geology and natural history of Yellowstone National Park. This is a three-part trip that can be taken in two-day increments or a full six-day trip.
Grand Teton National Park 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDD 9608
JULY 15-16, 2018
Explore the geology and natural history of Grand Teton National Park. You will learn about the animal, plant, and geological history of the area.
Geology and Natural History of Iceland 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDD
JULY 20-28, 2018
Explore the animal, plant, and human history of Iceland. Visit volcanos, glaciers, and waterfalls with erosional features on display. Observe the mechanisms of plate tectonics by the spreading of the sea floor. This is a three-part trip that can be taken in three-day increments or a full nine-day trip.
PARTNER INFORMATION
Ted Reeves
go.Pacific.edu/OutdoorEd
Visit the website for additional information and a complete schedule.
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Summer Institutes
PARTNER INFORMATION
Summer Institutes
209.648.4054
summerinstitutes.com
Contact Summer Institutes for course fees, detailed information, and to register.
Attend a Summer Institutes Conference where participants acquire practical ideas that make them better educators. Each conference includes several speakers that span a wide range of backgrounds and areas of expertise, to meet the dynamic variety of needs of today's educators and students. Summer Institutes also offers travel courses, so educators can earn units at their own pace.
Summer Conferences 1-6 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PDSI
Conferences take place throughout California, Oregon, Washington, and Michigan in 2018. Visit Summer Institutes' website for a conference schedule.
Travel Courses 1-3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PDSI
From a three-day weekend trip to a month long jaunt through Europe, experiences that you have during your travels are great educational tools back in the classroom. Combine your love of travel and learning while earning continuing education credits.
Conference Topics Can Include:Conflict managementChild and adolescent developmentProblem solving and anger managementRoles and values clarificationLove and logicPositive reinforcement techniquesCoping and resiliencyGames for self-esteemHealth and wellnessEducationConstructivismDeveloping motivation, responsibility, and self-discipline in at-risk youthUnderstanding and teaching students with multiple intelligencesCore curriculum subjects
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Teaching Channel - Available Summer 2018
PARTNER INFORMATION
Teaching Channel
teachingchannel.org
Go to www.teachingchannel.org/courses for course fees, detailed information, and to register.
Our newest partner, Teaching Channel, is a thriving online community where teachers can watch, share, and learn new techniques to help every student grow. Teaching Channel provides educators with access to meaningful professional development opportunities and tools, including continuing education courses. Featuring videos from Teaching Channel’s best-in-class library, these self-paced, credit courses offer an engaging learning experience you can immediately put to use in your classroom.
Instructional Coaching for New Teachers
Having an effective coach can make or break the new teacher experience. Whether you’re brand new or a seasoned coach, this course gives you all the tools you need to support beginning teachers. You will learn how to build strong coaching relationships and support teachers through each phase of a coaching cycle, including giving effective feedback, taking helpful observational notes, and much more.
Project-Based Learning: Making Learning Relevant and Meaningful
In project-based learning, students investigate and respond to a complex question, problem, or challenge. This course introduces you to frameworks and techniques that enable your students to complete a learning project based on the questions they’re asking themselves about the world around them, all while building cooperative learning and 21st-century skills. By the end of the course, you will be equipped with the knowledge necessary to plan and implement project-based learning in your classroom to inspire and engage your students.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL): Elevating Student Voice and Choice
This course explains what UDL is and how to implement it in your practice to meet the needs of all your students. The course provides authentic examples of UDL strategies in practice and is universally designed, providing numerous opportunities to personalize your learning experience.
Savvy Instruction: Engaging Instruction to Complement Curriculum
This course helps you think through ways to design instruction that are tightly aligned to the designated curriculum, and that cognitively engage students in the content. You’ll learn skills that enable you to gauge the effectiveness of your classroom instruction and design rigorous and cognitively engaging units and lessons.
Teacher Leadership: Influencing and Engaging in School Change
This course examines the role of teachers as leaders of change. You will begin by studying the impact of change and how to best engage in change as a teacher leader, then build the knowledge and skills you need to navigate your role as a leader of improvement efforts in your school.
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Virtual Education Software Inc (VESi)
VESi is committed to developing online education courses for professionals that are convenient, relevant, and affordable. These interactive courses provide expert instruction at a pace that fits your schedule. Their format allows them to keep quality high and prices low.
PARTNER INFORMATION
Virtual Education Software Inc.
800.313.6744
virtualeduc.com
Visit go.pacific.edu/vesi for additional information and to register for courses.
Teaching Diversity: Influences & Issues in the Classroom 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs• COURSE CODE: PEDP 9024
Violence in Schools 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDP 9006
Drugs & Alcohol in Schools 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs• COURSE CODE: PEDP 9008
Learning Disabilities 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDP 9009
Inclusion: Special Needs 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs• COURSE CODE: PEDP 9011
Harassment & Bullying 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDP 9030
Early Childhood: Family Centered Services 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDP 9026
Talented & Gifted 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDP 9016
Child Abuse 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDP 9017
Reading and Writing in Content Areas 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs• COURSE CODE: PEDP 9035
Introduction to Differentiated Instruction 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDP 9033
Traumatized Child 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDP 9022
Educational Assessment 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDP 9023
Teaching Diversity 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs• COURSE CODE: PEDP 9024
Understanding Aggression 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PPDUs
COURSE CODE: PEDP 9015
This course is about violence in America and the aggression in our schools, classrooms, streets, homes, and elsewhere. The course will consider the many forms of aggression, its costs and motivation, its impact on our schools and children, and its several causes and promising solutions.
Early Childhood: Program Planning 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs
COURSE CODE: PEDP 9027
This interactive course is designed to give you a new perspective on planning and implementing developmentally appropriate programs for young children from birth through age eight. Learn what is meant by curriculum, assessment, evaluation, and program planning as these terms apply to early childhood education.
Advanced Classroom Management 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs
COURSE CODE: PEDP 9019
This course focuses on cognitive and cognitive-behavioral interventions (often lumped together under the rubric "social skills") with an emphasis on teaching students how to change and manage their own behavior.
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VESi Featured Courses
Behavior is Language 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs
COURSE CODE: PEDP 9020
This course is designed to give you a new perspective on student behavior and effective tools for facilitating positive student change. The course teaches behavioral techniques and intervention strategies that remediate disruptive behaviors, reduce power struggles while increasing classroom control, and reduce your workload and burnout.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs
COURSE CODE: PEDP 9004
This course is designed to help you achieve a better understanding of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and intervention strategies to facilitate positive student change. The course focuses on history of the disorder, accepted methods to assess and identify ADHD and various treatment methods.
Autism & Asperger’s Disorder 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs
COURSE CODE: PEDP 9012
This course describes Autism and Asperger's Disorder including characteristics, associated learning styles, communication weaknesses, and various intervention strategies.
Infant and Toddler Mental Health 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs
COURSE CODE: PEDP 9025
Achieve a better understanding of infant and toddler mental health, child development and strategies you can use to promote positive relationships with children and their families. This course provides information that will help you to understand and identify your role as a child care provider, educator and early childhood professional.
Early Childhood: Observation & Assessment 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs
COURSE CODE: PEDP 9028
This interactive course explores observation and assessment instruments, as well as recommended practices and available resources for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Content includes an emphasis on observing young children and assessing their early childhood learning environments.
Understanding and Implementing Common Core Standards 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs
COURSE CODE: PEDP 9037
This course is designed to give you a deeper understanding of the rationale for and structure of this particular standard's-based framework. You will learn a number of factors that contributed to the overall design of the Common Core Standards.
Crafting Driving Questions + Designing Effective Solutions 1 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDU • COURSE CODE: PEBB 9007
Collaboratively complete a design-based learning project using a multistep group design methodology and develop a
solution to a problem or challenge as a team.
Coaching for Improvement + Collaborating with Administration 1 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDU • COURSE CODE: PEBB 9004
Educator-leader coaches an educator to improve their practice with targeted outcomes and/or measurable goals. Educator-leaders
develop collaborative relationships with administrators.
Connecting With Students + Facilitating Classroom Meetings 1 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDU • COURSE CODE: PEBB 9005
Educator builds interpersonal relationships by engaging in daily one-on-one interactions with students.
Educator builds a classroom culture that provides a safe learning environment, which encourages the growth of social and emotional intelligence.
Using Research to Inform Teaching + Creating Flexible Learning 1 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDU • COURSE CODE: PEBB 9011
Educators access peer-reviewed research and determine whether it is legitimate and relevant in informing their teaching. Educators create flexible
learning spaces that serve multiple learning activities.
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PARTNER INFORMATION
For additional information and a complete schedule:
go.Pacific.edu/OutdoorEd
Ted Reeves: [email protected]
3 PDUs $294
Non-credit $50BloomBoard
PARTNER INFORMATION
Bloomboard
650.567.5656
bloomboard.com
Contact Bloomboard for course fees, detailed information, and to register.
Through Bloomboard, educators can access professional learning resources to help develop their teaching skills and earn recognition for their professional growth through micro-credentials. These micro-credentials are issued by leading educator training organizations, and focus on a variety of skills.
PARTNER INFORMATION
Ted Reeves: [email protected]
3 PDUs $294
Non-credit $50
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Aquila Education
PARTNER INFORMATION
Aquila Education
aquilaeducation.com
Contact Aquila Education for course fees, detailed information, and to register.
Education for All: A Teachers Guide to Differentiation 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDD 9801
The aim of this course is to better equip teachers in the most up to date strategies in order to support all students, particularly students who struggle in school.
Google Tools for Education 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDD 9802
This course will focus on the multiple uses of Google Apps for Education and how teachers can incorporate Google Apps into their classroom in order to improve student learning and assessment in instruction. Each session will focus on a particular application, explaining how to use it, as well as specific examples on how it can be implemented in the classroom.
Technology is now part of every student's life and is central to their learning. Aquila offers the newest educationally enriching technology that will engage your students in an active and immersive learning environment.
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In INET4Learning courses, you will learn how to use technology as a curriculum development tool. You can enroll at any time, take up to six months to complete the course, and be your own independent learner. There are over 200 courses to choose from. Categories of courses include art, business, literature, history, math, science, sociology, and sports.
INET4Learning
Develop Critical Thinking Skills 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDW 9204
Teachers Making School Safe 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDW 9219
Ancient Egypt 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDW 9355
Shakespeare 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDW 9461
Statistics 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDW 9507
Keys To Wellness 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDW 9917
African Art 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDW 9000
Personal Finance for Teachers 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDW 9056
Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDW 9207
18th Century History 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDW 9350
Football Coaching 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDW 9909
The Rainforest 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDW 9814
John Steinbeck 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDW 9457
Creative Curriculum Design 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDW 9203
PARTNER INFORMATION
INET4Learning
321.631.7880
inet4learning.com
go.pacific.edu/inet
Visit INET4Learning for detailed information. Contact University College to register for courses.
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Idioma offers a variety of online courses for educators and professionals. Whether you are looking to earn non-degree credit for career advancement or certificates for professional development, these courses are designed for educators who need the flexibility of an online learning environment.
Idioma Consulting
Descubre Puerto Rico 1 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDU
COURSE CODE: PEDD 9107
This workshop will provide you with the history, current events, films, and relevant information to engage your classroom. These workshops integrate a variety of resources that you will be able to share with your students and bring the Puerto Rican culture alive in your own classroom.
Descubre Cuba 1 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDU
COURSE CODE: PEDD 9128
By the end of this course you will be able to identify and explain the significance of major people, events, and ideas in Cuban history. Compare and contrast experiences of different groups of people in Cuban society and get a glimpse of the rich art scene that has been kept alive even throughout the hardest economical crisis.
Descubre Argentina 1 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDU
COURSE CODE: PEDD 9116
This online workshop will provide you with learning activities and the experience of Argentina's culture. Studying Argentina's people and history will encourage your students to develop empathy with other cultures and sensitivity about the differences in them.
Learning Beyond the Classroom: Travel Course 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs
COURSE CODE: PEDD 9127
The purpose of this course is to document the process, reflect on the experience and develop curricula to integrate into the classroom in order to address problems that connect to important world issues. Coursework may be submitted in English, Spanish, French or Italian.
Advanced Spanish Grammar for Educators 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs
COURSE CODE: PEDD 9102
Designed for teachers preparing to teach advanced levels, and native speakers of Spanish charged with teaching advanced grammar concepts. Participants will access and share successful strategies for teaching a variety of topics. Material is posted in Spanish.
Advanced French Grammar for Educators 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs
COURSE CODE: PEDD 9105
Designed for teachers preparing to teach advanced levels, and native speakers of French charged with teaching advanced grammar concepts. Participants will access and share successful strategies for teaching a variety of topics. Material is posted in French.
PARTNER INFORMATION
Idioma Consulting
978.494.6430
idiomaconsulting.com
Contact Idioma Consulting for course fees, detailed information, and to register.
PARTNER INFORMATION
Learners Edge
1.877.394.4930
learnersedgeinc.com
Contact Learners Edge for course fees, detailed information, and to register.
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Learners Edge is passionately committed to providing fellow educators with the kind of continuing education coursework, materials and tools that will help them succeed in the classroom and in their careers.When educators choose Learners Edge for continuing education, they will receive the training needed to reach their immediate goals, an unmatched level of educational excellence, versatility, personal support and a long-term commitment to their professional development.
Learners Edge
Brain Works: Better Teaching with the Brain in Mind 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDL 9010
Literacy and Learning 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDL 9035
The Writer’s Notebook 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDL 9009
Teaching with Technology 1 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDU • COURSE CODE: PEDL 9003
Sticks and Stones: The No-Bully Zone 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDL 9033
Differentiation and Grading 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDL 9011
Effective Classroom Management: Discipline with Dignity 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDL 9030
Succeeding with the Struggling Student 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDL 9028
Building Comprehension in the Primary Grades 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDL 9025
Tapping the Talent: Working with Gifted Students 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs• COURSE CODE: PEDL 9026
YouTube in the Classroom: Beyond Cute Cat Videos 1 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDU • COURSE CODE: PEDL 9049
Consumer to Creator: Coding and Kids 1 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDU • COURSE CODE: PEDL 9046
Instructional Strategies that Work 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDL 9039
Reading for Understanding 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDL 9024
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Learners Edge Featured Courses
Refocus & Recharge: Strategies for Finding Balance in Teaching 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs
COURSE CODE: PEDL 9069
With the ever-increasing demands on teachers, the subject of teacher wellness is a timely and important one. This course explores a wealth of strategies teachers can enlist to attain professional and personal balance, avoid teacher burnout, and re-charge.
Gender Matters: How Boys and Girls Learn 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs
COURSE CODE: PEDL 9029
The educational tradition has held that girls and boys should be taught the same subjects in the same way at the same time. This course will explore gender differences in education, and will offer a new vision for what gender-friendly education may look like.
What Great Teachers Do 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs
COURSE CODE: PEDL 9052
This course explores the beliefs, behaviors, attitudes, and interactions that form the fabric of life in the best classrooms and schools. It focuses on the specific things that great teachers do that others do not. This course explores such issues as classroom management, testing, decision making, and classroom relationships.
Mindsets Matter 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs
COURSE CODE: PEDL 9031
Children can learn and grow in ways they never thought possible through the adoption of growth mindsets for students. You will learn strategies to ensure your students are challenged, thinking critically, and embracing failure as a stepping stone to success.
ADHD: Focusing, Learning, Teaching 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs
COURSE CODE: PEDL 9090
Are you seeking strategies for teaching students with ADHD how to be successful in the classroom? This course will shed light on the questions and issues with which you likely struggle the most, and help you better meet the needs of students with ADHD in your classroom.
Fully Wired: Understanding and Empowering Adolescents 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs
COURSE CODE: PEDL 9001
This course will explore the various changes occurring in the brains of adolescents, and show teachers how to understand, communicate, and stay connected with these students. With the arsenal of strategies discussed in this course, teachers can help their students learn to control impulses.
SuperSub: How to Succeed as a Substitute Teacher 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs
COURSE CODE: PEDL 9034
This course will provide invaluable assistance to those hoping to become great substitute teachers. When a substitute teacher is ineffective, student learning is compromised. It is only when a substitute teacher is able to manage a class effectively and provide meaningful instruction that learning can occur in the classroom.
In the Face of Poverty 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs
COURSE CODE: PEDL 9086
This course will provide real-world support and guidance in your work with students in poverty. Improve your effectiveness by learning the “hidden rules” of poverty, poverty-related behavior, and appropriate interventions. Explore practical yet compassionate strategies for addressing poverty, and learn from leading thinkers in the field.
Mindful Leadership in Schools 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs
COURSE CODE: PEDL 9021
Participants will discover how mindfulness can help manage the demands of leadership, improve communication, and support a healthy lifestyle. Beginning with brain research and the impact of stress on the body, learn how to build a self-care practice that serves as a model for colleagues and staff.
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Teacher Sandbox
Classroom Organizationand Management Program (COMP)
Moodle for Teachers 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDD 9500
Windows Movie Maker: Digital Video in the Classroom 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDD 9504
iMovie: Digital Video in the Classroom 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDD 9503
Photoshop Elements: Digital Imaging in the Classroom 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDD 9502
Glogster: Project-Based Learning with Multimedia 2 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDD 9501
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This professional development course provides educators with skills in enhancing classroom learning conditions though improved instructional and behavioral management strategies.
COMP Workshop - Independent Study or In-Class 3 GRADUATE-LEVEL PDUs • COURSE CODE: PEDD 9900
Each aspect of the course will highlight areas of concern regarding classroom environment, organization and management. Specific techniques and strategies designed to facilitate a better understanding of the way to structure a classroom to create an environment more conductive to learning will be woven throughout the course. You must attend a COMP workshop to be able to qualify for in-class credit.
Teacher Sandbox has self-paced courses in which educators will apply their learning in a culminating project. These courses will prepare you with practical ideas that you will be able to immediatley apply in your classroom.
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Teacher Sandbox
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University of the PacificFounded in 1851 as the first chartered institution of higher education in California, University of the Pacific prepares students for professional and personal success through rigorous academics, small classes, and a supportive and engaging culture. Widely recognized as one of the most beautiful private university campuses in the West, the Stockton Campus offers more than 80 areas of study in nine schools and colleges, including 25 graduate programs and 10 accelerated programs.
General Information
Professional Development Units (PDUs)Post-baccalaureate professional development coursework is designed specifically for graduate level educators and administrators. Semester units (hours) of non-degree graduate level credit are awarded for successful completion of coursework. In addition, these courses will be listed on a University transcript.
Cancellation & Refund PolicyAll cancellation requests must be received in writing and refunds are subject to approval. Necessary forms can be obtained from University College.
Registration PolicyRegistrations will not be accepted if not accompained by full tuition. University College accepts payments by cash, check, money order, cashier's check, and all major credit cards. There will be a $25 charge for all declined checks.
AccreditationUniversity of the Pacific is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
District ApprovalDistrict approval is recommended before enrolling. University College is not responsible for any units not accepted by your district.
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