| 14.703 |
Computer
Applications for K-5 Curriculum (3) - Presents
participants with a hands-on opportunity to use three multimedia authoring
programs for grades K-5 (ClarisWorks 4.0, Hyperstudio, and Kid Pix
Studio). Participants will be
required to plan, design, and produce at least three curriculum-related
projects which can be used immediately in their classroom.
A familiarity with basic word processing is required as well as a
willingness to share the final products with colleagues. |
| 14.741 |
Maximizing
Learning Styles in the Classroom (3) -
Explores a
variety of tools for determining learning styles. Participants develop
strategies for addressing learning styles in the classroom.
The course considers brain theory related to learning, specifically
Gardner’s multiple intelligence theory and Goleman’s emotional
intelligence. |
| 14.750 |
Strengthening
Multicultural Perspectives in the Classroom (3)
- Provides
educators with an in-depth understanding of the following concepts and how
they relate to education: multiculturalism, diversity, racism, race,
ethnicity, stereotype, privilege, prejudice, pluralism, discrimination,
ethnocentrism, and cultural identity. Educators
will have the opportunity to characterize their own cultural identity and
discover how it impacts interactions with people from other ethnic groups,
focusing on how cultural background influences perceptions.
The course will require educators to become familiar with current
literature on multicultural education. |
| 14.769 |
Strategies
for Effective Teaching (3) - Presents
strategies to help educators become more effective in the classroom.
Participants reflect on their own strengths and weaknesses and
investigate ways of interacting with principals, peers, parents, and
children in order to enhance the teaching and learning environment.
Case studies of school problems and possible solutions are
examined. |
| 14.770 |
Introduction
to Brain Learning (3) - An
introduction to brain learning research.
Topics to be considered are: how the brain learns, teaching and
training, memory and recall, thinking and intelligence, and other concepts
related to curriculum delivery in the classroom. |
| 14.771 |
Consensus
Building in School Related Situations
(3) - Focuses
on improving the teacher’s ability to deal with difficult situations
whether caused by disruptive students, their parents, colleagues with
varying agendas, or overly rigid school personnel.
Consensus and team building skills are stressed.
A weekly log and research paper are required. |
| 14.772 |
Personality
Types and Teaching Effectiveness (3) - Develops
strategies to enhance teaching effectiveness through definition and
analysis of personality types. The
use of enneagrams to identify personality types is considered. |
| 14.773 |
The
Journal: Uses of Creative Writing to Enhance Curriculum (3)
- An
online course that explores the uses of the creative journal in the
classroom to complement and enhance study of any subject area. Various creative writing techniques are explored and several
journal-writing exercises are designed which can be applied to individual
teacher’s subject areas. |
| 14.776 |
Understanding
Literacy: A Balanced Approach (2) - Designed
to familiarize new teachers with a uniform set of beliefs and strategies
for implementing a balanced developmental approach. Participants gain an understanding of the current literacy
philosophies and their impact upon student learning, as well as provide
practical strategies and instructional approaches for teachers to
implement in classrooms. In
addition, emphasis is directed toward implementation of the new authentic
assessment program, including use of portfolio, criteria, and system
standards in the Language Arts. |
| 14.778 |
Discipline
in the Classroom (2) - Provides
participants with the opportunity to
develop strategies to meet their classrooms’ needs while gaining
a richer, deeper perspective on this special group of troubled and
troubling students. Consultation
and strategies will be offered for specific students.
A case study format will be used. |
| 14.783 |
Strategies
for Reaching and Reclaiming Today’s Students (3)
- Considers
a combination of theories, strategies, and practices to address the needs
of children and students at risk in the educational setting.
Building upon traditional philosophy and educational commitment
with current research and proven strategies, this course strives to
fulfill the promise that all children and teachers can succeed.
Participants explore the motives surrounding misbehavior and the
desire to learn; how to create a Circle of Caring in the community and school, and consider specific
interventions, strategies, and techniques to avoid and to diffuse
potential conflict situations. Strategies
for resolving conflict and for drawing troubled students back into the Circle
of Caring are presented. |
| 14.784 |
The
Child-Centered Classroom for Learning Involvement (3)
- Demonstrates
how to provide learning situations that involve the student in individual
and pre-learning strategies. Many
teacher designed learning activities and centers will be shared as well as
management techniques. Discussions
will center on involving children in writing and literature as well as
methods used to accomplish this activity. |
| 14.789 |
Developing
Instructional Materials for the Classroom (3)
- Participants
will explore and utilize the philosophical and educational tenets
fundamental to the effective creation of learning materials for the
classroom. The criteria for
developing manipulatives as well as various techniques and principles in
creating and using these materials are presented.
Thematic units and integrated curricula that directly enhance,
enrich and supplement any content area are developed. |
| 14.793 |
Legal
Aspects of Student Discipline in Massachusetts (3)
- Designed
for school administrators, headmasters, coordinators, department heads,
and educators who deal with discipline issues on a daily basis.
This course examines the numerous legal decisions, statutes, and
regulations that all school employees should be aware of and consider in
their work when disciplining students. |
| 14.794 |
Literacy
and Character Education: A K-5 Integration (4)
- Designed
to assist educators teaching character education through the standards of
the English Language Arts and Health Frameworks.
Participants will discuss and write about selected pieces of adult
and children’s literature where characters are making important
decisions. Teachers will
learn to select literature with themes that provoke thinking and provide
insight into universal human emotions and dilemmas.
They will also learn to teach specific skills and strategies to
ensure that students are able to interpret the meaning of literary works
by using critical lenses and analytical techniques. |
| 15.703 |
Designing
an Effective Writing and Thinking Program for the -Elementary Grades (3)
- Focuses
on age-appropriate strategies and techniques for motivating, encouraging,
and improving student writing and thinking.
The course addresses the following topics: using writing to develop
literacy, to communicate with others, and to reflect on learning as well
as one’s awareness of the world; identifying and developing the “
three critical elements” of an effective writing program; using a
writing portfolio to promote growth in writing; helping students
internalize the writing process by modeling strategies for drafting,
sharing, revising, and editing; choosing key thinking and writing skills
for your students; structuring the classroom for sharing activities that
make students resources to one another; using a variety of writing
activities and projects to enhance learning in all content areas; and
evaluating student writing as well as planning for strategic teaching. |
| 15.710 |
Integrating
Beginning Teachers into the School Culture (1)
- Focuses
on classroom management, the MCAS and other assessment tools, the
curriculum frameworks, special education issues, and the use of technology
in the classroom. |
| 15.715 |
Teaching
and Learning for the 21st Century (1)
- Explores
probable technological innovations and their possible impact on the future
of today’s students. How
students perceive their future controls their behavior in the classroom.
Strategies and approaches for examining these possibilities will be
presented for the classroom teacher of any discipline or grade, using
interesting and stimulating techniques for both teacher and student. |
| 15.717 |
Teacher
Workshop in Innovative Techniques and Materials (1)
- Designed
to help teachers, in upper elementary and middle school, develop
innovative techniques and materials in science, math, social studies, and
language arts. The instructor
will introduce a variety of projects in each discipline and each student
will select at least two projects to complete by the third and final
session. Most of the projects
will provide an opportunity to combine media and non-media materials. |
| 15.718 |
Introduction
to Mentoring (1) - Considers
the roles and responsibilities of mentors including modeling sound
instructional practices and development of guidelines for the mentoring
relationship. The development
of positive conferencing and peer observation skills is also examined. |
| 15.719 |
Strategy
Instruction for Regular and Special Educators Working with a Diverse Group
of Learners (1) - Designed
to provide educators and administrators with practical strategies for
teaching students with diverse learning needs in today’s classrooms. It
presents classroom teachers and special educators with insight into
current research related to instructional/grouping practices, curriculum
considerations and assessment opportunities.
The structures of Chapter 71 and the Education Reform Act of 1993
are introduced and linked to the demands of Chapter 766.
Participants learn instructional strategies to help all students
prepare for the rigorous demands of state competency testing. |
| 15.721 |
Issues
in Teaching Troubled Students (2) - Focuses
on issues directly related to teaching students with emotional and
behavioral disabilities. Each
class is devoted to a specific topic, including teaching children with
Attention Deficit Disorder, Childhood Depression, Post-Traumatic Disorder,
building alliances with families, interactions between family systems and
school systems, behavioral management systems, and psychotropic
medications. Guest speakers include experts in social work, psychology,
and psychiatry who will share information and clinical insights.
Readings are from current journals in special education, child
psychiatry, and child welfare. All
presentations will be directly relevant to the teachers’ classroom. |
| 15.736 |
Multi-Sensory
Learning and Teaching (3) - Designed
to engage learners in a multi-sensory, integrated approach, which is
grounded in the work of researchers and practitioners.
It incorporates learning styles, multiple intelligences,
cooperative learning, kinesiology, movement, music, poetry, art, drama,
mime, mathematics, science, social studies, and language arts into a
unified whole. Learners
explore their own intelligences and apply their knowledge of multiple
intelligences to their classroom practice. |
| 15.737 |
Multimedia
and the Curriculum (3) - Designed
to enable teachers to incorporate multimedia technologies such as digital
cameras, video, and audio equipment into the curriculum.
Assessment and effective management of a multimedia classroom is a
major part of the course. |
| 15.738 |
Weaving
the Internet into Your Curriculum (3) - Introduces
the educational resources available on the Internet. Using classroom curriculum as a foundation, teachers learn
about telecommunications using e-mail, listservs, and newsgroups.
The use of audio and graphics, creation of web pages, and how to do
research on the World Wide Web are also covered. |
| 15.743 |
Strategies
to Teach Social Competency Skills to Grades K-5 (3)
- Emphasizes
using the new grade level curriculum to build classroom community, enhance
student self-esteem, and improve social problem solving skills in
children. This is a Social Competency Program course. |
| 15.747 |
Preparing
Mentor Teachers (3) - A
course for prospective mentors. The
following topics are considered: adult
development, reflective practice, cognitive coaching, curriculum and
instructional practice, peer observation, and classroom management.
Activities include ongoing consultation with mentors and
supervisors, mentors and mentees, and peer observations and consultations. |
| 15.748 |
Integrating
Art into the Curriculum (3) - Provides
teachers of all grade levels with the tools to incorporate art and its
various implications into the curriculum in accordance with the Curriculum
Frameworks for various areas in strands that refer to interdisciplinary
connections. Participants
will become familiar with a variety of artists, their work, the eras in
which they lived and will be prepared to create a unit, project or
activity that directly addresses the learning needs of the target group. |
| 15.774 |
Creating
a Multi-Learning Environment in the Classroom (3)
- Presents
techniques for creating learning centers in the classroom that meet the
learning styles of the students. Participants
discuss how to manage a child-centered learning environment where students
are allowed to be risk takers. Problem
solving and open-ended avenues for student involvement are stressed.
Participants are expected to develop curriculum materials for use
in their classrooms. |
| 15.777 |
Practices
and Procedures to Improve Student Learning (3)
- Provides
a forum for the development of classroom management strategies that
promote the success of all students, even those at-risk students who
struggle with behavioral and emotional issues.
Participants will explore the habits of highly responsible students
as well as how to address inappropriate behaviors in the classroom. |
| 15.778 |
Building
a Technology Enriched Curriculum (3) - Addresses
the coherent integration of multiple technologies into the core curriculum
subjects of high school. Participants
reshape an existing curriculum unit or build a new one to include
multimedia presentations. Particular
emphasis is placed on aligning the curriculum units with the Massachusetts
Curriculum Frameworks. |
| 15.790 |
Exploring
Pathways to Learning (3) - Examines
the theories and applications on how students learn best.
Among the topics considered are: hemisphicity, learning styles,
critical and creative thinking, multiple intelligences, and how these
translate into practical classroom curriculum and instructional
strategies. |
| 15.792 |
Teaching
and Learning in a Standards-Based Classroom (1)
- Focuses
on helping teachers gain a clearer understanding of standards by
reflecting on and revising classroom instruction and assessment practices.
Course material is aligned with the Curriculum Frameworks and MCAS
assessment expectations. |
| 16.710 |
Introduction
to Cooperative Learning (1) - Focuses
on cooperative learning strategies. Among
the subjects discussed are positive interdependence, social skills
instruction, content and social skills processing, team building
activities, and the management of effective cooperative learning lessons. |
| 16.734 |
The
Creative Process in the Classroom (3) - Explores
the creative process as a mirror of the teaching-learning process.
Structured improvisations in movement, sound, sculpting, brushwork,
storytelling, and writing are used to sharpen skills as participants and
observers. |
| 16.747 |
Behavior
Management Strategies in the Primary Grades (3)
- Considers
the implementation of consistent productive discipline.
Participants are given guidelines for developing appropriate
classroom modifications, individual and group behavior plans, home-school
interventions, and teaching materials. |
| 16.761 |
Meeting
the Needs of the Gifted in Your Classroom (3)
- Focuses
on the special needs of the gifted both in and beyond the classroom.
Special topics such as the gifted at risk, learning styles, and
multiple intelligences are covered. Participants
learn and have a chance to practice a variety of teaching techniques such
as curriculum compacting, tiered assignments, questioning techniques,
independent study, and creativity training. |
| 16.764 |
Enhancing
Teaching Skills (3) - Designed
to help teachers and educational leaders view teaching as a skillful
performance. Teaching skills
are identified from a knowledge base of teaching and studied through the
use of videotape exemplars. For
teachers and administrators, there are many practical insights into
teaching practices as well as techniques for guiding feedback, coaching,
and conducting classroom evaluations.
In addition to mastering a knowledge base of teaching, students are
expected to acquire skills in observing, scripting, labeling,
interpreting, and coaching. |
| 16.767 |
Action-Reaction-Interaction
(3) - Explores
ways to enhance an individual’s communication and problem solving
techniques by developing an awareness and understanding of self and
others. Constructive,
productive, and innovative resources are provided to minimize conflict,
encourage cooperation, and enhance the personal and professional climate
of the classroom. |
| 16.788 |
Teacher
Expectations and Student Achievement (3) - Examines
literature linking teacher expectations to student achievement.
Participants examine characteristics of perceived low and high
achievers, teacher behaviors that represent teacher expectations, and how
to develop goals for changes in behaviors. |
