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15 hour
List Price: $300.00
Special Price: $265.00

30 hour
List Price: $350.00
Special Price: $295.00

45 hour
List Price: $430.00
Special Price: $345.00

Fall 2012 | Winter 2013 | Spring 2013 | Summer 2013

 

Fall 2012

JMU - Developing Understanding with Dynamic Media and Digital Storytelling - TECH345.17 –
Mon, 10/8/2012 – Sun, 11/18/2012 - 6 weeks
Digital storytelling and dynamic media have the power and the potential to engage learners in remarkable new ways. In this course, you will explore the basics of these 21st century teaching and learning approaches and connect them to an updated version of Bloom's Taxonomy. Learn about useful Web 2.0 tools like 'mashups' for creating and sharing stories and study the steps involved in creating digital stories and corresponding evaluation rubrics. Classroom Link-Access to students recommended. PBS Classroom Link courses ask learners to implement lessons with their class or with a small group of students (options for learners without access to students are available).
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recertification points (2 graduate credits available for extra cost after start of course-enrollment instructions will be sent to you by the facilitator)
Audience: Teachers, Kindergarten-12th
Facilitator: TBD
Cost: List Price: $350.00
Special Price: $295.00

JMU - Teaching with WebQuests for Grades K-12 - TECH145.265 - Mon, 10/8/2012 - 11/18/2012 - 6 weeks
Discover Internet resources that promote inquiry-oriented student learning and smart use of the Web for research and class assignments. In this course, you will explore WebQuests and learn to effectively integrate the Internet and Web 2.0 tools in the classroom. You will design a WebQuest to enhance a classroom unit or curriculum area.
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recertification points (2 graduate credits available for extra cost after start of course-enrollment instructions will be sent to you by the facilitator)
Audience: Teachers, Kindergarten-12th
Facilitator: TBD
Cost: List Price: $350.00
Special Price: $295.00

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Winter 2013

JMU - Graphic Organizers for 21st Century Learning - TECH195.302 -
Mon, 1/14/2013 – Sun, 2/24/2013 - 6 weeks
Graphic organizers are a tool for 21st century learning that can support critical thinking and problem solving; communication; collaboration; and creativity and innovation. Learn how to help students organize ideas, convey complex concepts, progress through the writing process, and develop mathematical and scientific thinking skills with graphic organizers. Learn to create and use electronic graphic organizers across the curriculum for all grade levels to develop students’ 21st century skills. Classroom Link-Access to students recommended. PBS Classroom Link courses ask learners to implement lessons with their class or with a small group of students (options for learners without access to students are available).
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recertification points (2 graduate credits available for extra cost after start of course-enrollment instructions will be sent to you by the facilitator)
Audience: Teachers, Kindergarten-12th
Facilitator: TBD
Cost: List Price: $350.00
Special Price: $295.00

JMU - Children's Authors on the Web: Online Sites that Motivate Students to Write - RDLA125.463 -
Mon, 1/14/2013 – Sun, 2/24/2013 - 6 weeks
Discover the power of author studies to motivate students to read and write. This course uses a problem-based approach to teach the techniques of conducting an author study integrating technology and the Internet. Explore author and other Web sites to collect resources that will introduce your students to many genres and inspire your students to read, write, and use technology effectively.
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recertification points (2 graduate credits available for extra cost after start of course-enrollment instructions will be sent to you by the facilitator)
Audience: Teachers, Kindergarten-6th
Facilitator: TBD
Cost: List Price: $350.00
Special Price: $295.00

Teaching with Primary Resources from the Library of Congress- 45hr - INST342.24 –
Mon, 1/14/2013 – Sun, 2/24/2013 - 6 weeks
This course helps educators utilize the more than 19 million resources and materials of the Library of Congress to create student engagement, build critical thinking skills, and enhance knowledge construction with primary sources. Gain a new understanding of how close contact with the library’s historical resources can provide young people with a strong sense of the past and a new understanding of the present.

Classroom Link-Access to students recommended. PBS Classroom Link courses ask learners to implement lessons with their class or with a small group of students (options for learners without access to students are available).
Points/Credit Hours: 45 recertification points (3 graduate credits available for extra cost after start of course-enrollment instructions will be sent to you by the facilitator)
Audience: Teachers, Grades 3-12
Facilitator: TBD
Cost: List Price: $430.00
Special Price: $345.00

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Spring 2013

JMU - Teaching Phonemic Awareness and Phonics - RDLA157.89 –
Mon, 3/11/2013 – Sun, 4/21/2013 - 6 weeks
Bring the ideal balance of oral language, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, phonics, and written language to your language arts instruction. Study the stages of literacy development and practice assessing the performance of budding young readers. Learn to design instructional activities that strengthen students' skills in phonemic and phonological awareness, letter-sound correspondence, and phonograms.
Points/Credit Hours: 45 recertification points (3 graduate credits available for extra cost after start of course-enrollment instructions will be sent to you by the facilitator)
Audience: Teachers, Preschool-3rd
Facilitator: TBD
Cost: List Price: $430.00
Special Price: $345.00

Leveraging Smart and Social Digital Media in the Classroom - TECH575 -
Mon, 3/11/2013 – Sun, 4/21/2013 - 6 weeks
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recertification points (2 graduate credits available for extra cost after start of course-enrollment instructions will be sent to you by the facilitator)
Audience: Teachers, Kindergarten-12th
Facilitator: TBD
Cost: List Price: $350.00
Special Price: $295.00

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Summer 2013

JMU - Developing Understanding with Dynamic Media and Digital Storytelling - TECH345.21 –
Mon, 6/3/2013 – Sun, 7/14/2013 - 6 weeks
Digital storytelling and dynamic media have the power and the potential to engage learners in remarkable new ways. In this course, you will explore the basics of these 21st century teaching and learning approaches and connect them to an updated version of Bloom's Taxonomy. Learn about useful Web 2.0 tools like 'mashups' for creating and sharing stories and study the steps involved in creating digital stories and corresponding evaluation rubrics. Classroom Link-Access to students recommended. PBS Classroom Link courses ask learners to implement lessons with their class or with a small group of students (options for learners without access to students are available).
Points/Credit Hours: 30 recertification points (2 graduate credits available for extra cost after start of course-enrollment instructions will be sent to you by the facilitator)
Audience: Teachers, Kindergarten-12th
Facilitator: TBD
Cost: List Price: $350.00
Special Price: $295.00

JMU - The Computer for Personal Productivity - TECH300.143 -
Mon, 6/3/2013 – Sun, 7/14/2013 - 6 weeks
Discover how you can use the computer, Web-based tools, and Web 2.0 to boost classroom productivity and effectiveness. Explore technology tools that improve communication with colleagues, students, and parents, help create lesson plans and instructional materials, and manage electronic information. Use innovative, Web-based tools to create a plan designed to improve your personal productivity and positively impact student learning and achievement. Points/Credit Hours: 30 recertification points (2 graduate credits available for extra cost after start of course-enrollment instructions will be sent to you by the facilitator)
Audience: Teachers, Kindergarten-12th
Facilitator: TBD
Cost: List Price: $350.00
Special Price: $295.00


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