Complicated and potentially damaging, are the legal issues that school principals, administrators,and teachers handle and resolve on a daily basis. These issues are complex on so many levels because they not only affect the lives of the students and education professionals, but the school
community as well. This comprehensive information is vital given the myriad of statutes and
legal decisions affecting the daily teaching experience, which includes the many pitfalls awaiting
the unwary within our litigious-oriented modern world. In this course, learn how to manage a
proactive approach of providing first-rate education and operations while minimizing legal risks
that includes respecting the legal rights of students and teachers.
Cyber Bullying: Strategies for Balance and Safety
EDUC 716L
Today we live in a wired culture that is filled with a wealth of information at all
levels; but this electronic bounty carries potential hazards as well, that includes cyber bullying.
This course provides an easy-to-understand introduction on cyber kids, cyber bullying, and cyber
balance; and how to deal with this technology-driven culture as it relates to students. It
emphasizes prevention, assessment, and intervention as well as evaluation. In addition, it
provides a proactive guide for busy educational professionals that offers techniques, reproducible
materials, activities, and legal guidelines to help today’s tech-savvy students make balanced
choices about using technology in ways that boost student learning, improve school climate, and
prevent cyber bullying.
Interactive Whiteboards: Impacting Achievement for the 21st Century Learner
EDUC 716H
Fun, engagement, learning, and improved critical thinking skills! That's the power of using
interactive whiteboards (IWBs) with 21st century learners. This course will help you make the
transition from traditional blackboard teaching to the interactive technology of an IWB. At the
end of this course you will have the knowledge to create better learning experiences for students
by engaging them in interactive experiences. You will find that you can "start small" in
designing lessons that incorporate new instructional strategies to impact achievement for 21st
century learners. You do not need an interactive whiteboard to benefit from this class.
Bridging the Culture and Poverty Gap in Education
EDUC 716G
This comprehensive course offers an accurate and accessible reference tool which gives the
education professional the background and accessible strategies they need to provide students
with individualized support, high-quality instruction, and effective programs that help teachers
build on students’ assets and strengths rather than perceived disadvantages. This timely and
comprehensive course is presented in such a user-friendly and insightful format that you will not
only benefit from the knowledge, but will be anxious to put this information into practice within
your classroom, subject area, consulting practice, and/or school.
Effective Feedback to Improve Student Achievement
EDUC 715I
It's not about grades; it's about learning! When teachers provide effective feedback, they become learning coaches for their students. Learning coaches share strategies and techniques to help students succeed. An individual teacher can have a powerful effect on student achievement when they maximize the possibility of improving student achievement through effective feedback. Lots of ideas will be provided in how to phrase feedback to improve achievement for successful, struggling, and reluctant students.
