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I'm So Stressed I Could Scream!

Course #: EDUC_710B

This course explores the physiological causes of stress and various approaches to stress reduction. Events that trigger stress and identification ...

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Women, Spies and Soldiers of the Confederacy

Course #: EDUC_710M

From challenges faced by women in the South to the escapades of Confederate spies, to the personal account of one ...

CREDITS: 3

U. S. Constitution

Course #: EDUC_710N

This course explores the Constitution by referencing the first of the founding documents, the Declaration of Independence. The study begins ...

CREDITS: 2

Curbing School Violence

Course #: EDUC_710Q

This course gives the teacher the tools to create the safest possible learning environment. Building respectful relationships, fair discipline plans, ...

CREDITS: 3

Hunting Dinosaurs

Course #: EDUC_710R

Get ready to unearth one of our planet’s greatest mysteries, the dinosaurs! Students will gain insightful and applicable information about ...

CREDITS: 3

Galaxies, Stars and Planets

Course #: EDUC_710S

Throughout history, man has looked to the sky and gazed in wonder at the sun, moon, and stars. Early astronomers ...

CREDITS: 3

Drugs: Licit and Illicit

Course #: EDUC_710V

This course gives direct, straightfoward information about the use and abuse of the most common legal and illegal drugs. Each ...

CREDITS: 3

Behavior Modification for Yourself and Others

Course #: EDUC_710Z

This course is designed to acquaint students with a general theory of behavior, guide them through exercises for developing skills ...

CREDITS: 3

Teaching Gifted and Talented Students

Course #: EDUC_711H

Biological, psychological, character, and familial aspects of the gifted child are just a few of the areas explored in this ...

CREDITS: 3

Teaching Gifted & Talented Girls

Course #: EDUC_711I

Self-esteem of gifted girls begins to drop at the beginning of adolescence and reaches its lowest point at the end ...

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Mysteries of the Brain

Course #: EDUC_711P

On this journey through the brain, mysteries of how the brain functions to make us human are revealed. This course ...

CREDITS: 3

The Cold War: 1945-1960

Course #: EDUC_711Q

The end of World War II promised apparent prosperity to the United States. But there was no peace. Instead, a ...

CREDITS: 3

Learning Differences Between the Sexes

Course #: EDUC_711T

Why does understanding the differences between genders matter? Does it matter because it is important to know that during very ...

CREDITS: 2

Creating A Mindful Environment

Course #: EDUC_711X

The mindful individual experiences the world by creating new categories, being open to new information, and being aware that any ...

CREDITS: 3

Linking Of A Nation: The Transcontinental Railroad

Course #: EDUC_712A

On May 10, 1869, the Central Pacific Railroad met the Union Pacific Railroad at Promontory Point, Utah to complete the ...

CREDITS: 3

Psychology of Eating and Exercise

Course #: EDUC_712C

Both food and exercise relieve tension and give us a lift, but with weight gain at epidemic proportions, exercise should ...

CREDITS: 3

Bird Life and Behavior

Course #: EDUC_712E

It’s tough to be a bird! They face arduous challenges every moment of every day. Using only senses and instincts, ...

CREDITS: 3

Oceans

Course #: EDUC_712H

The ocean and its inhabitants play a fundamental role in Earth's evolution and development. Oceans cover nearly three-quarters of the ...

CREDITS: 3

Teaching the Latino Student

Course #: EDUC_712N

Understanding differences between home cultures and school cultures, enhancing cross-cultural communication, and increasing parent involvement help teachers develop methods for ...

CREDITS: 3

Bullying

Course #: EDUC_712O

Bullying among children is a very old phenomenon, but not until recently has it received considerable public and research attention. ...

CREDITS: 3

Ancient Greece

Course #: EDUC_712R

Ancient Greece, the cradle and crucible of Western civilization, saw perhaps the most spectacular flourishing of imagination and achievement in ...

CREDITS: 3

Understanding & Dealing with Difficult Parents

Course #: EDUC_712X

Dealing with difficult parents is one of the biggest problems faced by today's teachers and principals. This course begins by ...

CREDITS: 3

Understanding Autism

Course #: EDUC_712Z

Because autism is one of the most common disorders of childhood, it has broad implications not only for the autistic ...

CREDITS: 3

Evolution and Natural Selection

Course #: EDUC_713B

Far from a quaint notion developed by a Victorian gentleman some 160 years ago, evolution is an idea that ties ...

CREDITS: 3

Psychology of Exceptional Children

Course #: EDUC_713C

This course is designed to familiarize students with the psychology and unique needs of children with health, intellectual, academic, emotional, ...

CREDITS: 3

Punctilious Punctuation

Course #: EDUC_713D

Punctuation is the set of signals that give meaning to strings of words. Incorrect punctuation often has unintended consequences, ranging ...

CREDITS: 2

Motivating Students Who Don't Care

Course #: EDUC_713J

One of the biggest challenges faced by today's teachers and principals is that of motivating students who don't care. This course ...

CREDITS: 3

The Differentiated Classroom

Course #: EDUC_713K

Dividing time, resources, and efforts to teach students of varied readiness, skill levels, and diverse backgrounds is an age-old challenge. ...

CREDITS: 3

Ancient Egypt

Course #: EDUC_713M

This ancient civilization still exerts a strong hold on our imaginations. From its pyramids and temples, its beautiful art and ...

CREDITS: 3

Building Classroom Discipline

Course #: EDUC_713O

Disruptive behavior, lack of motivation, power struggles - the list of obstacles seems endless. This course provides teachers with positive, ...

CREDITS: 3

Founding Fathers Create a Unique Nation

Course #: EDUC_713Q

The full title of this course is The Founding Fathers Create a Unique Nation, 1787-1808. This course provides a structured ...

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Woolf and Winterson: Rewriting Gender, History and Love

Course #: EDUC_713S

This course examines Virginia Woolf's novel, Orlando (1928) and Jeanette Winterson's novel, Written on the Body (1992) in terms of ...

CREDITS: 3

Classroom Management for Elementary Teachers

Course #: EDUC_713W

One of the biggest challenges and sources of anxiety a new teacher faces is managing a classroom. This course is ...

CREDITS: 3

What's in a Grade?

Course #: EDUC_714E

A better understanding of the elements included in a grade will lead to more effective feedback and communication between teachers ...

CREDITS: 3

A Crisis of Imagination in American High Schools

Course #: EDUC_714H

This course examines Theodore Sizer's celebrated education classic, Horace's Compromise, from a teacher's perspective. Students will weigh Sizer's description of ...

CREDITS: 3

Art and Life of Georgia O'Keeffe

Course #: EDUC_714J

This course is designed to take you on a journey through the life and work of contemporary Artist Georgia O'Keeffe ...

CREDITS: 3

Beethoven: His Life and Music

Course #: EDUC_714L

This course is designed to familiarize you with the life, the work, and the time period of one of the ...

CREDITS: 3

Creating a Meaningful Classroom Assessment Program

Course #: EDUC_714M

Formative assessment is a continuous process suited to a range of subjects and grade levels. This assessment model allows teachers ...

CREDITS: 3

Student Learning and the Brain

Course #: EDUC_714Q

This course, drawing on neuropsychological research and educational experience, gives an understanding of the brain's learning processes. Before today's teachers ...

CREDITS: 3

Understanding Asperger's Syndrome

Course #: EDUC_714U

Children and adolescents with Asperger’s Syndrome (AS) can intrigue and confound us- often simultaneously! This course will help you achieve a ...

CREDITS: 3

The Nightmare of Reason/Logic of Madness in Poe

Course #: EDUC_714W

This course examines selected short stories from Edgar Allan Poe's oeuvre, as well as his novella, The Narrative of A. ...

CREDITS: 3

Teaching the Short Story: Principles and Applications

Course #: EDUC_714X

This course examines selected short stories spanning a range of authors—from Chekov, Maupassant, and Joyce, through Woolf, Hemingway, and Updike, ...

CREDITS: 3

Self-Directed Learning: Making Learning Meaningful for Adolescent Students

Course #: EDUC_714Z

The possibilities for student motivation, achievement, and success are exciting for both teachers and students when teachers move from teacher-directed ...

CREDITS: 3

Teaching Students with Mild Disabilities

Course #: EDUC_715A

Course Description
This course is designed to help teachers identify types of learning problems that characterize students with mild disabilities ...

CREDITS: 3

Fit for Life

Course #: EDUC_715C

Course Description
This course is designed for anyone interested in teaching the fundamental components and principles of lifetime physical fitness ...

CREDITS: 3

Introduction to Invertebrate Zoology

Course #: EDUC_715E

Course Description
This course introduces the numerous invertebrate phyla providing a description of the features that characterize each phylum. The ...

CREDITS: 3

ADD/ADHD Strategies and Interventions for the Classroom

Course #: EDUC_715G

This course is designed for K-12 teachers and support staff who are interested in discovering strategies that help students affected ...

CREDITS: 3

Effective Feedback to Improve Student Achievement

Course #: EDUC_715I

It's not about grades; it's about learning! When teachers provide effective feedback, they become learning coaches for their students. Learning ...

CREDITS: 3

Modern China: Clash of Culture & Controversy

Course #: EDUC_715L

This course transports you to China where you relive its past hundred years that have been through a continuous transformation ...

CREDITS: 3

Abraham Lincoln: The Principled President

Course #: EDUC_715N

This course traces the personal, political, and moral evolution of one of our most respected and admired Presidents. Learn about ...

CREDITS: 3

The Universe Revolves Around ME!! Narcissism Inside and Outside the Classroom

Course #: EDUC_715U

The backfire of the human potential movement is excessive emphasis on the individual, leading to not only a me-first attitude ...

CREDITS: 3

Renaissance: Geniuses & Gifts

Course #: EDUC_715W

No period of history can boast of greater beauty of mind and spirit than the Renaissance. It is a period ...

CREDITS: 3

A Comprehensive and Contemporary Look at School Law

Course #: EDUC_716B

Complicated and potentially damaging, are the legal issues that school principals, administrators, and teachers handle and resolve on a daily ...

CREDITS: 3

21st Century Skills: Preparing Students for a Successful Future

Course #: EDUC_716D

Life skills for the 21st century are vastly different from the routine and manual tasks required in the previous century. ...

CREDITS: 3

The Political History of the Middle East

Course #: EDUC_716E

The Middle East is both a stimulating and captivating topic that is vital to ascertain and absorb in modern society. ...

CREDITS: 3

RTI and RTI2: Revitalizing K-12

Course #: EDUC_716F

Response to intervention. This is RTI and RTI2. These enlightening transformers are hot topics in education and are a much ...

CREDITS: 3

Bridging the Culture and Poverty Gap in Education

Course #: EDUC_716G

Is the glass half full or half empty? A brain that is susceptible to adverse environmental effects, such as poverty ...

CREDITS: 3

Hispanic Culture: Past, Present and Future

Course #: EDUC_716I

Would you like to learn more about the fastest-growing population in the United States? This comprehensive course provides great insight ...

CREDITS: 3

Cyber Bullying: Strategies for Balance and Safety

Course #: EDUC_716L

Today we live in a wired culture filled with a wealth of information at all levels, but this electronic bounty ...

CREDITS: 3

Suicide, Self Injury and School Violence Prevention

Course #: EDUC_716M

Childhood and adolescence are times of innocence and light, but for some it is one of darkness. Although no one ...

CREDITS: 3

Keeping Your Head About the French Revolution

Course #: EDUC_716S

The storming of the Bastille, guillotine, women's march on Versailles, massive bread lines, Tennis Court Oath, Reign of Terror, and ...

CREDITS: 3

The Vietnam War: History and Conflict

Course #: EDUC_716W

This course provides an extensive background about the Vietnam War, the relevant history of Southeast Asia, and the consequences of ...

CREDITS: 3

Donner Party: Tragic Pursuit of the American Dream

Course #: EDUC_717B

The Donner Party, a group that has remained synonymous with cannibalism and extreme survival, is finally being revealed as a ...

CREDITS: 3

A Practical Introduction to Adobe Photoshop

Course #: EDUC_717C

NOTE: THIS COURSE IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN THE ONLINE FORMAT!


STUDENTS MUST OWN PHOTOSHOP 2020. THE ...

CREDITS: 3

Creating a Google Apps Classroom

Course #: EDUC_717E

Google Apps is what your students have been waiting to experience! This course will provide the digital tools necessary to ...

CREDITS: 3

Thomas Jefferson: The Voice of Human Liberty

Course #: EDUC_717F

This course traces the personal and political passions and legacy of one of our greatest founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson. We ...

CREDITS: 3

North Korea: Understanding the Isolated Republic

Course #: EDUC_717G

"Machiavellian Masters" and "Living Political Fossil" are two phrases that best describe North Korea. This is because it is one ...

CREDITS: 3

The Family Defined and Explored: Current Research

Course #: EDUC_717L

This course explores important aspects of family and family relations and discusses how changes in society are changing the nature ...

CREDITS: 3

Understanding Dyslexia

Course #: EDUC_717M

Between 5 and 17% of the United States population is estimated to have dyslexia. It is the ...

CREDITS: 3

Wrangling for Readable Writing

Course #: EDUC_717P

Good writing conveys ideas from the brain of one person to the brain of another person efficiently, accurately, and often ...

CREDITS: 3

Making Math Meaningful, Maybe Marvelous!

Course #: EDUC_717S

Research in Cognitive Neuroscience suggests not only ways to build on the innate mathematical abilities that nearly all students bring ...

CREDITS: 3

Personalized Learning: A Powerful Solution to an Urgent Need for Change

Course #: EDUC_717T

Is personalized learning just another fad to address the urgent need for change in our schools? Our current education system ...

CREDITS: 3

How the Brain Learns to Read: Decoding, Comprehension and Motivation

Course #: EDUC_717W

Reading is THE essential academic skill. Yet, in every literate culture, it is a difficult skill to acquire. Research in ...

CREDITS: 3

Blended Learning: Empowering Students for Success in the Digital Age

Course #: EDUC_717X

This course will focus on the current hot topic in education, blended learning. Blended learning is utilizing technology for effective ...

CREDITS: 3

How the ELL Brain Learns

Course #: EDUC_718A

About 10% of public school students live in households where English is not the primary language. These English Language Learners ...

CREDITS: 3

The Special Needs Brain: Helping it Learn

Course #: EDUC_718B

This course provides knowledge of possible causes of special needs, an understanding of brain systems that have gone awry, diagnostic ...

CREDITS: 3

Understanding and Teaching the Rewired Brain

Course #: EDUC_718C

NOTE: THIS COURSE INCLUDES ONE BOOK AND ONE EBOOK. 

Frequent use of technology may alter our intelligence, our attention span, our ...

CREDITS: 3

Cognitive Approaches to Learning and Teaching

Course #: EDUC_718D

Principles of efficient and effective learning and teaching are presented in highly approachable texts based on decades of research in ...

CREDITS: 3

Unlocking the Mysteries of Code

Course #: EDUC_718E

This is an introductory course for teachers who want to learn more about coding. At the end of this course, ...

CREDITS: 3

Critical Thinking: How to Win the War Against Fake News

Course #: EDUC_718M

In a polarized world where people’s minds are made up, and facts don’t count unless they support preexisting viewpoints, we ...

CREDITS: 3

Coaching a Growth Mindset: Unleashing Student Potential

Course #: EDUC_718N

Growth mindset is a fascinating approach to unleashing student potential and improving student achievement. It acknowledges that the brain has ...

CREDITS: 3

All About Fish: An Intro to Ichthyology

Course #: EDUC_718Q

This course is an introduction to the fascinating and diverse world of fish. With over 21,000 species there is no ...

CREDITS: 3

Anxiety and Phobia Awareness for Educators

Course #: EDUC_718R

Anxiety and phobias are not new phenomena. “Research conducted by the National Institute ...

CREDITS: 3

Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators and Students

Course #: EDUC_718U

When you started teaching, what did you imagine? Did you dream about a classroom that flowed effortlessly and the ability ...

CREDITS: 3

Implementing Social and Emotional Learning in the Classroom

Course #: EDUC_718W

Teachers and school personnel face the challenge of providing a safe and positive learning environment for their students. Students thrive ...

CREDITS: 3

DNA Science and Its Application in Everyday Life

Course #: EDUC_718Y

Do you wish you knew more about DNA? The popularity of home genetic testing kits, increased use of DNA in ...

CREDITS: 3

Teaching the Teenage Brain

Course #: EDUC_718Z

Does a teenager’s brain function the same as an adult’s? They look like adults, talk like adults, and have fully ...

CREDITS: 3

Understanding Diversity and Ethnicity

Course #: EDUC_719A

This timely and thought-provoking course offers the opportunity to trace the historical progression of race, ethnicity, and gender in the ...

CREDITS: 3

Discovering Humanity through Cultural Anthropology

Course #: EDUC_719B

Cultural anthropology is defined as the comparative study of human societies and their social structures, values, beliefs, and cultures. It ...

CREDITS: 3

Microsoft PowerPoint 2021

Course #: EDUC_719C

In this course you will learn how to create dynamic presentations for your classroom. PowerPoint 2021 has powerful presentation tools ...

CREDITS: 3

Microsoft Excel 2021

Course #: EDUC_719D

In this course, teachers will create a daily schedule, a Single-Point rubric, a table of Fun Lunch orders, a handout ...

CREDITS: 3

Microsoft Word 2021

Course #: EDUC_719E

Learn how to use the powerful tools of MS Word 2021. Follow step-by-step instructions that will introduce and reinforce basic ...

CREDITS: 3

Co-Teaching that Works! Structures and Strategies for Maximizing Student Learning

Course #: EDUC_719F

Co-teaching is a rewarding style of teaching that benefits all teachers and students involved. This course is designed to guide ...

CREDITS: 3

How to Gamify Your Classroom and Improve Student Engagement

Course #: EDUC_719H

This course offers educators a comprehensive review of the theory and application of gamification as a means for increasing student ...

CREDITS: 3

AI: Transforming the K-12 Classroom

Course #: EDUC_719I

This course will provide teachers with the basic knowledge needed to effectively integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into their everyday teaching ...

CREDITS: 3

A Competency-Based Approach to Student Achievement

Course #: EDUC_719J

This course provides strategies and structures to maximize student learning. Are your lessons becoming stale and boring? Do you feel ...

CREDITS: 3

Pushing Too Hard: The Perils of Toxic Achievement

Course #: EDUC_719K

This course is designed for teachers, educators, and administrators of every age and experience level. It will assist in understanding ...

CREDITS: 3

Project Based Learning

Course #: EDUC_719L

This course explores the benefits and challenges of implementing Project Based Learning (PBL) in the classroom. Students are introduced to ...

CREDITS: 3

Supporting Newcomer English Language Learners

Course #: EDUC_719M

Imagine being a teen or preteen who has just moved to a new country. You walk into your new school, ...

CREDITS: 3

Social and Emotional Learning and Character Development

Course #: EDUC_719P

This course sets forth a clear set of principles that administrators and teacher-leaders can implement to help students thrive. Emerging ...

CREDITS: 3

Teaching STEM in the Early Years

Course #: EDUC_719R

This course provides an introduction to the principles and practices of teaching STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) in the ...

CREDITS: 3

I am Burnt Out! The Road to Recovery

Course #: EDUC_719S

Do you struggle in your work from feeling overwhelmed, tired, powerless, depleted, or burned out? Do you find yourself questioning ...

CREDITS: 3

Advocating for the Latino Student

Course #: EDUC_719T

This course addresses the challenges and the opportunities of educating the linguistically and culturally diverse growing population of Latino students. ...

CREDITS: 3

Theoretical Foundations of Linguistics for ESL

Course #: EDUC_719Y

This course explores current research in second language acquisition as it applies to classroom practice. Students are first introduced to ...

CREDITS: 3