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Teacher - University of Wisconsin
UW-Platteville Office of Continuing Education
Teacher
Recertification
Summer 2014
Teacher Recertification—Summer 2014
UW-Platteville’s Office of Continuing Education offers courses and experiences
designed to assist preK-12 educators meet the many challenges they face in a variety
of convenient formats. Most courses can be taken on a non-credit, undergraduate, or
graduate credit basis—depending upon your needs. Examine the courses—see if there
is something you would like to learn and register today.
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Face-to-Face
Face-to-Face
JUNE
Practical Solutions to Bullying in
the Schools
Instructor: Mary Schultz
(1 Undergrad or Grad Credit)
Dodgeville: Thur, June 12 and Fri, June 13
This course is designed to assist teachers
to develop activities they can use in
their classrooms to help students who
are bullied. From raising awareness of
the impact of our actions and words
to identifying the bully’s behaviors and
prevention activities to healing techniques,
teachers will be exposed to practical ideas
they can implement in their classroom.
Bring the Reading
Standards Home
Instructor: Cindy Terrill (2 or 3 Undergrad
or Graduate Credits, 30–45 contact hours)
Hollandale: Thurs, June 12–Mon,
June 16, 8 am–4 pm
This course is intended for all teachers,
grades 2–12, who use text in their classes.
It will specifically focus on Standards 1 and
10, which deal with accessing complex text
in literature and informational formats.
Key principles for modeling thinking of
complex text will be modeled through the
use of think out loud and annotations.
Grandview Summer Arts
Academy 2014—
Exciting New Offerings
Instructor: Marilyn Rolfsmeyer
(1 Undergrad or Grad Credit)
Sun, June 15–Fri, Aug 15
All classes will meet at Nick
Engelbert’s Grandview, located one
mile west of Hollandale, Wis., at 7087
State Highway 39. Classes designed
to provide a hands-on experience
integrating local artists’ skills into
the curriculum of K-12 students.
These classes will offer easy-to-follow
lesson plans linking the folk arts
with the Wisconsin state standards.
Most are weekdays from 9 a.m. to
noon. Grandview fees are included in
tuition. If you take the class for credit,
the $2 fee is waived. Contact Marilyn
Rolfsmeyer at [email protected] for
a summer schedule.
This year’s Summer Academy
schedule will consist of 24 diverse
workshops: Braided Wool Rugs,
Rosemaling on Spoons, Stained Glass
Garden Stones, Needle Felted Flowers,
Zen Doodle Mobiles, Furniture as Art,
Art Journals/Altered Books, Mandala
on Glass, Garden Clay Gargoyles, Wet
Felted Phone Pouches, Embroidered
Beaded Bracelets, Beaded Loom
Bracelets, Paper Mache Clay Figures,
Batik, Tie Dye Silk Scarves, Mosaic
Flower Pots, Story Telling Tips, How
to Play the Harmonica, and Modern
Movement. Go to http://www.
nicksgrandview.com to register and to
see course schedule. Need to take five
workshops to earn 1-credit.
www.uwplatt.edu/continuing/face-face-classes
Face-to-Face
NEW! Grandview Artist in
Residency:
Collaborating with Community
Instructor: Dan Slick
(2 Undergrad or Grad Credits)
Mon, July 21, Wed, July 23–Fri, July 25;
and Aug 1, 9 am–3 pm
Join Marilyn Rolfsmeyer and Grandview’s
artist in residency, Dan Slick; as you learn
how to make paper clay by working from
molds to create a collaborative, whimsical
piece inspired by Nick Engelbert’s Viking
in a Boat sculpture. This will be made in
pieces from hand-built sand molds, and
will be approximately three feet tall and
four feet wide. As the Pecatonica School
District mascot is the Viking, the finished
work will be gifted to the school district
at the celebration in August.
Rolfsmeyer will help you develop
curriculum for the classroom with a new
way to incorporate art into your lessons
and build cross-discipline curriculum that
fits your needs. We will also restore the
wood kiln on site so we can fire some
of the clay pieces participants create at
Grandview.
Slick will
provide an
opportunity
for teachers
to learn how
to build a
simple wood
fired kiln, to
make paper
clay, and the
procedure for
firing paper
clay in the
kiln.
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Exploring the
Folk/Outsider Artist
Instructor: Marilyn Rolfsmeyer
(2 Undergrad or Grad Credits)
Grandview Folk Art Site, Hollandale, Wis.,
at the J.M. Kohler Art Center, the Painted
Forest, and Dr. Evermore’s Sculpture Park.
Two-day overnight excursion scheduled
for Mon, June 23 and Tues, June 24,
8:30 am–5 pm
Participating classroom/art teachers
will be introduced to folk and outsider
art through lectures, production of art,
and visits to folk art sites. Teachers will
gain the necessary background, tools,
and materials, to integrate knowledge of
folk, outsider artists, and art into their
curriculum. The two-day field study
will begin at the outsider artist’s home,
Grandview, to explore the sculptures
and painting Nick Engelbert created in
the 1930s. From here, a bus will provide
free transportation to Sheboygan, Wis.,
for a visit to the John Michael Kohler Art
Center. Overnight accommodations at the
Lake Wood Hotel in the Kohler complex
will be available. The following day, the
bus will transport participants to the
James Tellen site, Mary Nohl’s home, and
then arrive back at Grandview.
www.uwplatt.edu/continuing/face-face-classes
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Face-to-Face
Preparing Elementary Science
Teaches for the Next Generation
Science Standards
Instructor: Andrew Pawl (4 Undergrad or
Grad Credits – Reduced tuition)
UW-Platteville: Mon, June 23, Fri, June 27;
Mon, Aug. 11, Fri, Aug 15, 8 am–5 pm
This course will provide instruction
in physical science and engineering
content and pedagogy with the specific
goal of preparing K-5 teachers for the
future adoption of the Next Generation
Science Standards. The course is tied to
a Department of Public Instruction grant.
Permission of the instructor is required to
register.
Classroom Management
Instructor: Mary Schultz
(1 Undergrad or Grad Credit)
Dodgeville: Thur, June 12 and Fri, June 13,
8:30 am–4:30 pm
Looking for practical tools and strategies
to implement in your classroom? No
matter how many years you have been
teaching you can improve effective
classroom techniques. There are always
more effective ways of facilitating learning.
During this course, the participants will
review the book Conscious Classroom
Management by Rick Smith. The
participants will learn practical advice for
effectively managing their classroom. This
course will address Wisconsin Standard #1.
Action plan available
Ceremonial, Popular, and Soldier
Music of the Civil War
Instructor: Rick Morgan
(1 Undergrad or Graduate Credit)
Madison: Fri, June 27, TBD
Explore the popular music of the 1850–
70’s and discuss what the song lyrics have
to say about life, love, and politics in this
era. Course handout available online for
review prior to class. You will be provided
with a printed version.
JULY
Reach for the Stars/Raising
Standardized Test Scores
Instructor: Mary Schultz
(1 Undergrad or Grad Credit)
Platteville: Wed, July 9 and Thur, July 10,
8:30 am–4:30 pm
Using the conceptual framework
developed by Ron Clark to educate,
inspire, and motivate children, participants
will learn techniques to develop group
motivation, and create a learning
environment encouraging positive social
interaction and self-motivation. You will
learn how pupils differ in approaching
learning and the barriers impeding
learning. Observe how others have
adapted instruction to meet the diverse
needs of their pupils, including those with
disabilities, to raise test scores. Action plan
available
www.uwplatt.edu/continuing/face-face-classes
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Face-to-Face
Battle for Prairie du Chien:
War of 1812 Re-enactment
Instructor: Mike Price
(1 Undergrad or Grad Credit)
Prairie du Chien, at the Villa Louis:
Fri, July 18–Sun, July 20
Learn of how the War of 1812 came to
Prairie du Chien, Wis., by participating
in a two-day class re-enactment of the
historical militia, military, and civilian
population during this exciting time
period. Through the final event—following
a week of activities in remembrance of
the 200th anniversary—you will learn
about the tactics of the western most
battle through the rare opportunity of
participating in the re-enactment of
an actual historic battle on its actual
Wisconsin battlefield.
Native American Tribes
in Wisconsin
Instructor: Mary Schultz
(1 or 2 Undergrad or Grad Credits)
Spring Green: Wed, July 23 and Thurs,
July 24, 9 am–4:30 pm. Students: Please
contact Mary prior to course.
This is a uniquely designed course to
fit your needs while studying Native
American tribes of Wisconsin. This
course will familiarize students with
both historical and present day Native
Americans. It will emphasize the Tribes
of the Great Lakes Woodland Indians.
Each participant will choose to earn one
or two credits. To receive one credit each
participant will be required to attend four,
four-hour sessions. To receive two credits,
a participant will attend eight, four-hour
sessions. All participants will be required
to meet the first session. This program
will fulfill all licensing requirements
of Department of Public Instruction
concerning Wisconsin Tribes.
AUGUST
Teach Like a Champ
Instructor: Mary Schultz
(1 Undergrad or Grad Credit)
River Ridge: Wed, Aug 6 and Thur, Aug 7
Champion teachers keep students
positively engaged in the lesson long
enough to encourage students to see
themselves as positively engaged students.
They set high academic expectations,
develop lesson plans to ensure higher
academic achievement, and instruct in
such a way that students are engaged in
the lesson and develop a strong classroom
culture. Explore how to use all of these
techniques and more in your classroom.
Students: Please contact Mary prior to the
course.
NOTE: Tuition must be paid in full before
a grade mailer will be sent to you and the
class will show up on your transcript.
FAQ
Can I use these
Courses for Teacher
Recertification?
Teachers should always check with the
Department of Public Instruction before
registration. Usually, if a course is even
tangentially related to your classroom
activities, the DPI will count it. However,
if you are concerned, ask them.
www.uwplatt.edu/continuing/face-face-classes
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Bethel Horizons
Bethel Horizons
Bethel Horizons Art Ventures Clay Workshops
Art Ventures offers workshops for artists from all walks of life. Whether you’re a
professional or amateur potter, a high school teacher or a student, you’ll find a week
that works for you. The Communing with Clay workshops target adults, but also high
school students ages 16 and above. We’re happy to continue our Wisconsin wood fire
tradition with Edgewood College’s David Smith and Linda Christianson.
Fast Fire with Wood and Salt
Instructor: Linda Christianson (2 Undergrad Credits only)
Bethel Horizons Art Ventures: Sun, June 1–Fri, June 6, 9 am–5 pm
Come join Linda Christianson and fellow potters at Adamah’s studio and noborigama
wood kiln. Participants will bring bisque ware and then glaze, load, and fire the kiln for
two days. For this quick firing, we’ll load and fire only the second chamber. While the
kiln cools, we will make pots and discuss various kiln
designs. Then we’ll unload and debrief.
More about Christianson: She is an independent studio
potter who lives and works in rural Minnesota. She
studied at Hamline University (St. Paul, Minn.), and
the Banff Centre School of Fine Arts (Banff, Alberta,
Canada). She exhibits nationally and internationally.
An itinerate educator, Christianson has taught at
Carleton College and the Hartford Art School. See
christiansonpottery.com for more information.
Communing with Clay I
Instructor: Phil Lyons (2 Undergrad or Grad Credits)
Bethel Horizons Art Ventures: Sun, June 22–Fri, June 27, 9 am–5 pm
Communing with Clay is a much loved tradition at Adamah. Our many repeat
participants tell us that they come back not only to learn or improve pottery skills, but
also to relax in the gorgeous outdoor setting and enjoy the community that develops
throughout the week. The focus of each session varies based on the instructor.
More about Phil Lyons: Lyons studied with Don
Hunt at West High. He spent one summer at
South Bear in Iowa learning the Bauhaus way
with Dean Schwarz, and collaborating with his
brother Beauvais—art professor at University
of Tennessee, Knoxville. After one year at UWMadison (Don Reitz and Bruce Breckenridge)
he transferred to NYSCC at Alfred University
(N.Y.) where he worked with Wayne Higby, Tony
Hepburn, and Val Cushing. See artwest.org/lyons
for more information.
www.uwplatt.edu/continuing/professional-development
Bethel Horizons
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Glazing Techniques—NEW
Instructor: Tony Winchester (2 Undergrad Credits only)
Bethel Horizons Art Ventures: Sun, June 29–Fri, July 4, 9 am–5 pm
This high-energy class will focus on a variety of glazing techniques that Tony Winchester
utilizes in his approach to high fire reduction stoneware. You will utilize techniques
of dipping, dripping, pouring, masking, and spraying both glazes and slips, to create
a wide variety of finished results. Winchester’s own personal palette of glazes and
recipes will be provided. You will make pots
during the first two days of the class. There will
be demonstrations and discussions exploring
decorating the pot. Participants will bisque,
glaze, and finish fire twice during this week. Bring
a few pieces of cone 10 stoneware or porcelain
bisque ware for glazing. Winchester will also
have finished pots available for scrutiny. For
more go to etsy.com/shop/winchesterpottery.
More about Tony Winchester: Winchester is a
multinational award winning potter, three-time
Grand Champion of the U.S. Pottery Games, and
has been making a living as a studio potter since
1993. He has been featured in Ceramics Monthly
and in the Smithsonian gift shop in recent years.
Function is Optional:
A Hand-building Workshop
Instructors: Andree Valley and Linda Leighton
(1 Undergrad or Grad Credit)
Bethel Horizons Art Ventures: Sun, July 6–Fri, July 11, 9 am–5 pm
This class focuses on hand-built pieces exploring idea development while integrating
form and surface. You will investigate functional and non-functional objects,
architectural elements, and whimsy
though hands-on projects and daily
demonstrations of hand-building
techniques. Using various forming
methods, the class will explore how
shapes can range from vessels of utility
to objects of metaphorical expression.
Different surface texture and color
techniques will be demonstrated that
are applicable in firings from oxidation to
wood and salt. See anddreevalley.com/
clay or higherfireclaystudio.com for more
information.
www.uwplatt.edu/continuing/professional-development
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Bethel Horizons
Beginning Wheel Throwing
Instructor: Linda Schrage (1 Undergrad or Grad Credit)
Bethel Horizons Art Ventures: Fri, July 11–Sun, July 13,
9 am–5 pm
Schrage teaches the basic steps of wheel throwing
through simple demos and one-on-one instruction.
Learn to center and to master the basic forms of
cylinder and bowl while enjoying the beautiful outdoor
setting of the Adamah Clay Studios.
Communing with Clay II
Instructor: Geof Herman (2 Undergrad or Grad Credits)
Bethel Horizons Art Ventures: Sun, July 27–Fri, Aug 1, 9 am–5 pm
Geof Herman’s classes have been a long-time favorite among participants. Learn from
the many clay demos, improve your pottery skills through independent wheel time,
as well as, relax in the gorgeous outdoor setting. Come and enjoy the community that
develops during the week.
More about Herman: As a ceramics artist and instructor, Herman is interested in the
relationship between form and function, the interaction between a form and its surface,
and the interplay of artistic style, expression, and narrative. His current work includes
a dotaku-inspired series, decorative wall platters,
interpreted vessels, and exploration of wood fired
aesthetics and process. Herman will have numerous
resources on hand during your workshop to assist you.
During his workshop there will be daily presentations,
“how to” demonstrations, individual and group
critiques, and more. Herman’s assistant is UW-Madison
graduate Jacquelyn Whisenant. She brings a unique set
of abilities and knowledge to the workshop, and was a
favorite of last year’s workshop participants.
Wisconsin Wood-fire 2014 (with Optional Kiln Firing)
Instructor: David Smith (1 or 2 Undergrad or Grad Credits)
Bethel Horizons Art Ventures: Fri, Aug 1–Sun, Aug 3, 9 am–5 pm
Join the mystery and magic of a wood-fire workshop at Adamah Clay Studios led by
David Smith, Professor of art, Edgewood College. Smith will offer an introduction to the
history, aesthetics, and contemporary application of wood fired ceramics. Participants
should bring their own bisque ware or green ware for the loading and firing of the
Adamah Wood Kiln. The firing is optional but encouraged.
More about David Smith: He designed and built the Adamah Wood Kiln. Professor of art
at Edgewood College, Madison, Wis., Smith’s work in ceramics focuses on the creation
of wood-fired vessels and sculpture. For nearly 30 years, he has developed expertise in
the art of wood-firing. His current kiln, the Kegonsa Anagama, offers a diverse range of
surface qualities when fired for a period of seven to eight days.
www.uwplatt.edu/continuing/professional-development
Bethel Horizons
Optional Adamah Wood Kiln Firing
Instructor: David Smith
Bethel Horizons Art Ventures: Sun, Aug 3–Fri, Aug 8
24 hour schedule—see instructor for specifics.
The firing of the Adamah Wood Kiln will require six days to complete. David Smith will
organize shifts for the duration of the firing, and all who are enrolled in the wood-fire
workshop are welcome to participate.
Beginning Glazing
Instructor: Linda Schrage
(1 Undergrad or Grad Credit)
Bethel Horizons Art Ventures:
Fri, Aug 15–Sun, Aug 17
Schrage will help you explore basic cone 6 glazing
techniques. Learn how to mix glazes, work with under
glazes, engobes, wax resist, and other creative surface
treatments. Bring five to six bisque fired pieces to the class to glaze.
If you are interested in enrolling in a Bethel Horizons Art Ventures class
as a for-credit UW-Platteville student, your tuition will offset some of
the separate fees charged by Bethel Horizons when you complete the
class.
1) Register with and pay UW-Platteville at www.uwplatt.edu/continuing - look
under Professional Development, and select “Teacher Recertification,” then
“location” and “Dodgville,” and select class you are interested in taking.
2) Register with and pay Bethel Horizons by contacting Angie at Bethel
Horizons, 608.257.3577 or e-mail her at [email protected]. Be
sure to include the information that you are registering as a for-credit UWPlatteville student. You must notify Angie after the successful completion of
your workshop for your refund of the discount.
Note: Tuition must be paid in full before a grade mailer will be sent to you
and the class will show up on your transcript.
FAQ
Do I have to take courses for Credit?
No. What you take depends on what need you are trying to fulfill. If you are a PI-34
teacher, use the non-credit option. If you are a “six credits, every five years” teacher,
the undergraduate credit will do, but this would also be a good option if you are
seeking graduate school courses for both your graduate degree and teacher relicensure. There are other combinations, but these are most common.
www.uwplatt.edu/continuing/professional-development
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BCaBA/BCBA
Earning your BCaBA or BCBA Certification
Online at UW-Platteville
We are excited to be offering the approved course work for both of these
certifications online. The online nature of courses means you will never have
to travel to Platteville. All courses are offered online utilizing a hybrid online
instructional approach. Each certificate has its own idiosyncrasies. Students looking
at completing either certification should familiarize themselves with the Behavior
Analyst Certification Board website. (www.bacb.com)
You can create a program that meets your individual needs. If you have a BACB
approved undergraduate or graduate degree, you can take the approved course
work to be eligible to take the exam. If you are enrolled in an undergraduate or
graduate degree program that offers an undergraduate or graduate degree that
is on the BACB approved list but does not offer the approved course work, these
credits may be used to “wrap-around” your plan of study.
Finally, the UW-Platteville School of Education offers an MSE-Adult Education
with a BCBA emphasis area. The individualized concentration in this 33 credit
degree sequence consists of all 19 graduate credits of the approved BCBA course
sequence.
Course of Study
4 Grad Credits
Applied Behavior Analysis
3 Grad Credits
Research Design
3 Grad Credits
Ethics
3 Grad Credits
Developmental Disabilities/Autism I
3 Grad Credits
Supervised Fieldwork
3 Grad Credits
Developmental Disabilities/Autism II
Jan 13–May 18, 2014
May 26–Sept 28, 2014
Oct 6, 2014–Feb 22, 2015
March 9–July 13, 2015
July 27–Nov 29, 2015
Dec 7, 2015–April 17, 2016
In addition, to earn the MSE, you will need to take these courses:
3 Grad Credits
Public Relations in School and Community TCHG 7050
3 Grad Credits
Program Planning for Adults TCHG 7540
3 Grad Credits
Adult Learner TCHG 7550
3 Grad Credits
Research Procedures TCHG 7000
2 Grad Credits
Seminar Paper
The MSE courses can be taken in any sequence with Research Procedures and the
Seminar Paper necessarily being some of the last courses taken. These courses will be
scheduled upon need to assist in graduating at the end of the spring term in 2016.
For further information on the BCaBA or BCBA courses, contact Rick Morgan at
[email protected]. For information on the MSE-Adult Education coursework,
graduate school admission, financial aid, etc., contact Pat Bromley at 608-732-1251.
www.uwplatt.edu/continuing/behavior-analyst-certification
Special Online Course Work
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Special Online Course Work
for Educational Specialists
(3 Undergraduate Credits)
Children with Special
Health Care Needs
Online course dates: Mon, June 16–
Fri, Aug 22
Explore frequently encountered
specialized health care needs of
children with special needs. Look at
team approaches for health promotion
in children and the care of children
with altered body system function,
including sensory, gastrointestinal, bowel
and bladder elimination, respiratory,
cardiovascular/blood, musculoskeletal,
neurological, and skin/immune and
endocrine related issues.
Introduction to Program
Development
Online course dates: Mon, June 16–
Fri, Aug 22
Learn an overview of program
development by exploring definitions,
roles, ethics, and responsibilities. This
course will define and describe what
an early care and education/youth
care program is and what it means
to be responsible for developing and
implementing a high quality program.
For more information about any
of the child care courses, please go to
www.uwplatt.edu/continuing/childcare. If you have questions or need
a registration form, please contact
Chenoa Ruecking by e-mail at
[email protected], phone her
at 608.342.1314, or text from the
website online form.
Engaging Youth in Groups
Online course dates: Mon July 21–
Fri, Sept 26
Analyze the skills and strategies necessary
to effectively lead youth in a group
setting. Examine youth engagement,
group dynamics theory, and how to guide
children individually and within a group.
Learn positive guidance techniques and
strategies to support children as they
develop self-regulation, a positive selfconcept, coping mechanisms, conflict
resolution skills, and positive interactions
with others.
Foundations of Afterschool
and Youth Development
Online course dates: Mon, July 21–
Fri, Sept 26
Develop the knowledge and skills you
need to educate and care for schoolage children in a group afterschool
setting. Identify and understand the key
components of a quality afterschool
environment and how to implement this
in your own program. Identify the various
models of afterschool and out-of-school
programs for youth. Learn the importance
of informal education for school-age
children.
Child Development
Online course dates: Mon, July 28–Fri,
Oct 3
Examine child development within the
context of an early childhood education
setting. Social, cultural, and economic
influences on the development of children
ages 3–8 are examined. Discuss the role of
heredity and the environment.
www.uwplatt.edu/continuing/afterschool-and-youth-development-credential
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VESI
Teachers—in response to PI-34 and changes in salary advancement schedules
inaugurated by Act 10, an increasing number of educators no longer need academic
credit to advance in the field. In response, all of the online courses featured here are
available on a non-credit basis for $269; giving you reduced cost effective options in
fulfilling your PDP.
New VESI Pricing Non-Credit
Two-Credit
Three-Credit
Non-Credit
$269
$269
$269 Undergrad
N/A
$554.86
$832.29
Grad
N/A
$878.94
$1,318.41
Note: Tuition must be paid in full before access is granted to course.
Advanced Classroom
Management:
Children as Change Agents©
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Focuses on cognitive and cognitivebehavioral interventions (often lumped
together under the rubric “social skills”)
with an emphasis on teaching students
how to change and manage their own
behavior.
Attention Deficit Disorder:
Information and Interventions
for Effective Teaching©
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Achieve a better understanding of ADD
and intervention strategies to facilitate
positive student change. Covers the
history of the disorder, accepted methods
to assess and identify students with
the disorder, and various methods,
medications, and strategies that are
currently used to treat the disorder.
Autism and Asperger’s Disorder:
Information and Effective
Intervention Strategies©
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Describes Autism and Asperger’s
Disorder, including characteristics of
these disorders,
associated
learning styles,
communication
weaknesses, and
various intervention
strategies.
Behavior is Language:
Strategies for Managing
Disruptive Behavior©
3 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Course provides a developmental
framework to help you understand what
students are trying to tell you through the
“language” of their behavior.
www.uwplatt.edu/continuing/online-classes
VESI
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Early Childhood:
Program Planning
3 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Learn what is meant by curriculum,
assessment, evaluation, and program
planning as these terms apply to early
childhood education. We will discuss
several historical perspectives and theories
of child development, and examine best
practices for early childhood education.
Child Abuse: Working with
Abused and Neglected Children
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Learn the signs and symptoms for
the three types of abuse (physical,
emotional, and sexual) and the four types
of neglect (physical, social, emotional,
and educational). Explore how abuse
and neglect affect a student’s learning,
cognitive brain development, and socialemotional development.
Early Childhood:
Observation and Assessment
3 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Explore 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.
Drugs and Alcohol in Schools:
Understanding Substance Use
and Abuse
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Provides a contextual framework for
understanding what students may be
experiencing through their own substance
use and the impact of substance use
around them. Learn how to apply that
information in the classroom.
Early Childhood: Family-Centered
Services—Birth to 5
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Gain a new perspective on serving the
needs of young children and their families.
Learn what is meant by family-centered
services as it applies to diverse systems
of care, gain an understanding of family
diversity, and explore the major stress
factors facing families today.
Early Childhood:
Typical and Atypical Development
3 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Explore contemporary best practices
and perspectives on early childhood
development including patterns and
sequences of typical development for
children from birth to 6 years.
www.uwplatt.edu/continuing/online-classes
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VESI
Inclusion: Working with Special
Needs Students in Mainstream
Classrooms©
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Learn the key concepts and terms, identify
and describe federal legislature and court
cases, and list and describe the federal
definition of students entitled to special
services.
Educational Assessment:
Assessing Student Learning
in the Classroom
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Focus on assessment for instructional
programming, procedures for designing or
selecting, administering, and interpreting
a variety of informal assessment measures
typically used in schools.
Ethics and Safety for Our Schools
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
The vast majority of ethics and boundary
violations occurring in schools today
are being committed by competent and
ethical educators who, for reasons to be
discussed, are making very poor decisions
during susceptible periods in their careers.
Harassment, Bullying, and
Cyber-Intimidation in Schools
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Discuss definitions and the personal,
social, and legal ramifications associated
with sexual harassment, bullying, and
cyber-intimidation. Explore preventative
strategies, as well as, how school staff can
address these issues when they occur. A
clear understanding of what constitutes
harassment and the harmful effects of
harassment on people and institutions is
essential to providing a safe and inclusive
environment for all.
Infant and Toddler Mental Health:
Issues and Information
for Educators
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Understand and identify your role as
a child care provider, educator, and
early childhood professional. Infant and
Toddler Mental Health will provide you
with research-based information on child
development, attachment, temperament,
and curriculum.
Learning Disabilities:
Practical Information
for Classroom Teachers
3 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Learn the foundations for sensitive and
appropriate assessment and evaluation of
students, provide directions for program
planning and implementation, indicate the
importance of and the need for a close,
positive partnership with parents (or
alternative caregivers), and consider ways
for ensuring that the home-school axis is
effective and meaningful.
Reading Fundamentals #1:
An Introduction to
Scientifically-Based Research
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
A good percent of teachers have little to
no background in the use and method of
science. What is needed, then, is a training
program that allows in-service teachers
to learn about science. Teachers need to
become consumers of science and learn
how to think critically about data.
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Reading Fundamentals #2:
Laying the Foundation for
Effective Reading Instruction
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
The second course in this three-course
series lays the foundation for reading
instruction. Teachers benefit, and more
importantly, students benefit, both in
terms of their behavior and their academic
performance.
Reading Fundamentals #3:
The Elements of Effective
Reading Instruction and
Assessment
3 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Learn the elements of effective reading
instruction.
Reading and Writing
in Content Area
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Recognize reading difficulties, assess
textbooks, and integrate reading strategies
within a content area. This course is
aligned with the Praxis Reading Across
the Curriculum test guide and the Reading
in the Content Area national standards,
and you’ll receive an overview of theories
regarding the teaching of adolescents and
language acquisition. Discuss
current theory regarding
the teaching of reading,
including phonics, fluency,
and motivation.
Teaching Diversity:
Influences and Issues
in the Classroom
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Understand differences in approaches
to learning and performance, including
different learning styles and ways in which
students demonstrate learning.
Teaching Elementary Math
Conceptually: A New Paradigm
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Explore an innovative teaching model
that incorporates strategies for teaching
concepts, constructively and contextually.
The goal is for you to gain a deeper
understanding of the underlying concepts
of various math topics and explore the
principles of teaching those concepts
to learners. We’ll focus on the topics of
number sense, basic operations, and
fractions.
Traumatized Child:
The Effects of Stress, Trauma,
and Violence on Student Learning
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Learn strategies to identify and teach
students who have been affected by
stress, trauma, and/or violence. Recognize
the signs of stress, trauma, or violence in
students.
Talented and Gifted:
Working with High Achievers
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Develop a foundation in talented and
gifted education. Learn how to identify
and serve TAG students through a planned
program for intellectually gifted and
academically talented students within a
framework of common practice based on
current research.
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VESI
Try DI!:
Planning and Preparing a
Differentiated Instruction
Program
3 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Try DI!: Planning & Preparing a
Differentiated Instruction Program is an
invitation to reflect, explore, and anchor
professional practices in the current
literature and growing research base in
support of Differentiated Instruction.
Designed for anyone working with a
diverse learning population across the
K–12 spectrum, but will have the most
direct application to professionals serving
students within a mixed-ability classroom
setting.
Understanding Aggression:
Coping with Aggressive Behavior
in the Classroom©
3 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Helps school personnel become more
aware of the causes of aggression, and
ways to evaluate aggression and intervene
before the aggression turns to violence in
the schools.
Violence in Schools:
Identification, Prevention, and
Intervention Strategies©
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Provides an overview of violence and the
motivational purposes behind aggression.
The correlation and impact of the media,
community, and family upon violence
is investigated. Learn identification and
intervention approaches to working with
out-of-control behaviors.
17th Annual Historic Re-enactment
Friday, Sept. 5–Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014
Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; and Sunday 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Mound View Park, Platteville, WI
Military demonstrations, storytelling, period food and music, with
trades-men bringing the essence of the early 1800s
ARTS and CRAFTS
FOOD, DRINK and MUSIc
FREE ADMISSION
DISABLED ACCESS
The 17th Annual Historic Re-enactment is a wonderful opportunity to step back in time
while watching re-enactors portray a part of history. Every year dozens of area schools
come on Friday 'school day' and thousands of others come from miles around to watch
demonstrations from historians and local teachers and learn about our Wisconsin history.
Photo by Mark Schell
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Learner’s Edge
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Online? NEW! Enjoy taking self-paced, relevant courses to meet your individual
teacher licensing requirements. Our coursework-to-classroom approach gives you tools
and techniques you can apply to your students and your classroom immediately.
Paper-based? Choose dynamic, flexible, and relevant distance learning courses.
Explore print-based and online learning experiences. Take advantage of valuable
teaching strategies, tools, and resources that you’ll use for years to come. Learn from
leaders in their field and inspire others to be the best in theirs.
Note: Tuition must be paid in full before access is granted to the course.
ADHD:
Focusing, Learning, Teaching
Prepare to gain a deeper understanding
of Attention Deficit Disorder, including
diagnosis and specific behavioral
interventions. Research based applicable
methods for increasing appropriate
behaviors and removing inappropriate
behaviors will be addressed at length. This
course also provides relaxation and stress
management techniques for you, the
educator. Appropriate for all grade levels.
Across the Spectrum:
Teaching Students with Autism
Finally, a course specifically designed
to help you work with students with
autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Explore
the following important components:
characteristics and types of ASD, the
role of assistive technology, intervention
models, proven instructional approaches,
parent involvement techniques, and
available support services.
Assignment Homework:
Where, When, and Why?
Examine the role homework has played
in the culture of schooling over the years.
Explore how such factors as family life,
the media, and the “balance movement”
have affected the homework controversy;
and what research and educators’
common sense tell us about the effects
of homework on student learning. View
multiple perspectives on the topic—
and do some deep thinking about how
you approach the topic of homework.
Ultimately, this course will help you design
homework that is more meaningful.
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Learner’s Edge
Brain Works: Better Teaching with
the Brain in Mind
This course will help you teach in a more
meaningful, powerful manner. You will be
a more effective teacher when you can
base your teaching methods on updated
scientific information about the learning
brain. This course will explore the role of
emotion in learning, different types of
memory rehearsal, how the brain stores
and retrieves information, the primacyrecency effect, windows of opportunity,
and much more. Learn how to make
learning last, and learn how to create a
meaning-filled classroom environment.
Explore numerous examples of successful
brain-based learning strategies in all grade
levels and subjects.
Fully Wired: Understanding and
Empowering Adolescents
This course will explore the various
changes occurring in adolescents’ brains
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, manage erratic behavior,
and cope with their changing bodies.
Gender Matters:
How Boys and Girls Learn
For the past 30 years, conventional
wisdom has held that there are few, if any,
innate differences between boys and girls
in how they learn, think, or interact with
one another. The educational tradition has
held that girls and boys should be taught
the same subjects in the same way at the
same time. The latest research suggests
otherwise. This course will explore the
instinctive differences between boys and
girls, and will offer a new vision for what
gender-friendly education may look like.
In the Face of Poverty
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, including Eric Jensen and Ruby
Payne.
Math Works: Teaching Math with
the Brain in Mind
Explore the latest brain research and the
impact this information has for teaching
mathematics at all grade levels. The course
will delve into the cognitive mechanisms
for learning math and the environmental
and developmental factors that contribute
to math difficulties. Learn how to plan
effective mathematics lessons with a host
of brain-compatible strategies.
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Learner’s Edge
One-Stop Shop: Online Docs,
Sketches, Spreadsheets, and
Virtual Travel for Your Classroom
This course will prepare you to take
your classroom to the next level using
a host of Google™ tools. You’ll learn
how to create and share Google™
documents and spreadsheets online,
access your documents from anywhere
on any computer, import your existing
documents, and organize your work into
folders. You’ll also be guided through
publishing your documents, and you’ll
learn how to collaborate online with
other users in real time. Using Google™
Earth you’ll fly anywhere on Earth to view
satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3-D
buildings, from galaxies in outer space
to the canyons of the ocean. You can
explore rich geographical content, save
your toured places, and share with others.
Finally, using Google™ SketchUp, you’ll
quickly learn that there’s no limit to what
you can create.
Parent Trap: Achieving Success
with Difficult Parents and Difficult
Situations
Learn strategies to help you establish
positive, constructive relationships with
parents. Some of the many skills you will
learn include learning how to avoid the
“trigger” words which serve only to make
bad situations worse, learning how to
use the “right” words to develop more
positive relationships, and dealing with
parents who accuse you of not being “fair.”
Appropriate for teachers of all grade levels
and subjects.
Reaching Young Readers:
Improving Reading Skills K-3
This course explores the research on
reading, providing a comprehensive
overview of the five core instructional
areas and how each affects student
achievement: phonemic awareness,
phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and
comprehension. The course includes
dozens of reading activities and lesson
plans that teachers can use, all of which
have worked in actual classrooms and are
grounded in solid research. Whether your
students have special needs or show no
apparent learning difficulties, this course
will expand your repertoire of teaching
strategies and help you put students on
the road to literacy.
Sticks and Stones:
The No-Bully Zone
Schools should be a safe place for all
students to learn. This course will explore
strategies for reducing bullying in the
school setting, the role of the bystander,
and the ingredients of a rubric-based
discipline system. You will learn about
problem solving dialogue, strategies for
building staff-to-student connections, and
how to support the targets of bullies. This
course explores numerous avenues for the
reduction of bullying for all content areas
and grade levels.
FAQ
Can I take a course
for undergraduate
credit if I have my
master’s degree?
Yes. DPI does
not require graduate credit for teacher
recertification. Check with your school’s
human resources department to see
what they require for lane changes and
course reimbursement.
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Learner’s Edge
Succeeding with the Struggling
Student
Explore a myriad of ways to help any
student become a successful learner—
without remediating, watering down
content, repeating it endlessly, or lowering
expectations. Many students who struggle
to learn simply haven’t been taught
strategies that are compatible with the
way they think and learn. You will learn
how to teach students appropriate
techniques and strategies to help them
succeed in the classroom.
Successful Strategies in Literacy
Empower your students to be
independent learners as they navigate
deliberate steps in literacy instruction at
their own pace. Readings include the best
seller, The Daily Five, and will provide
strong examples of structure that you can
incorporate immediately as you build upon
your students’ literacy skills. This course
may challenge the way you view literacy
instruction, and will invigorate your overall
approach in the classroom.
Teach Well, Learn Well: RTI
Struggling to address learning difficulties
prior to special education services?
Learn about the innovative model that is
sweeping the country, RTI. Response to
Intervention assists is raising all student
achievement and provides an alternative
process for student identification, using
proven methods and instructional tools/
strategies to support the learner. Learn
how to implement RTI, assess students
for early identification, and differentiate
instruction for diverse learners. This course
is appropriate for general and special
education teachers at the elementary
level, as well as, administrators.
What Great Teachers Do
Explore the beliefs, behaviors, attitudes,
and interactions that form the fabric of life
in the best classrooms and schools. Focus
on the specific things that great teachers
do ... that others do not. Whitaker’s 14
recommendations explore such issues as
classroom management, testing, decision
making, and classroom relationships.
Armstrong provides a complementary
vision in which teachers discover and
nurture the genius qualities in every
student.
These graduate credit courses are now available for non-credit also.
All of the Learner’s Edge courses are three-graduate credits or as
non-credit for $290/course, and available in print or online format.
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Web-Based
Additional Web-Based Classes
Web-Based
Everyday Spanish I
or Everyday Spanish II
(prerequisite: Everyday Spanish I)
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Everyday Spanish I and II are for the very
beginner to the language and focuses on
learning primary conversation topics and
vocabulary, as well as, some grammar
points to facilitate simple discussion
in the target language. Topics include
introductory conversations, expressing
likes and dislikes, commands, expressing
feelings, physical descriptions, emotional
states, and other similar topics.
Exploring Classroom
Management—Book Study
2 Undergrad or Grad credits
All teachers need to keep their classroom
engaged in productive learning, from
designing the classroom environment to
implementing structured lesson plans.
Learn practical ideas you can instantly
implement in your classroom so you can
constantly encourage your students to be
productive learners. You will review the
book Conscious Classroom Management,
by Rick Smith. His book reflects on
individual classroom design and ways to
maximize the students’ learning potential.
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Hands-on help!
How to Write a Memoir
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Produce a compelling and meaningful
written memoir, choose your own memoir
topic and focus and develop your own
unique writing style and voice. Attention
will be given to developing vivid details,
hooks, creating metaphors and similes,
kinesthetic emotion, effective dialogue,
smooth transitions, active voice, and
consideration of intended audience.
iMovie:
Digital Video in the Classroom
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
(non-credit option also available)
Learn how to use digital video as an
instructional tool for school projects and
leave prepared with practical ideas that
you will be able to immediately apply in
the classroom. Create dazzling movies,
complete with special effects, voice-overs,
music scores, transitions, titles, credits,
and more. During this course, you will
create and produce your own instructional
movie for use in your classroom.
MediaBlender:
Project-Based Learning
with Multimedia
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
(non-credit option also available)
Explore the exciting possibilities of
incorporating student created multimedia
projects into the curriculum, using
MediaBlender which allows students to
create media rich presentations including
text with hyperlinks, images, sound,
animation, video, and interactivity.
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Military Deployment—
Native American Literature
How to Work with Affected Youth
3 Undergrad or Grad Credits
1 Undergrad or Grad Credit
Discover contemporary Native American
With record numbers of military personnel authors. Choose between poetry, prose,
being deployed from Wisconsin in 2009,
fiction, nonfiction, biography, curriculum,
youth across the state have been affected
and academic articles. Critical analysis
by a parent’s departure. In order to
of reading selections for contemporary
address the educational and social needs
Native issues will be assessed.
of these students, there are numerous
Appreciation of native concepts, culture,
steps we can take. Learn about the
and writing as a tool for social activism
resources available, curriculum to use in
will be developed. Point of view, setting,
the classroom, and steps to build resiliency characters, plot, theme, and symbolism
in children experiencing the deployment
will be analyzed.
of a parent.
Moodle for Teachers
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
(non-credit option also available)
Develop dynamic course content that can
be accessed over the Internet by students
anywhere. Use Moodle’s
features to create an engaging
collaborative online learning community.
You will create a Moodle course site that
you can use in your classroom. The focus
of this course will be on using Moodle as
an adjunct to classroom teaching rather
than in a pure distance learning context.
Movie Maker:
Digital Video in the Classroom
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
(non-credit option also available)
Create and edit movies using Microsoft
Windows Movie Maker. Use digital video
as an instructional tool for classroom
projects and leave prepared with practical
ideas that you will be able to apply in your
classroom. Learn how to create dazzling
movies, complete with special effects,
voice-overs, music scores, transitions,
titles, credits, and much more. Create and
produce your own instructional movie for
your classroom.
Photoshop Elements:
Digital Imaging in the Classroom
2 Undergrad or Grad Credits
(non-credit option also available)
Digital cameras, color scanners, and
images from the web enhance and enliven
classroom teaching and learning. Explore
how digital cameras and scanners work,
how to use Adobe Photoshop’s basic
photo editing techniques, and how to
integrate the use of digital images into the
curriculum.
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Online
Coaching Courses
Thinkfinity for Wisconsin
Educators
3 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Develop a list of online resources
appropriate for your classroom and
professional development. Take part
in guided practice using advanced
search strategies and critically evaluate
lessons and resources for the quality
appropriate for 21st century skills. You
will use your new knowledge to develop
integration plans and curriculum units
that incorporate Thinkfinity resources and
high quality content into your teaching
repertoire.
Tuition must be paid in full before a grade
mailer will be sent to you and the class will
show up on your transcript.
First Aid for Coaches
3 Undergrad Credits
(non-credit option also available)
Provide the student an introduction to
sports first aid and injury prevention.
Train to be a competent first
responder to athletic injuries and
illness. Completion of the course leads
to partial or full certification in 35
states.
Principles of Coaching
3 Undergrad Credits
(non-credit option also available)
An introduction to the sports science
principles of coaching. Topics
include coaching philosophy, sport
psychology, sport pedagogy, sport
physiology, and sport management.
Completion of the course leads to
partial or full certification in 40 states.
Note: Tuition must be paid in full
before a grade mailer will be sent to
you and the class will show up on your
transcript.
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Web-Based
Online Classes
Applying Common Core
Standards to High School
Mathematics Education
3 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Teaching Common Core Mathematics is
designed for high school mathematics
teachers and teacher leaders. Learn
a comprehensive framework for
improving mathematic instruction and
school performance by focusing on
five fundamental areas: collaboration,
instruction, content, assessment, and
intervention. You will develop a robust
understanding of common core math
standards, and discover practical strategies
for teaching the common core and
collaborating to improve student learning.
Bullying: Empowering Kids to
Stand Up to Bullies
3 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Learn effective strategies to teach children
to play an active role in preventing,
managing, and confronting bullying
situations. Topics include identifying and
managing emotional triggers to prevent
explosions and resolving conflict with
appropriate intervention. We also discuss
teaching children how to ask for help from
an adult to obtain results and deal with
shunning, exclusion, and gossip.
Combatting Cyberbullying
3 Undergrad or Grad Credits
In today’s ever-connected world, students
are texting and using social networking as
a means to embarrass, harass, and bully
others. Although this type of bullying
generally occurs outside the classroom,
it threatens students’ well-being in the
school environment. Learn how to avoid
the pitfalls of the cyber world. Utilizing
current research, we will address bullying
trends, characteristics of cyberbullying,
and strategies for deterring cyberbullying.
Upon completion you will know how
to design and implement character
development programs that promote
positive interaction among students.
FAQ
What are online classes?
An online course has no face-toface component. You will meet with
your peers (if there are any) and the
instructor via e-mail or text message.
Courses usually contain some variety
of video, PowerPoint, short recorded
“lecturettes,” and text. Learners should
plan on completing the course within
three months, although you can have
more time if needed. The course will
usually have no fixed timeline.
What is necessary to take an
online class?
All you need is a web-enabled computer
and high speed Internet.
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Web-Based
Engaging the Digital Learner
3 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Engaging the Digital Learner supports
educators as they strive to equip students
with the necessary skills to be successful
in the 21st century. Study current research
and pedagogy in order to identify and
understand how this new generation of
students learns, as well as, how to engage
them as lifelong learners. Focus on making
the transition and shifting from teachercentered lectures and assessments, to
student collaboration infused with critical
thinking and problem-solving skills—
practices that are essential to college and
career success of today’s learners. Lessons
and activities will incorporate self-study
and reflection, encouraging a change in
thinking to benefit the digital learners they
teach.
Foundations for the
First Years of Teaching
3 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Foundational training designed for new
teachers, teachers who are changing
positions, and even veteran teachers who
just need a refresher. You will focus on
many aspects of the first years of teaching
a course ranging from how to prepare your
classroom for a new school year to how to
adapt and acclimate to your new school
community.
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Pathways to the Common Core
for Reading and Writing
3 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Explore ways to teach the higher levels
of comprehension and composition
skills called for by the Common Core
standards—teaching students to compare
and contrast, to theorize and analyze,
to interpret and to think critically. Learn
how to plan for instruction in narrative,
argument and information writing, and
both fiction and nonfiction reading.
Achieve a high-quality implementation
of the Common Core standards through
curricular planning, professional
collaboration, and instructional bestpractices. Utilizing texts, videos, articles
and opportunities for feedback and
collaboration, this course readies you
to accept the challenge Common Core
presents rather than be forced to teach to
it reactively.
Teaching Social Skills
through Social Stories
to Children with Autism
3 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Designed to guide teachers, school
psychologists, speech pathologists,
and program supervisors to help
children with Autism Spectrum or other
communicative disorders learn socially
acceptable behaviors. Learn how to foster
social skill development by creating and
implementing social stories. Address
unique social development needs of
children with communicative disorders,
and teach participants by knowing when
to implement social stories and which
behaviors to target.
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Web-Based
Teaching the 21st Century Class
3 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Developed to help K–8 educators
seamlessly incorporate technology into
daily instruction. You will research the
benefits of using technology in lessons and
discover its power to transform student
engagement. Engage in activities using
technologies readily available to most
teachers, and learn to develop interactive
lessons, projects, and assessments
incorporating these technologies. Teaching
in the 21st century is about changing the
way we approach our instruction. This
course will help guide that change.
Technology Integration in
Mathematics Education
3 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Instructional technology can make
the classroom more engaging and
participatory while helping students
develop problem-solving and critical
thinking skills. Designed for middle
school and high school math teachers,
we focus on applications, activities,
and investigations of mathematical
concepts using technologies, such as,
scientific and graphing calculators and
dynamic geometry software. Participants
will develop practical strategies for
implementing technology in the
classroom, utilizing basic skills, and highlevel concepts.
Using Literature to Enhance
Writing Instruction
3 Undergrad or Grad Credits
Developed to support instructors in the
K–8 grade levels as they uncover new
ideas and techniques that will enable
them to inspire creativity in young
writers within their classroom. Focus on
the use of both fiction and non-fiction
texts as they learn to help their students
connect literature to the characteristics
of good writing. Lessons and activities
will spotlight focus, organization, content,
style, and conventions. Course participants
will develop lessons that incorporate
mentor texts and focus on specific writing
strategies. Then they will spend time
reflecting on their learning and consider
ways to improve writing instruction in the
classroom.
FAQ
Is there a distinction between
being a certified teacher
and a licensed teacher?
Yes. You become certified when you
earn your undergraduate degree from a
recognized school of education. Certification usually lasts for life. Licensure is
completely different—it is a function of
state government. In Wisconsin, licensure is done through the DPI.
For more information
Call: 888.281.9472 or 608.342.1314
E-mail: [email protected]
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A Soldier’s (and Everyone Else’s)
Life during the Civil War
Instructor: Carolyn E. Richard/Rick Morgan
1 Undergrad or Grad Credit
Boscobel, Wis.: Fri, Aug 1–Sun, Aug 3
Galesburg, Ill.: Fri, Aug 15–Sun, Aug 17
Stockton, Ill.: Fri, Oct 3–Sun, Oct 5
Experience a two and a half-day immersion
into a soldier’s life during the Civil War through
participation in a re-enactment. Upon enlistment,
you will be furnished with a uniform and will take
part in as much of camp life, entertainment, and
battle experience as possible. If you measure up,
you will camp in the tents, cook over a camp fire,
march, and drill with other re-enactors. You will
have the opportunity to dance at the Military
Ball; attend demonstrations and talks on camp
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craft; shop at the suttlers; sing around the camp
fire; watch and participate in live cannon, mortar, and musket fire; participate in church and/
or cemetery ceremonies, and participate in at least two Civil War battles. You will have the
opportunity to be a part of the Infantry, Artillery, Signal Corps, Dismounted Cavalry, or the
Medical Corps. You must also decide whether to wear blue or gray.
Join us at a Civil War re-enactment.
It will help bring new enthusiasm to your history lesson!
To register or for more information, call 608.342.1314 or go to
www.uwplatt.edu/continuing/civilwar
Note: Tuition must be paid in full before a grade mailer will be sent to you
and the class will show up on your transcript.
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