Teacher Safety: Through Body Language Recognition
EDDX9044
It is estimated that over 60% of communication is non-verbal, and often those individuals who commit assaults will telegraph their intentions non-verbally toward their victim before physically engaging them. The goal of the course is to provide life saving skills, knowledge, and abilities that historically only police officers really knew to teachers by interpreting body language; and show you, in detail, how to interpret clues - threatening or not.
The Teenage Brain: How it Works
SCIX9013
The actions of teenagers can sometimes test our reason and we wonder what could he or she have been thinking? This course attempts to answer that question. The human brain was once thought to be complete by age three, but science now says it is not fully mature until eighteen years or older. Until then, the pre-frontal cortex, which controls ligic and impulses, among other things, is immature, and the teen is responding emotionally rather than logically.
Bullies
PSYX9015
Bullying is an all-too-common occurrence in schools. Now, it has even invaded cyberspace to spew its venom to the unsuspecting. This course looks at the causes, how to deal with them, and suggestions for both teachers and parents to help alleviate the problem. It also asks the educator to look into his or her own school’s situation and analyze it based on what it might be doing about the problem, right or wrong.
Special Ed Teachers are Special
EDDX9041
This course delves into the world of the special education teacher and the myriad of problems he or she will encounter and how others have dealt with them. A number of issues are discussed in depth through the eyes of the families of the children afflicted. Included are many helpful tools and resources to aid in the success of a special education teacher..
Exploring Animal Science: It’s Not Old McDonald’s Farm
SCIX9011
Raising livestock is more science and less guesswork. Technology will be the future farmer’s ally in the world of raising animals. This course will help you find fascinating resources in Animal Science utilizing the Internet so you can engage your students with animal life on their level of interest. You will find the newest trends, research and experiments on the subject via numerous websites, and share in discussions on the subject through newsgroups, chat rooms, blogs, and mail lists.
Phonics Phor Reading
EDDX9043
The debate between the use of phonics vs. whole language to teach reading continues. This course guides you through the process of exploring the many Internet resources that can enhance your use of phonics. Research techniques are not limited to websites. The course will lead you through a variety of Internet research resources including newsgroups, chatrooms, mailing lists, blogs, and instant messaging. The newer social networking and community learning systems like MySpace and Facebook are introduced as emerging learning systems.
Getting It Write: A Vital Skill
ENGX9003
When print came into being and writing became of paramount importance, it utterly changed the world. The impact of effective communication defines a society; and the desire to write well is developed by you, the educator. In this course, the teacher uses the Internet to explore, discover, and develop tools and techniques that will help them develop their students’ written communications. The teacher can select from the vast resources of the Internet to assist in developing writing skills. These include accurate usage, vocabulary, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Blogging for Educators
CSIX9018
This course is conducted entirely by email. Blogs were originally created to facilitate “personal” web communication sites whereby families and friends could communicate exclusively with each other. Businesses started using them as a way to keep in touch and learn from customers and product users. More and more, educators are starting to use them to reach and communicate with fellow educators in order to learn about each other and their shared profession worldwide.
Solving the Mystery of Crude Oil
SCLX9020
This course takes a look at all aspects of oil, the resource we are so dependent upon, and the predicted exhaustion of our supplies. A DVD covers what crude oil is, how it is formed, and why it is found where it is. It then covers what will happen when the supply begins to run dry. Can we solve the problem politically, or even peacefully? Alternative sources of energy are also examined.
Sharing Our Human World With Other Animals
SCLX9019
Human interactions with our fellow animals have a major impact on other animals and on us. This course explores how these interactions can be included in our teaching. Topics include a debate about animals in schools, exploring literature, movies, TV and cartoon interactions as well as food, disease, communities, and service learning. All assignments are submitted electronically and as they are performed.
