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Eligibility Criteria

High School Diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

84 Hours

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

14

Courses Offered In ASSOCIATE TO BACHELORS DEGREE

  • Courses Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Basics of Teaching and Learning

  • Teaching is a profession that can yield something amazing when the right ideas and beliefs are implemented in the classroom. The purpose of this course is to induce you to the concept of teaching as a profession. The course presents various learning methods and role of Education in 21st Century.

  • 6 Credits

  • Teaching At Different Levels

  • The course introduces you to the concepts of differentiated instruction, differentiating planning, differentiated assessment and differentiated learning experiences. The course also includes grouping, differentiation, and enrichment of gifted children.

  • 6 Credits

  • Learning and Development

  • The course introduces you to the concepts of physical development, cognitive development, emotional and social development and physical and cognitive development. The course also presents tools for learning in real time and online learning activities.

  • 6 Credits

  • Foundations of Education

  • The purpose of this course is to enable you to think critically about contemporary education issues, so they can develop creative solutions to difficult problems. This will be accomplished by gaining an understanding of the history of these issues and problems.

  • 6 Credits

  • Philosophical Foundations of Education

  • This course explores the underlying principles and philosophical foundations of teaching and education and examines how teachers function on the basis of a set of assumptions and beliefs regarding what they teach, how they teach, and to what end they teach.

  • 6 Credits

  • Computers in Education

  • This course prepares educators to use, evaluate, and integrate a variety of computer-based programs into the classroom. The course also covers use of graphic tools in education, how technology is used to provide education to special children and issues and challenges of technology in education.

  • 6 Credits

  • Essentials of Educational Psychology

  • This course explains the cognitive, linguistic, personal, social, and moral development of individuals as well as individual and group differences. This lesson also describes behaviorist and social cognitive views of learning, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and informal and formal assessments.

  • 6 Credits

  • Teaching for Special Fields

  • The course teaching for special fields provides you with a comprehensive overview of major aspects of the field of special education. This course emphasizes how students with special needs can succeed in the general education classroom with the assistance of the teacher and other members of the team.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Psychological Testing

  • This course focuses on the use of psychological tests to make important decisions about individuals. It explores theories, methods, and applications of psychological testing. It gives a full and fair evaluation of the advantages and drawbacks of psychological testing in general, and selected tests in particular.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Assessment and Evaluation

  • This course provides you with knowledge, which you need to know, in order to develop the skills to use test information wisely, incorporating standard measurement concepts as they apply to both educational and psychological assessments.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Behavior Management

  • This course is based on children's behavior and the management of behavior in a classroom environment. It provides a useful guide to developing a whole-school approach to positive behavior.

  • 6 Credits

  • Educational Research

  • This course is supported by up-to-date technology to augment your comprehension and interpretation of both qualitative and quantitative techniques in educational research methods. This course guides you through various research methods to help plan and compose your research projects.

  • 6 Credits

  • Foundations of Grading

  • This course is particularly geared to the needs of classroom teachers, emphasizing sound approaches to gathering both formative and summative information about student achievement. It includes topics such as Classroom Decision Making, Planning Assessment and Instruction, and Formative Assessment.

  • 6 Credits

  • Fundamentals of Program Evaluation

  • This course provides a practical introduction to the skills, attitudes, and methods required to assess the worth and value of human services offered in public and private organizations, in a wide range of fields.

  • 6 Credits
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Basics of teaching and learning

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Do i want to be a teacher?
    Developing as a professional.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Helping diverse learners succeed in today's classrooms.
    Changes in american society: their influences on today's schools.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Education in the united states: its historical roots.
    Educational philosophy: the intellectual foundations of american education.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The organization of american schools.
    Governance and finance: regulating and funding schools.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    School law: ethical and legal influences on teaching.
    The school curriculum.
    Creating productive learning environments.
    Instruction in american classrooms.
    Technology in american schools.

Teaching at different levels

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Education in a age of change.
    Becoming a professional educator.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Challenges of school reform.
    Profiles of today's learners.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Responding to diversity.
    Meeting the needs of exceptional learners.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The curriculum.
    Effective instruction.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Classroom management and discipline.
    Assessing learning.
    Social and philosophical perspectives.
    Historical influences.
    Influences of technology.
    Legal issues affecting learners and teachers.

Learning and development

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Literacy and learning
    Theoretical perspectives of literacy development
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Oral language development: foundation for literacy
    Signs of emergent literacy among infants and toddlers: observation and exploration
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Enhancing emergent literacy among infants and toddlers
    Signs of emergent literacy among preschoolers
    Enhancing emergent literacy among preschoolers
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Emergent literacy among kindergartners: signs, standards, and assessment
    Enhancing emergent literacy and beginning reading and writing in kindergartners
    Literacy instruction in first grade: becoming an independent reader and writer
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Literacy instruction in second and third grade: transitioning to fluent reading and writing
    Transitioning to fourth grade-reading and writing to learn

Foundations of Education

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Status of the profession
    Development of the profession
    The major philosophies
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The impact of educational theories on educational practice
    American education: european heritage and colonial experience
    American education: from revolution to the twentieth century
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Modern american education: from the progressive movement to the present
    School and society
    Responding to a diverse and multicultural society
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Students at risk
    Legal framework for the public schools
    Teachers, students, and the law
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Governance and financing of elementary and secondary schools
    The school curriculum: development and design
    Instructional practices in effective schools
    Education for the new millenium

Philosophical Foundations of Education

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Idealism and education
    Realism and education
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Eastern philosophy, religion, and education
    Pragmatism and education
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Reconstructionism and education
    Behaviorism and education
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Existentialism, phenomenology, and education
    Analytic philosophy and education
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Marxism and education
    Philosophy, education, and the challenge of postmodernism

Computers in Education

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Theoretical foundations
    Designing and planning technology-enhanced instruction
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Computers in the learning environment
    Digital technologies in the classroom
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Administrative software
    Academic software
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The internet and the world wide web
    Using the web for teaching and learning
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Audiovisual technologies
    Distance education: using technology to redefine the classroom
    Issues in implementing technology in schools
    Technology, teaching, and you

Essentials of Educational Psychology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to educational psychology
    Learning, cognition, and memory
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Learning in context
    Higher-level cognitive processes
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Cognitive development
    Motivation and affect
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Personal and social development
    Instructional strategies
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Classroom management strategies
    Assessment

Teaching for special fields

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Overview of today's special education
    Ensuring progress in the general curriculum through universal design for learning andinclusion
    Today's multicultural, bilingual, and diverseschools
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Today's families and their partnerships with professionals
    Understanding students with learning disabilities
    Understanding students with communicationdisorders
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Understanding students with emotional or behavioral disorders
    Understanding students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
    Understanding students with mental retardation
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding students with severe and multiple disabilities
    Understanding students with autism
    Understanding students with physical disabilities and other health impairments
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding students with traumatic brain injury
    Understanding students with hearing loss
    Understanding students with visual impairments
    Understanding students who are gifted and talented

Introduction to Psychological Testing

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Tests and measurements.
    Defining and measuring psychological attributes: ability, interests, and personality.
    Testing and society.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Basic concepts in measurement and statistics.
    Scales, transformations, and norms.
    Reliability: the consistency of test scores.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Using and interpreting information about test reliability.
    Validity of measurement: content and construct-oriented validation strategies.
    Validity for decisions: criterion-related validity.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Item analysis.
    The process of test development.
    Computerized test administration and interpretation.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Ability testing: individual tests.
    Ability testing: group tests.
    Issues in ability testing.

Introduction to Assessment and Evaluation

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Fundamental issues in measurement.
    Measurement and numbers.
    Giving meaning to scores.
    Qualities desired in any measurement procedure: reliability.
    Qualities desired in any measurement procedure: validity.
    Practical issues relating to testing.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Assessment and educational decisions.
    Aptitude tests.
    Standardized achievement tests.
    Performance and product evaluation.
    Interests, personality, and adjustment.
    Aptitudes and rating scales.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Assessment of children with disabilities.
    Ethics and issues in assessment.
    Principles of test development.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:

Introduction to Behavior Management

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Developing a whole-school approach: assumptions and benefits
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Developing preferred practices of behaviour management
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Positive discipline
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The establishment phase of the year
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The language of disipline
    Some problem areas in behaviour management
    Managing playground behaviour//bullying
    Supporting colleagues: a whole-school plan
    Developing a behaviour management policy conclusion

Educational Research

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Educational research: its nature and rules of operation.
    Types of educational research and corresponding sources of data.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Selecting, refining, and proposing a topic for research.
    Locating published research.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Interpreting and summarizing published research.
    Designing a research project.
    Procedures and tools for gathering data.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Analyzing research data and presenting findings.
    Qualitative research methods. .
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Survey research. .
    Nonexperimental quantitative research. .
    Experimental, quasi-experimental, and single-subject research. .
    Mixed-methods research designs. .
    Action and evaluation research

Foundations of Grading

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Classroom decision making
    Validity and reliability
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Learning goals
    Higher-order thinking
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Planning assessment and instruction
    Formative assessment
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Completion and selected response test items
    Constructed response items
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Performance assessment
    Scoring: points, rubrics, and other scales
    Grading
    Interpreting standardized test scores

Fundamentals of Program Evaluation

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Program evaluation: an overview
    Planning an evaluation
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Selecting criteria and setting standards
    Developing measures
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Ethics in program evaluation
    The assessment of need
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Monitoring the operation of programs
    Qualitative evaluation methods
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Single-group, non-experimental outcome
    Quasi-experimental approaches
    Using experiments to evaluate programs
    Analyses of costs and outcomes
    Evaluation reports: interpreting and communicating findings
    How to encourage utilization