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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

  • General Psychology

  • This course covers all of the basic concepts in psychology such as: the science of psychology; the biological basis of behavior; sensation and perception; states of consciousness; learning; memory; cognition and mental abilities; motivation and emotion; life-span development; personality; stress and health psychology; psychological disorders; therapies; and social psychology.

  • 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

  • Essentials of Communication

  • This course focuses on proven techniques and real-world examples that will help you to become an adept communicator. This course is written expressly for technologists. This is a simple, concise, and practical guide to the communication dynamics of writing, presentation delivery, and meeting interaction.

  • 6 Credits

  • Language & Literacy

  • This course is a comprehensive coverage of all critical aspects of linguistic anthropology, as well as for its student-friendly pedagogy. It has expanded discussions of fundamental issues in the field.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Teaching Assistant

  • The central aim of this course is to give you an insight into the theories of teaching; and learning which they now need to have, to fulfill their role, including looking at the Teacher Assistant as both learner and teacher.

  • 6 Credits

  • Basics of Children's Development

  • This course examines through the lens of diversity from intellectual development to attachment patterns, from peer relations to motor skills–which is essential for our increasingly diverse student population.

  • 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

General Psychology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The science of psychology.
    The biological basis of behavior.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Sensation and perception.
    States of consciousness.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Learning.
    Memory.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Cognition and mental abilities.
    Motivation and emotion.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Life-span development.
    Personality.
    Stress and health psychology.
    Psychological disorders.
    Therapies.
    Social psychology.

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

Essentials of Communication

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Planning the document.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Acquiring a healthy writing attitude.
    Producing the document.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Planning the presentation.
    Acquiring the successful presentation attitude.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Conducting the presentation.
    Planning for the meeting.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Acquiring a meeting attitude.
    Participating in the meeting.
    Understanding a
    Writing for
    Presenting to
    Meeting with
    Conclusion.

Language & Literacy

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    A practical introduction to early literacy.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Assessment devices in early literacy programs.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Listening and oral language skills.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Letter-name and sight-word knowledge.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Improving competency in phonics.
    Improving ability in word structure and context.
    Improving ability in vocabulary and comprehension.

Introduction to teaching assistant

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Before you start
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Getting started in the job
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Understanding the curriculum
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Assisting the learning
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Supporting teaching
    Being part of the school team
    Outside support and influences
    Taking this further: developing yourself