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Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor's degree, or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

30 Hours

Course Duration

6 Months (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

5

Courses Offered In GRADUATE DIPLOMA

  • Courses Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Middle School Science

  • This course provides you with methods to foster awareness as a teacher, among your students to implement skills in the classroom using science inquiry processes; and to develop in your students an understanding of the interactions among science, technology, and society.

  • 6 Credits

  • Computers in Middle School Education

  • This course describes everything a middle school teacher should know about computers when teaching adolescents. Key topics of this course include learning with graphic tools, Word Processor Tools, Spreadsheet Tools, Database Tools, Multimedia Tools and Internet Tools.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Middle School Teaching

  • In this course, everything that teachers of young adolescents need to know and should know is discussed, and is presented in a manner that it emphasizes on both the practical as well as the theoretical aspects of Middle school teaching.

  • 6 Credits

  • Fundamentals of Middle School Mathematics

  • This course provides current and future middle school teachers with the mathematics content, essential concepts, methodology, activities, and resources to both learn and teach mathematics in grades from 6th to 8th.The course focuses exclusively on the middle school learner and the middle school mathematics curriculum.

  • 6 Credits

  • Art in Middle School Education

  • The course covers all aspects of teaching art in the elementary and middle school classroom, which includes the basic principles and goals of art education, the characteristics and needs of children as learners, the core principles of art as a subject, principles of design, art history and new developments in art media and technology.

  • 6 Credits
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Middle School Science

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    What is science?
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Learning science.
    Inquiry for all children.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Planning inquiry lessons.
    Assessing student performance.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Inquiry for scientific literacy.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Questioning and inquiry.
    Integration.
    Science safety.
    Using educational technology.
    Resources for best practices.

Computers in Middle School Education

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Learning and instruction
    Computer applications in education
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The impact of the computer on education
    Legal and ethical issues
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Learning about the computer
    Learning with graphics tools
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Learning with word processor tools
    Learning with spreadsheet tools
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Learning with database tools
    Learning with multimedia tools
    Learning with internet tools
    Internet applications in education

Introduction to Middle School Teaching

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Teaching young adolescents: recognizing and understanding the challenge
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Professional responsibilities of teachers of young adolescents
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Thinking and questioning: skills for meaningful learning
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The learning environment: planning and managing the classroom
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The curriculum
    Preparing an instructional plan

Fundamentals of Middle School Mathematics

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Mathematics for the 21st century.
    The challenge of middle school learners.
    The practice of effective instruction.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Effective assessment.
    Problem solving: an approach to teaching and learning mathematics.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Making sense of number and operations.
    Algebra: the gateway.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Geometry: moving beyond formulas.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Measurement: behind the units.
    Data analysis: the process.
    Probability; measures of uncertainty.

Art in Middle School Education

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    -beginning the journey
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    -understanding the creative process
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    -exploring feelings and images
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    -introducing music and movement
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    -celebrating the visual arts
    -encouraging play and creative drama in the classroom
    -experimenting with three-dimensional art