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Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor's Degree or equiv. international education

Credit Hours

60 Hours

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced)

Courses Offered

10

Courses Offered In MASTERS DEGREE

  • Courses Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Effective Methods in Teaching

  • The course presents a model of teaching, the goals of instruction, how teaching is done in an era of standards and accountability, planning for e-learning, teaching history, basic teacher instructional methods and how classroom has to be managed in order to ensure that students worldwide could acquire quality education.

  • 6 Credits

  • Management of E-Education

  • This course provides an overview of online learning. The course presents various methods through which students get online education and how people can learn from E-Courses.

  • 6 Credits

  • Management of teaching for special fields

  • The course emphasizes the importance of education for handicapped children and how teachers have to deal with them to provide quality education. The course covers various techniques used by teachers in learning process of special children.

  • 6 Credits

  • Community Relations in Education

  • Central to the course are a variety of broad topics demonstrating the positive contribution that a good school-community relations plan has upon student achievement. The positive impact on student achievement that results from the development of a common school-community culture is stressed.

  • 6 Credits

  • Multicultural Education

  • The course examines multicultural education through a focus on the historical, sociological, and philosophical foundations of education. Special emphasis is placed on the role of ethnicity in the development of the United States and its education system.

  • 6 Credits

  • Developmental Psychology

  • The Course offers an eclectic, interdisciplinary approach to the study of adolescence, presenting both psychological and sociological viewpoints as well as educational, demographic, and economic data. The course takes into consideration current and important topics such as ethnic identity formation, gender issues, the Internet, and the effects of single-parent families.

  • 6 Credits

  • Advanced Concepts in Teaching Assistant

  • This course presents you with a wealth of information that is essential for designing, implementing, or improving a Teacher Assistant training program in a department or university-wide office.

  • 6 Credits

  • Classroom Management

  • This course offers you pre-service teachers-strategies and skills for classroom management that will empower you and your potential students. It will provide you with the knowledge of skills, to build each child's strength as well as the ability to succeed in the classroom.

  • 6 Credits

  • Instruction Planning

  • This comprehensive course takes a model approach by presenting separate topics on individual theorists and perspectives. Key contents include increased emphasis on the contributions of neuroscience and of Vygotsky's work.

  • 6 Credits

  • Curriculum Planning

  • This course provides the backbone for a basic curriculum course at either the senior or graduate level. The course shows how the parts of a curriculum fit together and helps you to identify assumptions and underlying curricula.

  • 6 Credits
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Teaching & learning and effective methods in teaching

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    One: becoming a teacher
    Two: today and rsquo;s students
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Three: families and communities
    Four: schools as the work place for students and teachers
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Five: the history of schools in the united states
    Six: the social context of schools
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Seven: thinking about teaching and learning
    Eight: focusing on learning and results
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Nine: teaching strategies
    Ten: integrating technology and teaching
    Eleven: assessing student learning and results
    Twelve: managing the classroom and student behavior
    Thirteen: improving teachers and schools, and school reform
    Fourteen: succeeding in your teacher education program and ndash;and beyond

Management of e-education

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Technology and media-facilitating learning
    Instructional strategies-integrating technology and media
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Visual principles-designing effective materials
    Introduction
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Computers and multimedia-accessing digital worlds
    Distance education-connecting learners beyond the classroom
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Online learning-learning through the internet and computer networks
    Instructional materials and displays-using media to engage learners
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Visuals- nhancing learning with visuals
    Audio-listening and learning
    Video-enhancing learning with moving images
    Trends in technology and media-looking ahead

Management of teaching for special fields

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Foundations
    Collaboration between professional educators and families
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Students with low incidence disabilities
    Students with high incidence disabilities
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Students with other special learning needs
    A process of delivering special education and related services
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Systematic assessment for inclusion: the saale model
    Adapting the learning environment
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Adapting lesson plans
    Adapting teaching techniques
    Adapting the format of content
    Adapting assessment evaluation and grading
    Transition

Community relations in Education

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Home, school, and community influences on children's lives.
    Historical and philosophical perspectives.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Viewing family diversity.
    Understanding roles and experiences of parents.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Meeting child-care needs from infancy through school age.
    Including children with disabilities.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Responsibility for educating and protecting children.
    Curriculum of the home.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Curriculum of the school.
    Curriculum of the community.
    Strategies for working together.
    Models for parent--school--community partnerships.

Multicultural Education

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Foundations of multicultural education
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Class
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Ethnicity and race
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Gender
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Exceptionality
    Religion
    Language
    Age
    Education that is multicultural

Developmental psychology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Adolescents in social
    Adolescents in theoretical
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Adolescent diversity: socioeconomic status and ethnicity
    Body issues: sexual maturation and physical growth
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Body issues: health-related behaviors and attitudes
    Traditional approaches to cognitive development: piaget and elkind
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    New approaches to cognitive development: information processing, decision making, and assessment issues
    Self-concept, identity, ethnicity, and gender
    Sexual values and behavior
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Adolescents and their families
    Divorced, parent-absent, and blended families
    Social development: the changing nature of friendship and romance
    Adolescent society, culture, and subculture
    The development of moral values
    Education and school
    Work and vocation
    Adolescent alienation
    Substance abuse, addiction, and dependency

Advanced concepts in teaching assistant

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Conceptualizing and promoting effective ta training
    Departmental orientation programs for teaching assistants.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Teaching in the university setting. a course for teaching assistants
    Making the first time a good time microteaching
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The use of videotape feedback in gta training
    The supervision of teaching assistants: theory. evidence and practice
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Ethical dilemmas confronting graduate teaching assistants.
    Gender conscious teaching for graduate teaching assistants.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Preparing for diversity in college teaching.
    Annotated readings and bibliographic outline

Classroom management

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Classroom management and evidence-based practice
    The good behavior board game
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Behavioral contracting
    Individual disruptive incident barometer
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Signal time-out for minor disruptive behavior
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Removal time-out for severe disruptive and aggressive behavior
    Positive compliance momentum
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The beeper system
    Task engagement program -tep-
    Grandma's rule for increasing in-seat behavior
    Response cards

Instruction Planning

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The role of theory in learning and instruction.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The human brain.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    B.f. skinners operant conditioning.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Jean piagets cognitive development theory.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Albert banduras social-cognitive learning theory.

Curriculum planning

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Concepts and purposes of curriculum study
    Situating the curriculum
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Theoretical perspectives on curriculum
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Curriculum purpose and content: basic concepts
    Curriculum purpose and content: conflicting perspectives
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Curriculum organization: basic concepts
    Curriculum organization: conflicting perspectives
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Curriculum implementation: basic concepts
    Curriculum implementation: conflicting perspectives
    Curriculum evaluation: basic concepts
    Curriculum evaluation: conflicting perspectives
    Re-examination and critique