LA SALLE UNIVERSITY AND REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER Three-Credit Graduate courses for K-12 Teachers Summer 2016 TUITION INFORMATION: $1155.00 for a three (3) credit course. Queen Anne s County Public Schools will forward payment to RTC for $825.00 (3 credit course) for teachers who successfully complete the course with a grade of B or better. This course will count towards the maximum of twelve credits for which the county will reimburse teachers per year. The registrant must pay $330 if eligible for reimbursement. Those teachers seeking a Masters Degree through La Salle/RTC Program are eligible for a higher rate of reimbursement. Please note the following for online classes: Participants who have taken a face-to-face version of a course cannot register for the online version of the same course. The online version of the course above may be applied to the Master of Education program, please check with your advisor. Participants are required to sign in to the online course within the first 2 days of the published class start date. Please consult the RTC website for important book and policy information. You may register by calling 1-800-433-4740 or online at www.thertc.net COURSE: Assessment Techniques: Assessing for Student Learning Experience and analyze authentic assessment as an accurate means to assess student learning. Discover the importance of communicating learning goals to students. Align those goals and standards with the assessments implemented to guide instruction and evaluate student progress. Study the progression of the standards-based movement and how the Common Core State Standards will better allow educators to prepare students for the future. Course Number: EDM 545-H16 Dates: May 23 July 17 Course Number: EDM 545-H19 Dates: June 13 Aug 7 COURSE: Brain-Based Teaching and Learning
Neuroscience research on how the brain learns and processes information will be examined, with an emphasis on the functions of the senses, working memory, long-term memory, storage and retrieval, and the development of self-concept. How and when to present new information, techniques to improve processing and retention, left/right brain preferences, and promoting higher-level thinking will also be explored. Course Number: EDM 535-F16 Dates: May 23 July 17 Course Number: EDM 535-F19 Dates: June 13 August 7 Course Number: EDM535-005 Dates: July 5-8 Times: Day 1: 8:00 am 5:45 pm & Days 2 4: 8:00 am 5:30 pm COURSE: The Bully Proof Classroom Bullying is an important issue facing families, schools, communities, and society. Understand the issues and develop strategies to address the problem. Examine socialization curriculum and gain an awareness of bullying behavior, the reaction of the victim, the responsibility of bystanders, and how to create a bully proof assurance in classrooms and schools. Course Number: EDM 605-S15 Dates: May 25 July 19 Course Number: EDM 605-S16 Dates: June 15 August 9 Course Number: EDM605-008 Dates: July 11-15 COURSE: Cooperative Discipline
Shift the discipline paradigm from controlling student behavior through rewards and punishment to helping all students make better choices. Structured around researchbased school success factors, course content identifies the four goals of misbehavior, builds positive classroom climate, and presents multiple strategies to use at the moment misbehaviors occur. Course Number: EDM 540-G16 Dates: May 25 July 19 Course Number: EDM 540-G19 Dates: June 15 August 9 Course Number: EDM540-017 Dates: August 1-5 COURSE: Differentiated Instruction Study Carol Ann Tomlinson s framework for designing effective instruction that responds to the needs of all learners using learning style, interest, and level of readiness. This course will investigate the theory, rationale, and principles of Differentiated Instruction and apply them to the classroom setting. Explore DI principles and strategies and diverse methods of assessment. Course Number: EDM 580-P16 Dates: May 31 - July 25 Course Number: EDM 580-P19 Dates: June 20 - Aug 14 COURSE: The Gendered Brain Current research on the similarities and differences in the male and female brain will be explored, with an in-depth examination of the effects of gender differences and how to
provide educational equality enhancing each student s worth using gender-specific activities and techniques to improve teaching. Course Number: EDM 515-C15 Dates: May 31 July 25 Course Number: EDM 515-C17 Dates: June 20 August 14 COURSE: Motivation: The Art and Science of Inspiring Classroom Success The traditional reward-punishment model does little to promote achievement; however, concrete researched-based ways to motivate students do exist. Motivation as it applies to the learning process will be surveyed: basic human needs, the driving force behind all human behavior, inspiration and peak performance, energizing classroom strategies, and frameworks that encourage change and achievement. Course Number: EDM570-046 Dates: June 3, 4, 5, 18, 19 Times: Day 1: 6:00 p.m. 9:15 p.m.; Days 2 5: 8:00 a.m. 4:45 p.m. Course Number: EDM 570-M15 Dates: June 6 July 31 Course Number: EDM 570-M16 Dates: June 22 August 16 COURSE: Styles of Teaching: Personality Type in the Classroom Compare and contrast the qualities of Jung s four temperaments. Examine each style and organizational preference, as well as the needs of each type in the classroom. Issues relating to teaching, learning, classroom management, communication, conflict resolution, esteem building, and problem solving will be applied to classroom situations. Course Number: EDM 585-Q15 Dates: June 6 July 31
Course Number: EDM 585-Q18 Dates: June 22 August 16 Course Number: EDM585-053 Dates: July 18-22 COURSE: Universal Design for Learning: Reaching All Learners in the Digital Age Note: A laptop with Wifi capability is required. A practical exploration of digital-age solutions to reach and teach all learners, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to help educators meet the challenge of diverse learners in the 21st Century: A blueprint for creating flexible, differentiated methods, materials, and assessments in the standards-based digital classroom. Course Number: EDM 520-D17 Dates: June 8 August 2 Course Number: EDM 520-D18 Dates: June 27 August 21 Course Number: EDM520-058 Dates: August 8-12 COURSE: Increasing Student Responsibility and Self-Discipline in Learning Communities Study a three-dimensional model for understanding why students may act irresponsibly in the classroom and what can be done about it. Develop an approach that focuses on students internal dialogues to help them resolve inner conflicts as well as examine strategies for improving responsibility in the learning community.
Course Number: EDM565-028 Dates: June 10, 11, 12, 25, 26 Times: Day 1: 6:00 p.m. 9:15 p.m.; Days 2 5: 8:00 a.m. 4:45 p.m. COURSE: Encouraging Skillful, Critical, and Creative Thinking An exploration and application of instructional strategies to teach students to be better thinkers will be undertaken, including the examination of five researched-based themes: learning to think skillfully, thinking to learn, thinking cooperatively, thinking about one s thinking (metacognition), and thinking big (applying thinking skills and processes to realworld problems). Course Number: EDM530-030 Dates: June 27 30 Times: Day 1: 8:00 am 5:45 pm & Days 2 4: 8:00 am 5:30 pm COURSE: Teaching Writing and Thinking Across the Curriculum Examine research-based writing strategies and organizational skills that integrate oral and written communication in order to enhance the learning process and encourage creativity and higher-level thinking. The goal: students become better problem solvers and communicators. Also, investigate various strategies necessary to master curricular goals in today's classroom. Course Number: EDM509-055 Dates: July 25-29 COURSE: Teaching Tweens and Teens for Optimal Learning Upper elementary, middle, and high school students learn best when their needs are recognized and addressed. Examine the psychology of pre-adolescents and adolescents from a variety of perspectives, including studies in neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, and education. Explore research-based strategies to engage all students and improve the depth of their learning.
Course Number: EDM600-054 Dates: August 8-12 COURSE: The Kinesthetic Classroom: Teaching and Learning Through Movement Note: This course involves optional physical activities. Modeling dynamic movement and kinesthetic activity to enliven K-12 classroom content is a key part of this course. Discover the connection between movement, the brain, and learning. Examine implicit learning, class cohesion activities, content-based kinesthetic activities, brain breaks, and energizers. Use movement to meet standards, improve test scores, and develop life skills. Course Number: EDM555-044 Dates: August 15-19